Garden Apartment Flashcards
What is the fire flow estimate for a garden apartment fire?
10gpm per 100 square feet of involved area
Where should the 2nd line go on an exterior garden apartment fire?
Inside with emphasis on attic and upper floors
How is the collapse zone determined?
1 1/2 times the wall height
The five basic firefighting strategies are?
RECEO
Rescue Exposures Confinement Extinguishement Overhaul
What is the only tactic that should delay locating the fire?
Obvious Critical Rescue
Where should the initial ladders for rescue and egress be placed?
Front and rear of fire floor and every floor above
Which area should be top prioriry for ladders?
The section between stairwell and firewall
In the absence of balconies, ladders should be thrown _____?
Largesr window not showing fire
It is imortant the first due engine knows the route of _______?
First due truck
The first due truck should take what position?
Most strategic location for rapid deployment of ladders
Fire flow estimate are based on a flow rate of _____ gum per ______ square feet of involved are
10 gpm & 100 square feet
Firewalls are constructed of two types ________ & __________
Masonry and gypsum board (2.5 in layers on both sides of the walls)
Balconies in garden apartments are two types
Extended and recessed
What are 13R sprinkler systems?
Wet systems feed off of domestic water with no fire pump
The Engine should be parked close enough for what?
For hose lines to be advanced to the most remote part of the building.
The first due truck shall take a position at what
The most strategic location for rapid deployment of ladders (front and rear) , entry into the structure, and access to the roof but also making sure the turntable is in line with the fire apartment.
For the third due engine if opposite access is unavailable they should position where?
At the end of the row closest to the involved unit so hose lines can be placed for rear access.
An old dead end 6” hydrant could have an interior diameter of _____
3”
How many lines can be advanced over a hose line?
1
Ideally how many line should be stretch through any one entrance.
2
The first Engine on a second alarm is responsible for?
Staging and tracking the units unless ordered otherwise
Are narrow fog streams more effective on exterior protection or interior.
Exterior exposure protection
Smoke showing from more than one stairwell could mean what?
A basement or terrace level fire
What is an attic?
The space under a pitched roof
A cockloft is considered?
The space under a flat roof
Roof joist are normally how far apart.
24”
Apparatus positioning on arrival is usually for______ and may nit be conductive to position for _____
Offensive and defensive
Tower ladders are generally preferred over deck guns and straight ladders for what?
Their greater scrub area and rapid mobility
If staffing levels permit it is critical to leave the truck driver outside because ______
Puts him in the best position to report conditions, identify new victims, and perform outside truck duties.
When venting a slate roof what should you take account for?
That you make it offset so that nothing will fall and impact firefighters below
When on a flat roof preparing for ventilation what should you look for to orient yourself on where the entrance is?
The sidewalk location
How far from the edge of the roof should your cut be?
5-8 feet on the side of the entrance.
Ladders for egress at apartment buildings will normally be thrown where first?
Bedroom windows
What are the two exceptions to laddering bedroom windows?
1) when fire is showing from the window
2) if the ladder will be exposed to flame from the window below.
For operating the aerial what will take priority over ladders if the roof?
When windows and balconies are out of reach of ground ladders.
Before water is allowed to flow from a master stream what needs to take place?
Evacuation of the involved area.
