Private Dwellings Flashcards
Private Dwellings:
What is the major weakness from a fire fighting standpoint?
Open on enclosed stairway
Private Dwellings:
Straight line colonial:
Side door generally gives access to what?
How can we access the upper floor bedrooms from the front?
Access to the kitchen and cellar
Via the roof of the front porch
Private Dwellings:
Cape style:
The presence of dormers indicates what?
Can the dormers be laddered?
Likelihood of a second-floor bedrooms
Easiest way to access these rooms is not the dormers, it is via windows on exposure two and four
Private Dwellings:
Queen Anne:
Can we use the fire escape?
Is balloon framing common?
Attached to a combustible wall – careful consideration
Yes
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
A decorative peak with an absence of a window indicates what?
Are firewalls between attached dwellings reliable?
Flat roof
No
Private Dwellings:
Ranch:
How many stories?
One
Private Dwellings:
Split level:
Where is the garage?
On one side of the house, with a floor above it
Private Dwellings:
Newer lightweight PD’s:
When can collapse be expected?
Do these dwellings need to be entered into CIDS?
One fire extends from the contents to the structure early collapse expected
Must be entered into CIDS
Private Dwellings:
What can cause an early collapse of the first floor?
Unfinished cellar ceiling with heavy fire and an overloaded first floor
Private Dwellings:
Can we use the pull down stairs leading to attic?
A portable should be used
Private Dwellings:
A side entrance at ground level will indicate what?
A side entrance with a stoop indicates what?
Entrance to kitchen and cellar
Entrance to second floor may be only access to that level
Private Dwellings:
Can we use offset windows at a PD with a side entrance?
No
Private Dwellings:
Size up begins when?
Continues until when?
Receipt of the alarm
Fire is under control
Private Dwellings:
What indicates attic occupancy?
Dormer, adequate height (7 feet), air conditioner, drapes
Private Dwellings:
Platform versus balloon frame?
Platform limits fire extension, balloon frame lacks fire stopping
Private Dwellings:
What type of porches or garage roofs can we use?
Wood frame is suitable; aluminum or lightweight material shall not be used
Private Dwellings:
Windows with cells that are chest high indicate what?
May require a drop of 5 to 6 feet to floor level. Place a dresser chair or something below this window.
Private Dwellings:
If back stretching, what lines should be dropped?
Does the hose have to be charged before entering the building?
Two hand lines.
Enough hose must be stretched to cover the fire area, should be flaked out charged and bled before entering
Private Dwellings:
What is the primary consideration in placement of hose line for a fire on the first floor floors above?
Fire in the cellar?
Main entrance to the building: contains open interior stairs, and protect members and victims on the floor above
The quickest access.
Private Dwellings:
Is smoke from attic windows or louvered vents in indication of a cellar fire?
Yes
Also, smoke from the chimney
Private Dwellings:
High heat and heavy smoke with no flame on the first floor indicate what?
Cellar fire
Private Dwellings:
When entering the first floor main entrance, what indicates the cellar door is open?
The TIC showing heat waves emanating across the first floor ceiling.
Smoke showing significant force and speed under pressure
Private Dwellings:
Who can order an exterior hose line operated into a cellar window?
The I C (chief or company officer)
Private Dwellings:
Can you operate a line into the cellar window while members are down there?
Yes in an emergency such as members trapped by fire or after a collapse has occurred
Private Dwellings:
When operating a line into the cellar window, what needs to happen?
- No members are in the cellar
- Communicated to all units on the scene
Primary consideration: members on the first floor should close the interior cellar door
Private Dwellings:
Who decides placement of the first hose line?
Cellar fire location?
First Engine and ladder officer
Quickest access
Private Dwellings:
What is the least desirable option for stretching a line to the cellar?
Bilco doors
Private Dwellings:
When using an exterior entrance to go to the seller, how long will the first hose line remain on the first floor?
Until the fire is controlled
Private Dwellings:
What is of paramount concern when deciding to advance down the interior stairs?
Safety of members
Private Dwellings:
In rows of attached PD’s what is generally the first option to get to the basement?
Through the front door to the interior stairs
Private Dwellings:
What would preclude a line from going down the interior stairs?
High heat at the top of stairs; questionable stability; serious fire condition.
Private Dwellings:
Who can order repositioning of the first hoseline through the main entrance to a secondary entrance?
An acting chief officer or chief officer
Private Dwellings:
What needs to happen when repositioning a line to the basement?
- Chief gives urgent communicating the repositioning
- Truck members on the first floor must be withdrawn
- Numbers on upper floors may need to be withdrawn to safe area
Private Dwellings:
Cellar fire:
Second hoseline should be where?
Positioned and charged outside building. May back up first or be used to go above.
Enough line to go into cellar through secondary entrance
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First floor fire:
Stretched where?
Ensure what before positioning?
Through main entrance.
