By Skip Coleman
Please view the above video to see three exterior and one interior view of the building. It only lasts 30 seconds. This fire occurs in a four story apartment building.
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 inthis worksheet (PDF)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
First assignment:___
Second assignment:__
Third assignment:__
Fourth assignment:___
For fire attack: size of line (control)__ : Taken in from and taken to: (confine)_
For ventilation: How_
For search: How_
For back up: How___
Give us your thoughts on initial strategies and tactics on the comment section below or at our188金宝搏是正规吗page on Facebook.
- 你会怎么做?Two-Story Residential
- 你会怎么做?冷藏设施Fire
- 你会怎么做?Fast Food Restaurant Fire
- 你会怎么做?Older Wood-Frame Home
- More Fire Training Simulations
RELATED FIREFIGHTERTRAINING
- Multiple Rescues in Multiple-Dwelling Fire
- Apparatus Positioning At Multiple Dwelling Fires
- STRETCHING HOSELINES TO UPPER FLOORS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, PART 1
- STRETCHING HOSELINES TO UPPER FLOORS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, PART 2
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 the FDIC Educational 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
