County commissioners Jim Carmichael, Ann Obrecht and Scott Wiggam were meeting Wednesday with Joe Villegas, director of the Emergency Management Agency who spearheaded the grant application, and he happened to mention fire departments were in the process of being notified about receiving the grant, which will help offset the costs of purchasing new, more expensive radios, as the county transitions to the state’s Multi-Agency Radio Communications System.…
Candidate Weber displayed a sense of nervousness while initially briefing his fire team. He stumbled over his words at the onset of his brief. SNC used phases such as, “I would like…” when giving orders which showed a lack of confidence. Prior to planning he did not take to time to recon the surroundings. Upon execution, SNC’s ability to lead and confidence strengthened he appeared much more clam. He positioned himself well around the fire team to ensure orders were received accurately. This also enabled him to monitor the security and progress of the task. SNC’s was penalized 60 seconds as a result of a team member touching a red area. SNC remained focused and he quickly revised his plan to remedy the situation and keep pushing. Candidate…
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Candidate Spencer took the time to develop a plan and write his order prior to briefing. SNC briefed an extremely detailed five paragraph order, including an exhaustive Execution paragraph, and accurate information from higher’s warning order and fragmentary order. However, SNC spent 80% of his time prepping and briefing his order, showing an inability to effectively manage his time. Once SNC began executing the mission, he did not compensate for the time spent on his order, and his sense of urgency was lacking. SNC had a low frequency of verbal and non-verbal communication with his team and thus had some difficulty maintaining awareness and control of his team member’s movements. Upon consolidation, SNC controlled his security well, assigning…
Candidate Miller struggled to deliver a five paragraph order that was in accordance with the OSMEAC format. Although SNC was able to brief some of the information he received from the instructor, he only mentioned "mission" and "signal" before briefing the sub-paragraphs. Additionally, SNC delivered the order with choppy, mumbled phrases and utilized excessive filler words. Candidate Miller displayed minimal confidence, and although he briefed a scheme of maneuver prior to execution, it was clear that he was making it up as he briefed. The tasks he gave to his fire team also lacked clarity and gave the impression they had not been thought through. During the execution, SNC used phrases that displayed lack of assertiveness such as "we should…
As C3CEN’s Fire Extinguisher Custodian, ET2 Sturges maintains the readiness of 60 fire extinguishers, improving command safety by submitting and monitoring multiple work tickets for extinguishers that were either out of code or needed adding for new campus spaces such as the staging facility.…
Candidate Dorney displayed a great amount of confidence throughout the entire evolution. He started off by getting accountability of his fire team. He spoke clearly and made constant eye contact with each member of his fire team as he briefed the five paragraph order. SNC requested a situation report from each fire team member. He stressed that time was of the essence. SNC gave the fire team specifics on how they would execute. He kept constant communication with the security and made sure there was no site of the enemy. SNC moved quickly and made his fire team move quickly as well. At the point of friction, there was no hesitation to devise a new plan and SNC ensured each member was aware of the change in plans. The fire team did…
SNC conducted a five paragraph order that was incomplete. SNC addressed all paragraphs of the five paragraph order with the exception of the Command and Signal paragraph. A subordinate prompted SNC to brief the Command and Signal portion of the order. SNC also did not task any of his fire team to get the magnetic azimuth. Despite having an incomplete five paragraph order, SNC did brief the order with confidence, using an aggressive voice which demonstrated a clear understanding of the mission. SNC developed an initial plan prior to starting the execution. SNC struggled with inter-team communications during the execution of the mission, which caused the fire team to step off in the wrong direction. The fire team got lost and had to be instructed…
SNC began the brief with Situation containing elements from Orientation and Execution added in. During the execution SNC gave specific individuals tasks based upon their capabilities as well as covering how each of the tasks would build upon one another ultimately leading to mission accomplishment. SNC is able to speak in a manner with authority while maintaining confidence and remaining calm. SNC recognized right away that he had chosen the incorrect plank to begin the execution and made the change immediately. When one of the FT members was timed out for 60 seconds, SNC did not hesitate to continue on without his assistance. SNC placed himself directly into the friction making decisions and executing right along with his FT members. After…
Candidate Flack displayed solid command presence as he appeared comfortable by giving a clear and concise brief that included detailed orders to his team. His tone was filled with enthusiasm and excitement by speaking loud throughout the exection, in combination with constant use of hand/arm signals. Candidate Flack had his team moving at a good pace during movement toward the objective; however, he was not keeping a good eye on the location of his team members. Candidate Flack heard the sound of the enemy coming from the right of his team and changed their formation while changing their direction of movement toward the sound of the enemy. Upon receiving fire from the enemy, the ADDRAC was announced and he directed buddy rushing. Initially…
There are multiple agencies that can work with fire investigators. Each of these can either help with preservation of life, collection of evidence and finding the cause of the fire as well as helping fix any damage made and try to prevent it. Each of the agencies that will be mentioned help out with these.…
What started as a small spark , possibly in a barn, ignited one of the most destructive and largest catastrophes, in Chicago’s history. The Great Chicago fire of 1871 is still a mystery. MAny have speculated, pointed fingers, and taken blame for the devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of acres, took many lives, and charred the Windy City to ashes. The truths to what really happened on that late night on the eighth of October may never be unravelled. Many do however feel that the evidence suggests that it was an accidental or a freak of nature and environmental conditions fueled the fire into rage letting it get out of control. The raging fire of almost 145 years ago still has scientists baffled, and remains a mystery today.…
SNC gave a well versed brief, maintaining eye contact and command presence with his FT. SNC had decided on an initial plan, communicated it to the FT and they acted on his command. Once they began executing, SNC lost any sense of command presence. SNC never passed any visual or vocal commands and not once did he look around at his FT members to assess their status. When the navigator took it upon himself to stop and recheck the azimuth, SNC did not pass any commands or set his FT into any kind of security posture. Once contact with the enemy took place, SNC did step back into the leadership role giving clear commands. There was a long pause in the rushing process so that SNC could reload, but this will only get better with additional…
Candidate Tseng was very confident during his brief. SNC included all elements required of the 5 paragraph order. SNC's initial plan did not include key elements required to accomplish the mission. The plan stopped short of mission accomplishment and did not include actions upon the objective. During the execution phase, SNC lost control of his fire team. The fire team began to move in an opposite direction and SNC made no attempt to correct or orient them in the appropriate direction. As a result, the fire team deviated from their correct azimuth 20 degrees. SNC's fire team was halted by the evaluator and SNC was instructed to orient his fire team in the correct direction. SNC became overwhelmed and was unable to make a decision or…
I have chosen to write my paper on a fire that occurred on February 4th, 2007 and was initially reported at 0934 in a small town in Pennsylvania. The weather at the time of the incident included a high temperature of fourteen degrees, with a low of three degrees. Winds were between ten and twenty miles per hour and there were gusts up to thirty miles per hour. This fire killed one firefighter a 27 year old male with approximately thirteen total years experience twelve and a half of those being volunteer, it also injured another firefighter, a 38 year old male with a total of eighteen years of experience. A canopy collapsed upon the two of them trapping them under the debris. Initially two Engines and one command vehicle were dispatched to the fire. A total of five firefighters and one chief were initially on scene. Upon arrival the dispatch center was notified to request mutual aid RIT team and to initiate a recall of the departments off duty firefighters. The first to arrive was the departments own TS-2 vehicle with an additional 4 off-duty firefighters. The mutual aid RIT team arrives just as the canopy collapses trapping two firefighters. The RIT team consisted of four additional firefighters. Later a helicopter and two ambulances were requested.…