What Are The Best Rescue Methods For A Building Fire?
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It is true that firefighters are often the first responders on the scene. The first step of a firefighting operation is a reconnaissance to find the origin of the fire, and in doing so to identify the specific risks. Ideally, firefighters would consult an existing floor plan of a building to provide them with knowledge of existing structures and may even include strategies and tactics. Their are several strategies to remove people from burning buildings. The best rescue method, of course, is to remove people at the same time as you fight the fire, but in the event that their are not enough resources to do so, firefighters will focus solely on evacuating people from the building until reinforcements arrive. To conduct rescue and extinguish a fire at the same time you need a large number of firefighters on the scene, and a good water supply, which is not always the case, particularly in small rural departments. Finally, in the event that a building that is on fire is a high-rise (defined as a building over 75 feet), the best rescue method is often to “defend in place”. This strategy requires that the fire be extinguished before people are evacuated, because removing all of the people could take several hours.