The Case Study At 2AM on a cold winter night, a department is dispatched to an apartment fire. The caller, a resident who lives on the third floor, said she can smell a strong odor of smoke and the fire alarm is ringing. When the fire company arrives, they find a large fire on the second and third floor of a four-story garden-style apartment building. The initial dispatch is three engines,two ladders,and Battalion chief. The first engine arrives and reports a working fire and request the assignment be upgraded. This calls for dispatch of two more engines, one ladder, a heavy rescue, a second battalion chief, the safety chief, and a deputy chief. After the fire is extinguished, all the occupants escape without deaths. However, several occupants are burned and require hospitalization. In addition, 10 apartment units are so heavily damaged by fire that the occupants are not allowed to return, becoming homeless. Discussion Questions 1. Make a list of the services that the Fire and Emergency Service personnel could either provide or direct these victims to for help, and identify a contact person and telephone number (24-hour access) for each. 2. If an elected official or the press shows up, describe how they should be treated and what information should be gathered for their knowledge. Instructions 5 paragraph essay APA format answering and incorporating the discussion questions with introduction and conclusion. The discussion questions should form 3 topics and be a thesis statement at the end of introduction.
