Global Rescue guide & wiki

🔥 Structure Fire

Residential or commercial building fires: water supply, multiple units, and ventilation matter.

• Keep two fire units available before committing everyone to a big box.
• Use ladders when floors are too high for ground lines.
• Confirm water before sending crews deep inside.

🚗 Vehicle Fire

Burning cars or trucks—fast to knock down if you isolate the scene.

• Keep ambulances upwind and out of splash zones.
• Use foam policies when the scenario calls for it to limit re-ignition.

🧪 Hazmat Incident

Chemical releases need distance, specialist crews, and often EMS standby.

• Follow staging and shielding even when the clock is loud.
• Put hazmat-trained responders on the hot task whenever possible.

🚦 Traffic Control

Speed enforcement, DUI work, and crash corridors.

• Busy arterials produce steady contacts—pair with backup for safety.
• For injury crashes, stage EMS early.

👮 Patrol Call

Noise complaints, thefts, suspicious persons, and everyday 911 calls.

• Talk to every witness—you often shave minutes off the resolution.
• Reserve SWAT until weapons or hostages are confirmed.

🕵️ Criminal Investigation

Scene work, interviews, and follow-ups that move cases toward closure.

• Multiple witnesses beat a single rushed statement.
• Invest research upgrades before expecting every dialogue branch.

🩺 Medical Emergency

Chest pain, overdoses, and everyday medical 911 calls that need fast transport.

• Stagger ambulances so one is always rolling while another rests.
• ALS upgrades pay off on codes and major trauma.

🏥 Mass Casualty Support

Many patients at once—staging, triage, and shuttle buses matter as much as medics.

• Pre-stage routes before the last patient loads.
• Call for help clearing roads if traffic bottlenecks around the sector.

🛡️ Barricaded Suspect

Contained suspects, limited entry points, and long timer pressure.

• Hold outer perimeter with patrol until intel confirms layout.
• Stage EMS for immediate extraction paths.

🏢 Hostage Crisis

Negotiation windows, flashpoints, and coordinated entry timing.

• Keep radios clear—duplicate orders increase confusion.
• Practice breach sequencing on lower-intensity missions first.