Ready RITs

摘要

One of those functions that truck crews don't actually perform a whole lot but that is frequently assigned to us is rapid intervention. Despite it often being considered the assignment that nobody wants, rapid intervention may be the most important job on the fireground. Here in Indianapolis, we're fortunate enough to have multiple rapid intervention teams (RITs) on the fireground at an early stage. Our initial dispatch to a reported fire receives an engine company assigned as the RIT. When the incident is upgraded to a working fire, or is anticipated to be working based on multiple calls, an additional unit (a truck company) is dispatched as the second RIT.