There is no apparent life hazard, the street is clear for placement, have Engine W secure a water supply. Most of what you do in your initial size up is included in the first two words, COAL and WAS.Ī sample size up could be something like this Įngine X on scene of a one story, wood frame residential structure with smoke showing from side B. Take the first example above, COAL WAS WEALTH, and once you see what the letters stand for, you realize that you don’t really need to memorize each word in the acronym. It really is not that hard and is certainly something we shouldn’t be intimidated by. And there are a ton of size ups we do in our everyday off duty life. When we meet someone new, look at new apparatus, read an article, or sit in training, we are performing a mental size up of what we think about any of those particular items. There have been thousands (I’m guessing) of articles, books, and training sessions devoted to scene size up. The letters stand for Ī- Address- Sometimes the address you receive is not the address of the incidentī- Building Description- Includes construction, floors, and occupancyĬ- Conditions- Smoke and or fire conditions, location of fire, weather conditionsĭ- Deployment and directives- Which operational mode, (investigating, rescue, offensive or defensive). P rovide additional instructions to specific units or to dispatch.
This is an easy one to remember and can especially be used by any firefighter or officer who is first on the scene.
Another easier acronym is “A-B-C-D Size-up”.
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