Building Fire Flashcards
___________Truck company or tanker
1
________Squad company
1
_____________Engines company
2
_________Rescue company
1
____________District chief
1
or a ____________alarm
2nd
Or a ____alarm
3rd
Stopping loss by limiting smoke and water damage
Salvation and overhaul
Removal of toxic gases from the structure by mechanical natural or hydraulic removal
Ventilation mode
Interior attack and related support directed towards quickly conducting search for victims and bringing fire under control.
Offensive mode
Exterior attack directed to first reduce fire extension and then bring the fire under control while protecting exposures.
Defensive mode
Situation which requires investigation by first arriving unit
Investigation mode
Searching for victims and removing them from hazardous conditions
Search and rescue
Locate, confine extinguish.
Must use indirect direct or combination attack.
First company engine assignment
Lay into engine from closest stage at hydrant.
Report to IC for next assignment.
Second engine company assignment
Prior to making a offensive attack_______must be established.
Rit
Must have at least _____people on interior hose attack line.
2
______Engine company conducts a primary search
1st
________Engine company must secure a water supply. Reverse lay, forward lay, rural hitch
1st
Three types of ventilation
Mechanical, natural , hydraulic
Ventilation: _________or _________if no water supply needed
First truck company
Cut all vent holes as close as possible to
Seat of the fire
All vertical openings must be ________square holes
4x4
Must have ____means of egress off any roof when a vent hole is being cut.
2
Must work from a ladder and have a ________line in place when cutting a vent hole
Charged hose line
A minimum of ______personnel when cutting a vent hole
3
Ventilation: must have ____assigned to the primary search and secondary search
2
Ventilation:_____man assigned to OVM
1
Building fire: \_\_\_\_\_Engines \_\_\_\_\_\_\_Truck company \_\_\_\_\_\_Squad \_\_\_\_\_\_\_Rescue \_\_\_\_\_\_District chief
2 engines—1 truck company—1 rescue—-1 squad —- 1 district chief
Must have RIT established if an interior attack is made unless there is a _______________________
Victim trapped
Building fire: the first engine will pull______the structure.
Past
Building fire: The first in truck will have the ____________of the building and at least ______________of the structure
Front of the building and at least one corner of the structure
Building fire: __________engine will stage at the closest hydrant and await orders.
2nd
If a building exceeds 5 stories ,Aerial apparatus should be parked ____________to the building.
Closest
For buildings five stories or less in height ,the aerial may be positioned ______________the pumping apparatus.
Outside
If possible the apparatus should be positioned at a distance _______times the building height away from the structure.
1.5 x
If positioning apparatus 1.5x distance away from structure consider placement of the apparatus at the ____________of the structure
Corners