It didn’t start in cellar
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Upper floor fire:
First line stretched where?
Through main entrance to upper floors
Private Dwellings:
Building fully involved:
First engine should do what?
Drop two handlines IFO;
Maintain the front for TL
Private Dwellings:
When to consider 2 1/2”?
- Fully involved
- Wind impacted
- Heavy 1st fl fire in Queen Anne
Private Dwellings:
Who evaluates whether to enter a fully involved bldg?
The IC
Private Dwellings:
What should you do upon entering a room from a window?
Sweep the hole, then close the door.
The door should be kept closed until the main body of fire has been extinguished.
Private Dwellings:
What is the primary function of an engine company if there is more than one occupant on an upper floor?
Protect the interior stairs
Private Dwellings:
What is a quick way to determine if a structure has balloon framing?
Remove a baseboard on an exterior wall and check for the presence of a sole plate. If none, it is balloon.
Private Dwellings:
Platform construction: where are the studs Capped?
At the ceiling level of each floor
Private Dwellings:
Once entry is gained into the building, the door should be controlled until?
Either the fire area can be further isolated, or a charged hose line is advancing through the door.
Private Dwellings:
Who gives permission to vent the cellar window?
Ladder officer
Private Dwellings:
Peaked:
Portables:
What do the first two roof and ov team do?
Aerial?
VEIS from the exterior. Roof operations are not an early consideration
Prior to using the aerial, conduct a quick survey around the perimeter
Private Dwellings:
Peaked:
Where does the 1st due LCC go for portable ladder ops?
Either the front or the side.
**If attic is obviously occupied then usually Ariel to perform VEIS
Private Dwellings:
Prior to using the aerial, what should the roof OV team do?
Do a quick survey around the perimeter
Private Dwellings:
Where should the LCC be during aerial operations?
When can he leave?
At the pedestal
Once the fire is controlled, AND Members inside are not in immediate danger
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof TL ops:
Roof OV team ops?
Conduct a quick survey around the perimeter, operate from the bucket. Vent attic window as directed.
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof TL ops:
LCC ops?
Stay at the turntable, position TL to cover two sides of the building
Private Dwellings:
Peaked:
2nd Inside team - what should officer do which is critical?
Where should they be at a top floor fire?
Contact first letter officer to determine their location.
Remain on the floor below until needed, potentially examine exposures.
Private Dwellings:
What should the irons bring?
Axe and Halligan
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof TL ops:
Second do roof ov team position?
Outside survey an area is not covered by the first arriving outside team
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
Who generally vents the roof
Second due outside team
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
If first do outside team is using the aerial ladder, then where do the second do outside team operate?
Survey the sides and rear and operate with portable ladders
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
What should you vent first the roof itself or skylights?
Vent the skylights prior to cutting the roof
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
What is the order of preference for roof access?
TAP
Tower
Aerial
Portable
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
What is the preferred position of the tower?
What is the position it should be in if it cannot be placed in the preferred position?
Parallel to the front of the building, so the turntable can cover two sides.
So that the basket can be placed in the valley area where a hook ladder can be used to reach the peak
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
What is the preferred position of the aerial?
Where should you extend the ladder?
If it cannot be placed here then where is the secondary position?
To facilitate raising and extending the ladder over the corner of the building
At least 5 feet above and to one side of the peak.
Same as TL: position in the valley where a hook ladder can be used to reach the peak
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
What ladder should you position, and where to reach the roof?
A 35 foot raised to a dormer roof, or into the valley were a hook ladder can be used to reach the peak
Private Dwellings:
Who ensures that the engine has access to the fire area?
Forcible entry
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
Where should the first hole be made in a peek the roof?
At the main gable
This wall vent the attic space, knee walls, and the hallway and rooms below
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:When can you use a power saw inventing the roof?
Only from the basket of a TL
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
How should you cut a peaked roof with an ax, and where?
How big should the hole be?
Straddling the peak, coded parallel to and on the lee side of the ridge
2’ x 3’
Private Dwellings:
Peaked roof:
Slate or tile roofs, can we operate on them?
Yes, although the added load of a fire fighter because the roof to collapse. Members operating below should be aware
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
How should roof man get to the roof?
These methods don’t work then what?
Can he use the mediate attached exposure?
Aerial portable or tower dependent upon topography.
10 foot scissor to uninvolved attached exposure.
No
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
What should the roof man bring?
Halligan, Halligan hook, and LSR
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
We should roof man contact if there are trapped occupants?
Who should he contact if there is an LSR rescue?
Officer
LCC
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
When can the roof man vent the roof?
With permission from LCO, or he hears on the radio that the inside team has door control or a charge hose line is advancing into the fire
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
Does roof need permission to vent the top floor real windows?
Yes,
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
What should the ov bring?
Halligan and or 6 foot hook and portable
Private Dwellings:
Flat roof:
2nd roof what does he bring?
