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BRIGADE DESCRIPTIONS FROM NFPA 600 OPTIONS

A. YOUR BRIGADE IS INCIPIENT IF…

1. You only fight incipient fires. If the fire is not in its beginning stage or when we come in contact with any
products of combustion, we leave the area.

2. You use only portable fire extinguishers or low volume hand lines.
3. You do not need protective equipment or Self Contained Breathing Apparatus.

B. YOUR BRIGADE IS ADVANCED EXTERIOR IF…

1. You only fight incipient fires if they are inside a structure. If an interior fire is not in its beginning stage or
when you come in contact with products of combustion, we leave the area.

2. You fight both incipient and advanced fires if they are outside the structure. On these fires, you enter the
fire control zone to approach and extinguish fires, close valves, or use any other control means necessary
to control the fire.

3. You use only portable extinguishers and low volume hand lines on incipient fires. You use high volume
hand lines, master streams, or special agent devices on the advanced exterior fires only.

4. You have NFPA approved personal protective equipment, including Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
that must be used on advanced exterior fires when you enter the fire control zone.

C. YOUR BRIGADE IS ADVANCED INTERIOR IF…

1. You fight both incipient and advanced fires if they are inside a structure.
2. You fight only incipient fires if they are outside a structure. If they are not in their beginning stage or if

you come in contact with products of combustion, you leave the area. You do not approach advanced
exterior fires to close valves or use other means to extinguish these fires.
3. You use portable extinguishers and low volume hand lines to control incipient fires. You use high volume
hand lines, master streams, and special agent devices on advanced fires inside of structures only.
4. You have NFPA approved personal protective equipment, including Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
that must be used on advanced interior fires.

D. YOUR BRIGADE IS ADVANCED EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR IF…

1. You fight any fire, incipient or advanced, both inside and outside of structures.
2. You use low volume hand lines, portable extinguishers, high volume hand lines, master streams, and

special agent devices on fires.
2. You have NFPA approved personal protective equipment, including Self Contained Breathing

Apparatus that must be used on any advanced fire.

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