Mentor Fire Incident Analysis

This applied research project will examine fire chief succession planning for Quilcene fire Rescue and how it can be accomplished. Applied

At around 0030 11/16/16 I Sr. Officer Chad Stephenson of Siena Heights University (SHU) Department of Public Safety (DPS) was approached by resident student Stanley Saunders to report that his jacket was stolen out of his dorm room 409 on 11/15/16 between 1400-2300. Saunders stated that after he come back from a meeting at around 1230 he took his jacket off and but it on his bed. Then at around 1400 the left his room to go and hung out with some friends, when he came back at around 2300 he noticed his jacket was missing. Saunders searched his room, and talked with his roommates to see if any of them seen it but they all said no. The jacket is described as an Black North Face theremoball full zip up and is a size XL, Saunders states that he only bought it around a month ago.

Many department, including BCoFD, are looking for different solutions to help fix this tissue. The goal of this research project is to conduct a needs assessment and provide recommendations to the Baltimore County Fire Department for an outline of a curriculum for a CP course based off the findings of the needs assessment. Extant data was collected by using inclusion and exclusion criteria requirements in the data collection tools from both ImageTrend and National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFRIS) for non-emergency calls. In 2014, BCoFD initiated a specific policy for non-emergency responses that was collected through EMED reports in ImageTrend. During that year, the number of Non-Emergency Responses came to 8,590. In 2016, non-emergency responses came to a total of 12,102, almost 3,500 calls more from 2014. As of March 30th, 2017, the total non-emergency call responses were at 3,615 and continuing to grow. Not only non-emergency calls are climbing, but the total call volume for BCoFD is increasing more and more each year. Since 2013, there has been an average of 5,705 increase calls each

While the elementary school provided a short description of their emergency procedures, it stated that more information could be found in the Crisis Management Plan (also included in the Staff Handbook). What’s strange is that although a crisis management plan has been created, fire drills were not better described nor mentioned all; not even the sound signal to look for. In the event of a fire, younger students usually need more attention to care and calm down. Therefore, it would have been helpful to cover fire procedures more thoroughly. In the high school handbook, the

They send CO2 extinguishers to Banks DIH to be refilled, looking through their financial records they were able to determine the amount of CO2 they paid for per year. Thus they are to provide how much CO2 is used for recharging per year, however they were unable to determine the average amount of CO2 used to recharge one single extinguisher.

The Fire This Time, by Jesmyn Ward, describes and explains the struggles that many African Americans face on a daily basis. In her introduction, Ward wants to address the ongoing racial injustices in the United States. Being an African American woman who grew up in the United States, she has dealt first hand with the “limiting, airtight closet” she describes as living in the American South. Jesmyn Ward gives the readers a glimpse of what the book, The Fire This Time, will be about. Touching on the interwoven past and present of African American lives, the many victims of racial injustice in the United States, and the image White people have of African Americans.

Due to the size and complexity of the Cedar fire, there is not one single agency’s emergency operation plan, but rather several plans from different agencies of all levels that influence the tactical decisions and resource utilization. FIRESCOPE, the Incident Command System, and the National Fire Plan resulted from lessons learned from previous fires and benefited the fire service and citizens of the Cedar fire.

For years if not decades, firefighters have responded to a reported structure fire that turned out to be a fully involved single room. This fire scenario requires a core set of fire tactics and skills to control and extinguished the fire, but is it this simple? Perhaps twenty years it may have been, but new dangers are lurking in every scenario and may have detrimental outcomes for unsuspecting and unaware firefighters and victims. The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) agency along with the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) have been conducting research to understand fire behavior and fire dynamics. This research is providing firefighters with new information about how and why

Two different fires took place in two different decades, yet they were eerily similar to each other. One was in Mann Gulch and one was on Storm King Mountain. Both of these fires became disastrous because there was a collapse of sense making and things were no longer working for the people involved. The people did not know what to do or where to turn, and thus where unable to make sense of what was going on. In this essay I will compare the two fires not only with themselves, but also with one of Lencioni’s dysfunctions. I will then propose a solution based on Lencioni’s recommendations that could have helped the team in Mann Gulch apply some structure and make sense of what was really happening.

For many years, the fire service has been behind the times in scientific advancements in regards to fire tactics, fire behavior, and fire equipment. Through the investigation and experiments of the National Institute of Standards and Technology over the last few years, the fire service has seen enormous strides in research that has changed the mentality of the fire service for the better in my opinion. This paper will cover a little background of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), along with how NIST has changed the fire service for the better, and is NIST good for the fire service as a whole.

It is important that first responders to an incident continually assess the potential hazards and risks that firefighters may be exposed to. Firefighters that are the first to respond to an incident must evaluate the possible dangers to the well-being of fire suppression personnel and take appropriate action (IAFC, 2010). Any hazards that are identified must either be controlled or eliminated before proceeding. The case study presented depicts a scene of a fire in which there is suspicion of arson activity. It is important for first responders to know how to assess the scene, protect vital evidence and provide the necessary information to the fire investigator. This paper will discuss the various components of proper fire

On June 9, 2012 the High Park Fire took place about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colorado. Itwas started by a lightning strike and fueled by high winds and dry vegetation, the fire grew to be the third-largest fire in Colorado history. Residents were instructed to take precautions if they could see or smell smoke, and a Fort Collins hospital reported an increase in emergency room visits related to smoke inhalation. Much of the fuel for the High Park Fire came from stands of trees that have been killed by beetles (BAER Report, 2012). This paper will discuss methods of remote sensing and field activities based on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) Strategy. This strategy will allow

NIOSH investigators concluded to minimize the risk of reoccuring events, fire departments should include pre-plan surveys of buildings throughout the districts. Often times, during the pre-plan phases, fire departments will make suggestions to business owners about the hazardous materials and not following up on the suggestions that they make. Pre-planning older buildings should occur often to promote safety to the firefighters. Basic walk through measures will give the fire personnel a better picture of the building and what hazards are present in the building. Ensure that all the fire crews coordinate ventilation with fire attack. Ventilation should occur prior to interior fire attack, to reduce the heat, smoke and other toxic gases inside the

Griffith Fire Units and this officer responded to 1519 N Arbogast in reference to an odor investigation. Upon arrival, this officer determined an unknown person(s) poured ammonia on all three floors in the common areas. Griffith Fire Units handled the haz-mat situation created by the odor. Mansards personnel arrived on scene and contacted a carpet cleaning company. This officer cleared without incident.

Cornerstone is a very popular bar for University of Maryland students to go drink, socialize, and dance with friends. As a result, the 2nd floor tables get moved after 11 PM on popular nights, and are converted into a dance floor, which creates a very densely packed crowd of occupants. The currently building evacuation procedures do not familiarize the occupants with the appropriate egress routes and evacuation procedures during an emergency fire. This discrepancy can be rectified by the implementation of monthly training fire drills, by competent staff to guide the occupants in a conductive and pre-planned manner. The staff of Cornerstone needs to be educated better on the evacuation procedures set forth by the fire marshal for the building. This is appropriate because