Chapter 1. General principals of firefighting Flashcards
What are the basic strategies of modern firefighting?
Protect life, confine the fire, extinguish.
What is one of the primary forces that shape our tactics?
Technology
What basic principal of firefighting takes precedence over all other concerns?
Human life takes precedence.
CONCEPT 1. When sufficient personnel are not available to effect both rescue and extinguishment at the same time what must be given priority?
Rescue
The victims are likely to suffer brain damage after how many minutes of oxygen?
4 minutes
More lives are saved by _____________ than all other means
properly placed handline
CONCEPT 2. When you don’t have sufficient personnel to perform all the needed tasks, first perform those that ______________-
Protect the greatest number of lives.
CONCEPT 3. Remove those closest to the fire. What are the next most at risk individuals?
Those directly above the fire
CONCEPT 4. What type of attack bust be carried our when enough personnel are available to perform engine and ladder functions?
Coordinated attack.
What are some ways to reduce the life hazard of a fire?
Removing all of the victims, venting to draw the fire away from the victims or give them fresh air, confine the fire to an isolated area.
CONCEPT 5. Should the lived of firefighters be endangered if there is no threat to occupants?
No unduly endangerment.
What is the sequence of action to be taken at a fire?
Locate, confine, extinguish.
Define- Confine the fire.
limiting the fire’s spread.
what are the 6 possible ways for fire to spread?
up, down, left, right, front, back.
True or false. Protecting of exposures is second only to saving lives?
True.
