CDI6 FIRE Flashcards
CLASSIFICATION OF FIRES
- Based on Cause
- Based on Burning Fuel
(3) Based on Cause
- Natural Fire/ Providential
- Accidental Fire
- Intentional Fire/ Incendiary
- (Option) Undetermined
Based on Burning Fuel
Class A, B, C, D, K
(2) Natural Cause or Fire
- Spontaneous heating
- lightning
automatic chemical reaction that results to SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION due to auto-ignition of ORGANIC MATERIALS, the gradual rising of heat until ignition temperature is reached.
Spontaneous heating
A form of STATIC ELECTRICITY; a NATURAL CURRENT with a great magnitude producing tremendous amperage and voltage.
Lightning
A lightning may be in the form of (3):
- Hot bolt
- Cold bolt
- Radiation of sunlight
-LONGER in duration; capable only of igniting combustible materials
Hot Bolt
-SHORTER in duration, capable of splintering a property or literally blowing apart an entire structure, produces electrical current with tremendous amperage and VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE.
Cold Bolt
-when sunlight hits a CONCAVE MIRROR, concentrating the light on a combustible material thereby igniting it.
Radiation of Sunlight
(4) TYPES OF NATURAL COVER FIRES
•Ground Fires
•Surface fires
•Crown Fires
•Spot Fires
- travel at ground level or below the surface.
Ground Fires (“undergrowth “of “duff”fires)
- burn over grass, weeds and grain, brush, and shrubs.
Surface Fires
- are in the tops of trees and high brush.
Crown Fires
- are STARTED IN ADVANCE OF THE HEADS by windows sparks or bits of burning material.
Spot Fires
(3) PARTS OF NATURAL COVER FIRE
Head
Tail
Flanks
- is the point where the fireline is PROGRESSING FASTER.
HEAD
-The WITHDRAW or UPWARD portion of the fire
Tail
-All portions of the fire lone between the tail and the various heads and those slower burning areas between the heads
Flanks
(2) METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND EXTINGUISHING VARIOUS TYPES OF NATURAL COVER FIRES
1.Sectional Method
2.One-Licked Method
- consists of placing a unit on a SPECIFIC SECTION of the FIRELINE. Its MISSION is to STOP the PROGRESS of the FIRE, extinguishing it at the fireline, and execute mop-up patrol work. The unit has the FULL RESPONSIBILITY for that section of the fireline. This method is BEST USED against a SLOW-MOVING fire.
Sectional Method
- It is the FASTEST and EASIEST method to use on a RUNNING FIRE. A team is placed at the location designated as the fireline and ordered to work in a specific section.
One-Licked Method
- ARTIFICIAL are consist of ROADS, HIGHWAYS, SURVEY LINES, or cleared areas.
Firebreaks
- are employed to BURN BACK toward the advancing heads, thus creating a fast break and stopping the fire because of a LACK OF FUEL.
Backfires
(3) ACCIDENTAL FIRE
- Electrical accidents
- Negligence and other forms of Human Error
- (Option) Purely accident Cause
OVERHEATING, spark and electrical defects OVERLOAD electric circuits/ Octopus connections
Electrical accidents
(3) Negligence and other forms of Human Error
-Children playing matches
-Use of candles
-Carelessly discarded cigarettes
UNUSUAL or ACCIDENTAL CONNECTIONS between TWO POINTS at different potentials (charge) in an electrical circuit of relatively low resistance
Short circuit
Five (5) electrical accidents in the form of:
-Short circuit
-Arcing
-Induced current
-Sparkling
-Overheating
The production of sustained luminous electrical discharge between SEPARATED ELECTRODES; an electric hazard that results when electrical current crosses the GAP BETWEEN 2 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS
Arcing
Production of incandescent particles when two different potentials (charge conductors) come in contact; occurs during short circuits or WELDING OPERATIONS
Sparkling
INDUCED line surge increase electrical energy FLOW or POWER VOLTAGE; sudden increase of electrical current resulting to the burning of insulting materials, EXPLOSION of the FUSE BOX, or burning of electrical appliances
Induced current
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES the increase or RISING of AMPERAGE while electric current is flowing in a transmission line resulting to the damage or destruction of insulating materials, maybe GRADUAL or RAPID, INTERNAL or EXTERNAL.
