Chapter 11 - Search, Rescue and Evacuation Flashcards
Three reasons a fire floor should be entered without a charged hose line
If the fire’s location hasn’t been determined firefighters can’t know which stairwell to attack from.
Search for occupants
Determine whether the fire can be managed with the resources available.
Before opening a door what should you do?
Felt with bare hand especially towards the top.
When should the ceiling tiles be lifted?
Immediately upon entering the floor and at regular intervals thereafter.
What is a good practice when searching a floor for victims?
Mark the doors of rooms after they’ve been searched.
Investigation of the floor below the fire is what mission?
Fact finding mission.
After entering the floor below the fire what is the primary concern?
Whether there is an open tenant stair to the fire floor.
What is fire spread through failed Windows lapping up the side of the building to the floor above?
Autoexposure
What are three other means of vertical fire spread?
Conduction through the ceiling/floor assembly.
Through the curtain wall gap.
Heat induced gaps in the ceiling / floor assembly.
What is firefighters primary purpose on the floor above the fire?
Keeping the fire from spreading to it.
Floor distortion is less of an issue when the floors are made of what
Solid reinforced concrete
What is the first priority of all structural firefighting?
Rescue.
What is the sole purpose of the rapid descent team
Make one swift pass through the attack stairwell to clear it of evacuees.
What is the preferred elevator for getting the rapid ascent team to the top
An elevator that doesn’t serve the fire floor.
The RAT operation should always be accompanied by what
Frequent PA announcements clearly identifying the attack stare by its designation.
Instructing evacuees to get out of it cross the floor area and continue their descent down the evacuation stairwell.
What must continually be monitored during search and rescue
The alarm panel.
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