Fire Suppression

Fire suppression is often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the fire department, but it is just a portion of what a fire department does. However most firefighters will tell you it is the most challenging aspect of the job. Fire suppression includes many categories such as structural, vehicular, brush, and industrial. Each category of fire suppression require hours of training and preparation. Every fire suppression incident is considered an emergency situation that can become very dangerous. All scenes are managed by an incident command system. This system is an organized approach to handling emergency situations. The person in charge, called command, is responsible for every firefighter or EMS personnel on that scene. He/she makes sure the fire is correctly managed and that all personnel are safe while performing their duties.

A fully engulfed garage fire.	Garage fires are especially dangerous because of the numerous amounts of chemicals that can be stored in them.
Firefighters battle a fire at the Christ Temple Apostolic Church located at N. Monroe and E. Broadway in 2000.	Firefighters search for 'hidden' fire and remove debris from this home.
Firefighters ventilate the roof to allow the smoke to escape.	From left to right firefighters Dept. Chief Travis, Lt. Dockus, and Capt. Trnka suppress a fire on Circle Dr.
Lt Dockus prepares to enter a building.	Any suspicious fire is evaluated by MABAS 7 investigation team. Clean up cannot start until they finish their investigation.
Dept. Chief Learned inspecting communication equipment that is held in each command vehicle.	Even the smallest of fires can become large scale incidents.
Vehicle fires can be as dangerous as building fires. Here a firefighter is opening the hood to gain access to the fire.	A closer look at the resulting destruction.
The procedure for fire suppression is the same for buses as it is for cars, just on a slightly larger scale.	A vehicle fire on a slightly larger scale.