FFP Rowframes Flashcards
Room arrangement:
One type - Brownstone layout. 3 front windows per floor - one apt front to rear. No rear f/e.
Other type - railroad flat. Two apt per floor. 4 window front w/ rear f/e.
balloon or braced frame
General description:
- 2 to 5 stories
- 20’ x 30’ wide/ 40’ x 60’ depth
- built in rows – as many as 20 or more buildings
Rowframe salient feature common to all?
Salient feature – common cockloft.
Cockloft size?
1’ to tall enough for a man to stand in.
Major defects or faults in the construction ?
Lack of fire stopping & vast quantity of combustible material.
When a serious fire burns out ___ there is a danger of collapse especially in corner buildings?
Serious fire burns out entire first floor
Light fire situation?
Operation of one handline and/or extinguishers w/ o resorting to extinguishing agents. Medium: operation of two lines
Functional supervision?
HT
Immediate ?
Search/hoseline; sight/hearing
Brownstone type rowframe: three window front. LCC?
Raise aerial to roof - WAIT for size up. Roof needs LSR rescue Lcc to roof; No need for rescue TOP fl VEIS.
OLT type rowframe: 4 window front. LCC?
Raise aerial to roof. Dont wait - VEIS fire apt.
OV top floor fire - tools ?
Saw & halligan; no hook. When possible descend f/e. When unable, notify officer. When directed by officer - vent fire apt from roof level & then assist roof with roof vent…
OVM: rear rescue needed. Impractical to get portable to rear. OV makes decision to stay in rear or proceed to roof to assist w/ LSR. This decision based on?
LIES
Roofman: brings halligan, hook, lsr. How does he get to roof?
- Aerial 2. 2nd aerial 3. Adj bld – immediate adjoining should not be used***
Top floor fire brownstone type rowframe – 2nd ladder?
Inside team most severely threatened exposure.