Reading Smoke and Company Operations?
Reading Smoke and Company Operations?
Reading Smoke and Company Operations
The future of the fire event is in the smoke. For this Assignment, review the resources listed below about reading smoke.
Resource 1: Reading Smoke: The First Step in Safe Decisions
NFFF. (2015, January 9). Reading Smoke: The First Step in Safe Decisions [Video File]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/album/3203125/video/116355685
Resource 2: Smoke Signals Determine Strategies and Tactics
Ballam, E. (2012, May 4). Smoke Signals Determine Strategies and Tactics. Firehouse. Retrieved from http://www.firehouse.com/news/10709882/smoke-signals-determine-strategies-and-tactics
Resource 3: Reading Smoke and Go/No-Go Decisions
Tippett, J. B. (2012, April 1). Reading Smoke and Go/No-Go Decisions. FireRescue. Retrieved from http://www.firefighternation.com/article/firefighting-operations/reading-smoke-gono-go-decisions
Resource 4: Winston Salem Fire Department
Artistry Photography. (2014, February 4). Winston Salem Fire Department, Team work at it’s best!! [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmuaZrHymAk
Assignment Details
After reading the resources and viewing the video write a 4–5-page paper (including the title page and references page) that discusses the following:
- Identify three attributes about smoke and what these attributes can tell you about fires in residential structures.
- Explain why these attributes are important and how they can help you effectively utilize resources, including the deployment of personnel and equipment and methods of the application of extinguishing agents.
- Explain how attributes about smoke can help you identify future fire events.
- Regarding the Winston Salem video (Resource 4), what are the initial fire and smoke conditions? What do these conditions tell you about the “future of the event”? Discuss the strategy and tactics used at this fire. Do you agree with them? What would your initial IAP be and your strategy and tactics?
Additional resources:
>The Art of Reading Smoke- https://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/vol…
> https://www.firefighternation.com/articles/2013/04…
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Paper Format
- The paper is to be completed in APA format.
- Page length is 4–5 pages of text. To include the title page or the references section.
- No references required.
