Engine Company Operations Flashcards
Smoke leaving a structure has four inherent characteristics. What are they?
Volume, velocity, density, and color
Engine company ops pg 7
What stage of fire development does a flashover occur?
Flashover takes place between the growth and fully developed stages
Engine company operations manual pg. V
What stage of fire development does a backdraft occur?
Backdraft conditions typically occur during the decay stage.
Engine company operations manual pg. V
What does RECEO VS stand for?
Rescue
Exposure
Confinement
Extinguishment
Overhaul
Ventilation
Salvage
Engine company operations manual pg. V
In stressful environments people tend to transition from classical decision making to what kind of decision making?
Naturalistic decision making
Engine company operations manual pg. 2
What are the 4 stages of a fire
Incipient
Growth
Fully developed
Decay
Engine company operations manual pg. 4
What stage of fire growth does roll over take place?
Rollover takes place in the growth stage
Engine company operations manual pg. 5
What are the warning signs for possible backdraft?
*Dense smoke with no visible flame
*Black smoke pushing around doors and windows
*glass stained with smoke and pulsating
*the reversal of air movement
Between modern and legacy construction which one has a higher heat release rate (HRR)
Modern had a higher HRR
Engine company operations manual pg. 5
Smoke velocity assists in determining what?
The fires location relative to the smokes exhaust point
Engine company operations manual pg. 7
What does black smoke typically indicate?
Heavy fuel loads that are not being consumed
Pg 8
Threats to safety on the fire ground primarily come from what two categories?
Advanced fire conditions and collapse potential
Engine company operations pg 14
