Five Baltimore City (MD) firefighters were hurt as a powerful fire ball engulfed the front of the dwelling. One firefighter was hospitalized and is reported in stable condition. Two other firefighterrs were hurt during overhaul. The fire in a rowhouse was being worked by companies, when conditions rapidly changed resulting in the extreme fire behavior.
- As a company or command officer are you maintaining a keen level of situational awareness of fire conditions and observing and predicting fire behavior?
- When fire behaves badly, there may be little time to react and overcome the severity and magnitude of those self-revealing conditions in a timely manner to preclude injury.
- Are you monitoring conditions based upon tactical actions and tasks?
- According to published reports, the early morning fire began in the basement and quickly traveled to the first floor.
Also on The Company Officer…
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- Knowledge of Building Construction; Are you Prepared? -- July 2, 2010
- Seeing Clearly: Cleaning your “Glasses” -- March 5, 2010
- Changes in Building Construction and Fire Behavior -- April 28, 2010
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