Remember Your Collapse Zones

Here is a close call where the apparatus was barely outside the collapse zone. Remember that the collapse zone should be at least the height of the building, 1 1/2 times if the building is made of unreinforced masonry. Plan for this collapse when you first arrive, even if nothing is showing. We should always stage as if the building were fully involved because every fire has the potential to end up that way. Once the hoses are pulled and other apparatus arrive it becomes virtually impossible to reposition.