Taking action at any fire department operation without first gathering adequate information can be worse than taking no action at all. This is definitely the…
There should always be a functioning Level I Staging Area even if there are not enough firefighters to place in staging. Roger Lunt has details on how to establish this area and who should manage it.
The fireground is hectic and somewhat confusing at best. Setting up a staging area is one solution to managing apparatus and manpower during firefighting operations. Unlike a command post, where the primary command functions are executed by the incident commander, a staging area is where apparatus and personnel report for their respective assignments.
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