Overheating
(3) INTENTIONAL CAUSES
-Accelerant
-Plant
-Trailer
It is the fire caused by DELIBERATE act of MAN or INCENDIARISM.
Intentional causes
If preparations or traces of accelerant, plants, and trailers are evident in the fire scene.
Intentional causes
- HIGHLY FLAMMABLE CHEMICALS that are used to facilitate flame PROPAGATION.
Example: gasoline
Accelerant
- The preparation and/or gathering of combustible materials needed to start a fire.
Example: plastic, wood, clothes
Plant
-The preparation of flammable substances in DERD SPREAD THE FIRE.
Example: gi tuyok na nimo sa balay na gusto nimo sunugon
Trailer
ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLES
Wood, Paper, Cloth, Etc.
What class is this?
Class A
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
Grease, Oil, Paint, Solvents
What class is this?
Class B
LIVE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Electrical Panel, Motor, Wiring,
What class is this?
Class C
COMBUSTIBLE METAL
Magnesium, Aluminum, Etc.
What class is this?
Class D
COMMERCIAL COOKING EQUIPMENT
Cooking Oils Animal Fats Vegetable Oi
What class is this?
Class K
(5) class FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT
Class A
Class B
Class C
Class D
Class E
What class is this?
WATER (ALL AGENTS)
A
What class is this?
FOAM/CARBON DIOXIDE (ALL AGENTS)
B
What class is this?
CARBON DIOXIDE/POWDER (never use water, soda acid and foam)
C
What class is this?
SPECIAL POWDER
D
What class is this?
-All Agents
E
(4) METHODS OF EXTINGUISHMENT
- COOLING
- BLANKETING/ SEPARATION
- REMOVING-ISTARVING/ SMOTHERING
- Inhibition or the interruption of chemical chain reaction
heat absorption
Cooling
Prevent oxygen from combining with fuel/the removal of the fuel
BLANKETING/SEPARATION
Removing the fuel/By expelling oxygen
REMOVINGISTARVING/SMOTHERING
-the means EMPLOYED to prevent the combustion process by SIMULTANEOUSLY preventing the elements of FIRE TO COMBINE.
Inhibition or the interruption of chemical chain reaction
(5) Most Common Extinguishing Agents
- WATER-
- CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2-
- DRY CHEMICALS-
- AFFF- (Aqueous Film Forming Foam)-
- Halon (halogenated Agents)-
- used only on Class A fires.
WATER
- NON COMBUSTIBLE AND NON-REACTIVE with most substances. Provides its pressure for discharge from storage cylinders or extinguisher. Due to its non-conductivity, IS VERY EFFECTIVE FOR USE ON CLASS C FIRES. It is also used on class B fires, but nother agent is needed in blanketing or smothering on large are fires to prevent re-ignition.
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)
- extinguishing agents in use today are mixture of POWDERS AND VARIOUS ADDITIVES THAT IMPROVE THE STORAGE, FLOW AND WATER REPELLENCY OF THE POWDER.
-Sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and mono ammonium phosphate are some of the powders commonly used.
DRY CHEMICALS
-Replaced protein foam for all around firefighting purpose.
-protein base foam is used primarily for runaway foaming operations and for some training purpose.
-The quick “KNOCK-DOWN” and “HEAT REDUCTION” properties have proven it to be a HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AGENT.
THE AFFF IS DESIGNATED TO BE APPLIED TO A:
-6% mixture
-(94% parts water to 6 parts AFFF concentrate).
AFFF- (Aqueous Film Forming Foam)
is more conductive than plain water fog.
Foam spray (fog)
-these agent have been used for over 50 years. Continuous research has brought these agent to the present high degree of effectiveness in interrupting the chain reaction they possess along with a decrease in life safety hazards.
Halon (halogenated Agents)
- this halon are LESS EFFECTIVE and MORE TOXIC than the newer agents.
Halon 104-Carbon tetra-chloride and chlorobromomethane
-this halon is a GAS AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE, but with its relatively high boiling point (+25F), requires pressurization to expel it at a satisfactory rate for extinguishment.
-this halon is discharge both partly as a liquid spray and partly as a gas.
