Title: List the actions to take when imminent building collapse is suspected.
Course: Firefighting II (15152-II) > Section: Analyzing Construction Materials and Building Collapse

List should include the following actions:

- Set up a collapse zone upon arrival.
- Perform emergency evacuation of personnel.
- Conduct accountability report.
- Prohibit personnel and equipment from operating within the collapse zone.
- Use unmanned master streams within the collapse zone, if fire streams are necessary.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a collapse zone, and what determines its size?
- What types of additional defensive techniques might fire service personnel use, even after establishing a collapse zone?
- Why did so many firefighters perish during the attack on and destruction of the World Trade Center buildings in New York City on September 11, 2001?