FY2012 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2012 | Page 34

Preplanning
Utilizing the Fire CAD Zone software program, the Division
began production of all Target Hazards, Initial Action Plans,
Apartment Complexes, and Gas Well Site preplans and
drawings. The goal is to have a quality pre-incident fire
plan available electronically for responding crews. To
prepare pre-incident fire plans all fire crews are actively
engaged with the community by visiting these and other
businesses, building positive relationships, and identifying
hazards that may affect both emergency responders and
business employees. After a year of working to train all fire
crews on how to use the program and the parameters of
what constitutes a standardized pre-incident plan, many
have been completed.
The finished product will contain a general information
page, a page outlining helpful instructions for first arriving
crews, a site plan showing the exterior footprint of the
structure, and floor plan(s) outlining the interior layout of
the business. The intent of the site plan and floor plan(s) is
to provide emergency responders with a guide to quickly
identify hazards, traps, utilities, hydrants, etc. The general
information page provides owner and management
information, as well as other vital information for the
Incident Commander.
Future use of this program will include pre-incident
planning of all gas well sites and updating all apartment
plats used by fire companies.
During calendar year 2012 training classes were held,
reaching approximately 80% of the department on how to
draw using this program.
Others will be scheduled in
2013 as we continue to
develop new uses for the
Fire CAD Zone program.

DUTY

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HONOR

Working Together to Make Arlington Better.

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COMPASSION
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EXCELLENCE