#1 Life (rescue)

#2 Property

#3 Environment 

#1 Building Size up (floor plan, and possible hazards)

#2 Obtain a report (Who has escaped and who may still be in danger)

#3 Occupancy factors (most immediate danger first)

#4 Risk-benefit Analysis (Risk alot to save alot, Risk a little to save a little)

* All fireground activities shall be in support of search and rescue 

#1 Consist of two minimum members 

#2 These members must obtain Voice, Visual or Physical (most important) contact with each other. 

#3 Remain in contact with IC

#1 First: Immediate fire area 

#2 Area directly above the fire

#3 Top floor working down.

#4 Area's below the fire

#1 More thorough seach conducted after situation is under control 

#2 Slow and methodical

#3 perform with different personnel.

 #1 Wall Search: Start right/left stay left or right then reverse

#2 Rope Search: use in large area's , interconnected rooms 

*work till half of your bottle is done then turn back 

Distance

typically 200-300 ft of 3/8 kevlar rope 

Increments of (most common 20ft) 

20 x 4knots = 80 ft 

Provide a direction of travel and attachement point

Ringout direction point

Way out/ Rings out!

**Going in: Knot then Rings

**Going Out: Rings then Knot

#1 Hot: White

Cold: Black

#2 Shades of grey

#3 Can't see through things/walls but it can see through smoke.

#4 Useful in hazmat

#5 Scan high/middle/ low

#6 Just a tool! 

#1 Inneffective size up

#2 Improper strategy  and tactical decisions

#3 Poor judgemet

#4 no emergency rescue plan

#5 failure to recognize rapidly deterioating conditions

#6 lack of training

#7 failure to use safety equipment. 

 #1 lost or trapped f.f.

#2 Flahsover

#3 Explosion

#4 Collapse 

#5 Rapid fire change

#6 Cardiac emergency

**PREVENTION**

#1 Rely on your training

#2 Fall back on survival training. 

#1 Conduct size up

#2 Maintain accountablity

#3 Assess your personal sitaution 

#4 Training -constantly be aware. 

#1 Preplan (Know your area)

#2 Exterior size up (type of building)

#3 Interior Size up (potential haxards of building layout)

#4 Fireload (Interior furnishings)

#5 Smoke Conditions (Reading smoke: Volume, Velocity, Density, Color) 

*Smoke= fuel 

Personnel accountability report

Conditiions, actions, needs 

#1 Heart Attack 

#2 Lack of physical fitness / poor nutrition

PPE (1971)

SCBA (1981)

Communications

Pockets (wire/ cable cutters/ escape rope) 

#1 Low Air

#2 Trapped

#3 Can't get self out in less than 30 seconds

#4 Separated from crew

#5 rapid fire condition 

LUNAR 

& NAPA

#1 LOCATIONS, UNIT, NAME, ASSIGNMENT, RESOURCRES

#2 NAME, ASSIGNMENT, POSITION, AIR 

#1 Remain calm

#2 Activate pass device

#3 monitor air control

#4 look for exits

#5 Stay low

#6 Never give up 

WHEN IN DOUBT CALL IT OUT! 

or 

Mayday procedures –

1.       Use radio and state “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”.

2.       Give LUNAR Report

3.       Activate PASS device

4.       Attempt self-rescue

5.       If you’re able to move identify a safe-haven where you can await rescue

6.       Lie on your side In the fetal position with your pass device pointed out so that it can be heard.

7.       Point your flashlight towards the ceiling

8.       Slow your breathing as much as possible to conserve your air. 

#1 Prepared

#2 Equipped

#3 Trained

#4 Properly placed

#5 Expected to overcome

IS PROACTIVE (Prepared and dynamic) not Reactive

-Monitor radios

-know location of interior crew

-know ingress and egress points

-soften structure

#1 Report to command post

#2 Size up (360 degrees)

#3 Establish tool cache & staging area

#4 Soften structure

#5 Discuss possible situations or outcomes

#1 Determine RIC communications plan

#2 Additional RIC teams

#3 Land marks (division/groupd)

#4 Personnel location inside the structure

#5 Fire extent & interior conditions 

#1 Ingress/ Eggress tools

#2 Search

#3 Air delivery

#4 Gaining access

#5 Packaging

#1 IRONS (Flat head axe and H.T.)

#2 saws

#3 Bolt cutters

#4 cutting torch

#5 gaining access tools 

#1 RIC search rope

#2 Hoselines 

#3 Air delivery (RIC PACK, SPARE SCBA, SPARE BOTTLES) 

#4 Thermal imager

#5 Victim packaging tools. 

#1 A-Side of the structure

#2 try to place it in the corner 

#3 Multistory: stage one floor below

OPEN/ CLOSING and controlling door/entry 

provide a clear way for ingress / eggress team

#1 Shallow climbing angle

#2 Fly out ext. ladders 

#3 Tied off. 

RIC Ladder: inverted/ Halyard in/ fly section out/ below the windowsill. 

Pos. #1 Search position 

Pos. #2 RIC Leader (thermal imager)

Pos. #3 Mule (Equipment)

#1 Follow existing hoseline

#2 Deploy a hoseline 

#3 Deploy search rope

#1 Point to point (I think I came in alpha door/ in the alha bravo) - preffered

#2 Specific area search (I am in this room)

Knots: Distance

Rings: way out