6 foot Halligan hook and saw
Private dwellings:
Flat roof:
2nd due OV brings what?
Portable, Halligan and/or 6’ hook
Private dwellings:
At Queen Anne fires it is good practice to special call who?
Another truck
Private dwellings:
Two family Dwellings:
Will there be a rapid buildup of smoke on the second floor?
No, access is via an enclosed stairway
Private dwellings:
Two family Dwellings:
The roof and Ovi team for a fire in the cellar and first floor will VEIS where?
The first floor windows.
Private dwellings:
Cellar fires:
Can the first truck this in the cellar stairs without the protection of a hose line?
Yes, but one member should remain at the top of the cellar stairs to control the door
**Descending without a hose line may actually delay the engine company advance
Private dwellings:
What is the least desirable way to get to the basement?
Bilco doors
Private dwellings:
Who should the first truck tell about status of door at top of cellar stairs when:
Using a secondary entrance?
Using the main entrance?
The 2nd LCO and IC
The ECO and IC
Private dwellings:
Cellar fires:
If the first engine needs assistance descending the cellar stairs while the first truck is still conducting searches on the first floor, what should the first truck do?
One member should be sent to assist the engine while the others finish the search on the first floor.
Private dwellings:
Cellar fire:
If the first line can’t advance down the interior stair, who searches the floors above?
Who goes to the basement?
The first truck becomes responsible for the first floor and the floors above
The second truck advances down the secondary entrance with the second hose line they are responsible for the examination of the cellar
Private dwellings:
Attic fires:
How can the truck facilitate the engine getting water on the fire since there is limited means of access and most attics?
Open a 3 foot section on the floor below.
The engine will operate from a small extension ladder.
If a word is encountered when making the first opening, shift about 3 feet on one side and make another opening.
Private dwellings:
What is the general estimation of time before traditional private dwellings are expected to collapse?
What is the expectation when there is no ceiling to provide protection exposing structural members?
One hour
20 minutes
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is the primary consideration of buildings constructed with lightweight materials?
Collapse
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is of paramount importance for a contents fire that has not extended to the structural components?
Positioning of the first hose line
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
How soon can collapse occur when fire extends from contents to the structure?
5-10 mins
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is the most important factor to a safe and successful operation?
The identification of lightweight construction
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Does light weight construction provide for the creation of large or small rooms?
Large
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is an indication of the presence of light weight construction?
Areas unsupported by columns with spans greater than 25 feet
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Do walls fail as one complete unit or in pieces?
Potentially fail as one complete unit
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Is heat under the floor readily discernible or more difficult to detect?
More difficult due to cement board, lightweight concrete, nylon carpet
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is the most common type of peaked roof?
Open Web light weight wood truss
**Will fail as one complete unit
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
How big do the areas between the ceiling and floor above or ceiling and roof have to be divided up into?
NYC building code requires it to be divided up into the areas of 500 ft.² or less unless it has a sprinkler
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is the weakest points of the light weight parallel cord wood truss?
The gang nails
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
How long can laminated wood I-beams be?
May span lengths over 60 feet
**Will dry out over time due to fire retardant material sprayed on
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
If lightweight construction is suspected, what should be done immediately?
Immediate examination of the ceiling voids
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
If fire enters the concealed space containing light weight trusses or joists, what should happen?
Members should be directed not to enter the fire area or areas above the fire until the IC determines the risk
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Can the TIC detect heat through double five eights inch plaster board?
It may not detect it
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What is the primary emphasis for a fire in a lightweight building under construction?
Exterior attack, unless the fire is minor or confined to a small area
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
When should an outside operation be considered?
If it cannot be quickly knocked down with two hose lines
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Where should the second hose line be position?
Must be position to back up the first.
If the second needs to address a potential life hazard, then a third hose line must be positioned as a back up line.
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Who should be called for a structural fire in a lightweight building?
An extra engine
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
What method should nozzle FF’s use?
The leg forward method
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
If conditions prevent visual identification of construction, then how can you determine if it is a lightweight?
An examination could be made in a similar attached exposure
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Before entering any room involved in fire, what should be done to check for extension?
Inspection holes in the ceiling, the LCO should ensure a charged line is in position
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
During overhaul, what should not be indiscriminately removed?
Large sections of plaster board: they provide support within the structure
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
Can we cut the roof to alleviate heat on the top floor?
Under no circumstances should a roof be cut in any peaked or flat roof building of light weight construction
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
If the fire is on the top floor and it has not entered the cockloft, roof ops are limited to what?
Venting TF windows, skylights, visual checks of perimeter.
All members should be removed from the roof upon completion of these duties
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
If Fire is in the cockloft are we allowed l on the roof?
No
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
When are standard tactics for PD’s appropriate?
Fire involves the contents and has not extended to the structure.
Private dwellings:
Lightweight:
When is the best time to gather information on light weight buildings?
During the construction phase