Halon 1211 (bromo chlorodifluoromethane)
- this halon is treated as a liquified gas and, like carbon dioxide, requires NO PRESSURIZING agent for expulsion and NORMAL TEMPERATURE. Nitrogen may be added to storage containers when temperature. LESS TOXIC OF THE HALONS
Halon 1301 (bromo trifluoromethane)
(5) Factors to Consider in Extinguishment:
- Time
- Weather
(temperature, humidity, wind)
3.Fire (ex. Extent, location, bldg construction, contents involved)
4.Occupancy - Ventilation
(used for clearing the bldg of smoke and gases)
Types of Ventilation:
-Vertical ventilation
-Cross or horizontal ventilation
-Mechanical force ventilation
- this ventilation must be worked from the TOP TO BOTTOM
Vertical ventilation
- this ventilation used if gases have not reached the higher level through the opening of windows
Cross or horizontal ventilation
- this ventilation a method whereby a device such as SMOKE EJECTOR is utilized to REMOVE FASTER EXCESSIVE HEAT and DENSE SMOKE
Mechanical force ventilation
A continuous passageway for the transmission of air.
Duct System
(3) ADDITIONAL BASIC TACTICS USED IN EXTINGUISHING FIRE
-rescue
-overhaul
-salvage
- any action taken by the firefighters to REMOVE OCCUPANTS/PERSONS from building/ hazards to a safety place
RESCUE
- a COMPLETE AND DETAILED CHECKED of the structures and materials involved in the fire to make sure that every spark_and ember has been extinguished and to have assurance against re-ignition
OVERHAUL
-an action taken by the firefighters in PREVENTING excessive damage by fire, water with the use by REMOVING MATERIALS OUT FROM THE BURNING building
SALVAGE
(3) Purposes of ladders
a. for rescue
b. to stretch line into a fire building
c. to provide ventilation by giving access to places that are hard to reach
(2) Types of ladders
1.Ground ladders (10 to 55 ft. long
2.Aerial ladders
How ft. long the groundladder?
10 to 55 ft. long
(2) TYPE OF LADDER ACCORDING TO ITS BEAM:
-Solid beam ground ladder
-Trussed beam ground ladder
- MADE HEAVY HARD WOOD and/or lightweight metal ALLOYS
Solid beam ground ladder
- a lightweight metal alloy EASIER TO HANDLE AND CARRY.
Trussed beam ground ladder
(4) FORMS OF GROUND LADDERS
a.Wall
b.Hook or straight ladder
c. Extension
d.Attic ladder
- ladder BEST USED in rescue where ladder in place is ALREADY FALLS SHORT of the ENDANGERED PERSON.
WALL LADDER
-a type of ladder that contains only ONE SECTION.
HOOK / STRAIGHT LADDER
How ranges feet the straight ladder? And what the most common foot?
from 12 to 16 feet and 14-foot
-consists of one or more FLY LADDER.
-Slides through guides on the upper end of the bed
-It contains LOCK which hook over the rung of the bed ladder,
EXTENSION LADDER
-are STATIC extension ladders that permit access. Although you CAN’T MOVE them around for other uses, they do collapse into a smaller section for storage.
ATTIC LADDERS
- it is mounted on a turntable, capable of extending up to 100 feet, it may have 3 or 4 metal fly sections of ladder that can be raised or lowered by hydraulically controlled cables.
Aerial Ladder
(2) Various Kinds of Aerial Ladder
A. Hydraulic Aerial Ladder
B. Elevating Platform (Articulated Boom)
(11) LADDER TERMINOLOGY
- Bed ladder
- Fly ladder
- Butt
- Heel
- Halyard
- Pawl or dog
- Rung
- Top or tip
- Hooks
- Stops
- Guides
- the LOWEST SECTION of an extension ladder
Bed ladder
- the TOP SECTION of an extension ladder
Fly ladder
- the BOTTOM end of a ladder
Butt
- the part of the ladder that TOUCHES the GROUND
Heel
- a ROPE OR CABLE used to RAISED THE FLY LADDER
Halyard
- the mechanism located at the END OF THE FLY LADDER THAT LOCKS TO THE BED ladder
Pawl or dog
- the CROSS MEMBER of the ladder that is used for CLIMBING
Rung
- it is the TOP PART of the ladder
Top or tip
- part of a ladder that is used to hook over a roof peak, sills, or walls where the heel does NOT REST ON A FOUNDATION. (roof type ladders)
Hooks
- made of METAL OR WOOD BLOCKS used to prevent the fly of an extension ladder from extending out further from the ladder
Stops
- light metal strips of an extension ladder that GUIDES THE FLY LADDER WHILE BEING RAISED OR LOWERED
Guides
-the PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO DISCOVER A FIRE when it is in its earliest phase and to response by activating an alarm.
