Engine Company Tactics Flashcards
What information should be engine company officer on the first engine include in the on scene report?
Water supply
Correct address if different from dispatch
Type of structure
Incident conditions
What type of layout shall be used when possible?
A foreword lay
What should be noted in the size up?
The location and extent of smoke and fire
Rescues
Access points
Number of floors
Utilities
Exposures
What are the size up results reported through?
Situation report
What should be included in this situation report?
Command statement
Initial assignments of on scene companies
Request greater alarms
What is included in progress reports?
Thorough analysis of the area of involvement
Potential life hazards
Additional resources
Environmental factors
What must advancing hose companies cool as they advanced into the building?
Cool the ceiling
What area must be checked for advancing fire in a strip shopping center
Plenum
What must be assigned to another crew to protect the rear of the advancing Crew?
A back up line
What should be strongly considered one fires have reached advanced stages and there is no life hazard?
The use of master streams
The second line should be of significant length to reach what location?
The location of the initial attack line or to be advanced to the area beyond the initial line
What must be examined early to check extension resulting from rapid mushrooming of heat and combustible gases under the roof?
Exposures to each side of the involved store
Up on arrival if you have more than one unit involved the decision has to be made as to what?
Where the exposure identification starts
Each exposure will be checked until when?
No extension is found
What can be used on each side of the fire that will prevent smoke and fire from moving horizontally into the bravo and Delta exposure?
PPV
