Describe the responsibilities of a team leader.

Description should include

• assembling a team of firefighters for various duties on the fire grounds
• evaluating and forecasting a fire’s growth and development
• planning a fire attack for different levels (e.g., attic, basement) of fire location
• facilitating search and rescue of victims in a structure
• ensuring ventilation of a structure as required by command.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the duties as a team leader in fire attack? Search and rescue? Ventilation?
• How should one change the fire attack depending on the level of fire location?