What are the three incident priorities in fire management?

The three incident priorities in fire management are life safety, incident stabilization, and property/environmental conservation.

Life safety is always the foremost priority in any emergency response. Firefighters and first responders focus on protecting lives first—both those of civilians in the affected area and their own. This involves implementing tactics to minimize injury and provide rescue when necessary.

Incident stabilization refers to the actions taken to bring the situation under control, preventing further escalation. This encompasses controlling the fire, managing hazardous materials, and ensuring that the incident does not pose additional threats to the public or environment.

Property and environmental conservation involves protecting property and minimizing environmental impact during an incident. This includes strategies to protect structures, homes, and natural resources from fire and other hazards that may arise during the incident.

Other choices involve aspects of fire management but do not encapsulate the core priorities in the same way. Community outreach and public relations fall outside the immediate scope of priority actions during an incident. Similarly, resource allocation and post-incident reviews are important processes but come into play after the immediate response priorities have been addressed. Firefighter safety is critical, but in this context, it is part of life safety, rather than a distinct priority on its own.