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Five Minutes in the Street: RIT Deployment Strategies & Safety
Your the Commanding Officer of an eight (8) member staffed Rapid Intervention Team (RIT). The composition of the team consists of all highly trained and experienced firefighters. You have an additional four (4) staffed engine co. crew and a five (5) staffed truck co. crew “on-deck” and available.
Companies are operating at an “All Hands” fire at a three (3) story Type III (Ordinary Construction) Commercial occupancy. Operating companies have good staffing, with a robust alarm assignment either working or staged. The building is windowless, with all window openings covered and secured with plywood (HUD) sheathing systems.
The building is unoccupied since early last year. Companies have been operating for over twenty minutes with heavy fire conditions on the number two (2) floor. They’re making progress, but are encountering heavy heat and fire conditions. The fire appears to be extending vertically and horizontally to the Charlie side.
A mayday is transmitted to Command. It’s initially unclear who or which company has made the transmission, however, Command determines it to be an engine company that was assigned support in stretching a 2.5 inch handline from the first floor to the second via a centrally located interior stairwell. Multiple engine and truck company units are operating within the interior. Initial reports indicate its being transmitted by one firefighter..but unconfirmed at the present time....
As the Commanding Officer of RIT, What are your initial IAP and strategies?
What did or should you have done: prior to the mayday as part of your assigned duties?
What needs to be done, who’s going to do it, why are you going to do it?
How does time affect your operations?
What's the fire conditions looking like to you...?
What does Command and the general staff need to do..?
What else are you going to need to consider or are going to need confirmation on?
Risk and Safety…what are your biggest concerns?
What else are you going to need?
You’ve been given the assignment by Command, Get your assignments out, you’ve got five minutes to brief and deploy….now get goin’……
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Permalink Reply by Christopher J. Naum, SFPE on
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Thats the point I wanted to make....when we look at true manpower needs.; we either don't have them, can't get them or when we can get them, they're being requested too late. The purpose of "beefing" up the staffing in this scenario is to get someone to discuss these "real" issues we face in the streets everyday. ( glad you did...)You see, there is a reason for my madness....not everything is as pragmatic as it would seem......
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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Drawing us into your fantasy life, you are. :-)
Creating scenarios that appeal to Generation Y, you do.
Saving firefighter lives, you are.
Yoda (paraphrase, but he would have said that if he were a FFN member.)
Keep it up!
Ben
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Chris,
Another thing that's nice to have - if you can afford it - is a manpower squad.
These used to be really popular back in the day, but most of them have gone the way of the dinosaur.
The advantage of a manpower squad is that the crew doesn't need a big vehicle - a quad-cab pickup with room for turnouts and SCBA in the back is all you need. This crew can use other unit's tools o hose as needed. It's a good idea for places that are big enough and that use On Deck.
Manpower squads are also an idea for in places that need a less-expensive taxi to get the troops to the battle. They might even work in places that have difficulty funding apparatus upgrades and don't have a lot of 1st-due fires, but are located in places where they could run automatic aid/mutual aid and staff RIT or On Deck units.
Ben
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