Talk:Two-in, two-out

Contradiction
There is a contradiction: It's either:


 * There should always be (at least) two firefighters together when they enter a location and one of them cannot come out of the situation or building unless both do.

or


 * When a team enters the building (the "two in"), two more firefighters (the "two out") will be standing by at the entrance in full personal protective equipment (to include bunker gear and SCBA), and ready with rescue tools, in order to rapidly enter the building if the team inside becomes endangered.

Which is it? --87.189.60.137 (talk)


 * These two statements are not contradictory. The first statement refers to the unity of the inside (two-in) team and the second statement refers to the required prep of the outside (rescue, two-out) team. Later clarifying edits make this somewhat moot. Lupinelawyer (talk) 14:11, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Contradiction
It is the second one. "two in, two out" requires there be two firefighters ready outside for two firefighters inside. This is designated by NFPA 1500 in requirements for RIT teams. Also, firefighters should always be in groups of 2 or more when entering an IDLH atmosphere. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.197.187.195 (talk) 04:37, 14 November 2009 (UTC)