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House Fire Persons Trapped

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Camo:
Gday,

You have arrived at a house fire (Brick 3 Bedroom Home).  There is a report of 1 or 2 people trapped inside.  You only have 2 Sets or you have 4 Sets & only 2 operators, either way it doesnt matter.


The fire seems to be contained to the front lounge room (going pretty well), may have spread to the roof but you cant confirm or deny.


Do you send a team of BA operators in with out backup or do you wait for another BA appliance to arrive?

Explain your actions whether they be yes or no.

alphaone:
Find out how far away the next appliance with a BA crew is then decide whether to commit my BA crew or wait till the next appliance is at least closer. Dont like the idea of a BA crew going into a structure unless there is backup there, or on its way, unless it is absolutely neccisary.

Zippy:
Wait for Back up always...Especially cos the worse thing could happen at any time.  Find ways to vent smoke while awaiting backup.

bittenyakka:
Wait for backup. that is the way it's done and if we start getting sloppy bad habits will develop and oneday something will go wrong.

extending on from this would anyone allow external BA operations to commence with only the knowledge that more crews are less that 5 min away?

Camo:

--- Quote from: bittenyakka on May 07, 2007, 05:15:06 PM ---Wait for backup. that is the way it's done and if we start getting sloppy bad habits will develop and oneday something will go wrong.

extending on from this would anyone allow external BA operations to commence with only the knowledge that more crews are less that 5 min away?

--- End quote ---

Do you mean external or internal?  No need to wait at all i dont think but internal ops it would be very hard decision to make.

Ideally the crews safety is the 1st thing to think about but really who is gonna wanna stand around knowing there is someone inside if they know there is backup on the way?

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