ON SCENE REPORTING TECHNIQUES
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Declare Dispatcher or Frequency:
Control 1, Control 2
Communication
Comms
Dispatch
IDENTIFIRES: Which resource or apparatus are you?
E-1
E402
Pumper 12
Rescue 1
Truck 8
Ambulance 98
DECLARE where you are:
Enroute -How far away from incident
Onscene
Report Something
ON SCENE what are you going report to communications (Where size up begins):
Construction Type
Size
Occupancy Types
IE: 4 Story, Type 3, Multi-Family Residential Occupancy
2 Story, Type 5, Single Family Dwelling
1 Story, Type 2 Tilt up Construction, Large Warehouse
What do you see?
Smoke
Fire
Explosions
Structure Failure
Fire, Partially Involved (no need to mention)
Fire, Fully Involved (need to mention)
Where do I see it?
Roof
Side A, B, C, D
Actions
Rescue Mode
Investigation Mode
Fire Attack
Where
Defensive Mode
Where
Protect Exposures
Declare Activation of ICS
“(I.E.) E1 Working Fire Declaring Post Command, Activate ICS E1 is Now In Command
-OR Pass Command verbally or physically to another Engine en Route or in Person.”
Why you are taking your actions?
“Going into rescue mode because there are victims trapped on the roof.
(I.E.) Engine 26, we have a report of victims inside, we will be assuming rescue.”
And example set of reporting IDs that are needed to give communications an accurate description of where you and your crew are:
TYPE 5
SINGLE STORY
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE
ALPHA SIDE (A) THROUGH WINDOWS
REPORT BABY INSIDE-SCREAMING MOTHER
ENGINE 1
CONTROL 1
ADDRESS: 221 7th Street
Always push the fire back to the room of origin, and then out to the POINT of origin.
SOPs Come in as Automatic procedures when people arrive on scene.
Reverse Lays boost pressure.
Forward Lays are far more common than reverse lays.
Learn the difference between a Y Joint and a Siamese adapter:
Siamese join two hose lines together: to increase pressure, to increase volume.
Y-Joints split one hose line into two: to gain more lines from one original line, reduces pressure.
Y Connector, Used to split one main hose stream
Siamese Connector used to Join two hose lines together.
