Row Frames Flashcards
When to call an extra Engine & Ladder
- Fully involved floor from front to rear
2. When “All Hands” are operating and the fire is still not under control
When to issue a 2nd Alarm
- Two or more floors are fully involved
- Top floor fire that has extended into the cockloft
- Two buildings are involved
When to issue a 3rd Alarm
-A fire that extends beyond 2 buildings
Command Post Location
In proximity to the front of the fire building
Row Frame Characteristics
- 2 to 5 stories in height
- 20’ to 30’ wide
- 40’ to 60’ deep
- Built in 1800’s and early 1900’s
- COMMON COCKLOFT to all buildings in the row (MAJOR PROBLEM)
*NOTE: ALL WOOD CONSTRUCTION (Interior & Exterior). Danger of fire spread in all directions
Row Frame Types (there are 2)
Brownstone Type
- 3 Windows across the front
- One apartment per floor
- No Rear Fire Escape
OLT Type
- 4 Windows across the front
- 2 apartments per floor (Railroad flats)
- Rear fire escapes are present
Cockloft Height
-Varies from one foot to a height tall enough to stand in
Horizontal Fire Spread in Row Frames
- COMMON COCKLOFT
- Common Cornice
- Common Cellar
- Thin and flimsy walls between buildings
- Wood Cellar beams in adjoining buildings
- Windows and Siding to adjoining buildings
Ladder Company’s General Areas of Responsibility for a Top Floor Fire in a Brownstone-type Row Frame
- Inside team of 1st to arrive Ladder, responsible for VES of Top Floor INCLUDING examination of Cockloft
- 2nd Ladder Company to arrive, split the Company and examine exposures 2 and 4 for extension. Inside of 2nd Ladder should operate in the most severe exposure
Ladder Company’s General Areas of Responsibility for a Top Floor Fire in an OLT-type Row Frame
- Inside team of 1st to arrive Ladder, responsible for VES of Top Floor INCLUDING examination of Cockloft
- Inside team of 2nd Ladder Company to arrive, responsible for VES of the Adjoining Apartment INCLUDING examination of the Cockloft
1st to Arrive - Officer’s Tool Assignment
- Officer’s Tool
- Flashlight
- Handie Talkie (HT)
1st to Arrive - Forcible Entry Firefighter’s Tool Assignment
- Set of Irons
- Rabbit Tool
- Flashlight
- Handie Talkie (HT)
1st to Arrive - Extinguisher Firefighter’s Tool Assignment
- 6’ Hood
- Pressurized Water Extinguisher
- Flashlight
- Handie Talkie (HT)
1st to Arrive - Chauffeur’s Tool Assignment
- Flashlight
- Handie Talkie (HT)
- The Chauffeur selects the tools he deems necessary to complete assignment
1st to Arrive - OV’s Tool Assignment
- 6’ Hook
- Halligan Tool
- Flashlight
- Handie Talkie (HT)
*NOTE: For Top Floor fires, take the SAW instead of the 6’ Hook
1st to Arrive - Roof’s Tool Assignment
- 6’ Halligan Hook
- Halligan Tool
- Life Saving Rope (LSR)
- Flashlight
- Handie Talkie (HT)
Access to the Roof
“AAB”
- Aerial Ladder
- 2nd arriving Aerial Ladder
- Adjoining Building (*not immediate adjoining)
NOTE: For Tower Ladders, the order is TL Bucket, 2nd arriving Aerial Ladder, Adjoining Building (not immediate adjoining)
2nd to Arrive Ladder’s Tool Assignment
Same as ist to Arrive Ladder, except the Roof position takes:
- Saw
- 6’ Halligan Hook
Engine Operations - Cellar Fire - 1st line
- Stretch through the front door, then to the cellar via the interior stairs
- If line can’t be advanced into the cellar, it shall be used to protect the first floor, interior stairs and public hallway
- Line can be advanced to the top floor after fire has been controlled by the 2nd line
Engine Operations - Cellar Fire - 2nd line
- If 1st line has advanced into Cellar, 2nd line extinguishes any fire on First Floor and then advances to the Top Floor
- If 1st line is used to protect the First Floor and Public Hall, then 2nd line will be stretched into Cellar via outside entrance
Engine Operations - Cellar Fire - 3rd line
-IC should order 3rd line stretched to Top Floor if 1st AND 2nd lines cannot get there
Engine Operations - Fire on Upper Floor - 1st line
- Stretched to the fire location via Interior Stairs
- Must have sufficient length to cover entire building
Engine Operations - Fire on Upper Floor - 2nd line
- Stretched to the Top Floor OR to the Floor Above
- If a fire is reported in the exposure, 2nd line may be more effective there, w/ the 3rd or 4th line stretched to back up 1st line. In this case, 2nd line must be sufficient to cover entire building
Engine Operations - Fire on Upper Floor - 3rd line
- If necessary the IC should order 3rd as needed:
1. To the Fire Building
2. To Exposure
3. To Supply a Tower Ladder
4. Through an exposure to the Rear Yard
Engine Operations - Building Fully Involved in Fire - 1st line
- 1st Engine should stretch a 3½” supply line for a Tower Ladder, and a 1¾” hand line to enter the building
- Hand line stretched into Fire Building through the front door
Engine Operations - Building Fully Involved in Fire - 2nd line
- Stretched to the Top Floor of the MOST SEVERE EXPOSURE
- This line will protect Cockloft and Interior Shafts
- Check all floors, en route to Top Floor
Engine Operations - Building Fully Involved in Fire - 3rd line
- Stretched to the Top Floor of the OPPOSITE EXPOSURE
- This line will protect Cockloft and Interior Shafts
- Check all floors, en route to Top Floor
Engine Operations - Building Fully Involved in Fire - 4th line
-Stretched as ordered by the IC
Engine Operations - Vacant Building Fire - 1st line
- 1st Engine should stretch a 3½” supply line for a Tower Ladder, and a 1¾” hand line to enter the MOST SEVERE EXPOSURE
- Hand line stretched into the MOST SEVERE EXPOSURE through the front door
Engine Operations - Vacant Building Fire - 2nd line
-Stretched to the Fire Building OR the Opposite Exposure
Engine Operations - Vacant Building Fire - 3rd line
-Stretched to the Fire Building OR to the Opposite Exposure, depending on where the second line was stretched to
Engine Operations - Vacant Building Fire - 4th line
-Stretched as ordered by the IC
Engine Operations - Vacant Buildings in a row - 1st line
- 1st Engine should stretch a 3½” supply line for a Tower Ladder, and a 1¾” hand line for use, initially, on the Exterior of the building
- Operates from the Exterior UNTIL a Tower Ladder, Multiversal, or Heavy Caliber Stream can be placed into operation. The hand line is then stretched into the most severe exposure
Engine Operations - Vacant Buildings in a row - 2nd line
-Stretched to the Opposite Exposure or through an exposure to the Rear Yard
Engine Operations - Vacant Buildings in a row - Additional lines
-Stretched as ordered by the IC
