Chapter 9 search, rescue, survival Flashcards
Target hazard
A place where fire or accident would have significant implications on life or economic factors
Size up
What has happened
What is happening
What is going to happen
Searches
Primary can be before or during suppression with or without charged hose line
Secondary after fire is under control
Start as close to fire as possible then work backwards, if only one team go down one side back up the other of the hallway
Two objectives of searches
Searching for life
Assessing fire conditions
Search priority
Most severely threatened
Largest number
Remainder of hazard zone
Exposures
Crawling
Head first upstairs feet first downstairs arms wide to brace for collapsing stairs
If can’t see feet should be crawling
Wide area search
Heat resistant 200ft 60m rope. Minimum 3 people.
Tie rope about 10 ft outside search area
Every 20 ft an indicator is tied with increasing number of knots. Knots BEHIND ring (ring towards exit)
TIs
Can’t detect a person under or behind furniture or through a wall. Can’t see through glass or water. Carpet can interfere seeing fires beneath.
Prone to mechanical failure
Markings for searches
Upper right to lower left slash on entering. X on leaving. Top clockwise goes time hazards victims team
LUNARS
For rescue Location Unit Name Assignment (and air supply) Resources needed (air, extrication) Situation Activate PASS
Air management
Always know how much you have
Know point of no return (air only lasts long enough to exit)
Inform IC if you must exit
Air management formula
PSI X 0.75 divided by 100 gives time in minutes
* for low air alarm (if alarming at 25%)
Escape
Female end to nozzle male end to freedom (lugs on shank for male end swivel on female)
RIT mandatory equipment acronym
AWARE
Air
Water
A Radio
Extrication
