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=====C-75 Overhauling At Fire Scene======
===Emergency Manual=== 
==Date Revised: 01/08/2024==
<sub>Last Modified: ~~LASTMOD~~ </sub>

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**Policy/Procedure** 

**1.** Overhaul operations are those operations taken to completely extinguish a fire, to place the structure in a safe condition, and to aid in determining the cause of the fire. Overhaul may only require a few personnel for a short period of time or large numbers of personnel over an extended period of time and the utilization of relief crews. Heavy equipment may be required.

**2.** It is important that extensive overhaul not commence prior to an investigation to determine the cause of the fire. It is a balance of trying to preserve any potential evidence in regard to fatalities and/or arson while keeping the fire from extending and/or starting back up. Once the investigation is complete, overhaul should continue to ensure that the premises are left as safe as possible and that all fires are extinguished.
  - Overhaul shall be performed in appropriate PPE.\\ \\ 
  - Fire personnel shall begin overhaul only after approval from the Fire Investigator or Command.\\ \\ 
  - Fire personnel shall remove all partially burned materials that may rekindle.\\ \\ 
  - Fire personnel shall check all concealed spaces for extension. In addition, thermal imaging cameras shall be utilized, though not solely relied upon.\\ \\ 
  - Fire personnel shall preserve all evidence found after overhaul has begun and bring new discoveries or suspicions regarding the fire’s origin to the attention of Command or Fire Investigator.\\ \\ 
  - Fire personnel shall secure the building as effectively as possible. Doors, windows, and roofs that were opened shall be secured or covered as needed and if possible.\\ \\ 
  - Fire personnel only shall enter the fire building during overhaul.

**NOTE:** ‘Special Duty’ When a Fire Officer, allows an occupant to re enter and occupy the home or place of business, they have assumed a “special duty” for them. The owner or occupant has legal reason to believe they are safe due to the Fire Officer’s position as an “expert”. The Fire Officer assumes a measure of liability for their safety.


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