Post-Incident Analysis
Post-incident analysis review is a vital activity that should be undertaken after every major incident (NFPA 1521 Appendix B). IncidentSmart allows your department to benefit from the easy creation of post-incident analysis, consistency in how the content is delivered, and ease in disseminating the information throughout your department.
Post-incident analysis allow your department to
map created with IncidentSmart
- harness the "lessons learned" from each incident
- Record and share best practices
- Improve on-scene decision making by evaluating past actions
- Improve processes to keep your crews safe
- Incident Commanders will assess their scenes more critically knowing that they need to record it later
- Fire fighters will perform more thoughtfully after engaging in the incident review process
IncidentSmart makes post-incident analysis effective through:
- A simple interface that walks you through completing each section of the report
- Mapping tools to help you create a diagram of the scene
- Ability to upload photos of your scene to provide even more information to your personnel
- Easy tools to share your report throughout your organization
Consistently documenting your incidents will lead to you have a smarter and more effective department. Make every incident count.
Please take a look at an example post-incident analysis report so that you can see the amount of information that can be harnessed using IncidentSmart.
An example post-incident analysis report
75 Glendale Park
incident report created by IncidentSmart
- Incident Number
- 2010014583
- Date
- May 29, 2010
- Time
- 00:13
- Address
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75 Glendale Park
Rochester, New York 14613
Description
Second alarm, fire bombing at a three story, five unit apartment house. Victims trapped on the third floor and removed via ground ladders. Exposure damage to 71 Glendale Park.
Responding Units
| Unit | Dispatched | On-Scene | Actions Performed |
|---|---|---|---|
| E5 | 00:15 | 00:17 |
Took 1-3/4" attack line to the first floor. Acted as the base pumper. Assisted in overhaul. |
| E10 | 00:15 | 00:17 |
Provided first source of water to E5. Took second attack line into the structure and assisted with ground ladder rescue. |
| R11 | 00:16 | 00:20 |
Provided search of second and third floors. |
