I know, I know there could be a million fire and police jokes made about this, but give it a minute to think about it.

1.) Is there any significance to the ground fire at the front of the vehicle?

2.) What other hazards might be found in this vehicle as opposed to others?

3.) What is the difference in ammunition not in the weapon, vs. a loaded firearm?

4.) In This case the vehicle is unoccupied. Supposed it was occupied with a prisoner locked in the back?

5.) What is the attack method and plan?

This week we take a look at an older colonial style home, heavy fire floor 1.

1.) What factors might give you the age of the house?

2.) What does the age of the house indicate to you about potential fire spread?

3.) What is your first method of attack? What size line and where?

4.) How would you deploy your first 4 personnel on scene?

5.) What does the age and type of the structure and the geographic area indicate about possible water supply issues?

This week we are talking about a commercial taxpayer building (Commercial on first floor, apartments above) during a daytime fire, with people trapped. Take a look.

1.) How do you distribute the first seven people you have on scene.? A 3 person engine and a 4 person ladder.

2.) Which person is in the greatest danger?

3.) When you have a rescue with people showing at windows, what is the greater risk you might face?

4.) What length of line will you need to get to the second floor fire apartment?

5.) Based upon conditions on the first floor, where could the fire be?

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This week a very particular occupancy. Even if you do not have a facility like this, you should be able to work out a plan.

1.) What kind of heat release rate will you get from tires, compared to normal class A combustibles?

2.) In the absence of a suppression system, what is your plan of attack?

3.) What is the haz mat problem with the melting tires and burning petroleum liquid residue?

4.) What are the other potential hazards to firefighters operating interior?

5.) What are the interior exposure problems and how will you protect them?

This week we look at a simple vehicle fire…….or is it? You decide, take a look here.

1.) How much initial attack line should be stretched? (Length and size)

2.) How many “rooms” of fire loading can you suspect?

3.) What is your overhaul plan?

4.) How many highway lanes should be blocked, or is standard single lane blocking enough?

5.) What does your highway emergency plan say about operating in heavy smoke on the highway?

This week we have an attic fire in a new construction home. At least one occupant is home at the time of the fire. Take a look.

1.) Black smoke pushing from an eave line and someone greeting you on the front porch, what is your first action?

2.) How long of a hose stretch will you need if you determine an interior attack will be used?

3.) How quickly will this fire spread, based upon the time it will take you to stretch?

4.) Could the presence of the homeowner indicate that he may have been involved in the ignition, or could it indicate that he may have attempt to extinguish causing a delay?

5.) What is the overall strategy for this incident?

This week the fire is in a storefront used for displaying and retailing decorative scented candles. Take a look.

1.) What does the potential BTU load have on your incident action plan?

2.) What does your size up tell you about the smoke at the front of the store but there appears to be visibility inside?

3.) How do you deploy the resources available to you on the first alarm?

4.) What other factors must be considered in this scenario?

5.) How big is the inventory storage room?

This week we have a chemical leak at a commercial facility. What do we do?

1.) What is your first action upon entering the building to investigate?

2.) What steps would you take to identify the material? (Name 3)

3.) What affect does the quantity of material have on your decision making process? (if any)

4.) What is the difference between exposure and contamination?

5.) How long will your department be on scene for this scenario?

This has happened many times throughout our country. What is your plan?

1.) If your members respond from home what have they been told to do when they respond to the station and see this?

2.) Do you have a detection and or suppression system in your building? What is the total value of all apparatus and equipment?

3.) If you are a career department, have you ever had an evacuation drill? What are your members supposed to do? Fight the fire or evacuate the apparatus?

4.) Do you have an automatic aid plan for another department to respond to your station? Have the mutual aid firefighters preplanned your station for utilities, shut offs etc.?

5.) DO SOMETHING!! After reading this post, have a discussion within your department and your mutual aid partners. Go t town hall or city hall and request sprinklers for your facility. Take an action!