Where Do You Deploy?

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Permalink Reply by Larry Lasich on January 16, 2010 at 10:00pm

Is the smoke coming out of a basement/crawl space window, or is it coming out of the front door and banked to the floor. There doesn’t appear to be a working length of hose flaked out in front but everyone looks to be wrapped up and ready to work.
None of the windows looked burnt; during the 360, did I see where the fire compartment was? Is the front door the shortest route to the seat of the fire or is the fire just inside? Is there an outside access to the basement/crawl space? I would really love a look at the rest of the house! Have the utilities been secured? How many D/Os and Officers are outside to handle RIT?

If the house is how I picture it and we are attacking from the unburnt side: get a second line to the front. 3 man attack crew under an Officer; fan to the door, charge and test flow the nozzle (if it's an adjustable/ fog nozzle), 2 man outside vent crew to the side of the house where the fire room is located. Attack orders a vent of the fire room, attack applies PPA. Attack crew moves toward the fire room. If the PPA is working, the two man vent crew takes the second hand line and does a primary in the other direction from attack.

The rest depends on if the hazard behaves and you get an all clear on the primary.

Probably missed something, but this is a great scenario!

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Permalink Reply by Jason Hoevelmann on January 16, 2010 at 10:38pm

Larry,
The smoke is coming from the main level. There is no fire showing on the 360. The front door is fine since we don't have any reason to believe a better access is necessary. There is a bulk head access to the basement from side C. I don't have any additional pics, but just imagine smoke pushing from just about every seam. You are the officer and you are telling those five what to do.

Your doing fine, keep it up.

Larry Lasich said:

Is the smoke coming out of a basement/crawl space window, or is it coming out of the front door and banked to the floor. There doesn’t appear to be a working length of hose flaked out in front but everyone looks to be wrapped up and ready to work.
None of the windows looked burnt; during the 360, did I see where the fire compartment was? Is the front door the shortest route to the seat of the fire or is the fire just inside? Is there an outside access to the basement/crawl space? I would really love a look at the rest of the house! Have the utilities been secured? How many D/Os and Officers are outside to handle RIT?

If the house is how I picture it and we are attacking from the unburnt side: get a second line to the front. 3 man attack crew under an Officer; fan to the door, charge and test flow the nozzle (if it's an adjustable/ fog nozzle), 2 man outside vent crew to the side of the house where the fire room is located. Attack orders a vent of the fire room, attack applies PPA. Attack crew moves toward the fire room. If the PPA is working, the two man vent crew takes the second hand line and does a primary in the other direction from attack.

The rest depends on if the hazard behaves and you get an all clear on the primary.

Probably missed something, but this is a great scenario!

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Permalink Reply by Larry Lasich on January 17, 2010 at 8:32pm

Well, if there is a basement, I want to look at it before I send anyone in over a fire.

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Permalink Reply by Jason Hoevelmann on January 17, 2010 at 8:36pm

That would be appropriate. Nice job.

Larry Lasich said:

Well, if there is a basement, I want to look at it before I send anyone in over a fire.

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