Please view the video first. It only lasts 15 seconds. This fire occurs in a strip mall at 8:45 am on a Wednesday. JD Wesley’s is a restaurant and night club. The next exposure on the “D” side in a jewelry store.
Assume you are responsible for initially establishing command at this fire.
Other units responding are what your department would send on a report of a fire in this occupancy type.
Answer the questions below or make your own strategic, tactical, and task level questions to answer.
Can crews safely effectively enter and work? Yes No
Could there be savable people inside? Yes No
Will you allow offensive (interior) operations? Yes No
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For fire sttack: Size of line (Control)__ : Taken in from and taken to: (Confine)_
For ventilation
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For search
How_
For backup. How___
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John “Skip” Colemanretired as assistant chief from the Toledo (OH) Department of Fire and Rescue. He is a technical editor of188金宝搏是正规吗. a member of theFDICEducational Advisory Board; and author ofIncident Managementfor the Street-Smart Fire Officer(188金宝搏是正规吗, 1997),Managing Major Fires(188金宝搏是正规吗, 2000),Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer, Second Edition(188金宝搏是正规吗, 2008) andSearching Smarter(188金宝搏是正规吗2011) and 2011 recipient of the FDIC Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.
