I find myself peer pressured into just going into the fire. Now, I LOVE going into burning buildings but having lost a firefighter because he fell through the floor (because nobody did a walk around and saw the basement on fire) I feel a good walk around saves lives. It never fails I get yelled at to get in the fire. When we catch a job I always have the driver pull past the house to see 3 sides and then I try to do a walk around. Here’s what he wrote (less the parts I removed to ensure his confidentiality):Īt my department the 360 is almost frowned upon. The second account came to me by way of an email I received from a firefighter who offered up the topic for an upcoming situational awareness conference call training program for firefighters. Getting yelled at for completing a 360° size up These pictures are from the NIOSH Colerain Township LODD investigation report. The firefighter I spoke to, and her partner, fared much better as they were rescued and survived. ![]() As she recounted the details, I was reminded of a similar residential dwelling fire that killed two firefighters in Colerain Township, Ohio ( Click here for the NIOSH Investigation report). They made entry through the front door and they fell through the floor and were trapped in the basement. She was part of a crew of two that did not complete a 360° size up at a residential dwelling fire. The first account came to me by way of a firefighter sharing a near-miss event with me following a Mental Management of Emergencies program. I was inspired to write this article from two recent accounts shared with me. At a structure fire, the visual clues and cues occupy a finite environment- the building and the space around the building. I am nothing short of astounded by the number of firefighters telling me they don’t complete a 360° size up of a structure fire before making entry. To capture clues and cues requires seeing or hearing them. ![]() ![]() Situational awareness starts with capturing clues and cues in your environment It’s really quite a simple premise.
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