THE COMMAND SEQUENCE

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THECOMMANDSEQUENCE
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Managing CompanyTactical Operations
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• Successful incident management.
• Includes basic knowledge contained in Preparation
  course.

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Decisionmaking

• Module 1--The Command Sequence
• Module 2--Sizeup
• Module 3--Developing an Action Plan
• Module 4--Implementing the Action Plan
• Modules 1 through 4 provide the strategy and
  tactics portion of successful scene management.

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Management System The Incident Command System
(ICS)

• Sound management practices applied to the
  incident.
• Module 5--Introduction to the Incident Command
  System.

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Experience and Practice

• Learn from your experience and others.
• Learn from mistakes.
• Build on successes.
• Training needs to be ongoing.
• Practice the way you would like to perform at
  "the real thing."

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Decisionmaking Course

• Designed to assist the first-arriving officer in
  making good decisions based on sound strategy and
  tactics.
• Provides a step-by-step guide to developing and
  implementing an action plan.
• Provides the basic tools to effectively manage
  initial response resources.

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Target Audience

• CO's
• Firefighters who may have responsibility for role
  as acting CO.

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Target Hazards

• All activities and scenarios used in this course
  will be "structure fires."
• This course will concentrate on buildings and
  occupancies that are normally of 3 or less
  stories.

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Student Manual

• Note-taking guide.
• Text.
• Activity supported material.

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Resources for Activities

• Option A Use of all resources (type and
  staffing levels) that are available to the
  students on a regional basis.
• Option B Develop a consensus set of resources.

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OBJECTIVES
Module 1Overview
Need for a LogicalThoughtProcess
Identify the need to follow a logical thought
process for decisionmaking and action planning.
Identify the three parts of the command sequence.
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OBJECTIVES
Module 1Overview
Overview of the CommandSequence
Identify the outcomes that follow from each of
the three steps of the command sequence.
Identify the three incident priorities and the
order in which they must be accomplished.
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NEED FOR ALOGICALTHOUGHT PROCESS
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What decisionmaking process do you go through
from the time of dispatch through making initial
decisions on the incident scene?

• Some of the more frequently used methods include
• Scream and panic.
• Moth to flame.
• Stand and stare.
• Transfer command.

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Small Group Activity 1.1Need for a
LogicalThought Process
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The Emergency Scene Can be Confusing

• High demand to take immediate action.
• Limited resources on arrival.
• Many decisions to be made with minimal
  information.
• Radio traffic at its peak.

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Proactive versus Reactive

• Every incident has a leader.
• The incident.
• The IC.

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Dangers ofBeing Reactive

• Safety jeopardized.
• Problems not identified.
• Inefficient use of resources.
• Increases damage.

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Points to Remember

• We respond to other people's mistakes.
• Don't compound mistakes.
• We only have one chance to do it right.

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How to Stay Proactive

• Use a logical thought process at every incident.
• Take time to gather your thoughts.
• GYST Gather YourSelf Together

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Incident Priorities

• Life safety, incident stabilization, and property
  conservation.
• Incident priorities declare the mission of the
  fire department.

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Incident Priorities

• All incident activities are centered on the
  incident priorities and they form the basis of
  the command sequence.
• When asked what their mission is, firefighters
  usually respond that it is to save lives and
  property.

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Priority OneLife Safety

• Our primary mission is the protection of life.
• Activities should be directed at minimizing risk
  of death or injury.
• Life safety is always the first consideration.

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Priority Two--Incident Stabilization

• Goal is to limit the amount of damage or spread
  of an incident after operations have started.
• Don't put personnel at undue risk in an effort to
  stabilize the incident.

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Priority Three--Property Conservation

• Goal is to limit or reduce the amount of loss or
  spread of an incident.
• Can have a positive impact on community.
• Efforts can start with initial actions and go
  throughout the incident.

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What steps can fire department personnel take
during initial actions to conserve property?
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COMMAND SEQUENCE
THINK
SIZEUP
INCIDENT PRIORITIES (mission)
PROBLEM ID
ACTION PLAN
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COMMAND SEQUENCE
THINK
SIZEUP
INCIDENT PRIORITIES (mission)
TASKS
PROBLEM ID
ACTION PLAN
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Conditions Alarm at 0245 hours. Fire on floor
1 of a 2-story single-family dwelling of
wood-frame construction. Victim reported on 2nd
floor.
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Problems Rescue of possible victim(s), fire on
1st floor, and spread of heat, smoke, and fire to
2nd floor, additional damage to structure.
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• Initial Strategy
• Rescue victim on 2nd floor and conduct primary
  search.

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• Tactics
• Primary search entire dwelling.
• Evacuate occupants.
• Protect means of egress from 2nd floor.
• Horizontal ventilation.

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• Conduct right-hand search on 2nd floor.
• Do primary search of 1st floor.
• Advance 1-3/4" handline between fire and
  stairway.
• Provide 1-3/4" protective line for search crew.

• Provide positive horizontal ventilation
  on 1st and 2nd floors.
• Place ladder to 2nd floor window away from fire
  for secondary means of egress.

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The command sequence is a guide to action planning

• Makes you think before you act.
• Helps keep IC in proactive mode.
• Assures that important considerations are not
  overlooked.

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Must be used at every incident

• Becomes a matter of habit.
• Most incidents are not complex, this allows you
  to learn without heavy stress.

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Must be used at every incident

• Under stress you will perform as you practice.
• Once learned, decisionmaking is easier when you
  have the "big one."

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Summary

• The CO needs to follow a logical thought process
  at every incident to assure that incident
  decisions result in an effective action plan and
  promote safety of personnel.

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Summary

• The command sequence is a three step thought
  process.
• Each step has a specific desired outcome.
• The entire process is based on the mission as
  defined by the incident priorities.