Engine 14, 18, 21, Quint 20, safety officer 1 and battalion 1, house fire at 123 Street N. All engines responding switch to tac 1. When that call comes in your heart starts pounding and adrenaline is flowing. Six firefighters went into a structure alive and came out dead. One will discuss the major problems, potential solutions and recommendations to correct the problems.
Some major problems that was observed were inadequate knowledge of building structure, lack of communication and lack of accountability. Did the incident commander (IC), know they were six firefighters in the structure, if so, was the IC aware of their location. Also, did not anyone outside the building observe the signs of the building getting ready to collapse? Once the building collapsed, why did no one call for a mayday? Was the firefighter’s equipment such as radio and audible alarm working properly? Once the collapse occurred, was a RIT team in place, and if so were they equipped to rescue six people. …show more content…
For example, attending classes on building construction in order to know the hazards associated with lightweight construction, truss roof etc. Equally important is communication. If the IC instructed them to go into the building, the crew exact location and conditions should have been communicated, by “maintaining frequent two-way communications and the interior crews informed of changing conditions and to always have a rapid intervention team in place at all working fires” (Ford, 2012,
Some major problems that was observed were inadequate knowledge of building structure, lack of communication and lack of accountability. Did the incident commander (IC), know they were six firefighters in the structure, if so, was the IC aware of their location. Also, did not anyone outside the building observe the signs of the building getting ready to collapse? Once the building collapsed, why did no one call for a mayday? Was the firefighter’s equipment such as radio and audible alarm working properly? Once the collapse occurred, was a RIT team in place, and if so were they equipped to rescue six people. …show more content…
For example, attending classes on building construction in order to know the hazards associated with lightweight construction, truss roof etc. Equally important is communication. If the IC instructed them to go into the building, the crew exact location and conditions should have been communicated, by “maintaining frequent two-way communications and the interior crews informed of changing conditions and to always have a rapid intervention team in place at all working fires” (Ford, 2012,