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Monroe Fire Department

1810 Martin Luther King Blvd

Monroe, LA

(318)329-2474

Jimmie R. Bryant, Fire Chief

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Monroe Fire Department

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International Association of Firefighters

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Emergency Medical Technicians

National Fire Fighter

Near-Miss Reporting System

Arrival

The first arriving Monroe Fire Department unit, whether an engine company or District Chief,  will alert the other units by way of radio traffic to the description of the scene.  This usually describes the structure and the amount of fire and smoke that can be observed.  He or she will also establish a command structure, patterned after the National Incident Command System (NIMS).  If the initial unit on the scene is not the District Chief, then command is usually transferred to the District Chief upon his or her arrival.

Upon arrival at the structure, if fire or smoke is observed by the Company Officer on the engine company, he or she will order a connection of the 4” supply hose on the apparatus to the closest fire hydrant.  This connection is made by the designated “plug man” which is usually the youngest person in seniority on the unit.  This connection usually gives an adequate water supply to fight a small to medium sized structure fire.

Fire Suppression—The Life Cycle of a Structure Fire Response

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