The Rapid Intervention Crew A Firefighters Survival Tool During Fireground Operations

The recommendations were: a) fire departments must develop standard operating procedures that cover rapid intervention crew operations; b) fire departments must develop a dispatch policy for rapid intervention crews; c) rapid intervention crew delivery style depends upon the availability of local resources; d) departments must conduct accountability checks at specific time intervals; and e) agencies conducting investigations of firefighter fatalities must determine if a rapid intervention crew was in place at the time of the event.