A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires (10-01-2009)

Question 1

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

What (2) hazards can trash fire present:

Answer 1

• Presence of hazardous materials
• dangerous fuels and accelerants secondary to arson

Question 2

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

What should you be aware of during overhaul?

Answer 2

The fire may have been started to conceal a crime

Question 3

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

Trash chute fires are extremely hard to overhaul and may require:

Answer 3

Standby companies

Question 4

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

Individual tactics should be based on the assumption that the materials involved are considered to have:

Answer 4

Little or no value to the owner

Question 5

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

Trash fires should be approached from?

Answer 5

Upwind

Question 6

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

Large piles of trash or rubbish should be attacked defensively and only after these 2 things have been addressed:

Answer 6

1. Exposures are protected
2. Fire containment lines are in place

Question 7

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

What action may be preferable to raking through a dumpster with a pike pole?

Answer 7

Flooding it

Question 8

[A501 Dumpster, Trash, and Chute Fires]

What is a significant problem at chute fires:

Answer 8

Exposure problems