Hoseline Placement

Question 1

A LARGE volume of fire in an OLT requires the use of what line ?

Answer 1

2 1/2”

Question 2

OLT Cellar Fire
4.2.1 The first line should be stretched to the cellar entrance door which is located inside the building, under the interior stairway on the first floor. This line should remain at this position to provide protection for people coming down the stairway and to extinguish fire which may be extending upwards from the cellar via partitions, dumbwaiter shafts and other voids. Can this line advance down the stairs ?

Answer 2

DEPENDS
This line should not be advanced down the cellar stairs if there is an outside entrance to the cellar at the front or rear of the building, unless the fire is minor.

The second hoseline stretched should be advanced into the cellar by way of the front or rear entrance to the cellar.

Question 3

4.3.1 Store fires in OLTs may involve a large amount of combustible material. A 2 ½” line should be stretched for __________ and a second line stretched to the entrance hallway. When assured that the second line is not needed on the first floor, it may be advanced where ?

Answer 3

LARGE VOLUMES OF FIRE

to the floor above

4.3.2 A charged hoseline must be ready before the store is ventilated. It is especially important that no plate glass windows be broken without a charged line being ready.ve the fire.

Question 4

5. BUILDING FULLY INVOLVED PD

5. 1 When the first arriving engine company backstretches to the hydrant, they should drop

Answer 4

two handlines in front of the building.

Question 5

5.3 Consider stretching a 2½ inch hoseline for a faster knock down, greater reach of stream,
increased volume of water and increased exposure protection.
When else should a 21/2” line be used in PD’s

Answer 5

A 2½ inch hoseline shall also be considered when encountering a
wind impacted fire.
heavily involved FIRST FLOOR fire in a larger style Private Dwelling (Queen Anne ).

Question 6

NLT Store fire
The first line is stretched to the store and extinguishes fire.
The second line should be used to back up the first line. When it is obvious that the first line can control the store fire, the second line should be advanced to ?

Answer 6

the floor above the fire. If two lines are needed in the store, the third line shall be stretched to the floor above.