7003 Live Fire Training Exercises (training)

Question 1

Who shall be responsible for:

Maintaining this document

Answer 1

The Assistant Chief of Training or his/her designee

Question 2

The Incident Commander or his/her designee shall be responsible for:

Answer 2

Notifying residents within a two block radius of the practice burn at least 48 hours prior to the anticipated burn date

Question 3

Define

Attack plan

Answer 3

Written plan(s) contained in the burn plan for each fire attack that designate the objective of the given attack, calculation of fire loading, hand line placement for each type used and safety considerations.

Question 4

Define

Burn plan

Answer 4

The overall plan that contains all attack plans, water sources, calculation of fire load, emergency escape plan(s), designated ingress/egress routes, exposures to be considered/protected and all safety considerations.

Question 5

Define

Combustible Liquid.

Answer 5

A liquid having a closed cup flash point at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade). Combustible liquids shall be
subdivided as follows:
1. Class II. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade) and below 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees centigrade)

2. Class IIIA. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or above 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees centigrade) and below 200 degrees Fahrenheit (93 degrees centigrade).
3. Class IIIB. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or above 200 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade.

Question 6

Define

Fire Load.

Answer 6

A measure of the maximum heat that would be released if all the combustibles (e.g. interior finish, floor finish, structural elements, combustible contents) in a given area burned.

Question 7

Define

Flammable Liquid.

Answer 7

A liquid having a closed cup flash point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade). Flammable liquids are further categorized into a group know as Class I liquids. The Class I category is subdivided as follows:

1. Class IA. Liquids having a flash point below 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees centigrade) and having a boiling point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade).
2. Class IB. Liquids having a flash point below 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees centigrade) and having a boiling point at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade).
3. Class IC. Liquids having a flash point at or above 73 degrees Fahrenheit (23 degrees centigrade) and below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade).

Question 8

Define

Safety Handline

Answer 8

A separate hose line at least 1-3/4” in diameter flowing at a minimum of 95 gallons per minute (gpm) used to mitigate unusual hazards that are not protected or removed; does not replace a back-up or second attack line.

Question 9

Define

Site plan.

Answer 9

A physical drawing of the burn site contained in the burn plan; includes
position of the structure, water sources, water supplies, apparatus, attack, back-up
RIT and safety hoseline positions, command post, rehab, etc.

Question 10

The participant to instructor or team leader ratio shall not be

Answer 10

greater than 5 to 1.

Question 11

The on scene Safety Officer for structural stability shall

Answer 11

inspect the structure after each attack before proceeding to the next fireground
operation in the offensive mode.

Question 12

The building owner shall complete the clean up of the area within

Answer 12

30 calendar days following the training exercise.

Question 13

The attack plan and site plan shall be submitted to the Training and Safety Division at least

Answer 13

one week prior to the anticipated burn date.

Question 14

Establish two separate water sources or one water source and one water supply (TDR 51)

Answer 14

a. A single pumper with its own water source shall supply all fire attack hose lines.
i. Each fire attack hose shall flow at a minimum rate of 95 gpm.

b. Back-up hose lines and RIT lines shall be supplied by separate pumpers with separate water source or supply.
i. Each back-up hose line shall flow at a minimum rate of 95 gpm.

c. Safety handlines, if used, shall flow at a minimum rate of 95 gpm.
d. For the purposes of this policy, water carried on an engine(s) alone shall not be considered a sufficient separate water supply.

Question 15

In addition, the Incident Commander or his/her designee shall contact

Answer 15

Tacoma Water as early as possible to give the date and location of the live fire training exercise.

Question 16

For live fire training

A RIT shall consist of a minimum of

Answer 16

two (2) personnel; fully equipped
with the appropriate clothing, protective equipment, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and any other specialized rescue equipment or tools, hose lines, etc. that are deemed necessary to meet the needs of a
particular incident scene.

Question 17

The Incident Commander or his/her designee shall forward a post exercise
operations report to the Assistant Chief of Training before

Answer 17

going off shift.

Question 18

What policy number is

Live Fire Training Exercises

Answer 18

7003

Training

Question 19

The exercise Safety Officer shall forward a training exercise safety report
to the Battalion Chief of Safety within

Answer 19

five working days following the exercise.

Question 20

The Incident Commander for the live fire training exercise shall schedule a
post-training exercise critique within

Answer 20

10 days of the exercise.