Truck Company Instincts Presented By: Battalion Chief Gibby Gorman City of Maricopa Fire Department
Instincts…where do you get them Why take this class Fires are down – how do you get experience
Class Objectives Ladder tasks/review Spotting apparatus/apartments Aerial use Roof Sector objectives/size up/ Ventilation overview (commercial) roof report
Captain’s Responsibilty “using your crew as collateral every time you put them in harms way!”
Risk Management How or why we perform assignments that place our personnel and apparatus in position to control the situation.
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Ladder Tasks Inicident Action Plan (IAP): Is the operational roadmap for completing the tactical priorities
Spotting Apparatus Function should regulate placement SOP’s Conscious decision of captain (based on predictable/current conditions) Strategy
Outriggers
Spotting Corners Aerial can reach two sides Corners are strong and out of collapse zone Normally not over horizontal openings – safe exit without exposure to fire from window
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Overhead Wires/obstacles
Bucket How/what equipment to carry in bucket Ladder belts Elevated horizontal standpipe Short haul line (TRT)
Venting Off of Bucket
Scuppers tell Parapet Height
Apartments Under Construction Wind Water Access
Roof Sector Objectives Rapid, deliberate consideration of Critical Fire Ground factors that leads to a plan of attack Fits into our strategy and risk profile
Size-up Building Arrangement Resources Fire Occupancy Other Life safe ty
Roof Objectives Correctly understand assignment/objective Safe working surface/path to vent location Determine building support system of roof Coordinate crew(s) vent cut Captain monitors roof conditions/situational awareness Accurate roof report to IC Safely exits roof with crew Reports when down off roof with a PAR
Roof Report Drives the fire ground strategy!
Your Crew Deserves a Round Trip Ticket