Incident Size Up

Joe Lachowski Grand Teton National Park [email protected]

Incident Size Up

• Say it like it is

NEED FOR A LOGICAL THOUGHT PROCESS

Develop a decisionmaking process you go through from dispatch through making the initial decisions on the incident scene .

Some of the more frequently used methods are: Scream and panic Moth to flame Stand and stare Transfer command

The Emergency Scene Can be Confusing

• • • High demand to take immediate action.

Limited resources on arrival.

Many decisions to be made with minimal information.

• Radio traffic at its peak.

COMMAND SEQUENCE

COMMAND SEQUENCE

Incident Priorities

• Life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation.

INITIAL SIZE-UP

A rapid mental evaluation of various factors related to an emergency incident.

What should initial size-up include?

What do I have?

What should initial size-up include?

What do I have?

Where is it going?

Be Pessimistic

Murphy’s Law is always on the incident.

What should initial size-up include?

What do I have?

Where is it going?

How do I control it?

Brief Initial Report

First-arriving unit should paint a vivid word picture of conditions.

What do I have?

• Incident description • Building description and occupancy type • Description of conditions

What am I doing?

Actions being taken

What do I need?

• Instructions to other responding resources.

• Request for additional resources.

Who is in Command?

• Designate who has command.

• Designate command by incident name.

• Eliminates confusion during simultaneous alarms.

Explosion Pickup extrication Middle of the night MCI

• Develop an attack plan – Communicate in the order you want it accomplished

ONGOING SIZE-UP

Ongoing Analysis of the Progress of the Incident

• What has happened?

• What is happening?

• What is going to happen?

Ongoing Analysis of the Progress of the Incident

• Determine if current plan is working.

• Identify changes or modifications that may need to be made to action plan.

COMMAND SEQUENCE

Initial incident commander

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Size up

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Report on conditions

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Action (attack) plan

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Size up

Size up scenarios

Give initial report on conditions

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Van Accident

• M1 respond to Highway 1 for a report of a van verses a tree.

Smoke showing

• E2, M2 respond to College Dorms for a smoke alarm with smoke showing.

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Highway accident

• M1 respond to Interstate 80 for a report of a two vehicle accident, unknown injuries.

Loud Crunch

• M1 respond to the area of 123 Homeowner Drive for a report of a loud crunch heard next door. No further information at this time.

MVA

• E2, M2 respond to the Corner Convenience Store for a report of a MVA involving a bus, unknown injury, unknown road blockage.

K-Mart Fire

• E1, E2 respond to K-Mart for a report of a fire.

Stuck in the Water

• E1 respond to 123 Homeowner Drive for a report of a vehicle stuck in the water. Unknown injuries, no further information at this time.

Trapped

• M1, E1 respond to the PD parking lot for a report of a person trapped inside a vehicle. Unknown injury or mechanism at this time.

Vehicle Fire

• E2 respond to 123 Homeowner Drive for a report of a vehicle fire.

Truck v. Car

• M1 respond to 555 Construction Drive for a report of a truck verses car, unknown specifics.

Homeowner Drive

• E1, E2, M1 respond to Homeowner Drive for a report of a small garage fire, unknown occupants.

Rollover

• M1 respond to Sagebrush Drive for a report of a single vehicle rollover.

Mansion Fire

• E1, E2, E42, M1, M2 respond to McMansion Drive for a report of a structure fire, unknown occupants.

Pizza Fire

• E2, E1, M2, M1 respond to Leeks Pizza for a structure fire, flames showing, unknown occupants trapped.

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Construction Fire

• E1, E2, E42, M1, M2 respond to Buffalo Valley Road for a report of a structure fire. Building is a large structure under construction. All workers are reported to be clear at this time.

JLL Dorm Fire

• E1, E2, M1, M2 respond to College Dorm 7 for a report of smoke showing. Security is not on scene. Unknown extent or occupants.

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Any Questions?

• • • Joe Lachowski National Park Service [email protected]