Fire Ground Strategy And Tactics SOP 601.05

Question 1

What 2 things are true about managing fireground strategy?

Answer 1

1. Must start with the arrival of the first unit

2. Must be constantly monitored and evaluated throughout the entire incident

Question 2

Who is responsible for determining the appropriate fireground strategy?

Answer 2

IC

Question 3

What does fireground strategy provide?

Answer 3

A starting point to begin fireground operations

Question 4

How many tactical objectives must be identified by the IC and completed in order to stabilize any fire situation?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

What are the 3 sayings that guide the risk management plan?

Answer 5

1. We risk a lot to protect savable lives
2. We risk a little to protect savable property
3. We will not risk our lives at all to save what is already lost

Question 6

What are the 3 incident priorities?

Answer 6

Life safety
Incident stabilization
Preservation

Question 7

Of the 3 incident priorities what does Life Safety represent?

Answer 7

The activities required to protect firefighters, occupants, remove those are are threatened, and treat the injured

Question 8

Of the 3 incident priorities what does Incident Stabilization represent?

Answer 8

The activities required to stop the forward progress of the fire and to bring the fire under control

Question 9

Of the 3 incident priorities what does Preservation represent?

Answer 9

The activities required to stop or reduce primary or secondary damage to property

Question 10

How is the fireground strategy made known to all responding/operating companies from the arrival of the first unit?

Answer 10

The “operational mode”

Question 11

In what 4 situations should command declare which strategy is being used?

Answer 11

1. At the assumption of command report (follow up)
2. At each notification of elapsed time
3. Any change in strategy
4. Whenever any significant event occurs during the incident

Question 12

What is an offensive strategy?

Answer 12

A coordinated and agressive attack posture that utilizes a methodical forward advance in order to overwhelm fire growth and quickly accomplish a search/rescue of victims

Question 13

What does “marginal conditions” represent?

Answer 13

Initiate an offensive interior attack while setting up defensive positions on the exterior

Question 14

What is the only reason to operate in “marginal” situations?

Answer 14

Rescue

Question 15

What is a defensive strategy?

Answer 15

Exterior attack directed to first reduce fire extension and then bring the fire under control

Question 16

What does a defensive strategy mean for the building?

Answer 16

It concedes a portion of the entire building

Question 17

When a decision is made for a change in strategy what will be announced?

Answer 17

The change in strategy on the fireground channel

Question 18

When a decision is made to make a change in strategy from offensive to defensive after the change has been announced what will be ordered?

Answer 18

An “orderly withdrawal” from the fire building

Question 19

After announcing a change in strategy from offensive to defensive and ordering an “orderly withdrawal” what are the next 4 steps?

Answer 19

1. Ask fire alarm for the alert tones on the fireground channel
2. Wait for the tones
3. Repeat the announcement of strategy change and order for withdrawal
4. Conduct a PAR and redirect companies to defensive fire tasks

Question 20

When should interior fire fighting operations be abandoned?

Answer 20

When the extent of the fire prohibits control or the structure becomes unsafe to operate within

Question 21

When necessary due to the extent of the fire or the structure becoming unsafe how should evacuation be made? (3)

Answer 21

1. Structured method of area evacuation
2. One which will provide for the rapid/effective notification of those personnel involved
3. One which will be able to accurately account for those personnel

Question 22

What is the “emergency traffic” radio announcement designed to provide?

Answer 22

Immediate notification for all fire-ground personnel when a hazardous situation appears to be imminent or has occurred

Question 23

Who may use the “emergency traffic” announcement?

Answer 23

Any member but usually a company officer or division officer

Question 24

Why should considerable discretion be applied to the use of “emergency traffic”?

Answer 24

Overuse makes the announcements ineffective

Question 25

How should “emergency traffic” be announced?

Answer 25

Announce “emergency traffic” “(describe the apparent hazard)” end the transmission with “emergency traffic” receive acknowledgement from the IC

Question 26

What term should be used by the IC when an evacuation needs to occur quickly?

Answer 26

“Emergency evacuation”

Question 27

After announcing “emergency evacuation” what else should be done to alert personnel who may have not heard the “emergency evacuation” announcement?

Answer 27

Have the Apparatus Operator sound the vehicles air horn with 3 five second blasts

Question 28

What kind of vehicle air horn blasts represent an emergency evacuation?

Answer 28

3 five second blasts

Question 29

After an emergency evacuation what should the IC do?

Answer 29

Conduct a PAR of all companies

Question 30

With whom should the IC start the PAR after an emergency evacuation?

Answer 30

Starting with those that were operating on the interior

Question 31

What should company officers do upon the receipt of the “emergency evacuation” order?

Answer 31

Assemble their crews, promptly exit to a safe location, report a PAR for all crew members

Question 32

After an evacuation order what will Division officers do?

Answer 32

Begin the process of accounting for all assigned crews, report a PAR for that division when all members have been accounted for

Question 33

During an evacuation what should be done with hoselines?

Answer 33

If possible hoselines should be brought out as this offers protection, however, if this hinders the crews retreat then the hoselines should be abandoned

Question 34

What is a major function of back up lines?

Answer 34

Protection to fire fighting personnel in an evacuation

Question 35

What 3 words describe how tactical objectives should be?

Answer 35

Clear
Measurable
Obtainable

Question 36

What are the 3 tactical objectives?

Answer 36

1. Rescue
2. Incident stabilization
3. Property conservation

Question 37

What is declared to represent the completion of the “rescue” benchmark?

Answer 37

“Primary Search All Clear”

Question 38

What is declared to represent the completion of the “incident stabilization” benchmark?

Answer 38

“Under Control”

Question 39

What is declared to represent the completion of the “property conservation” benchmark?

Answer 39

“Loss Stopped (Tap out)”

Question 40

What are the 3 benchmarks to declare?

Answer 40

1. “Primary search all clear”
2. “Under control”
3. “Loss stopped (tap out)”