Fire training drill by Forest Reeder
As anincident safety officer, what observations and information do you need to monitor the progress of crews working at an incident? Another function that thesafety officerperforms while they are completing scene surveys and monitoring of incident conditions is to evaluate the progress of fire suppression activities.
Knowledge ofsuppressionactivities is key to this function. The safety officer must be aware of factors that indicate progress, crew location and operational needs of the companies to evaluate the effectiveness of the operation. Progress reports from crews along with visual cues will often provide feedback.
Consider the indicators of companyprogressthat are provided and answer the sample scenarios as if you were the incident safety officer at a fire scene. Consider that crews are operating inIDLHareas that are toxic in smoke, high in temperature, and low in visibility.
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ALSO IN THIS SERIES
- Safety Officer Drill: Monitoring Scene Operations and Conditions
- Safety Officer: Monitoring Incident Communications
- Safety Officer: Initial Scene Duties
- Safety Officer: Basic Duties
- Safety Officer: Prioritize Hazards
Forest Reederbegan hisfire servicecareer in 1979. He currently serves as Division Chief of Training &Safetyfor the Des Plaines (IL)Fire Department. He is a past recipient of the国际社会的火rvice Instructors(ISFSI) prestigious George D. PostInstructor of the Yearaward and has been responsible for the design, implementation and coordination of in-servicefirefighter trainingactivities as well as a full-servicefire trainingacademy program. Forest holds numerous Illinoisfire servicecertifications and holds a Masters Degree in PublicSafetyAdministration from Lewis University.
