Brownstones

Question 1

Cellar Fire

Answer 1

-1st line through the front door of the First Floor (Basement), then down to the Cellar via the interior stairs

Question 2

Upper Floor Fire

Answer 2

• First line through Front Door

- Second line backs up First line

Question 3

Fully Involved Fire

Answer 3

• 1st Engine drops TWO HAND LINES IN FRONT OF BUILDING
• First line into fire building
• Second line backs up First line
• Third line goes through an exposure to the rear yard

Question 4

What size hose should be stretched for a fire in a Brownstone?

Answer 4

All INTERIOR hand lines stretched will be 1-3/4”

Question 5

Command Post Location

Answer 5

In proximity to the front of the fire building

Question 6

Brownstone Characteristics

Answer 6

• 3 to 5 stories in height
• 20’ to 25’ wide
• about 60’ deep
• Interior is made of combustible construction
• Exterior shell is made of non-combustible material
• Built in the late 1800’s as private dwellings
• Layout - first floor (Basement), second floor (Parlor floor), underneath the Basement is the Cellar.
• NOTE: B/c of non-combustible exterior shell, think of Brownstones fires as a ONE BUILDING FIRE

Question 7

1st to Arrive - Officer’s Tool Assignment

Answer 7

• Officer’s tool
• Flashlight
• Handie Talkie (HT)

Question 8

1st to Arrive - Forcible Entry Firefighter’s Tool Assignment

Answer 8

• Set of Irons
• Rabbit tool
• Flashlight
• Handie Talkie (HT)

Question 9

1st to Arrive - Extinguisher Friefighter’s Tool Assignment

Answer 9

• 6’ Hook
• Pressurized Water Extinguisher
• Flashlight
• Handie Talkie (HT)

Question 10

1st to Arrive - Chauffeur’s Tool Assignment

Answer 10

• Flashlight
• Handie Talkie (HT)
• The Chauffeur selects the tools he deems necessary to complete assignment

Question 11

1st to Arrive - OV’s Tool Assignment

Answer 11

• 6’ Hook
• Halligan Tool
• Flashlight
• Handie Talkie (HT)

*NOTE: For top floor fires, take the Saw instead of the Hook

Question 12

1st to Arrive - Roof’s Tool Assignment

Answer 12

• 6’ Halligan Hook
• Halligan Tool
• Life Saving Rope (LSR)
• Flashlight
• Handie Talkie (HT)

Question 13

Access to the Roof

Answer 13

“AAB”

• Aerial Ladder
• 2nd arriving Aerial Ladder
• Adjoining Building

*NOTE: For Tower Ladders, the order is TL Bucket, 2nd arriving Aerial Ladder, Adjoining Building

Question 14

2nd to Arrive Ladder’s Tool Assignment

Answer 14

Same as First to Arrive Ladder

• NOTE for CHAUFFEURS: Maximum use of 6’ Hooks is expected for top floor fires
• NOTE for ROOF Position: For top floor fires, take the Saw instead of the Halligan Tool

Question 15

Situation which necessitates an Extra Engine and Truck

Answer 15

-Two Floors of fire

Question 16

Situation which necessitates a 2nd Alarm

Answer 16

-A heavy fire in the Cellar AND Basement

Question 17

Brownstone Roof Construction

Answer 17

• Most are Flat roof w/ NO PARAPET IN REAR

- Cockloft is approx. 2’ to 3’ in height and pitched toward the rear of the building

Question 18

Possible Horizontal Fire Spread in Brownstone

Answer 18

• Via Cornices
• Via “Yankee Gutters” (made of Wood)
• In Cellar beams, to adjoining buildings
• In the Cockloft, due to deterioration and faulty construction of division walls