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Est. 2019
Pre-plans Aniline ERR
KENNETT REGIONAL FIRE
Kennett Square, PA
Our team partnered with the Kennett Regional Fire District, responsible for protecting 55 square miles of rural, sub-urban and urban jurisdiction.
- 13 Pre-Incident Plans, all in the same template and format, revolving around the floor plans of high-hazard properties.
- A 55-square-mile map book for the entire township under production, with uniform design and organization, that will be available both on paper and digitally.
- All content to be uploaded to FirstDue for access by township departments and mutual aid organizations.
- Training program to increase high-hazard operational education and culture, and assistance with an increase in their ISO rating.
2025 FEATURED PROJECT
Kennett Square Apartments
Location: Kennett Square, PA
Fire Department: Kennett Regional Fire Department
Assisting Organization: Harkins Builders
A five-story type 5 wood frame multi-residential building in Kennett Square, PA. Our team visited the occupancy twice during the construction of the building and published a pre-incident plan a few months before the building was completed. The fire chief approached our team and requested our assistance in the development of a pre-plan for this new hazard.
Pre-Incident Planning
Our team worked with fire department leadership in the development of pre-incident plans for 13 of the jurisdictions high-hazard occupancies. Four additional pre-incident plans are in progress, in addition to the off-line mapping systems.
The goals of the pre-incident plans have been outlined as follows for all 17 pre-incident plans:
- Floor plans and interior imagery of each occupancy, designed and organized in the same format to allow for ease of use during emergency responses.
- Drone imagery to assist in roof
surveys, identifying hazards that
are not visible from the ground
during operations.
- Upload of the pre-incident
plans to Active911 to ensure
ease of access for the township
departments and mutual aid
organizations.
- Updates every 1, 2, or 3 years
based on occupancy to ensure
the accuracy of the pre-incident
plans.
Training
Application of Structural Pre-Plans Level 2
Our team worked with the members and staff of the Kennett Regional Fire District in the development of a Structural Pre-Plan for the Kennett Square Apartments, which was the focus of our 2025 training event. Members were provided with 6 hours of training over two evenings, qualifying the department with our level 2 training program.
Members and staff attended the classroom portion of our Level 2 course, providing them with an understanding of the application of Structural Pre-Plans.
Accessed to the Structural Pre-Plan was provided to members and staff on a tablet during the class, following along as our instructor reviewed the pre-plan with them.
After the classroom portion, members split into two teams. Team 1, comprised of incident commanders, acted as the incident command with a visual of the exterior of the building. Team 2, comprised of officers, staff, and members, remained in the classroom to act as responding and operating apparatus.
Team 1: Incident Command
Team 2: Apparatus Officers
The Simulation
Starting between floors 2 and 3, incident command and apparatus officers communicate a fire on all 3 floors of a type 5 wood frame apartment building as it follows pipe chases up to the fifth floor.
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