Second and Third Due Engine Ops Tabletop Discussion

1. Identify the following:

a. First, Second, and Third Engines arriving at a structure fire and their responsibilities

b. The role of the Tanker

b.i. Water Supply

b.ii. Fire Ground

c. Discuss the Squad – placement/resources available

2. First Due Engine:

a. What are the Initial Engine’s responsibilities? Lay In? Hand Jack?

b. Establish command

c. Assign tactical channels (operations channel *GOLD*) (water supply *YELLOW*)

d. Booster Tank – 750 Gallons initially, 1500 on the Tanker

3. Tanker:

a. What do Tankers do?

b. Proceed to the scene (nurse)?

c. Stage (set up water supply/fold-a-tank)?

d. Reverse Lay?

4. 2nd arriving Engine:

a. What is the job of the 2nd arriving Engine? (supply Engine)

b. Where do you stage?

c. How do you supply the initial Engine Company?

d. How should you position?

5. 3rd arriving Engine:

a. What are their responsibilities since we already have two engines on scene? b. Where do you stage?

c. Who do you supply?

d. How do you supply them?

e. How do you position?

f. Why are they important?

6. Tabletop Scenario / Map Discussion

7. Scenarios:

a. Initial Engine Lays LDH hose from hydrant or end of driveway

b. Initial Engine fails to lay in

c. First arriving Tanker responsibilities

c.i. Nurse directly to the Engine?

c.ii. Stay back and don’t get committed to the scene?

d. Different arrival scenarios

d.i. Arrival – Engine, Tanker, Engine, Tanker, Engine, Squad

d.ii. Arrival – Engine, Engine, Tanker, Engine, Tanker, Squad

d.iii. Arrival – Engine, Tanker, Squad, Engine, Engine, Tanker

d.iv. Arrival – Engine, Engine, Tanker, Tanker, Engine, Squad

8. Discuss mutual aid issues (Cooper County, Randolph County, CFD, Millersburg, etc.)

9. Discuss driving tankers from fill sites to dump sites and back