Safety warning
Safety Officer to Incident Commander: Crews committed without an established inner cordon. Establish inner cordon immediately to secure hazard zone.
Safety warning
Safety Officer to Incident Commander: Mode changed to DEFENSIVE but crews remain inside Alfa sector. Immediate evacuation roll-call required!
Safety warning
Flashover with BA crews committed
Scene update
BA crews committed into a compartment that has flashed over — crews driven out, casualties likely.
Given T+15 Result T+20 Offensive — commit BA crews inside
Commit ba crew
Safety warning
Safety Officer to Incident Commander: Crews committed without an established inner cordon. Establish inner cordon immediately to secure hazard zone.
Safety warning
Safety Officer to Incident Commander: Mode changed to DEFENSIVE but crews remain inside Alfa sector. Immediate evacuation roll-call required!
Hazard update
Command Support: the main-scheme radio channel has failed — no contact with Fire Control. Messages to and from Control will be delayed.
Reliability · low T+15 Persons reported
Fire Control: a further call about this address — a passer-by says someone is still inside — the ground-floor back room.
Safety warning
Flashover with BA crews committed
Scene update
BA crews committed into a compartment that has flashed over — crews driven out, casualties likely.
Given T+10 Result T+15 Offensive — commit BA crews inside
Assess conditions for an internal BA attack
Information
Police Bronze to Fire Incident Commander: We have set a 50m cordon on Side Alpha. A crowd of approximately 40 onlookers is pressing forward on Side Bravo. Do you require us to extend the safety perimeter?
Scene update
Surround and drown — holding the fire from outside as the property burns.
Given T+5 Result T+10 Defensive — external water only
Establish a water supply and begin an external attack through the rear window.
Resource update
PPV fan on scene with the second pump — positive pressure ventilation now available.
Resource update
Pump 2 in attendance — another crew and a further jet available.
Information
Mrs Stephens: What's going on here then?
New information from the 360
360 complete. Fire: a fire that has flashed over, heavy dark smoke, no water on it yet. Smoke and fire venting from the building. Now open to view: Back Garden, Back Garden 2.
Scene update
360 under way — the commander walks the building and reads every elevation before committing anyone.
Given T+0 Result T+5 Hold / monitor
Carry out a 360
Information
Mrs Jones: I live here, I had to get out quickly but my dog is still inside. There is no one else in the house, I think I left my hair straighteners on in the bedroom.
Scene update
Initial size-up: fully developed fire, dark smoke. You have command.
Mobilising message
Fire Control mobilising. Building fire — well alight, making up. Location: Brackla, Bridgend. Caller reports: well alight, flames showing. 2 pumps mobilised. Further information: all occupants believed out. You are responding — take command on arrival.
