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Rapid Intervention Team Checklist
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- Building Dimensions (length x width x height)
- Building Occupancy
- Building Construction Type
- Wood frame
- Ordinary
- Fire resistive
- Heavy Timber
- Noncombustible
- Placement of windows, doors, fire escapes, porches, and so on.
- Potential danger of high security doors, barred windows, building modifications.
Tactics
- Offensive, defensive, defensive-to-offensive (transitional)
- Command operations
- Check tactics sheet or board
- Check accountability
- Communication/Incident Commanders
- Ladder and truck operations
- Fire ground time vs. progress
Equipment
- Acquire and stage equipment
| Required Equipment |
Suggested Equipment |
| Full PPE, SCBA donned and face pieces ready to be donned |
Additional radios
Portable head lamps |
| RIT Bag |
Portable fire extinguishers |
| Hose line and secondary water supply
(evaluate availability, secure own line) |
Specialty nozzles such as piercing nozzles and/or distributor nozzles |
| 2 Portable Radios (include 1 for victim) |
Ground ladders
Saws – wood, concrete, metal |
| Flathead axe and Halligan tool |
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| 150’ guide rope |
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| Thermal Imaging Camera |
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| Additional SCBA |
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Other Considerations
- Check with Rehab Officer on condition of firefighters
- Check with Safety Officer to compare information
- Relocate or add another RIT; request specialized resources to support RIT
- Potential collapse and collapse area
- EMS for the RIT
