Which statement defines 'Threatened Defensible'?

Which statement defines 'Threatened Defensible'?

• A. No Safety Zone or TRA's present; structure cannot be defended.
• B. Safety Zones and TRA's present; full protection can still be achieved.
• C. Safety Zones and TRA's are present and construction features, lack of defensible space or other challenges require firefighters to implement structure defense tactics during fire front impact.
• D. Check and Go is used.

Answer: (C)

Threatened Defensible means you have safety zones and refuges available, but the structure has construction features or limited defensible space that prevent full passive protection. Because of these challenges, firefighters must apply structure defense tactics during the fire front to defend the property. If there were no safety zones or refuges, it wouldn’t be Defensible; if full protection could be achieved without extra tactics, it would be Defensible. The Check and Go approach is a separate decision process, not this category.

Threatened Defensible means you have safety zones and refuges available, but the structure has construction features or limited defensible space that prevent full passive protection. Because of these challenges, firefighters must apply structure defense tactics during the fire front to defend the property. If there were no safety zones or refuges, it wouldn’t be Defensible; if full protection could be achieved without extra tactics, it would be Defensible. The Check and Go approach is a separate decision process, not this category.