Chapter 16 Flashcards
Salvage and overhaul
What tend to fall into the fourth incident priority of property conservation
Salvage and overhaul
What is saving something of value or something useful and extracting it from the rubble?
Salvage
Early salvage companies had two main tools. What were they?
Line bag to stuff valuables in
Keys to disassemble beds p. 546
Anything that has to do with saving protecting preserving or moving or covering property is a component of
Salvage
What is the carefully in systematic examination of the area that where on fire to determine whether there is any remaining fire, spark or embers that could cause a recognition?
Overhaul
The main purpose of overhaul is to
Make certain that no trace of fire remains to rekindle. Complete extinguishment.
The second purpose of overhaul is to
Leave the structure in a safe condition as possible p. 547
What must constantly be applied during overhaul because now the only life has are on the fire grounds are firefighters
Risk benefit analysis
What is a cooling down for firefighters engaged in the initial fire attack?
Rehab
Where should rehab start?
At the engine in front of the structure, where the attack lines came off, the driver should have a small utility brush to brush off de breeze, ashes, chunks of drywall insulation that of fallen on the firefighter
The driver should then spray off the fire fighter from helmet it down
The preliminary decontamination should be done while firefighter is
Still on air and before any gears removed
After recon firefighter should drop their gear and
Get a quick medical evaluation to check vital signs provide oxygen and treat minor injuries if needed
The most important call during rehab is true reduce
Environmental stressors on the body and reduce heat and body temp
50% of wall, firefighter line of duty debts resulted from
Stress and over exertion
Having medical personnel check and record ‘’ unseen can catch the first indication that something may be wrong
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Respirations
Two sets
If after about 20 minutes if firefighters vital signs do not return to within normal that individual may
Require further medical evaluation or transport p. 549
The minimum criteria for developing and implementing rehab process for firefighters, discovered in NFPA
1584
Salvage operations can unintentionally remove
Evidence and over aggressive overhaul or destroys evidence
When is a good time to get the investigator into the fire scene before overhaul starts?
During rehab
Incident command should call for fire investigator as soon as it is obvious that the incident is significant suggested criteria for determining are
Multiple alarms
Suspicious circumstances
Patterns
Threat to burn occupancy
Fire loss of 20,000 and greater fire results and serious injury or death
Multiple set fires
Fires and nursing homes and hospitals
Any devices hazmat or explosives
Some other clues, arson investigators look for are
Burn patterns
Multiple points of origin
Trailers
Flammable liquids/ containers
Piles and newspaper/furniture
Presents or absence of smoke detectors
Whether they are hardwired or batteries
Check the position of the circuit breaker
Valves on a sprinkler system
Position of shut off valves
Position of knobs switches and controllers on electric and major appliances p. 550
Most important scenario that can delay overhaul and require you to take it exhaustive measurements to preserve evidence at a fire scene is
Discovery of deceased fire victim
The only time removing deceased victims may be considered is when
There is a danger of eminent structural collapse, which would completely destroy the evidence
Overhaul should be completely systematic. It starts with the IC who must form a new ‘’, and ‘’’, THEN develop an organizing safe plan for overhaul
Size up
Risk benefit analysis
Experience company, officers and safety chief should inspect the building ‘’ firefighters begin overhaul
Before
Reason for inspection is simple ?
Risk management the building needs to be saved before firefighters can be in it P. 551
Cold smoke explosions often occur during
Overhaul phase
