The officer of the rapid intervention team, or RIT (see "The Rapid Intervention Team Officer, July 1997), should be "in touch" with the behavior of the building and the fire until released from the scene. This will require the officer to physically size up the building often. Even after extinguishment, many firefighters have fallen victim to injury and death during overhaul due to building collapse, injury from tools, falls, and many other causes. Although the RIT officer may be on the opposite