Interior Attacks or Not?

Does your volunteer dept do interior attacks on fire runs? Some volunteer departments do not do interior attacks. Does your department? Our department always look at safety first however if your department feels that they can safely go in do they? Some volunteer departments feel led to do only exterior attacks. What does your department do?

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Permalink Reply by DWAYNE BURTON on January 19, 2009 at 8:48pm

who or what kind of people are you calling born LOSERS, WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE DOING THE SAME JOB

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Permalink Reply by DWAYNE BURTON on January 19, 2009 at 8:50pm

very good comment there bean

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Permalink Reply by Dewayne and Diana Bean on January 19, 2009 at 8:51pm

Very good point

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Permalink Reply by Engineco913 on January 19, 2009 at 8:52pm

LOL born losers are homes or businesses that are obvious losses, not people

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Permalink Reply by DWAYNE BURTON on January 19, 2009 at 8:54pm

then you might as well close up every structure is worht saving it is what we do

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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on January 19, 2009 at 8:59pm

This is an unfortunate person who happens to be homeless...
I do not consider this person to be anything other than unfortunate and homeless.

This is a BORN LOSER...

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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on January 19, 2009 at 8:59pm

if it is only a one roomon fire you mean to tell me you will not go inside
Read my post- I said it needs to be calculated and assessed- not automatic.

That means to risk assess it and weigh up the dangers to me and my crew.

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Permalink Reply by Dewayne and Diana Bean on January 19, 2009 at 9:00pm

Thanks to everyone for the comments didn't mean to ruffle any ones feathers we are all on the same team simply trying to understand things a little bit better.

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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on January 19, 2009 at 9:00pm

then you might as well close up every structure is worht saving it is what we do
Every structure is NOT worth saving.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on January 19, 2009 at 9:02pm

If it's a one-room fire accessible from the outside, why take the risk of an interior attack?

Lightweight construction changes the equation. With a zero to 20-minute collapse time for engineered structural components, if you can nail the fire without risking an interior attack, that sounds like a smart move.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on January 19, 2009 at 9:06pm

That was exactly the mindset of virtually every South Carolina fire department prior to the Sofa Super Store fire. Afterwards, however...

To put it another way, load up your family - your spouse, kids, parents, and a cousin or two in the minivan. Drive around your 1st due area and point out a variety of structures. Then tell them "THAT is the building I'm willing to die for."

I'm betting that the reaction will be a little more pointed than the one you're getting here.