Fire Detection System
(4) Strategies Used in Firefighting
Locate the Fire -
Confinement/ confine the fired-
Extinguishment/ extinguish the fire-
Exposure-
- determination of location, size and speed of fire.
Locate the Fire
- it is the RESTRICTION of fire from SPREADING.
Confinement
- it is the SERIES OF ACTUAL ACT of pacifying the fire.
Extinguishments
(6) CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE DETECTOR
- Spark/Ember Detectors
- Flame Detectors
- Combination alarms
- Radiant Energy (UV & IR)
- Smoke Detectors (lonization & Photoelectric)
- Heat Detectors (Fixed Temperature & Rate-of-Rise)
-Detectors are designed to DETECT EMBER with faster response and reliability. Specially designed to protect moving OBJECTS LIKE COAL. Well suited for COAL CONVEYOR protection
Spark/Ember Detectors
- is a SENSOR DESIGNED TO DETECT and respond to the presence of a flame or fire, allowing flame detection. Responses to a detected flame depend on the installation, but can include sounding an alarm, deactivating a fuel line (such as a propane or a natural gas line), and activating a fire suppression system.
Flame Detectors
-QUICKLY ALERT you to both the presence of smoke hazards and dangerous levels of CARBON MONOXIDE (CO), a POISONOUS GAS FOUND IN MANY HOMES. CO is generated by heating and fuel-burning appliances. Ex. fireplaces, water heaters, gas ovens,
Combination alarms
- used for LONG DISTANCES and accurate sensing of flames using the fire’s ULTRAVIOLET and INFRARED properties IR & UV-thermal imaging camera
Radiant Energy (UV & IR)
FOR IONIZATION-Ionization-type smoke alarms have a small amount of radioactive material between two electrically charged plates, which ionizes the air and causes current to flow between the plates. When smoke enters the chamber, it disrupts the flow of ions, thus reducing the flow of current and activating the alarm.
Smoke Detectors (lonization & Photoelectric)
-type smoke alarms have a SMALL AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVE material between two electrically charged plates, which ionizes the air and causes current to flow between the plates. When smoke enters the CHAMBER, it disrupts the flow of ions, thus reducing the flow of current and activating the alarm
IONIZATION
-type alarms AIM A LIGHT SOURCE
into a sensing chamber at an angle away from the sensor. Smoke enters the chamber, reflecting light onto the light sensor; TRIGGERING THE ALARM.
PHOTOELECTRIC
- is a fire alarm device designed to respond when the convected thermal energy of a fire INCREASES THE TEMPERATURE of a HEAT SENSITIVE ELEMENT.
Heat Detectors (Fixed Temperature & Rate-of-Rise)
detectors operate when the HEAT SENSITIVE EUTECTIC ALLOY reaches the eutectic point changing state from a SOLID TO A LIQUID
Fixed temperature
-One THERMOCOUPLE monitors heat transferred by convection or radiation while the other responds to ambient temperature. The detector responds when the first sensing element’s temperature increases relative to the other.
BOR
-may not respond to LOW ENERGY release RATES of SLOWLY DEVELOPING FIRES. To detect slowly developing fires combination detectors add a fixed temperature element that will ultimately respond when the FIXED TEMPERATURE ELEMENT REACHES THE DESIGN THRESHOLD
Rate of rise detectors
-USUALLY LOCATED NEAR EXIT ON WALL
-SENDS SIGNAL TO FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WHICH IN TURN PLACES THE BUILDING INTO ALARM
manual call point (MCP) or fire alarm pull station (FAPS)
- activation is typically achieved through the use of a PULL STATION (USA & Canada) or CALL POINT (Europe, Australia, and Asia), which then sounds the evacuation ALARM for the relevant BUILDING OR ZONE.
