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-NFPA 1710 spells out this information as well as several other standards. There are also great resources from the IAFF on this.
-Something else to consider is what the community is willing to pay for and how it is "sold" to the city fathers. Having call volume numbers available at this time will also be very helpful. Unfortunately, sometimes it comes down to justifying our existence to the bean counters.
-Typically a single story residential room and contents fire will require the response of two engines, one truck and one RIC for a total of 16 firefighters at a minimum to control safely and perform all benchmarks. This is following the NFPA guidelines with the OSHA requirement. There really is no way to get around this minimum response and still do the job safely and efficiently.
Michael Bricault said:-NFPA 1710 spells out this information as well as several other standards. There are also great resources from the IAFF on this.
-Something else to consider is what the community is willing to pay for and how it is "sold" to the city fathers. Having call volume numbers available at this time will also be very helpful. Unfortunately, sometimes it comes down to justifying our existence to the bean counters.
-Typically a single story residential room and contents fire will require the response of two engines, one truck and one RIC for a total of 16 firefighters at a minimum to control safely and perform all benchmarks. This is following the NFPA guidelines with the OSHA requirement. There really is no way to get around this minimum response and still do the job safely and efficiently.
This number doesn't include any medical sector for rehab or patient care, any managment staff or on deck FF so that you can rehab your interior crews. I've heard that 24-26 firefighters were needed for a bread and butter two story, wood frame, single family. Can't recall where though
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