10 PHASES

OF
FIRE
OPERATION
REPORTERS:
MANDANE
BARIAS
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.Pre-fire planning
2. Size-up
3.Rescue operation
4. Cover exposure
5.Extinguishing the fire
6.Confining a fire
7.Ventilation
8. Salvaging
9. Overhauling
10.Post fire analysis
1. PRE-FIRE PLANNING to know the
problem which may be encountered and
what to do at the fire ground in case fire
starts in a particular building or area.

a. Gather information about existing

conditions at the vicinity of the building
or which is subject for planning. Area

b. Conducting fire company inspection

 2. SIZING-UP Mental evaluation by the
Ground Commander which enables him to
determine his course of action and to
accomplish his mission.

- To estimate the situation.

Begins after alarm is received.

a. Nature of fire.
b. Tools or equipment available.
c. The action to take (Decision from the Ground
Commander)
d. Wind direction.
3. RESCUE Removal of the
victim/s from endangered area
and bring to the place of safety.

• Looking for victim/s.

• Extrication of victims.
• Bringing victims to safe area.
• Determining the nature of
injury.
• Stabilizing the victim.
• Wrap up (Collect equipment
and accounting of personnel).
• Post incident analysis.
4. COVER EXPOSURE
To prevent the fire into
extending/ spreading to other
uninvolved buildings.

• Placing fire streams direct to

exposed building.
• Placing fire streams
between burning building.
• Entering exposed building
and from windows placing
fire streams directly to
burning building.
5. CONFINEMENT To prevent the
fire from extending to the other
portion of the burning building.
Involves protection of avenues of
extension.
• UPWARD EXTENSION- Most
rapid through stairways,
windows and air ducks.
• SIDEWARD EXTENSION-
Through combustible partitions
and doors.
• DOWNWARD EXTENSION-
Slow thru combustible floors,
stairways, and air ducks.
6. VENTILATION To displace not
smoke, poisonous and toxic gases
from contaminated area and
replacing fresh air from outside.

a. Make an opening (forced

ventilation)
b. Use of fog streams.
c. Always consider the wind
direction.
7. EXTINGUISHMENT To put out the
main body of fire.
DIRECT ATTACK- If fire is limited and
approachable applying a solid directly
to the base of the fire streams.
INDIRECT ATTACK- If the fire
involves a large area and confined by
locating the hottest portion and
applying a stream over hottest portion.
COMBINATION ATTACK-If the whole
building is already involve by the fire
and entry is difficult.
8. SALVAGE To protect properties of value from preventable
damages due to sources other than fire.

• Covering properties endangered of indirect damage. (water or

heat)
• Removing endangered properties.
• Removal of excess water.
FOUR SALVAGE PRACTICES

1. Removal or evacuating of
properties according to its
priority
2. Removal of properties to
avoid fire spread.
3. Protect properties by
arranging covering to avoid
damage.
4. Removal of personal
belonging of the victims for
safe keeping
9. OVERHAULING A fire-fighting term
involving the search for hidden fires and
other indicators of fire, and the
assessment of final extinguishment after
the main body of fire has been knocked
down.

• To prevent the fire from rekindling.

• Looking for remaining source of ignition
such as embers, open flames, sparks
among debris.
• Making the area safe and habitable.
• Gathering physical evidences among
debris.
10. POST FIRE ANALYSIS to
determine and document the
extent to which the fire damage.

Support progressive and

proactive experience and avoid
second- guessing and finger-
pointing after an emergency
response
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