Manual fire alarm (MFA)
(3) NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES
- Audible Alarms (Horns, Bells, Chimes)
- Visual Alarms
- Voice Communication
(Assembly Occupancies, High Rises)
-also known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, established the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
RA 6975
- The Bureau of Fire Protection, hereinafter referred to as the Fire Bureau, is hereby created initially consisting of the existing officers and uniformed members of the fire service of the Integrated National Police as constituted under Presidential Decree No. 765.
What section and title?
SECTION 53. Composition.
- The Fire Bureau shall be responsible for the prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on buildings, houses and other structures, forest, land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessels docked at piers or wharves or anchored in major seaports, petroleum industry installations, plane crashes and other similar incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire Code and other related laws.
-The Fire Bureau shall have the power to investigate all causes of fires and, if necessary file the proper complaints with the city or provincial prosecutor who has jurisdiction over the case.
What section and title?
SECTION 54. Powers and Functions.
-The Fire Bureau shall be headed by a chief who shall be assisted by a deputy chief. It shall be composed of provincial offices, district offices and city or municipal stations.
-At the provincial level, there shall be an office of the provincial fire marshall which shall implement the policies, plans and programs of the Department; and monitor, evaluate and coordinate the operations and activities of the fire service operating units at the city and municipal levels. In the case of large provinces, district offices may be established, to be headed by a district fire marshall.
-At the city or municipal level, there shall be a fire station, each headed by a city or municipal fire marshall: Provided, That, in the case of large cities and municipalities, a district office with subordinate fire stations headed by a district fire marshall may be organized as necessary.
-The Fire Chief shall recommended to the Secretary the organizational structure and staffing pattern, as well as the disciplinary machinery for officers and men of the Bureau, in accordance with the guidelines set forth herein and as provided in Section 85 5 of this Act.
-The local government units at the city and municipal shall be responsible for the fire protection and various emergency related incidents and, life and property of
vices such as evacuation of injured people at fire- related incident and ,in general all fire prevention and suppression measures to secure the safety of life and property of the citizenry.
What section and title?
SECTION 55. Organization.
- There shall be established at least one (1) fire station with adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment in every provincial capital, city and municipality subject to the standards, rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Department. The local government unit shall, however, provide the necessary and or site of the station.
What section and title?
SECTION 56. Establishment of Fire Station.
- The qualification standards of the members of the Fire Bureau shall be as prescribed by the Department based on the requirement.
What section and title?
SECTION 57. Qualification Standards.
- For purposes of efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank classification of the members of the Fire Bureau shall be as follows:
Director
Chief Superintendent
Senior Superintendent
Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Senior Inspector
Inspector
Senior Fire Officer IV
Senior Fire Officer III
Senior Fire Officer II
Senior Fire Officer I
Fire Officer III
Fire Officer II
Fire Officer I
What section and title?
SECTION 58. Rank Classification
- The head of the Fire Bureau with the rank of director shall have the position title of Chief of the Fire Bureau. He shall be assisted by a deputy chief with the rank of chief superintendent.
-The assistant heads of the Department’s regional offices with the rank of senior superintendent shall assume the position title of Assistant Regional Director for Fire Protection as provided in Section 11 of this Act; the heads of the NCR district offices with the rank of senior superintendent shall have the position title of District Fire Marshall; the heads of the provincial offices with the rank of superintendent shall be known as Provincial Fire Marshall; the heads of the district offices with the rank of chief inspector shall have the position title of District Fire Marshall ; and the heads of the municipal or city stations with the rank of senior inspector shall be known as Chief of Municipal/City Fire Station.
What section and title?
SECTION 59. Key Positions.
What section is RANK CLASSIFICATION?
Sec. 58
What section of key positions?
Sec. 59
What section is qualification standards?
Sec. 57
What section is composition?
Section 53
What section is powers and functions?
Section 54
What section is organization?
Section 55
What section is establishment of fire station?
Section 56
-AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AMENDING CERTAIN, PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
RA 9263
-This Act shall be known as the “Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004.”
What section and title?
Sec. 1 Title
-The BFP and the BJMP shall be respectively headed by a Chief who shall be assisted by two (2) deputy chiefs, one (1) for administration and one (1) for operations, all of whom shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG from among the qualified officers with at least the
rank of senior superintendent in the service: Provided, that in no case shall any officer who has retired or is retirable within six (6) months from his/her compulsory retirement age be appointed as Chief of the Fire Bureau or Chief of the Jail Bureau, as the case may be, Provided, further, that the Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau shall serve a tour of duty not to exce years: Provided, however, that in times of war or other national emergency declad the President may extend such tour of duty.
