College of Lake County Fire Science Technology

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College of Lake CountyFire Science Technology

• Fst 116
• Tactics I

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• The highest priority is to determine the degree
  of danger to the buildings occupants

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• Where the fire poses an actual or probable threat
  to the safety of people, they should be removed

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• If fire threatens to cut off the escape route of
  occupants, direct a hose stream between the
  threatened egress and the fire

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• The occupants of a building in which the FD is
  operating, or is about to operate, should not be
  disturbed - provided the danger to which they are
  exposed can be eliminated

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• Countermand any previous order that is contrary
  to good fire tactics

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• Cover exposures first attack fire later

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• The safety of personnel operating at a serious
  fire should not be dependant upon a single hose
  line

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• As soon as it becomes evident that water is not
  reaching the seat of the fire, firefighters whose
  sole egress might be cut off by an extension of
  the fire should be withdrawn

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• Whenever it is necessary to withdraw a line from
  a position rendered untenable by the extending
  fire, keep the stream in operation until
  personnel are safely out

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• A building seriously involved in fire should be
  ventilated promptly and thoroughly

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• With a fire reaching a shaft, stairway or other
  vertical opening which extends to the roof, the
  duty of the truck company is to ventilate
  directly above the opening

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• DO NOT let the natural impulse to attack a fire
  induce you to do so in a such a way as to spread
  the fire
• (Candle - moth syndrome)

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• If you are the IC, dont try to take over the
  duties of the company officer

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Basic Rules Firefighting Strategy (Emanuel
Fried)

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• Assign sector officers to key vantage points
• And maintain communication with them

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Size-up

• Size - Up considerations

NAME SOME
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Size-up

• Who does size-up?
• First arriving company officer
• Later arriving chiefs
• Incident commander
• Every FF on the scene
• Constantly resize - up

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Apparatus Capabilities Jobs

• Engines
• Aerials
• Ladders
• Towers
• Snorkels
• Quints

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Apparatus Capabilities Jobs

• Tankers
• Squads /rescues
• Ambulance
• Fire boats
• Pool vehicles

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Apparatus Placement

• Maximum advantage of capabilities
• Use only those required
• Expand ics options
• Resources in staging

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Riding Assignments

• Bring the tools to the the job!!
• Nothing showing
• Smoke showing
• Extrication
• EMS

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Priorities

• Rescue
• Exposures
• Confinement
• Extinguishment
• Overhaul
• Salvage

Ventilation
Coordinated Fire Attack
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Ventilation

• 1 priority
• Reduces heat and smoke build-up
• Confines the fire line in place
• Reduce flashover potential
• East access for rescue extinguishment
• Buy time for victims
• Vent enter concept

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Rescue

• Primary search
• Initial
• Quick
• Check most obvious places for survivors
• Hallways
• Bedrooms
• Living areas

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Rescues

• Secondary search
• Later
• More thorough
• Multiple victims
• Largest endangered group has priority
• Screamers
• On balconies

• jumpers
• hangers

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Tactical Modes

• Offensive
• Fast, aggressive
• Vent enter
• Interior attack
• Lines keep advancing
• Primarily handlines
• Blitz with a master stream
• Straight streams

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Fire Attack

• Attacking from the unburned to burned
• Dwellings
• Garages

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Tactical Priorities

• Marginal modes of operation
• Offensive/defensive
• Interior attack
• Will go to defensive
• Defensive/offensive
• Initial attack defensive
• Offensive after a big hit

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Tactical Priorities

• Defensive
• Exterior operations
• Master streams and big hand lines
• No interior crews
• Accountability

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Tactical Priorities

• Mode of operation decisions
• Risk a lot to save a lot
• Risk our lives a lot to save savable lives
• Offensive
• Risk a little to save a little
• Risk our lives a little to save savable property
• Marginal
• Risk nothing to save nothing
• Dont risk our lives at all to save what is
  already lost
• Defensive

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Tactical Priorities

• Factors
• Burn time
• Construction type
• How long have we been operating
• Have we slowed or stopped the forward movement of
  the fire
• Why not

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Safety

• Work in pairs
• Read the building
• Construction type
• Roof condition
• Changing conditions

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Safety

• Have multiple escape routes
• 2 ladders
• Wear and use all of your PPE / SCBA
• Leave the roof when the job is done

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Water Supply

• Municipal
• Rural
• Hose size
• Hose lays