You are the officer of a fire apparatus responding to a report of a collapsed building. Due to recent weather-related and terrorist-related building collapses, many thoughts race through your head. The safety of your members and other initial responders will fall on your shoulders during the initial portion of the response. How do you deploy personnel and protect them from hazards at the same time? The "rubber band" that runs through your cerebral hard drive may not be prepared for the torque and strain that you may place on it if you don't figure out how to stay on track and organized. In other words, you need a safety plan to help you deploy personnel during the initial phases of the incident. Following are four major components that should be included in any plan when responding to collapsed structures.
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