ENGINE COMPANY SIZE-UP AT RESIDENTIAL FIRES

By Chuck DeLuca

Although all of the tradi- tional size-up points (Construction, Occupancy, Apparatus and Personnel, Life Hazard, Water Supply, Auxiliary Appliances, Street Conditions, Weather, Exposures, Area, Location/Extent/ Volume of Fire, Time, and Height) are always important, some pertain more to the engine company and how it will eventually operate.

The following size-up points should be priorities for the engine company to identify and fulfill to the best of its ability.

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