There are several points here to consider. First and foremost, do you have enough equipment on the way? You may have been dispatched to a single structure on fire and a single alarm assignment is all you have. That’s not going to be enough to take care of two fully involved houses.
Reality Training: Double house fire
Chief Rob Wylie is a 29-year fire service veteran who retired as fire chief of the Cottleville FPD in St. Charles County, Missouri. Wylie has served as a tactical medic and TEMS team leader with the St. Charles Regional SWAT team for the past 19 years. He is a certified instructor and teaches at the state, local and national level on leadership, counter-terrorism and TEMS operations. Wylie graduated from Lindenwood University, the University of Maryland Staff and Command School and the National Fire Academy’s EFO Program. Connect with Wylie on LinkedIn.