We are looking at a rather small house fire and while we are making the size up, things change rapidly.
1.) What impact does the live, and critically burned female have on your first due crews capabilities? How many personnel to treat her and be removed from firefighting duty?
2.) What would cause a young woman to stay inside the structure so long as to endanger her own life?
3.) Based upon your first due resources is a greater alarm warranted ?
4.) Based upon the size of the structure and information from this victim, how long do you think it will take to do the search? (in minutes) Consider fire conditions.
5.) Based on the facts of a known burn victim, and probable other victims, do you think there has been a delay in alarm? What does a delayed alarm mean to the first due crew?
This week we have a firefighter down on floor 2 of a wood frame apartment building.
1.) At your next training, activate a PASS device on floor 2 of a building and determine how difficult it might be to hear from the outside. Inside crews will hear it easily. How do you normally respond on your Fireground when a device operates?
2.) How will you make this rescue?
3.) What is a valid plan B or your second means of rescue?
4.) When was your last training drill using your RIT pack?
5.) Has your RIT training involved the rescue of a 3 person crew?
We all like to do complicated RIT training, but does our training match what is likely to happen in the field?
This week we are looking at a large industrial building. If you do not have an industrial or manufacturing building, think about the largest building in your response district.
1.) As you look at this building with the volume of smoke, ask yourself how much space (or area) of the building is full of smoke? The building is the container.
2.) What does the fact that the smoke is hanging, and appears to be low indicate?
3.) What is your standard attack line plan? How do you create a long stretch with an adequate rate of flow?
4.) How does this fire and building size affect your firefighters air supply capability?
5.) What is your first initial C A N (conditions, actions, needs) report?
Send your responses via email if you would like feedback on your responses. Pete@petelamb.com
This week we are once again making you think and use your experience to help make decisions.
1.) Trailer fires burn quick. Based upon what you are seeing here, what stage is this fire? Is it survivable for victims and can you make a grab in time?
2.) Is this an occupant or a neighbor? Why did you come to that conclusion and what difference does it make to you and your information gathering?
3.) How do you divide your initial first 4 personnel on scene? Who does what?
4.) After life safety has been taken care of what other issues should you be considering?
5.) What impact does the construction of a trailer have on your “window of opportunity” for action?
This week the tactical problem is a rescue from a lower floor or basement area. This is a child and an extremely narrow spiral staircase.
There are no specific questions this week, I am just planting the thought in your head. If you think because it is a child this will be an easy rescue, I think you might be fooling yourself. Some of these ornamental special stairways can be as small as 22 inches and every piece of gear you have, and your tools will get snagged. Think about how you will handle rescues in a variety of architectural features.
This week we have a firefighter down in a large commercial building.
1.) This is not only about a RIT simulation, but it is also about air management for members and the RIT themselves. If you are 150 feet deep into this structure, how much air have you used to get to this point?
2.) This is a large structure with 20 foot ceilings. How fast is the fire growing and how big is the fire to generate smoke this low?
3.) What are the advantages of a concrete floor in this scenario?
4.) How many personnel would this take in your department to move this firefighter 150 feet to the exit, and 50 feet beyond to safety?
5.) Have you trained on using pulley systems to assist with dragging downed firefighters? Even using large carabiners to gain mechanical advantage from an anchor point. Have you trained in large area search techniques?
You can email you answers to the questions and I will discuss them with you if you like. Pete@petelamb.com
This week a “bread and butter” fire that can be, and should be expected in your first due area.
1.) What is the quickest way to assist this self evacuated conscious and alert victim?
2.) Based upon this house, size, neighborhood do you expect this male occupant lives here alone? Can he tell you where other occupants “MIGHT” be found?
3.) Based upon the conditions shown, where do you believe the fire could be?
4.) What is the best tactic you could take with a small initial crew to improve this situation?
5.) How long will your department be on scene at this emergency?
