Unit II Case Study
To start this case study I am going to discuss some of the major issues with this scenario and major problems that could have contributed ultimately to the line of duty deaths of multiple firefighters. First and foremost the building is abandoned with no known victims. That being said it is unclear to me of why the crews decided to go interior. This should have been recognized in the risk assessment done by the Incident Command. Who was in command? The scenario never stated whether or not command had been established. According to Ford (2014) the acronym STAR could have been used. STAR: stands for stop, think, act, and review a risk management approach for your crew. During the risk management process the fire in the attic…show more content… All issues on scene should have been prioritized for this you can rely on the acronym LIP which is life safety first whether it is you, your crew, or possible victims that is always the number one priority. Next is incident stabilization, taking control of the scene. Lastly you have property preservation, and it should be last because no one’s life is worth a piece of property. Based on decisions made thus far you can start taking control measures of the scene while monitoring them frequently because condition can change along with your assessment. Another issue I noticed was there was no safety officer on scene and if the department did not have on command should have appointed him. You have multiple units working a building fire on a summer morning; rehab should have been set up. Firefighter fatigue could have been a factor of the poor decision making to go interior. Next you have accountability. When the roof collapsed it trapped six firefighters from different crews. Knowing this I would say there was some freelancing going or no accountability board for the crews. There is no need for six firefighters from different crews to all be inside assignment should have been handed out upon arrival and obeyed. The last major thing I noticed was fire
