This week we look at a modern home maybe in the southwest or southeast US.
1.) Is this a type V wood or something else?
2.) What room of the house is the fire in?
3.) What is your arrival C A N report?
4.) What effect does the long setback from the street have on this operation?
This week Chief Chat talks about disappointment.
This week’s tactical problem is a modern McMansion residence.
1.) How much hose do you need to make the stretch to floor 2 Delta side?
2.) What size line and how many will you need?
3.) Are roof operations appropriate here? If you answer yes, where?
4.) How long (in minutes) will it take to conduct a primary search in this residence?
5.) What is your strategy?
This week on Chief Chat we talk about risk.
Use this week’s tactical problem for discussion.
1.) What does this type of occupancy present for challenges to YOUR department?
2.) What is the floor construction between floors? What do you think is the age of construction?
3.) Describe the actions of the first alarm response in your department.
4.) What is your ventilation strategy and tactics?
5.) What effect does the time of day have on this incident? It is daytime.
This week on Chief Chat we talk about awareness.
This week on Chief Chat we talk about discipline.
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This week The Tactical Fire Problem is a Home Depot lumber supply store.
1.) What do these conditions indicate in a non combustible sprinklered building?
2.) There has been no activation of an interior detection or suppression system in the building. The customers are still in the store.
3.) What is your initial C A N report and request for resources?
4.) On side “Charlie” there are roofing contractor trucks.
5.) What is your method of attack? How many lines and how might they be advanced?
This week The Tactical Fire Problem is a large Mill complex.
1.) Based upon these three stacked windows of fire how long would you estimate you have to mount an attack?
2.) Many New England Mills were built along the river for power etc. How will you do a 360? Can it be done? Have you preplanned it?
3.) What does your attack plan and sequence of events look like?
4.) Are there any logical building features in this type of occupancy that might help you?
5.) What is your plan for water supply for this incident?