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Discussion 4 Flashcards

1
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are very important during an emergency situation, particularly during fire, when every second counts towards the success or failure of an operation.

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Ladder

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Fire fighters must know the proper procedures for carrying, rising, and climbing ladders so thoroughly that their actions will be governed by habbit.

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Ladder

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It is also portable framework of food metal rope in the form of parallel members connected by several paralranks or step fix to them at the right angle for climbing upper down

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Ladder

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Types of Ladders are?

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  1. Ground Ladders
  2. Aerial Ladders
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It is one of basic fire fighting tools , it is to gain access to the fire building and also to provide secondary means for operating fire fighting

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Ground ladders

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It is designed to maximize vertical range from rapid response

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Aerial ladders

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Forms of Ground Ladders are?

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  1. Wall Ladder
  2. Extension Ladder
  3. Hook Ladder
  4. Attic Ladder
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This is type of ladder that contains only one section. It ranges in length from 12 to 16 feet. The most common size is the 14-foot straight ladder.

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Straight ladder

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This is consisted of a bed section and two or more fly sections. The fly section slides through guides on the upper end of the bed section. It contains locks which hook over the rungs of the bed section. Theses secure it in a designated position, dependent upon the desired length of the ladder.

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Extension Ladder

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10
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It provides means of reaching through an opening into attics, lofts and other areas that are somewhat difficult to reach without a special ladder. It can be folded or collapsed for a small room or closet works. They are usually short because they are required to reach only a short distance.

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Attic Ladder

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This type of ladder best used in rescue where a ladder in place is already falls short of the endangered person.

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Wall Ladder

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Type of Ladders According to its Beam;

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Solid Beam ground ladder
Trussed Beam ground ladder

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13
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  • made of heavy hard wood and/or lightweight metal alloys.
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a) Solid Beam ground ladder

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  • a lightweight metal alloy easier to handle and carry.
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b) Trussed Beam ground ladder

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This type of ladder that is mounted on a turnable, capable of extending up to 30.5 meters (100 feet), may have three or four metal fly sections of ladder that can be raised or lowered by hydraulically controlled cables.

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Aerial Ladders

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Forms of Aerial Ladders

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  1. Hydraulic Ladders
  2. Elevating Platform
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  • the lowest section of an extension ladder.
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  1. Bed Ladder
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  • the top section of an extension ladder
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  1. Fly Ladder
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19
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-the bottom end of a ladder

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  1. Butt
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20
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the part of the ladder that touches the ground

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  1. Heel
21
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a rope or cable used to raise the fly ladder.

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  1. Halyard
22
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  • the mechanism located at the end of the fly ladder that locks to the bed ladders.
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  1. Pawl or Dog
23
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-the cross member of a ladder that is used for climbing

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  1. Rung
24
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it is the top part of a ladder.

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  1. Top or Tip-
25
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part of ladder that is used to hook over a roof peak, skills or walls we here the heel does not rest on a foundation

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  1. Hooks
26
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made of metal or wood blocks used to prevent the fly of an extension ladder from extending out further from the ladder.

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  1. Stops
27
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-light metal strips of an extension ladder that guides the fly ladder while it is being raised or lowered.

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  1. Guides
28
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Types of ladder carries

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One man carry
Two man carry
Four man carry
Six carry

29
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Remove the ladder from the apparatus and pass either arm through the ladder at the middle of its length. Carry it with the hooks forward and lowered.

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  1. One-man carry
30
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Normally extension ladders from 24 to 36 feet in length require at least two men. To remove the ladder from the fire apparatus, place one man near each end. Each man then passes one arm through the ladder and grasps the second rung forward.

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  1. Two-man carry
31
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Remove the ladder from the apparatus and place it on the ground with the fly up. Have the four men take their positions, two near each end, on opposite sides of the ladder. Face the top of the ladder. Reach down and grasp a rung with the hand nearest it. Raise the ladder om the shoulder.

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  1. Four-man carry
32
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This procedure is the same as the four man carry except that an additional two men are placed on the middle on the opposite sides to carry a heavier ladder.

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  1. Six man carry
33
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The 36 foot extension ladder should not to be raised by less then three people. Four men re better. The four man raise is very similar to the three-man raise; but two men are used at the heel of the ladder on this raise.

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Four-man Raise

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AERIAL LADDERS ARE?

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  1. Hydraulic Aerial ladders

2, Elevating Platform

35
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Strategies used in firefighting are?

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Locate the fire
Confine the fire
Extinguish the fire
Exposure

36
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  • Locating the fire sounds like a simple matter. In an open lumber yard where flames are reaching for the sky, it is a simple matter. But finding or locating the fire in the room in a cellar of a three-storey dormitory or building which is filled with dense smoke is not an easy task.
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  1. Locate the fire
37
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  • Confining the fire is the next step in strategy. Judgement, skill and experience must be used to he utmost to determine whether or not the fire is to be routine or a disaster. Confining the fire simply means to restrict its spread to its point of origin or at least to the area involved.
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  1. Confine the Fire
38
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  • Extinguishing the fire make take as little water as that use in a booster line, or it may take thousands of gallons played through heavy appliance.
  1. Exposures
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  1. Extinguish the fire
39
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Factors to consider in Extinguishment are?

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Time
Weather
Fire
Occupancy
Ventillation

40
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Types of ventilation are?

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Vertical ventilation
Horizontal ventilation
Mechanical force ventilation

41
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  • Must be worked from the top to bottom
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A) Vertical Ventilation

42
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  • Used if gases have not reached the higher level through the opening of the windows.
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B) Horizontal Ventilation

43
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  • a method whereby a device such as smoke ejector is utilized to remove faster excessive heat and dense smoke.
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C)Mechanical Force Ventilation

44
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Determine the number of people that occupy the building, including the materials that are found in it. Also note the nature of the units occupying the building.

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OCCUPANCY

45
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An action performed by firefighters to secure other buildings, people exposing themselves, from affected area or danger from fire.

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EXPOSURE

46
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Types of Exposure

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Fire exposure
Life exposure

47
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  • refers to the property exposed to the fire.
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  1. Fire Exposure
48
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  • refers to the danger to the lives of the occupants of any building that is in line with the travel of dangerous fumes or gases thrown off by fire as well as to the occupants of any building that is seriously exposed to the fire from the building o fire.
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  1. Life Exposure

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