A program for Incident Safety Officers who have completed FDSOA ISO training!
Using key information gained from reading the 5 Critical Factors, strategies and tactics can be formulated and put into action to ensure both effective and safe emergency response operations.
Class Information
Course Outline
- Section 1 – Intro
- Section 2 – “Reading Risk”
- Section 3 – “Reading Buildings”
- Section 4 – “Reading Smoke”
- Section 5 – “Reading Hazardous Energy”
- Section 6 – “Reading Firefighters”
- Section 7 – “Sets & Reps”
Building on the outstanding training programs developed by Dave Dodson, The 5 Reads is a class developed by the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) for Company Officers, Incident Safety Officers, and Chief Officers where they can learn to take their ability to Read the 5 Critical Factors at any emergency response to the next level. The class will review and emphasize the significance of The 5 Reads which include:
- Risk: Identification, Evaluation, Prioritization, Mitigation, and Monitoring
- Buildings: Type, Era, Use, Size, Related Hazards and Predicting Collapse
- Smoke: Volume, Velocity, Density, Color, Influencing Factors, and Predicting Fire Behavior
- Hazardous Energy: Thermal, Mechanical, Wind, Chemical, Electrical, Water
Firefighters: Capabilities, Mental and Physical Status
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