It all comes down to How you do the job, not how aggressive you are. Safety combined with Competent and Responsible fire extinguishment will still get the job done while protecting victims and firefighters. THINKING is the most important tool a leader has to prevent injuries and deaths. This is how you Prevent LODDs! facebook.com/groups/586964705182958/?ref=group_header

@@JB91710 It all comes down to doing your sworn duty to serve and protect those whom you serve. It means that every time you are on a fireground you do what the incident commander tells you to do. A probie learns that from day one. this means your communicate constantly before moving and when you have stopped. this information goes up the chain of command where it is used to make tactical decisions based on the following life over limb, risk benefit, hazard mitigation and life safety. Firefighting is inherently dangerous both responding to a call and how the fireground conditions are at the time the firefighters arrive. Not just where is the fire located and hit it with a hose stream. That is the result of a number of tactical decisions on how best to mount a fire attack with regard to both occupant and firefighter safety and rapidity of fire suppression truck rescue companies make entry and conduct a primary search and ladder the structure. Engine companies establish water supply select hose lines to use and get these hoses layed out and water flowing the goal is to have water flowing within two minutes of arrival at the fire.