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Specific occupancy type–group (business, mercantile, public assembly, institutional, hazardous, industrial, storage, school)

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Occupancy

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Value characteristics associated with occupancy

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Occupancy

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Fire load (size , nature)

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Occupancy

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Status (Open, closed, occupied, vacant, abandoned, under construction)

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Occupancy

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Associated characteristics/hazards

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Occupancy

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Type of contents (based on occupancy)

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Occupancy

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Time as it affects occupancy you use

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Occupancy

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Property conservation profile / successibility of contents to damage/need for salvage

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Occupancy

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Location of occupants in relation to the fire

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Life Safety

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Number of occupants

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Life Safety

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Condition of occupants by virtue of fire exposure

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Life Safety

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Incapacities of occupants

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Life Safety

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Commitment required for search and rescue

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Life Safety

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Fire control required for search and rescue

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Life Safety

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EMS needs

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Life Safety

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Time estimate of Fire effect on victims

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Life Safety

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17
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Exposure/control of spectators

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Life Safety

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18
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Hazards to fire personnel

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Life Safety

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Access rescue forces have to victims

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Life Safety

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Characteristics of escape route / avenues of escape (type, safety, fire conditions, etc)

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Life Safety

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Size – area and height

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Building Type

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Interior arrangement / access (lobbies, stairs, halls, elevators)

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Building Type

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Construction type – ability to resist fire effect

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Building Type

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Age

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Building Type

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Condition - faults / weaknesses
Building Type
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Value
Building Type
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Interior compartmentalization / separation
Building Type
28
Basement profile
Building Type
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Vertical - horizontal openings, shafts, channels
Building Type
30
Outside openings/access- doors and windows/degree of security
Building Type
31
Utility characteristics ( hazard/controls)
Building Type
32
Concealed spaces/attack characteristics
Building Type
33
Effect the fire has had on the structure at this point
Building Type
34
Time projection on continuing Fire effect on building
Building Type
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How much of the building is left to burn?
Building Type
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Access, arrangement, and distance of external exposures
Arrangement (Exposures)
37
Combustibility of exposures
Arrangement (Exposures)
38
Access, arrangement in nature of internal exposures
Arrangement (Exposures)
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Severity and urgency of exposures ( fire effect)
Arrangement (Exposures)
40
Value of exposures
Arrangement (Exposures)
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Most dangerous direction - avenue of spread
Arrangement (Exposures)
42
Time estimate of Fire effect on exposures (internal and external)
Arrangement (Exposures)
43
Barriers or obstruction to operations
Arrangement (Exposures)
44
Capability / limitations on apparatus movement and use
Arrangement (Exposures)
45
Multiple buildings
Arrangement (Exposures)
46
Size
Fire 🔥
47
Extent (percent of structure involved)
Fire 🔥
48
Location
Fire 🔥
49
Stage inception to flash over
Fire 🔥
50
Avenue of travel
Fire 🔥
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Direction of travel (most dangerous)
Fire 🔥
52
Time of involvement
Fire 🔥
53
Type an amount of material involved - structure / interior/finish/contents/everything
Fire 🔥
54
Product of combustion liberation (smoke, heat, flame, gas, etc)
Fire 🔥
55
What is the perimeter of the fire?
Fire 🔥
56
How widespread is the fire area?
Fire 🔥
57
Fire access-ability to operate directly on fire
Fire 🔥
58
Staffing and equipment on scene
Resource
59
Staffing and equipment responding
Resource
60
Staffing and equipment available in reserve
Resource
61
Estimate of response time for personnel and equipment
Resource
62
Condition of responders and equipment
Resource
63
Capability and willingness of personnel
Resource
64
Ability of responders to fit into an IMS
Resource
65
Number and location of hydrants
Resource
66
Supplemental water supplies
Resource
67
Adequacy of water supply
Resource
68
Built-in private fire protection (sprinkler, standpipe, alarms, protected spaces, smoke removal, etc)
Resource
69
Effect current action is having
Action
70
Things that need to be done
Action
71
Stage of operation (rescue, fire control, property conservation, customer stabilization)
Action
72
Effect of the command function - is command established and working?
Action
73
Is there an effective organization?
Action
74
Has the IC forecasted effectively?
Action
75
Is the incident in the proper strategy with the corresponding IAP?
Action
76
Tactical priority questions: are victims okay? Is fire out? Is lost stopped?
Action
77
What is the worst thing that can happen?
Action
78
Are operating positions effective?
Action
79
Are there enough resources? (Personnel, apparatus/equipment, logistics/support, command, water, SCBA air)
Action
80
Are troops operating safely?
Action
81
Is there a safety plan/organization (on Deck, tactical supervision, etc) In place that can react in case someone gets into trouble?
Action
82
Situation status: from out of, to under control
Action
83
Time of day/night
Special Circumstances
84
Day of week
Special Circumstances
85
Season
Special Circumstances
86
Special hazards by virtue of holidays and special events
Special Circumstances
87
Weather
Special Circumstances
88
Social unrest ( riots, terrorism, etc )
Special Circumstances

Incident Management System Standard Operating Procedure (12 decks)

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