S&T For Initial Co. Operations Flashcards
Incident objectives?
Safe removal of occupants
Contain and Control Fire to room/building
Contain, control, and limit fire in exposures
Activities undertaken to achieve objectives?
Forcing entry Ventilating Using hose lines Overhaul Making decisions Establish command post
Incident strategies?
Rescue Exposures Confine Extinguish Overhaul Ventilation Salvage
Fireground factors to consider?
Extent of fire Construction Occupancy type Height of building Area Exposures Weather Resources
Command Sequence Cycle? Critical factors of incident operations often overlooked (or not given enough emphasis).
Poor use of resources Inappropriate strategies Safety problem High incident costs Lower effectiveness
Six sequential steps?
Understand the situation Establish incident objectives Develop strategies Directing tactical and resource assignments Implement the plan Evaluating the plan
Understanding the situation. Involves knowing?
What has occurred
If the incident will expand (or get smaller)
Present(and future) resource and organizational needs
The analysis and comparison of incident primary factors and cues are the basis for?
Problem identification
What is an objective?
What can be accomplished when all allocated resources have been effectively deployed.
Objectives must be?
Attainable
Measurable
Flexible and broad
A tactical assignment for fire confinement should describe the purpose for confinement.
Search or rescue
Awaiting additional resources
Save portion of structure
Prevent fire extension
Tactical operations performed to protect exposed property and areas near the fire from becoming involved.
Exposure protection
These actions taken following fire confinement to extinguish a fire by removing the fuel, air, supply, or most commonly, the heat.
Fire extinguishment
Tactics for protecting exposures?
Consider both interior and exterior exposures
Provide adequate flow and put fire out.
Wash face of exposed building
Reduce intensity/extinguish at critical points
Use ventilation to draw fire away from exposure
Stretch lines to inside of exposure
Charge exposure sprinkler system
Initial radio report.
Nothing showing
Size of structure-stories and dimensions type of construction- occupied or vacant
Smoke/fire location and density
Status of occupants if known
Exposures-Sides A,B,C,D other
Engine ____ is establishing ___ street command.
