Reading Smoke and Company Operations?

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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

Video Transcript

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.