Commercial Building Fire

Question 1

Things to consider

Answer 1

What are your in-route considerations?
Verbalize your size-up
Verbalize your Follow-up report
IAP
Offensive vs Defensive
What are your incident priorities? Comm Bldg
What are your tactical priorities?
Transfer of command

Question 2

What are your in-route considerations?

Answer 2

Occupancy type
Water supply
Monitor radio traffic
Smoke showing (Volume, pressure, color)
Evacuation
Additional resources

Question 3

Verbalize your size-up.

Answer 3

Correct address/Location
Products of combustion
Building type/Size/Height
Special Information

Question 4

Verbalize your follow-up report.

Answer 4

Name Incident
Identify IC & ICP Location
Request additional resources
Identify Staging and/or Check-in location
Special Instructions (Travel routes, …)

Question 5

IAP

Answer 5

ICS Organization
Goals and Objectives
Time Limits
Sequence of events

Question 6

Offensive vs. Defensive

Answer 6

As stated

Question 7

What are your Incident Priorities? (Commercial Building fire incident priorities)

Answer 7

Protection of Life
Incident Stabilization
Property/Environment protection and conservation

Question 8

What are your tactical priorities?

Answer 8

Investigation
Rescue (Primary/Secondary Search)
Exposures (Exterior/Interior)
Confinement (Smooth bore/Fog nozzle, Penetration vs. Protection)
Extinguishment/Fire attack (Hose lay, GPM for fire load)
Overhaul/Property conservation (Minimize water damage)
Ventilation (Horizontal/Vertical)
Salvage (Salvage covers)
Utilities (Electrical/Gas/Water)

Question 9

Transfer of Command

Answer 9

General situation (SIT-STAT)
Incident action Plan (IAP) (ICS organization, goals and objectives, time limits, sequence of events)
Deployment, assignment, and location of all resources (RE-STAT)
Appraisal of needs for additional resources
Specific safety hazard, life and property loss potential

Question 10

Discuss and Justify reason for 2nd Alarm/requested resources.

Answer 10

Life loss potential
Manpower – intensive
Objectives not being met with current resources

Question 11

AAR

Answer 11

FORM 220 (informs AC)

Question 12

Discuss challenges of anticipated incident.

Answer 12

Adequate water
Offensive vs. Defensive
Personnel accountability

Question 13

How do you measure if objectives are being achieved?

Answer 13

Status Reports from assigned Leaders

Status Reports time frame (every 10-15 minutes or as needed)

Question 14

What are the components of a Status report?

Answer 14

Situation
Progress
Needs

Question 15

How often is LACC updated?

Answer 15

Every 30-45 minutes or as necessary.

Why is it necessary?

Question 16

What notifications would you make?

Answer 16

Utilities
Building and safety
City or elected representatives
Water Company representative
Jurisdictional Assistant Chief
Local elected officials
Law Enforcement
Ambulance

Question 17

Assigned Resources

Answer 17

Engine 1 IC
E1 crew assigned to E2
Engine 2 Fire attack
Engine 3 Exposures
Engine 4 Utilities/Forcible entry/Fire attack (Rear of Building [or opposite of E2])
Engine 5 RIC
Truck 1 Ventilation
Truck 2 assigned to T2
T2 CA Safety
T2 Crew assigned to T1
Squad 1 Rescue/Augment RIC/Medical Group
EST assigned to E4