Fire Training Exercise

Timeline

1. 8:07pm
   Rockford FD dispatched for a tractor-trailer on fire and rolled over at 200 block of Industrial Drive
2. 8:08pm
   Rockford Engine 8605 responding
3. 8:08pm
   Rockford FD on scene; tractor-trailer fully involved in fire and rolled over at the industrial park
4. 8:40pm
   Rockford FD dispatched to a trailer with a mini excavator on fire at 200 block of Industrial Drive
5. 8:41pm
   Rockford Medic 1 on scene; mini excavator fully involved with exposure structures threatened
6. 8:41pm
   Hydrant available on north side of the building for water supply
7. 8:43pm
   Exposures are catching fire
8. 8:44pm
   FD has water on the fire; requesting Department of Public Works to assist with a new water dump site
9. 8:45pm
   Dispatch acknowledges water is on the fire and Department of Public Works has been contacted
10. 9:14pm
    Rockford Fire dispatched with automatic aid from Cannon, Courtland, Algoma, and Plainfield for a commercial building fire at Rockford Public Services, 200 block of Industrial Drive
11. 9:15pm
    Rockford Fire conducting 360 walkround of the building; first engine staging at northwest corner (Alpha-Delta)
12. 9:15pm
    Command establishing accountability at Delta corner; crews preparing to stretch a 200-foot 3/4-inch hose line to the Delta door for fire attack.
13. 9:16pm
    Engine 20 stretching a wide-diameter hose line to attack the fire
14. 9:16pm
    Engine 21 establishing water supply to Engine 20; Ladder 41 assigned to fire attack group
15. 9:18pm
    Command assigning Engine 21 as search group once water supply established; Plainfield Engine 1 as rapid intervention group (rescue standby for firefighter emergencies)
16. 9:19pm
    Engine 21 has water supply established; search group assignment activated and reporting to command with accountability information
17. 9:19pm
    Command assigns Cannon to establish water supply at Bravo-Charlie corner (left-rear); Courtland and Plainfield to form 5-person rapid intervention crew
18. 9:20pm
    Cannon has water supply established at Bravo-Charlie corner for firefighting operations
19. 9:20pm
    Command switching to Channel 22; all crews positioned and ready to advance
20. 9:20pm
    Crews positioned and ready; ladder teams beginning belting operations to contain or control the fire
21. 9:21pm
    Command directing crews to investigate the front (Alpha) side of the structure
22. 9:22pm
    Fire attack and search crews entering through the front right (Delta-Alpha) entry point
23. 9:22pm
    Search crews establishing a left-hand search pattern through the building
24. 9:22pm
    Incident commander requesting a second alarm for additional resources
25. 9:23pm
    Crews reporting heavy smoke near an open door; preparing to ventilate
26. 9:24pm
    Command directing crews to yellow status and begin exit from scene
27. 9:24pm
    Command assigning Cannon Car 1 as Bravo Division supervisor
28. 9:24pm
    Search crews completed the first part of building, advancing to the second area
29. 9:24pm
    Search crews moving from first to second section of the building
30. 9:24pm
    Fire attack group has water on the fire; air supply at white/yellow levels; backing out but leaving hose line in place
31. 9:25pm
    Thorne Apple Medic 52 reporting to dispatch
32. 9:25pm
    Thorne Apple Medic 52 pausing transport due to vehicle problems; another unit from their station en route to take over patient transport
33. 9:26pm
    Command requesting ventilation group approval to begin roof/attic ventilation operations on the structure
34. 9:26pm
    Search group reports building search found no fire, search and rescue group ready to exit via office side; ventilation operations authorized to proceed
35. 9:26pm
    Search of building negative for fire; ventilation beginning as crews exit via office side
36. 9:26pm
    Third group reports all personnel accounted for in the building; PAR (personnel accountability report) is three.
37. 9:26pm
    Search group exiting the building; command terminating the exercise
38. 9:29pm
    Engine 8605 clear and available; command terminates the exercise
39. 9:37pm
    Engine 8605 clear and available (21:36)