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“Alerted to a reported structure fire in a private dwelling, what do you consider to be the three most important subjects in your personal size-up?”
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Massachusetts
Type of Structure
Time of Day
Staffing/current response
Quebec Canada (Vol. Dept no hydrants)
Water supply location
Time of day/Staffing availability
Time of year (winter freeze)
Construction for the area ie lightweigth vs ballon
Time of day
Responding equipment
Time of day,
location in town (new subdivision or older section)
Water sources, (hydrants or are we calling for tanker assistance)
1. Size Up of Structure. Is it 2 stories, 12 stories, etc…
2. Amount of Fire (If Any). This will help to put the incoming units “game face” on, as well as with our Auto-Aid.
3. If everyone is out or not.
All these factors can be the difference in levels of alarms.
Illinois
Sorry forgot to leave state, oops
Kansas, paid department, mutual aided by volunteer department
1. Life Safety…is everybody out.
2. Type of structure and location.
3. Staffing.
WI, Combination department
1. Location of hydrant(s)
2. Size and type of structure
3. Fire location; to include reading smoke conditions (color, turbulent/laminar flow)
Missouri
Type and size of structure, size of fire
Time of day
How many personal are responding, own and mutal aid
Ohio, Combination dept
Saskatchewan , Canada
Muskoday volunteer Fire
Type of structure
available personnel
time of day
time of day
# vols responding
water supply
Wetumpka VFD
Gadsden Co Florida
Personnel
Water supply
Who is my back up
Lower Frederick Volunteer Fire Company
Spring Mount PA
Texas
Time of day (Expected Response & Traffic)
Report of Occupancy
Weather/Exposures
I know the last seems wierd but we live in a VERY dry & wind prone area on the coast and we can often upgrade alarms prior to arival based on report of fire and wind conditions we anticipate fire spread to brush or addl structures.
1. Water supply
2. Smoke(Color, vol., speed, amount) vs. fire(amount)
3. Occupancy (cars in the drive/kids toys in the yard day time vs. night time.)
Clint
Forest City, NC
smoke paths / fire location
construction (lightweight vs stick)
apparatus and personnel response
Ohio / Career