Rules of Engagement (NFPA 1021)selected product title

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This Recert course examines the Rules of Engagement, including their objectives, practical application, and limitations. These 11 rules cover decisions that fire crew members must make during life-threatening incidents. They focus on the fire fighters and fire officers working at the task level of fire suppression operations. It is the responsibility of the fire department and the company officer to minimize fire fighters’ exposure to unsafe conditions and to stop unsafe practices. To do so, a two-way decision-making process is preferable to the more familiar top-down command perspective.

After completing this course, the fire officer will be able to:

• Discuss the origins of the Rules of Engagement (ROE).
• Describe the scope of the line-of-duty death problem.
• Describe the elements of size-up.
• Discuss occupant survivability in terms of fire behavior and fire fighter safety.
• Discuss the concept that lives should not be risked for lives or property that cannot be saved.
• Discuss the level of risk extended to protect savable property.
• Discuss the level of risk extended to protect savable lives.
• Discuss the importance of fire fighters staying together.
• Discuss the importance of maintaining situational awareness.
• Discuss the importance of fire-ground communications.
• Discuss the importance of reporting unsafe practices or conditions.
• Discuss the value of retreat in unsafe conditions.
• Describe when a mayday should be declared.
• Discuss the origins of the Rules of Engagement (ROE).
• Describe the scope of the line-of-duty death problem.
• Describe the elements of size-up.
• Discuss occupant survivability in terms of fire behavior and fire fighter safety.
• Discuss the concept that lives should not be risked for lives or property that cannot be saved.
• Discuss the level of risk extended to protect savable property.
• Discuss the level of risk extended to protect savable lives.
• Discuss the importance of fire fighters staying together.
• Discuss the importance of maintaining situational awareness.
• Discuss the importance of fire-ground communications.
• Discuss the importance of reporting unsafe practices or conditions.
• Discuss the value of retreat in unsafe conditions.
• Describe when a mayday should be declared.

Fire officers who successfully complete the Rules of Engagement course are eligible for 1 hour of continuing education.