FF Procedures

Question 0

What is a light fire situation?

What is a Medium fire situation?

Answer 0

Light fire situation - a fire which can be extinguished with the 1 hand line and/or extinguisher or readily extinguished without resorting to extinguishing agents
Medium fire situation - a fire which may be extinguished with 2 hand lines

Question 1

What are the 2 transmissions that allow a roof man at a tenement fire to vent w/ out permission from ladder co officer?

Answer 1

Interior team has control of door or a charged hoselinr is advancing into the the fire apt.

Question 2

What does COAL WAS WEALTH stand for?

Answer 2

How we do a size up
C-construction      W-weather
O-occupancy        A-auxiliary appliances
A-area                   S- street conditions
L-Life                 
W-water supply
E-exposures
A-apparatus
L-location & extent of the fire
T-time of day
H-height

Question 3

In High Rise Office Buildings There are two-way communications between the fire command station and the…..

Answer 3

Acronym: WAMEE F
Warden (floor) stations
Air handling control rooms
Mechanical control center
Elevators
Elevator machinery room
Fire pump room
HROB 7.2.2 C, 7.3.2 C

Question 4

When a member had been located (firefighter removal) what are the priorities for the radio transmissions?

Answer 4

1) The priorities will be acronym FAIR:
	F- Fire/environment
	A- Air
	I- Immediate medical care
	R- Removal

Note: additional considerations: ID of member and if packaging is required
(Managing Members in Distress- MMID) (Chap.3 sec. 4.1)