Fireground experience
Fire department operations
Three decades inside a major metropolitan fire department — applied to evaluating response, tactics and command.
When questions arise about how a fire was fought, an inside understanding of fire department operations is essential. We review response, suppression tactics and incident command decisions, and how they affected the fire scene and its evidence.
Incident command
- Command structure
- Multi-agency response
- Large-scale incidents
Suppression
- Tactics & ventilation
- Effects on fire patterns
- Overhaul & scene alteration
Training
- Investigator training
- Report writing
- Best practices
Coordination
- Police bomb & arson units
- State fire marshal K-9
- Federal agencies (ATF)
Need answers after a fire?
Time matters. Scenes change. Talk to an experienced investigator today.