SEC. 3. Organization and Key Positions of the BFP and the BJMP.
-The Heads of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of director shall have the position title of Chief of the Fire Bureau and the Chief of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The second officers in command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the position title of Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The third officer in command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the position title of Deputy Chief for Operation of Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for Operation of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The fourth officers in command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the respective position title of Chief of Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau, who shall be assisted by the directors of the directorates in the respective national headquarters office with at least the rank of senior superintendent.
-The BFP and the shall establish, operate and maintain their respective regional offices in each of the administrative regions of the country which shall be respectively headed by a Regional Director for Fire Protection and a Regional Director of Jail Management and Penology with the rank of senior superintendent. He/She shall be respectively assisted by the following officers with the rank of superintendent: Assistant Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.
What section and title?
Sec. 3 organization and key positions of the BFP and the BJMP
- No person shall be appointed as uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she possesses the following minimum qualifications:
a) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;
b) A person of good moral character;
c) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical test for the purpose of determining his/her physical and mental health;
d) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from recognized institution of learning;
e) Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;
f) Must not have been dishonorably discharged of dismissal for cause from previous employment;
g) Must not have been convicted by final judgement of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude;
h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female: Provided, That a waiver for height and age requirement \s shall be automatically granted to applicants belonging to the cultural communities; and
i) Must weight not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight corresponding to his/her height, age and sex;
SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.
-The appointment of the BFP and the BJMP shall be effected in the following manners:
a) Fire/Jail Officer I to Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV. - Appointed by the respective Regional Director for Fire Protection and Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology for the regional office uniformed personnel or by the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau for the national headquarters office uniformed personnel, and attested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC);
b) “Fire/Jail Inspector to Fire/Jail Superintendent. - Appointed by the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, as recommended by their immediate superiors, and attested by the CSC;
c) Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent. - Appointed by the Secretary of the DILG upon recommendation of the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, with the proper attestation of the CSC; and
d) Fire/ Jail Chief Superintendent. To Fire/Jail Director.- Appointed by the President upon
recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG, with the proper endorsement by the
Chairman of the CSC.
SEC. 5. Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.
a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:
1) Municipal Fire Marshal. - Should have the rank of senior inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related discipline from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training of career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
2) City Fire Marshal. - Should the rank of chief of senior inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty four (24) units in a master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
3) District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant Regional Director for administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff. - Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a mater’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
4) District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region, Regional Director for Fire Protection and Director of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office. - Should have at least the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career course for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;
5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Chief Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau.- Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such as may be established by the Fire Bureau; and
6) Chief of the Fire Bureau. - Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as maybe established by the Fire Bureau.
SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Designation of Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to Key Positions.
is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP. - No person shall be appointed as uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she possesses the following minimum qualifications:
“a) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;
“b) A person of good moral character;
“c) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests for the purpose of determining his/her physical and mental health;
“d) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of learning;
“e) Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;
“f) Must not have been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for cause from previous employment;
“g) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude;
“h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female: Provided, That a waiver for height and age requirements shall be automatically granted to applicants belonging to the cultural communities; and
“i) Must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight corresponding to his/her height, age and sex;
“Provided, That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty (30) years of age: except for this particular provision, the above-enumerated qualifications shall be continuing in character and an absence of any one of them at any given time shall be a ground for separation or retirement from the service: Provided, further, That the uniformed personnel who are already in the service prior to the effectivity of Republic Act No. 9263 shall be given another five (5) years to obtain the minimum educational qualification and appropriate civil service eligibility to be reckoned from the date of the effectivity of this Act: Provided, furthermore, That concerned BFP and BJMP members who have rendered more than fifteen (15) years of service at the time of the effectivity of this Act shall no longer be required to comply with the aforementioned educational and eligibility requirements. Likewise, those personnel who have acquired National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) eligibility prior to the effectivity of Republic Act No. 9263 shall no longer be required to obtain the appropriate civil service eligibility:
Provided, finally, That within the five-year extension period stipulated herein, the issue of whether or not the BFP shall be devolved to local government units shall be revisited by Congress, and as circumstances demand, be immediately implemented.
