1. TACTICS & STRATEGY II
Fire Suppression

2. TACTICS
The methods of directing and employing, people, equipment, and extinguishing agents on the fireground to most efficiently protect life and property.

3. STRATEGY
The overall plan.

4. Tactics & Strategy
What we do and how we do it.

5. Size - Up Considerations
NAME SOME

6. Size Ups Who does size-up? First arriving company officer
Later arriving Chiefs
Incident Commander
Every FF on the scene
constantly re-evaluate

7. Priorities Rescue Exposures Confinement Extinguishment Overhaul
Salvage
Ventilation
Coordinated Fire Attack

8. Ventilation #1 Priority Reduces heat and smoke build-up
Confines the fire Line in place
Reduce flashover potential
East access for rescue & extinguishment
Buy time for victims
Vent & Enter Concept

9. Rescue Primary Search Initial Quick
Check most obvious places for survivors
Hallways
Bedrooms
Living areas

10. Rescues Secondary Search Multiple Victims Later More thorough
largest endangered group has priority
screamers
on balconies
jumpers
hangers

11. Tactical Modes Offensive Fast, aggressive Vent & Enter Interior Attack
Lines keep advancing
Primarily handlines
blitz with a master stream
Straight streams NOT

12. Attacking from the unburned to burned.
Fire Attack
Attacking from the unburned to burned.
Dwellings
garages

13. Tactical Priorities Marginal modes of operation offensive/defensive
interior attack
will go to defensive
defensive/offensive
initial attack defensive
offensive after a big hit

14. Tactical Priorities Defensive Exterior operations
master streams and big hand lines
No interior crews
accountability

15. Tactical Priorities Mode of Operation Decisions
Risk a lot to save a lot
Risk our lives a lot to save savable lives.
Offensive
Risk a little to save a little
Risk our lives a little to save savable property.
Marginal
Risk nothing to save nothing
Don’t risk our lives at all to save what is already lost.
Defensive

16. Tactical Priorities ? Factors Burn Time Construction Type
How long have we been operating
Have we slowed or stopped the forward movement of the fire
why not ?

17. Apparatus Capabilities & Jobs
Engines
Aerials
Ladders
Towers
Snorkels
Quints

18. Apparatus Capabilities
Tankers
Squads /Rescues
Ambulance
Fire Boats
Pool Vehicles

19. Bring the tools to the the job!!
Riding Assignments
Bring the tools to the the job!!
Nothing Showing
Smoke Showing
Extrication
EMS

20. Resources Personnel # = Size of fire Location Building Use Weather
Life Hazard
Fire Flow - 50gpm / FF

21. Resources Apparatus Size of the fire Location Water Supply
Fire Flow - 500gpm / engine
Life Hazard
Aerials

22. Resources
Fire Flow
Iowa Formula
L x W x H = Fire Flow
100

23. Specific Structure Fires
Single Family Dwellings
Kill the most firefighters
Houses are big
VES
bedrooms
First Line
Between fire and occupants
Front door - interior stairs

24. Specific Structure Fires
Single Family Dwellings
Horizontal ventilation fastest
Heavy fire - vertical vent
more than room & contents
Check for extension

25. Specific Structure Fires
Attached Garages
Check the door on the interior side for integrity
if its good, leave it closed
attack from exterior
Caution - prop open garage doors

26. Specific Structure Fires
Attics
Basements
Exposures

27. Specific Structure Fires
Multi-Family
Multiple Rescues
Ventilation
Protect Exits
Stairs
Fire Escapes
Truss Roofs
Cocklofts

28. Specific Structure Fires
Mercantile, Business, Taxpayer
Roof vent quick
Large hand lines
Master streams
Extension other units
Forcible entry problems

29. Specific Structure Fires
Mercantile, Business, Taxpayers
Rapid heat & smoke build up
fire in void spaces
basements
Facades
Rear of building
cellar doors
different elevation
Dwelling units

30. Specific Structure Fires
Industrial, Warehouses
Light weight construction
Heavy fire load
Haz-Mat
Large open areas
Processes
Machinery

31. Specific Structure Fires
Educational
Large life hazard
younger children
Resources
school staff
Panic
parents showing up on scene
EMS

32. Specific Structure Fires
Institutional
Jails
Health Care & Hospitals
Occupants can’t escape on their own
Staff assistance required
guards / nurses
Total evacuation not always possible
shelter in place
horizontal exits

33. More Fires
Vehicle Fires
Rubbish
Wildland
Others

34. Other Emergencies Technical Rescue Trench Collapse High Angle
Confined Space
Water
Animals

35. RIT FF Safety #1 Two in - Two Out = LAW RIT Team / Sector
Dedicated Company at IC
At least 4 FF’s
Ready for search, heavy rescue

36. Return to Service First in, first home Fresh crews for clean-up
Keep change companies for a while
Re-Hab
Debrief