Know your assignments and do them. The best attack is a coordinated one when everyone is doing what needs to be done to accomplish the overall goal; safely get in and out after putting the fire out and removing all victims.

If the fire puddy or caulk is not completely around the cables or conduit, when the puddy/caulk is heated and expands, there will be a void on the side that the cable or conduit is touching the side of the pipe or sleeve

Using multiple tools can make forcing entry much easier and more effective, so it is beneficial to have more than one tool.

Taking a tool could mean the difference in you making it out of a bad place or not. Not to mention it gives you additional reach while doing a search.

Steel will deform and twist and this beam will meet little, if any, resistance during a fire. I understand that a pocket of concrete will not keep this beam from dislodging, but it there is a reason for properly pocketing these beams.

Although everyone is responsible for safety and identifying unsafe conditions, the officer must continually keep a watchful eye on conditions.

Just keep your eyes open and take note of this kind of stuff. These situations do start fires.