ROCKLEIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT

Borough Of Rockleigh

26 Rockleigh Road

Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647

“Protecting Rockleigh Borough since 1932"

SOP 8:  BRUSH AND WOODLAND FIRES

A. MINIPUMPER R-1 SHALL BE THE FIRST DUE ENGINE at all brush or woodland fires and has the following responsibilities:

1. Locate up-wind, down-hill, and not closer than 75 feet to the burning area.

2. Size-up: Assess the situation and initiate the Incident Command System. Advise responding companies of conditions and locate incoming apparatus to best advantage.

3. Specific Tasks:

a. Advance first (left-side) 1½-inch preconnect attack line, equipped with SCBA, to involved area. Use of AFFF (foam) is sometimes recommended.

b. Advance second 1½-inch preconnect attack line, equipped with and using SCBA, to protect exposures.

c. Confine fire and, if possible, extinguish fire.

d. Function as Command Post.

 

B. The SECOND DUE ENGINE (MAXIPUMPER R-2 or R-3) to arrive on the fire scene shall have the following responsibilities:

1. Stage at the nearest hydrant and prepare to lay-in a 5-inch supply line to the scene.

2. Lay-In the primary: 5-inch supply line from the nearest hydrant; position by R-1 (unless ordered otherwise).

3. Specific Engine Company Tasks:

a. Supply water to R-1 by a 3-inch line.

b. Advance a 3-inch line with a 2½"-1½" gated wye reducer as far as possible toward the burning area. Couple 1½-inch or 2-inch attack lines to the gated wye.

b. Advance 1½-inch or 2-inch attack line(s) as needed, equipped with and using SCBA.

c. Protect threatened structures, as a priority.

d. Provide brush teams of one (1) officer with a radio and three (3) firefighters carrying among them the following tools:

(1) Indian Tanks of water

(2) an ax or chain saw

(3) a shovel

(4) a rake or broom.

C. The SECOND DUE ENGINE (MAXIPUMPER R-2 or R-3) to arrive on the fire scene shall stand by until needed or position to protect a threatened structure.

D. WOODLAND WILDFIRE: Call sufficient mutual aid pumpers to assign one unit to each threatened dwelling.