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Unit 6

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• Describe the pre-incident planning process in various types of fire departments.

• Discuss the importance of conducting a fire investigation after every fire.

• Describe the ways in which a department can ensure adequate water supplies.

• Describe arson investigation procedures.• Describe the fire loss reporting role of the

company officer in fire investigations.

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Pre-incident planning Critical to fire protection Prevents fires Limits damage

Purpose Notice violations of codes Find potential hazards Communicate issues to fire prevention staff

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• Pre-incident planning process– Gathering– Analysis– Dissemination– Review and drill

• Description of the pre-incident plan– Data sheet or building survey form– Building layout– Symbols– COPE

• Survey process– Priority– Schedule– Notify owners or managers– Decide who will carry out the survey– Incorporate data into pre-incident plan– Modify and update pre-incident plans

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• Relationship between pre-incident planning and inspections– May overlap– Before inspection, review plan– After inspection, change plan

• Use and application of pre-incident plans– Ensure coordinated effort– Forward violations– Report changes– Provide access to latest pre-incident plan– Use plan in training

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• Computers– Continual changes– Layouts and maps of properties– Information in pure data form– Access to commercial graphics software

• Computers continued– Less paperwork– Responder access to information

• Without computers– Paper pre-incident plans, possibly in binders

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• Elements– Modern water supply system– Municipal use– Good working relationship

• Adequacy and reliability of the water supply– Determined by engineering estimates– Deficiencies– Process– Any failure can affect the entire system.– Changes in occupancy change the system.– Water company corrects supply problems.– Extensive new construction– Maps of entire water system– Annual hydrant checks

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• Standpipes and automatic sprinkler systems– First line of defense– Standpipe and hose systems• Manual application of water

– Automatic sprinkler systems• Cut chances of death and property loss• Save insurance premiums• Reduced probability of fire spread

• Auxiliary water supplies– Agreements– NFPA 1142– Large-capacity tank trucks– Apparatus for drawing water from static supplies

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Department organization to ensure adequate water supplies Large departments ISO Rating Impact Required Fire Flow Calculations Smaller departments (Tanker Shuttles) Know how to obtain supply needed Pre-incident planning should emphasize water

supply.

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• Role of the company officer in ensuring adequate water supply– Be familiar– Schedule inspections– Review records– Visit sites

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• NFPA standards• Unsuspicious fires• Reasons for investigating fires

– Fire prevention– Arson– Code compliance– Documentation

• Suspicious fires• Arson investigations

– Authority– Large departments– Smaller departments– Investigation– Facts to establish

• Fire loss reporting

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• Purpose of pre-incident plan is to enable fire department personnel to carry out roles in emergency and nonemergency scenarios.

• Allocation of resources is an important management function.

• Be familiar with the water supply system maps and the locations, flow capabilities, and operation of hydrants.

• Ensure availability of pre-incident plans.• Understand negative attitudes.• Achieve enthusiasm.

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Be familiar with the water supply system maps and the locations, flow capabilities, and operation of hydrants.

Ensure availability of pre-incident plans. Understand negative attitudes. Achieve enthusiasm.