Air Management 202.05C Flashcards
Maximum distance a crew will enter any building is ?
150ft
When operating from a horizontal standpipe, the ____ _ devices are not to be taken inside a structure.
gate Y
1 Rule of Air Management is ?
-All members utilizing an SCBA shall monitor the amount of air in their SCBA as well as their rate of air consumption in order to exit the hazard zone prior to low air alarm activation.
The first __% of SCBA air is working and exiting air. The remainder __% is emergency reserve to be used only in the event of an emergency.
- 75%
- 25%
PACAN stands for ?
- Position
- Air status
- Conditions
- Actions
- Needs
Benchmarks for PACAN reports are What 4 times?
- 10 minute elapsed time on air
- all clear
- fire control
- lost stopped.
All members of the crew will exit the hot zone prior to what sounding?
low air alarm sounds on the SCBA
SCBA
Air Emergencies is defined as ?
-Anytime the breathing apparatus being used cannot deliver air to the user as designed;
whether mechanical failure or if the individual has consumed the air supply beyond the designed work cycle, or an individual becomes lost or trapped within an IDHL environment regardless of air supply.
Activation of the low-air warning is an immediate action item for the individual and crew involved.
Immediate Action Item means WHAT?
(3)
-notifying command of low air alarm activation -immediately exiting the IDLH atmosphere as a crew -notifying command that you are out with a PAR after exiting
When remaining air supply reaches the 18-15% range What should be done?
-A May Day should be called if still inside and will be unable to exit within 5 minutes.
4 Key points of air management are?
- Everyone is responsible for their own air management
- Captain’s monitor crews air supply
- Crew reports air supply to Captain
- Sector officers monitor companies in their sector
