Ladders 3 Tenements Flashcards
Class ‘A’ MD ?
Building housing (3 or more) families in which residency is permanent. Class ‘B’ occupied transiently.
A beam is a horizontal supporting member ?
True
Coffin Cut - shape ?
Rectangle
Knockdown ?
All visible flames under control w/o complete extinguishment
Raised roof aka ?
Inverted roof
IDLH: no member shall enter, leave or operate unless the member teams up w/ at least one other member and remains within visual __ voice contact with that member?
OR not And. Voice OR Visual
If a member leaves contaminated area, another member __ a SCBA must accompany this member to a safe area ?
Using NOT wearing
Known life hazard ?
- Victim can be seen by the rescuer 2. Victim can be heard by rescuer 3. Info from CREDIBLE source or person at the scene indicating the location of the life hazard
Description of OLT ?
20’ to 25’, 50’ to 85’, 3 to 7 stories. INTERIOR stairs to cellar
Light fire condition - stretching of one HL and/or extinguishers w/o resorting to extinguishing agents ?
False. Operating not stretching. Medium OPERATING 2 lines
Immediate supervision ?
Sight/hearing — Search/hoseline. Functional - HT
OV 1st due TOP floor fire ?
Saw in place of Hook (saw & halligan)
Mentions two times in ladders 3 OV position is varied, what are they ?
Store fire – vent rear of store from exterior with permission. top floor fire proceed to roof
1st roof brings what tools ?
LSR, halligan, 6’ hook
Roof access ?
- Adj bld 2. Aerial 3. Rear f/e (least desirable)
Roof performs vertical ventilation?
Interior team has door control on the FIRE FLOOR or a CHARGED hl is advancing into the FIRE AREA
Roofman forces bulkhead probe the immediate area of bulkhead for potential victims & immediately close/control the door until officer orders vertical vent. This is not considered vertical vent ?
True
Top floor fire - 2nd due extinguisher?
(2) 6’ hooks
Stopped before 3.5.1
Have not read 3.5
The engine after __ fire in a room exposing the shaft, must direct the nozzle stream into the shaft & __ the shaft before continuing through apartment for final extinguishment?
Control, control
Shaft fire: 2nd LCC place apparatus to cover exposed bld?
True
Forcing window gates: pull gare loose where ?
Opposite the locking device. **If severely exposed to heat or smoke at this side of the gate, removal may be accomplished at the lock side.
Halligan to force window - place tool where ?
Center of the window
Use removed door w/ halligan to gain access to roof of bulkhead. Position door at __ to __ angle with roof. The halligan should be __ to the bottom of the door ?
30 to 45 angle. Parallel to bottom of door.
Most railroad flats have a kitchen in the rear so normal entrance doors will be ?
The rear doors
When can a cornice be opened for SMOKE ?
Under no conditions.
A rapidly rising column of smoke, with particles or embers ascending to higher levels, visible over the roof top of the bld frequently is indication of ?
Fire is in an open shaft
Large quantities of black smoke observed over the roof may be ?
May be indication of fire at or near top of bld, namely top fl fir, cockloft fire, stair bulkhead fire or fire on the roof
Low mattress might be part of ?
A bunk bed. You’ll have to check upper bunk as well.
__ might be indicated by narrow, tapered legs, possible with wheels?
Cribs.
Narrow legs close together could be part of a __ ?
High chair
Venting from f/e: first check them for heat. Look for discoloration of the glass – generally __ from the heat ?
Generally brownish
Cutting roof: if possible directly over the fire. You check the soil pipe - where ?
BASE of soil pipe
Cutting roof: initially coffin cut approximately __x__ ?
3’ x 6’. If too large too time consuming. Too small will not grant desired relief. Too many holes unsafe
Knockout cut ?
2
Cut #1 is 3’. What is only cut that is 6’ ?
3 approx 6’
Infrequently used procedure of going from front to rear apt or vice versa thru a common partition may be used as an escape route. What is tool order of preference?
Halligan, hook or axe — ‘haha’. Start low. Punch hole slightly below waist level
2nd ladder OLT: smoke condition at apt entrance on floor above is not enough reason to believe fire has extended to that floor. What justifies calling for a line?
High temperatures even only at ceiling level or crackling sound heard w/i apartment or a fiery glow seen through the smoke all justify calling for a line.
Cutting a floor in OLT: primary method ?
Primary method is cutting with a SAW.
Cutting floor with an AXE in OLT - cut ?
Cut floor with axe at 60 degree angle and on a bias.
Examination of a yard must be made before discarding material. No material shall be thrown ?
No material shall be thrown onto roof of buildings or into narrow shafts or setbacks. **A member shall always be posted in yard or street to prevent injuries to anyone