“After the lapse of the time period for the satisfaction of a specific requirement, current uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who will fail to satisfy any of the requirements enumerated under this Section shall be separated from the service if they are below fifty (50) years of age and have served in the government for less than twenty (20) years, or retired if they are from age fifty (50) and above and have served in the government for at least twenty (20) years without prejudice in either case to the payment of benefits they may be entitled to under existing laws.”
Section 1. Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9263
essentially amends Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9263
Republic Act No. 9592
-what section and key position is this? Should have the rank of senior inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology.
Sec. 7, Municipal Fire Marshal.
- what section and key position? Should the rank of chief of senior inspector, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty four (24) units in a master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau
Sec 7, City Fire Marshal
What section and key position?
- Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a mater’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology.
Sec. 7, District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant Regional Director for administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.
What section and key position?
- Should have at least the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
Sec. 7, District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region, Regional Director for Fire Protection and Director of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office.
What section and key position?
- Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
Sec. 7, Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Chief Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau.
What section and key position?
- Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
Sec 7. Chief of the Fire Bureau.
(6) Classes in the united kingdom and europe
A- Ordinary combustibles
B-Flammable or flammable liquids
C-Flammable gasses
D-Combustible metals
E-(This class is no longer existing in europe)
F-Cooking oils and fats
(6) Fire classes in australia and asia
A- everyday combustibles
B- combustible or combustible liquids
C- combustible gases
D- combustible metals
E- electrical equipment
F- cooking fats and oils
(5) Fire classes in the U.S.A (NFPA)
A-Regular combustibles
B-Flammable liquids and gasses
C-Electrical appliances
D-Combustible metals
K-Cooking oils and fats
(6) Factors to determine the location for the opening
-Location of intensity of fire
-Highest point on the roof
-Direction of wind
-Existing exposure
-Extent of fire
-Obstruction
(2) Types of smoke detector
- Ionization detector
- Photoelectric smoke detector
(2) photoelectric smoke detector
- Projected light beam
- Reflected beam
(2) heat detector
- Rate-of-rise-detector
- Fixed-temperature detector
-DESIGNED TO REACT AND ACTIVATE the alarm when little amount of products of combustion go into their sensors.
- are ATTACHED TO THE CEILING OR WALL in several areas of the HOME.
Smoke Detector
-It uses a radioactive source to TRANSFORM THE AIR INSIDE it into a conductor of electrical current
-Any VISIBLE or INVISIBLE PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION entering this chamber interrupt the current tlow, which, in return activates the alarm.
lonization Detector
-It consists of a PROJECTED LIGHT BEAM to cover LARGE AREAS, or a REFLECTED LIGHT BEAM OR SPOT TYPE detector to cover SMALL AREAS.
Photoelectric smoke detector
- a beam of light is PROJECTED from a light source to a receiving source unit equipped with a PHOTOELECTRIC CELL, which MONITORS THE INTENSITY OF THE LIGHT BEAM
Projected light beam
- is a SINGLE UNIT containing a light source, alight catcher or contact point. Smoke entering the chamber obstructs the directed LIGHT BEAM, reflecting light from the light source onto the PHOTOELECTRIC CELL thereby completing the CIRCUIT.
Reflected beam
-It is PRESET TO ACTIVATE at a given TEMPERATURE.
-This detection unit may come from the MANUFACTURER with a fixed temperature rating but equipped with calibration screw, allowing an INSTALLER or CONTRACTOR to RECEIPT the unit to AVOID FALSE ALARMS.
Fixed- temperature detector
-It is also used on class A fires but may be LESS EFFECTIVE THAN PLAIN WATER.
AFFF (AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM?
used for clearing the bldg of smoke and gases
Ventilation
- may also used to EXTINGUISHED CLASS C AND CLASS D FIREFIGHTER IN SOME CASES.
Water
- MOST EFFECTIVE IN COOLING the burning material below its ignition temperature. Due to conductive properties, should not be used on electrical fires.
Water
-It is used PRIMARILY to extinguish on class B Fires.
Aqueous film forming foam
- It is CALIBRATED so that a RAPID INCREASE IN ROOM TEMPERATURE will cause the detector to react and activate the alarm.
- It is normally CALIBRATED to allow temperature within a certain range but automatically activates when the permitted MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE is SURPASSED.
Rate-of-rise-detector
