Size-up & Fire Extinguishment Tactics (SAFE-T)

The Size-up & Fire Extinguishment Tactics presentation focuses on the initial arriving Company Officer (mobile IC#1) performing a standard size up to determine the overall strategy, IAP, and to identify the most effective and safest position(s) to control the fire from. The presentation will focus on:

• Fire science
• Modern-day fire dynamics
• Fuel packages and heat release rates
• Capabilities and limitations of structural PPE and allied equipment
• Customer survivability profiles
• 360’s using a TIC
• Ventilation profiles
• Identifying flow paths and flow path management
• Tactical NON-ventilation
• Safe and effective fire control positioning
• Search and rescue guidelines
• Post fire control ventilation tactics

Presentation Length: 3 to 4 hours
Target Audience: Firefighters, Company Officers and Command Officers

Instructor: John Brunacini
Captain (Retired), Phoenix Fire Department
Co-Author, Blue Card Command