Doesnt the 2 in 2 out rule make things worse? In the initial fire attack - if you have 5 or 6 people - typically 2 go inside the bld with a hoseline - 2 stay outside as the RIT - 1 runs the pump - 1 is IC.
So - instead of 3 attack lines being run with 2 people each - you have 1 attack line in operation. This evolution is operating at 33% efficiency. (Or maybe 50% efficiency if you think that 6 people can only run 2 attack lines). Does anyone think that the fire burns slower and less poisonously because the FD is operating at 33% efficiency? (I am not talking about a 5 story walkup in Manhattan - I am talking about a typical USA house fire - a 1 or 2 story bld) It seems that the 2 in 2 out policy actually makes firefighting more dangerous - not less dangerous. Actually - the number of firefighters who die inside structure fires is very low - maybe 10 per year in the USA - it is probably tough to judge the 2 in 2 out rule in a meaningful way) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
