Section Eight: Concentration <br />Concentration of Resources <br />Concentration refers to the spacing of multiple resources in close proximity in order to assemble <br />an initial effective response force within prescribed timeframes. An initial effective response <br />force is one that has been deemed capable of stopping the escalation of a fire emergency, <br />stabilizing a medical scene, affecting a rescue, and successfully mitigating an incident. Analysis <br />of unit concentration must take into account the substantial reliance of all of the region's fire and <br />medical service organizations on mutual and automatic aid. This refers to mixed jurisdiction <br />response packages that may comprise l" 2nd 3rd 4ch or 5th alarm assigmnents. <br />The existing concentration of resources is set to meet the NFPA 1710 goal of providing an <br />effective initial response force whether or not the incident ultimately warrants such a response. <br />Locally, ESF has adopted a fire response package to deploy 19 firefighters for structure fires (see <br />Figure 8.2). The initial package for structure fire response is comprised of the following: <br />Figure 8.1 Structure Fire Response Package <br />TYPE OF <br />COMPANIESIUNITS <br />NUMBER OF <br />COMPANIES/UNITS <br />NUMBER OF <br />FIREFIGHTERS <br />Engines <br />4 <br />12 <br />Truck <br />1 <br />3 <br />Medic Unit <br />1 <br />2 <br />Chief Officer <br />2 <br />2 <br />- <br />19 <br />Figure 8.2 Initial Attack: 19 on-Scene <br />Rapid <br />BacWp Intervention <br />!.S - Team <br />7 411 <br />3)_~^ <br />190 <br />Engine <br />IT 0 <br />Battalion Chief <br />Safety <br />Commander Engine <br />Engine y <br />Battalion Chief <br />Incident Engine <br />Commander <br />VENTILATION Engine Crew 3 <br />SEARCH & TEAM <br />-Engine Crew 3 <br />RESCUE TEAM I. <br />Engine Crew 3 <br />ti' - r Engine Crew 3 <br />` r --4 `4 R3 ' } Truck Crew 3 <br />Medic Crew 2 <br />Battalion Chief 2 <br />Medic <br />Total on Scene 19 <br />88 <br />