UNIT/ADDRESS"[Dispatch], [Unit] is on scene at [address]."
BUILDINGSize · Construction type · Occupancy type
CONDITIONSPercent involved · Smoke/fire description · Location
OCCUPANTSInvestigating / Confirmed victims / Clear
WATERHydrant at X / Tanker requested / Drafting
ACTIONOffensive / Defensive / Investigation
COMMAND"[Unit] will be [IC title / Command name]."
RESOURCESAdditional resources needed / not needed at this time
📡 EXAMPLE
"Dispatch, Engine 7 on scene at 123 Main Street. We have a 1-story, wood-frame single-family, approximately 30% involved with heavy smoke and fire showing from the Alpha-Bravo corner. One occupant reported outside, condition unknown. Engine 7 is going offensive — hydrant at Alpha side, 50 feet. Requesting second alarm. Engine 7 will be Main Street Command."
⚡ 30-SEC SIZE-UP CHECKLIST
Construction — wood frame? Tilt-up? CBS? Truss roof?
Occupancy — residential or commercial? Occupied?
Life Hazard — anyone visible? Bystanders pointing?
Location & Extent — where is fire? How much involved?
Water Supply — hydrant in view? Where is it?
Exposures — what's next to it? How close? Combustible?
Wind — which way? Does it drive fire toward exposures?
Entry Points — where can crews go in? Where will fire push?
▶Fire confined to room or floor of origin
▶Structure is sound — no signs of collapse
▶Life hazard confirmed — viable rescue possible
▶Water supply adequate and established
▶Resources on scene and ready
▶Elapsed burn time short (<10 min residential)
▶Fire load is low to moderate
▶Structural collapse imminent or has occurred
▶Fire involves >50% of structure on arrival
▶Lightweight truss construction involved
▶Tilt-up concrete walls with roof involvement
▶Insufficient resources for safe interior attack
▶No life hazard or rescue is not viable
▶Known hazardous materials in structure
