Searchable vs. Survivable: Educated Decision Making

Thursday, April 23
Room 240-242
CAPCE Credit

This class will cover many topics related to search. It will keep the focus on our primary mission of the fire service-life. With our modern fire environment, time is not a luxury we have, and it is imperative that we have a system in place designed for quick decision making. We will discuss the importance of sizing up the search upon our 360 and using the staffing we have wisely to occupy the spaces where our victims are most likely to be found. This class is about being intelligently aggressive and focusing our efforts on where we can do the greatest good at the moment. Searching is about predictable behavior patterns as well as prioritizing spaces that our victims are most likely to be found. There is no singular mode but rather multiple methods to enhance the survivability for the unprotected occupant. We must break free from the standard approach of this is how we have always done it and concentrate our efforts on what is best for our civilians trapped by fire.

*Eligible for CEH/CAPCE Credit

Speakers
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy, Firefighter - Ann Arbor Fire Department