Fireground Strategy

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WHAT 5 FACTORS WILL THE STRATEGIC MODE BE BASED ON??

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-BUILDING TYPE(TYOE OF CONSTRUCTION AGE ETC)
-STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING(CONTENTS VS STRUCTURAL INVOLVEMENT)
-THE FIRE LOAD (WHAT IS BURNING,WHATS LEFT TO BURN)
-THE FIRE/SMOKE CONDITIONS(EXTENT, LOCATION)
-THE RESCUE PROFILE (SAVEABLE OCCUPANTS/SURVIVABILITY PROFILE)

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WHERE DOES THE FIREGROUND STRATEGY START

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FIREGROUND STRATEGY STARTS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST UNIT AND BE CONSTANTLY MONITORED AND EVALUATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INCIDENT. IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL ON SCENE REPORT.

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OFFENSIVE STRATEGY

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THE STRUCTURE MUST FIRST BE DETERMINDED TO BE SAFE TO ENTER. AN OFFENSIVE FIRE ATTACK IS BASED ON RESCUE.

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NAME SIX GUIDELINES FOR OFFENSIVE FIRE ATTACK

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-INITIAL ATTACK EFFORTS MUST BE DIRECTED TOWARD SUPPORTING A PRIMARY SEARCH- THE FIRST ATTACK LINE MUST GO BETWEEN THE VICTIMS AND THE FIRE TO PROTECT AVENUES OF RESCUE AND ESCAPE.
-DETERMINE FIRE CONDITIONS AND EXTENT BEFORE STARTING FIRE OPERATIONS (AS FAR AS POSSIBLE)
-OFFENSIVE FIRES SHOULD BE FOUGHT FROM THE UNBURNED SIDE OF THE FIRE
-AVOID EXTERIOR APPLICATION OF WATER DURING OFFENSIVE OPERATION.
AVOID FIRE ATTACK FROM THE BURNING SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AN ATTACK FROM THAT SIDE WILL GENERALLY DRIVE THE FIRE SMOKE AND HEAT BACK INTO THE BUILDING AND DRIVE THE INTERIOR FIRE CONTROL FORCES OUT OF THE BUILDING.
-COMPANIES MUST RESIST THE URGE TO FOCUS ONLY ON THE FIRE( THIS IS KNOWN AS CANDLE MOTH) SYNDROME OR TUNNEL VISION. IN SOME CASES THE MOST EFFECTIVE TACTICAL ANALYSIS INVOLVES AN EVALUATION OF WHAT IS NOT BURNING RATHER THEN WHAT IS ACTUALLY BURNING.

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WHAT ARE THE 7 SIDES (SECTORS) OF THE FIRE

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FRONT, BACK,REAR,BOTH SIDES,TOP, BOTTOM AND INTERIOR, FIRES CANNOT BE CONSIDERED UNDER CONTROL UNTIL ALL 7 SIDES OF THE FIRE ARE ADRESSED. FAILER TO DO SO FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN FIRE EXTENSION