Chp 20

Question 1

Operational strategies def

Answer 1

The overall plans needed to successfully mitigate and emergency
Strategies depends on prefire plans, prearrival info and size up.  They include: 
-Access to upper levels
-Rescue applications
-Vent
-Elevated fire attack
-Exposure protection
-ARFF

Question 2

Communications

Answer 2

Pre arrival: officer and driver: direction of approach, stage or commit, water supply, IC states objective
On scene: Officer size up, confirm WS plan, app turntable placement, hand signals
Tactical: Aerial deployment with hand signals, aerial operations with headsets

Question 3

Access to upper levels

Answer 3

Maximize scrub area
Upwind
Can use as emergency egress
Can use to deliver tools to upper floors

Question 4

Rescue general considerations

Answer 4

Mind weight limits
Upwind
Place at corners
If fire threatens, use handline to protect the aerial with a wide fog to avoid damage
For platform place with turntable directly in line with target; if using the gate approach at an angle

Question 5

1-Most severely threatened

Answer 5

On or directly above fire floor
Visible fire conditions are a good indicator
Judgement made by IC, officer, or driver
Real or perceived danger
Panicked victims ready to jump

Question 6

2-Largest group of people

Answer 6

Note

Question 7

3-Remainder of people in the hazard area

Answer 7

From next most threatened on

Question 8

4-People in exposed areas

Answer 8

Leave in place if you can

Monitor fire conditions

Question 9

Raising aerial to a victim

Answer 9

Best position is perpendicular
If not extend till beam on bld side is above objective
Place tip above the target to avoid tip contact
Always lower to the victim to avoid jumping

Question 10

Window rescue

Answer 10

Place first rung even with the sill

Place platform top rail even with sill, or use access gate

Question 11

Roof rescue

Answer 11

Place tip 6’ above the roofline
Or platform bottom just above roof
Same for balconies with rails or parapets but consider use of roof ladder. Place against parapet but may collapse so consider place against aerial tip or reposition

Question 12

Moving victims down a ladder

Answer 12

If adults, just lead
If you have to carry (last resort) keep one hand on the handrail
Crotch rocket for adults who are conscious
Side carry if not
Only do shoulder carry if you have a spotter on the ladder behind you (most dangerous)

Question 13

Moving victims in a platform

Answer 13

Use one or two to help load conscious onto a platform, two for unconscious
Place on the floor
If on stokes, place on the rails and strap in

Question 14

Lowering a stokes

Answer 14

If it fits, slide down the rungs. A rope at the tip is optional
If not, slide on the top rails with a rope, using poles if needed
Can be used as a highpoint as last resort. Don’t lift with the aerial.
Some have pulley’s at the tip, anchor rope to base of ladder and it extends and retracts (not for people)

Question 15

Water rescue

Answer 15

Can help car driven into high water or person trapped in a tree. Not encouraged
Hard to position by the bank
Ladder in swift water can damage it
Ladder belt can trap and drown

Question 16

Ventilation

Answer 16

Don’t use as battering ram
Position correctly first on unburned side not over potential vent holes
Ladder from two sides if possible
If roof isn’t good, go horizontal
Slightly above window on windward side, clipped in

Question 17

Elevated master stream

Answer 17

For fire attack, cool embers and gasses in the thermal column, or exposures
Remember collapse
Blitz attack place in bottom of window, facing up, mind radiant heat
Never do when crews are interior
If used at ground level, line turntable up with where stream is going, aim at the ceiling

Question 18

Nozzles

Answer 18

Fog: good for steam, might get broken up before reaching fire
SS: better for reach for interior fires
Make sure you are pumping to rated capacity
If not to mfg spec might have bad stream or damage

Question 19

Foam

Answer 19

Generally not practical to discharge aerated foam through elevated MS
High air content makes it break up too soon

Question 20

Blitz attack

Answer 20

Solid or straight stream
Must place close to bld and know where seat is
Can start blitz on high floor while FF make there way to it
Place at bottom of window and aim up, gives 30* angle
Only darken then shut down to minimize water damage or collapse

Question 21

Defensive attack

Answer 21

Common, exterior attack with emphasis on exposure protection to contain fire
Solid or straight stream to reach the seat
Flow from unburned to burned to minimize pushing fire

Question 22

Elevated standpipe

Answer 22

Good for:
Avoiding well hole stretch
If no standpipe
Parking garage
Building roof
Bridges

Question 23

Exposure protection

Answer 23

Factors affecting exposures: weather, fuel, topography, construction, spacing, intensity of fire
Remember app can become an exposure
Fog applied to thermal column may keep burning embers down
Might need to do fire attack and exposure. Position appropriately, use a fog if possible and sweep

Question 24

ARFF

Answer 24

Escape slides are better, then portable stairs, aerial is last option, place as for window rescue to door, place as roof rescue to front of wing
Position aft (rear) of entry doors
If crashed in trees get victim but don't stabilize the plane
If in wires, don't elevate till utilities are controlled