PREINCIDENT PLANNING

Bureau of Fire Protection-

Special Rescue Unit

Fire Officers’ Examination (FOE)

Review
30 January 2013

BASED ON NFPA 1001 STANDARD

 Introduction
Introduction

Preincident Planning – is a process of

obtaining information about a building or a
property and storing the information in a
system so that it can be retrieved quickly
for future references;
PREINCIDENT
Introduction
PLAN MUST
BE:

Can be easily and quickly retrieved for future
references;

Performed under the direction of an officer;

Should be available to all units that would
respond to an incident at that location;

Intended to help IC make informed decisions
when an emergency incident occurs at the
location
PREINCIDENT
Introduction
PLAN MUST
BE:

Intended to help IC make informed decisions
when an emergency incident occurs at the
location;

Can be used in training activities to help fire
fighters become familiar with the properties
within their jurisdiction;

Objective is to make valuable information
available quickly during an emergency
incident;
Target Hazards

Bulk Oil facilities and refineries

High-rise buildings

Hospitals

Hotels and Rooming Houses

Large apartment buildings

Lumberyards

Manufacturing plants

Nursing Homes and assisted living facilities

Public Assembly Occupancies
Target Hazards

Schools

Shopping Centers

Storage Structures for Hazardous Materials

Warehouses
Life Safety Hazards

Hospitals

Nursing Facilities

Assisted-living facilities

Large apartment buildings

Hotels and rooming houses

Schools

Public Assembly Occupancies
Developing a Preincident
Plan

Gathered thru Preincident survey;

Conducted by one of the crew supervised by an
officer in an area within their responsibility;
Information Gathered
During Preincident Survey
Building Location General Fire Fighting Concerns
Apparatus access to exterior of the Building Exit Plan and Locations
building
Access points to the interior of the Stairway locations
building
Hydrant locations and/or alternative Elevator locations and emergency
water supply controls
Size of the building Built-in fire protection system
Type of Building Construction Fire alarm systems
Building use Utility shut off locations
Type of Occupancy Ventilation locations
Floor Plan Presence of HAZMAT
Life Hazards Type of Incident Expected
Uses of Preincident Plan:

Preincident Planning for Response and

Access:
- Identify the most efficient route for the apparatus
to take to the fire building and note an alternate route
if the time of the day and local traffic patterns might
be affect the primary route;

Preincident Planning for Scene Size Up:
- Essential in the evaluation and observation of
factors that are used in the tactics of fire suppression;
Considerations:

Modern High-rise Buildings:
- Fire protection systems must be maintained
properly to be effective;

Assembly Occupancies:
- present the possibility that large numbers of
people could become involved in an emergency
incident;

Healthcare Facilities:
- Require special preincident planning; “defend in
place” philosophy for non-ambulatory patients and
utilization of horizontal evacuation;
Considerations:

Residential Occupancies:
- Are usually prepared for multifamily
residential properties;

- Must include information about:

- Detailed Floor Plan
- Location of sleeping areas
- Information about any PWD occupant
- Escape routes
- Fire hydrant or water source location
Considerations:

Detention and Correctional Facilities:

Plan must consider the problems involved in
removing the inmates from a dangerous
situation while protecting the fire fighters
from angry or frightened prisoners ;

Special Hazards

HAZMAT;

Confined Spaces;
Special Hazards:

Detention and Correctional Facilities:
- Plan must consider the problems involved in
removing the inmates from a dangerous
situation while protecting the fire fighters
from angry or frightened prisoners ;