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Page 2. LCES. LCES stands for lookout(s), communication(s), escape routes and safety zone(s). These are the same items stressed in the FIRE ORDERS and "Watchout" Situations.

The Structure Fire guide consists of seven steps; confirm the address, describe the number of floors, occupancy, conditions found, water supply, mode of attack, and finally establish command.

They are: Receipt of Alarm. En route Responding to the Alarm. Arrival at the Fire Scene. Inside the Fire Building or Area. Post Control Operations.

A size-up is the continuing assessment of the situation encountered by the emergency responder. This process starts with receiving the notification of an emergency and continues until the situation is mitigated.

To provide guidance for the first-arriving officer on scene, size-up is a process of information gathering as well as evaluation that begins when the call is received. It is a wealth of information for determining the appropriate strategy and tactics for each emergency situation.

An aggressive action to put the fire out by the first resources to arrive, consistent with firefighter and public safety and values to be protected. Source: 2009 Guidance for Implementation Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy and Fire Management Board Memorandum 19-004a.

AFTER HAVING SIZED-UP THE INCIDENT YOU MUST DEVELOP AN ACTIONPLAN THAT PREDICTS WHAT INFORMATION? DEVELOP A PLAN THAT PREDICTS WHERE THE FIRE WILL BE AT CERTAIN TIMES AND OUTLINE WHAT THE FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES THAT ARE "AT SCENE" WILL BE ASSIGNED TO DO.

Type 2 Initial Attack (IA), The U.S. Forest Service has crews that function as a normal Type 2 crews but can form into three or four separate squads of 4 – 6 people capable to initial attack fires separately with a qualified incident commander each.