Fire Scene StudioFire Scene Studio

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.

2 recorded decisions · T+10 final minute

What went well

  • Good call — monitor at T+0 (“Perform a 360 of the property”).
  • Every judged decision (1) matched the conditions.

What to develop

  • Questionable — offensive internal at T+5 (“Establish a water supply, commit a BA crew inside to begin an internal attack and begin an external attack from the rear of the property through the window.”) for the conditions at the time.
  • Safety-critical — Backdraft with BA crews committed (T+10).
  • Backdraft with BA crews committed — a safety-critical failure.
  • A casualty on the first floor was never found (unconscious).
  • Property partially saved (damage 11).