Exercise debrief
The Willows — Rear Bedroom Fire
Read the incident one section at a time. Your recorded decisions and full review remain available.
Summary
The incident got away — but there’s plenty to take forward.
3 recorded decisions · T+15 final minute
What went well
- Good call — monitor at T+0 (“Establish an inner cordon at the front garden wall”).
- Good call — defensive external at T+10 (“Withdraw the BA crews and go defensive, external attack with two jets from the front”).
- Sent a strong METHANE / informative message (7/7 sections).
What to develop
- Questionable — offensive internal at T+5 (“Commit a BA team to the upstairs rear bedroom”) for the conditions at the time.
- Safety-critical — Flashover with BA crews committed (T+10).
- Ended by the assessor — Flashover with BA crews committed, a safety-critical failure.
- Property partially saved (damage 18).