Seventy percent of successful civilian rescues from structure fires occur when DISPACTHERS determine humans are trapped and relay that information to responding firefighters. Do you know what information firefighters need to help them “make a grab?” Do you have real life tools to rapidly gather that information. A structure fire is an in-progress emergency for firefighters. The information our dispatchers obtain is critical to the success of any fire incident, especially one that entraps civilians. This program will provide real life tools for dispatchers to give every civilian and firefighter the best chance at survival when trapped in a fire.
Learning Objectives:
At the culmination of this session, participants will be able to define the acronym SIGNAL and know when it should be applied while call taking for a structure fire.
At the culmination of this session, participants will be able to identify the behaviors of humans who area trapped in a fire and how that information impacts firefighters during their search operations.
At the culmination of this session, participants will be able to identify the the terminology used to describe locations on the fireground to expedite access to trapped persons.
