What is the first priority at an incident scene?

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What is the first priority at an incident scene?

Life safety is the top priority at an incident scene. The immediate goal is to protect and rescue people and to keep both occupants and responders safe, because without ensuring safety there can be no effective actions to control the situation. This means quick size-up, establishing scene safety, removing or protecting those at risk, and applying protective measures for responders. Only after life safety is secured do responders address stabilizing the incident to control the hazard, and then move on to property conservation and environmental considerations.

Life safety is the top priority at an incident scene. The immediate goal is to protect and rescue people and to keep both occupants and responders safe, because without ensuring safety there can be no effective actions to control the situation. This means quick size-up, establishing scene safety, removing or protecting those at risk, and applying protective measures for responders. Only after life safety is secured do responders address stabilizing the incident to control the hazard, and then move on to property conservation and environmental considerations.

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