PPE & PPC Flashcards
Components of Structural Firefighting Clothing
- Level 3 Boots
- Over trousers
- Structural turnout coat
- Flashhood
- Structural Helmet
- Level 3 Gloves
What does HOTS stand for?
High temperature
Oxygen Deficient
Toxic Substances
Smoke
List limitations of structural clothing
- Chemical, Biological and Radioactive (CBR) materials
- De-sensitivity to heat
- Metabolic heat release
Types of incidents where Structural PPC may be used
STRUCTURAL: house, factory, industry, alarms
NON STRUCTURAL: vehicle, fence, rubbish
INCIDENTS: mva, fallen powerlines, HAZMAT, lock in/out, assist Ambulance, community service
Flashhoods are designed to afford ______ ______ ________ with head and ______ protecion whilst engaged in ________ ________.
Flashhoods are designed to afford **emergency service personnel **with head and face protecion whilst engaged in structural firefighting.
Components of wildfire clothing
- Rural turnout coat and trousers
- Level 1 station wear pants (in place of rural trousers)
- overalls
- Rural helmet
- Gloves
- Level 1 or 2 boots
- Eye protection
- P2 respirator mask
Which Australian Standard must fire helmets meat?
AS4067 firefighting helmets specification 1994
What do helmets protect against?
- Impact and puncture injuries
- Scalding water
- Steam
- Extreme temperature/radient heat
- Hand tools
- Windblown ash & embers
What are type 1 firefighing boots used for?
General purpose rescue
Grass and Scrub fires
Bushfires
Not suitable for structural firefighting
What are Type 2 Firefighting boots used for?
Grass and Scrub fires
Bushfire
Structural Firefighting
Rescue
Most Incidents
What are type 2 Bunker boots used for?
Grass and Scrub
Structure fire
Most incidents
Not suitable for bushfire
Not suitable for chemicals
What are characteristics of type 3 boots?
Skellerup Fire Chief
Rubber boot
Chemical Resistant
Not Suitable for Wildfire
Types of gloves
Structural - Firepro 2
Wildfire - Firepro
Surgical
Chemical (PVC)
Electrical
Thermal
Types of Eye protection
Goggles
Safter Glasses
Visor/shields on helmets
CABA face mask
Purpose of respiratory protection
High Temperatures
Oxygen deficient
Toxic substances
Smoke and unburnt particals
Dust
Radiant Heat
What is the minimum level of resperatory protection within CFA?
P2 mask
What clothing should not be worn under PPC?
Any item of clothing manufactured from synthetic fibres should never be worn with or under any firefighting ensemble such as:
polyester
nylon
rayon
Items wich make up a PVC splash suit:
Coat
Pants
Gloves
Boots (rubber boots)
Breathing Apparatus
Limitations of a splash suit
Traps metabolic heat
NOT vapour protective
NOT suitable for some chemicals
NOT thermally protective
NOT completely waterproof
Items that make up a Gas Suit
One piece fully encapsulated suit
Breathing apparatus
Over-booties and gloves
Construction helmet
Limitations of a Gas Suit
Traps metabolic heat
Awkward to wear
Restricts movement
Peripheral vision in limited
Offers no thermal protection
3 ways in which chemicals may enter a Gas Suit
Permeation
Penertration
Degradation
Degradation of a Gas Suit usually appears as a physical change in the material, what are the visual signs?
Brittleness
Cracking
How would chemicals penertrate a gas suit?
Porous or pin-holed material
inadequate seam closure
Damage to suit
How do chemicals permeate a gas suit?
at molecular level
no visual evidence of permeation
How would you prevent penertration of chemicals into a Gas Suit?
Move slowly and deliberately
Avoid sharp objects
Avoid tripping hazards
Don’t use airline as a retrieval device
Effects of degratation to a Gas Suit
Reduce integrity
thickness
colour
tear resistance
abrasive resistance
How would you prevent degradation of a Gas Suit?
Wearing overclothing
Follow decon procedures correctly
Stow correctly
Perform correct maintainance
What are some threats firefighters may face in a rural situation?
Dehydration
Smoke irritation
Falling Branches/trees
Fatigue
Heat cramps
Heat exhaustion
Exposure to the sun
What types of heat illness might a firefighter face?
Heat Cramps
Heat Stress
Heat Exhaustion
Heat Stroke
Common muscular cramps which may occur in the heat, during or after exercise, especially when unfit or unacclimatised person has worked hard and perspired a lot are:
Heat Cramps
A person is showing signs and symptoms of:
Muscular pain and spasms
Feeling of tiredness or spasms particular areas
Is unable to relax contracted muscles
might be suffering:
Heat Cramps
The body’s cooling systems are being stressed but are not yet overwhelmed by the heat load.
Body temperature is up and physical performance is down.
This person may be suffering:
Heat Stress
Signs and syptoms of Heat Stress
Feeling very hot
Flushed, red skin
Vigorous perspiration
Headache
Loss of energy
A person is feeling faint, light headed and dizzy, they have a pale face, clammy skin and headaches. They are not hungry and have been vomiting.
They appear confused, drowsy and a bit vauge.
The have shallow breathing and a weak pulse
What might this person be suffering?
Heat Exhuastion
The body’s cooling systems are overcome & temperatures rise to dangerous levels at which the body starts to cook internally.
What is it?
Heat Stroke
Signs and symptoms of Heat Stroke
High body temperature
Red, hot possibly dry skin
Weakness or collapse
Reduced conscious state
rapid pulse & breathing rates
Seizures
3 Keys to wildfire survival on foot?
Move to burnt ground
Utilise natural features
Get underground
- You will generally be safer in a _______
- A ______ can offer signifficatant protection if you are trapped by wildfire
- ________s provide protection against flames and radient heat.
Vehicle
Keys to wildfire survival in vehicles
Retain atleast 1/4 water
Plan and know escape route
Make crew aware of danger and their role
SITREP to incident controller
If in immentent danger “MAYDAY”
Park in area with least combustible fuel
Driver’s side away from fire
Away from tress
