Ladder Company Flashcards
Ladder company operations should consist of the follwing 6 objectives, listed in the order they should be accomplished
- Rescue victims
- Protect exposures
- Confine the fire
- Extinguish the fire
- Provide property conservation
- Overhaul the fire ground
Backdraft
Backdraft occurs when oxygen is improperly allowed to enter a structure and the accumulated gases ignite into a rapidly spreading fire or a violent explosion
Fire travel by ___ presents the greatest firefighting problem
Convection
Attic fire venting
- If there is a window on each end of the attic, they should be removed from the outside
- If an attic has no windows, it may have built-in louvers at each end of the peak.. if so, they can be removed
- If necessary for adequate venting, the roof should be opened at or near the hot spot above the fire
Basement fires
- A basement fire should be ventilated through all available basement openings
- The 1st floor should also be thoroughly ventilated
- Venting should be coordinated w/ movement of attack lines
- If possible, attack lines should come through both outside basement entrance and 1st floor entrance
- Should be attacked from the unburned side
The window that allows the simplest and quickest access to a building is ___
Large double hung
11 basic duties assigned to truck companies
- Conduct the primary search
- Rescue trapped victims
- Ventilate the building
- Ladder the building
- Force entry
- Check for fire extension
- Provide property conservation
- Control utilities
- Overhaul
- Salvage
- Operate elevated master streams
Standard search procedure duties
- Locate and remove trapped occupants (MOST IMPORTANT)
- Ventilate where needed as they move along
- Temporarily prevent extension of fire by closing doors and windows
- Check for interior and exterior fire extension
- Help locate the seat of the fire when necessary
Roof venting should begin with ___
Natural openings
When removing someone from a fire escape or balcony, the aerial ladder should be placed ___
Against the wall, 6 feet above the railing
2 most important clues related to rescue ops
- Type of occupancy
- Time of day
When wind is a factor
- The windows on the leeward side should be opened first
- Then windows on the windward side can be opened second to allow the products of combustions to blow through the building
___ is colorless, odorless, poisonous gas, especially dangerous because it is explosive and flammable
Carbon Monoxide
___ is the ignition of combustibles in an area heated by convection, radiation or a combo of the two
Flashover
3 ways to open a skylight
- Either lift the skylight from its opening or tip it over onto the roof (Preferred method)
- Remove glass
- Break glass
