Fireground Operations PDF - Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department

SOG Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department 306 Fire Procedure Manual Establishing Fireground Operations 306.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This document outlines initial arrival and on-scene procedures for Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department to establish fireground operations. Corresponding Policies: Fi...

SOG Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department 306 Fire Procedure Manual Establishing Fireground Operations 306.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This document outlines initial arrival and on-scene procedures for Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department to establish fireground operations. Corresponding Policies: Fireground Accountability Rapid intervention / two in two out High-Rise Incident Management Incident Management Staging Wildland Firefighting 306.1 FIRST FIVE MINUTES The first arriving Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department unit should: #Contact Dispatch and provide the following information: • Unit on-scene • Initial scene size-up • Unit establishing incident command (IC) #If fire or smoke is visible, declare fast attack mode and request a tactical channel and any additional fireground operations channels needed. #Locate a Primary (Level 1) staging area and direct units to the scene or primary staging needed. #Establish the department personnel accountability system. Whenever practicable, the accountability location should be at the incident command post. #Perform or direct another member to perform a 360 assessment of the incident and report results to the IC. Consider securing utilities if applicable. #Declare a command mode: • Investigative • Fast Attack • Command #Declare an initial operational mode based on extent of fire, life hazards, building construction, occupancy premises and resources available: • Offensive Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/11/08, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department ***DRAFT*** Establishing Fireground Operations - 1 Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department Fire Procedure Manual Establishing Fireground Operations • Defensive #Develop an initial Incident Action Plan and, based upon available and arriving personnel, prioritize, assign and tasks to incoming units. Task assignments may include: • Safety Officer • Primary search and rescue • Initial fire attack • Water supply • Ventilation • Rapid Intervention Crew • Medical group if immediate patients are identified • Decontamination • Rehabilitation • Salvage and Overhaul • Secondary search and rescue • Extrication • Roof #Utilize groups and/or divisions to maintain proper span of control. #Call for or cancel additional resources as required. Total response time should be considered when requesting additional resources. 306.3 UNIVERSAL PRACTICES 1. The IC should incorporate risk management and risk assessment principles into all levels of the incident management system to define acceptable and unacceptable risks for all members working at an incident. 2. The IC should implement Crew Resource Management principles of communications, teamwork, leadership, task allocation, and critical decision-making during all emergency incidents. 3. Division/Group supervisors should coordinate all fireground activity by communicating all intended actions and waiting for confirmation and an affirmative response before initiating their assigned task. For example, the ventilation crew should coordinate with search and rescue crews and hose teams to avoid any change in fire flow path that could trap these crews. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/11/08, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department ***DRAFT*** Establishing Fireground Operations - 2 Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department Fire Procedure Manual Establishing Fireground Operations 306.4 PROCEDURE DECISION TREE Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/11/08, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department ***DRAFT*** Establishing Fireground Operations - 3