Another good Strategy & Tactics Video of Chicago FD at work

Chicago 3-11 Fire 5617 Belmont with Radio Traffic

Looks like a surround and drown for this incident.  Thrift store,  TL 58, snorkel 2, numerous handlines October 18, 2009, SRResquire Video

Strategic Priorities: What’s taking place here? What would you do?

• Life Safety – Rescue of those savable victims and keeping firefighters from harm.
• Incident Stabilization – Stopping the forward progress of the fire.
• Property / Environmental Conservation – Loss control efforts aimed at preventing further damage to property, people or the environment.

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Chicago Fire Department responded to a fully-involved fire at 5617 West Belmont Avenue about 8:45 p.m. Firefighters carefully entered the building immediately after arrival, but at about 9:15 p.m., firefighters were ordered out of the building on radio and with the blast of fire engine air horns, which signals firefighters to evacuate a building.

Remember your Size-Up: The process of gaining information about the structure, fire severity, exposures, life hazards and the impact of weather and available resources.