Rowframes Flashcards
Rowframes:
How big is the cockloft?
“One foot tall enough”
One foot to a height tall enough for a member to stand in.
Rowframes:
What are the duties of the second truck at a top floor fire?
Brownstone type?
OLT type?
Brownstone type: split the company and examine the exposures.
OLT type: examine the adjoining apartment.
Rowframes:
Who is responsible for chocking entrance door?
The first person through the door.
Rowframes:
Who should the 1st LCC notify when leaving the pedestal?
Their officer
Rowframes:
BS type:
When 1st roof indicates LSR rescue, who goes to help?
1st LCC
Rowframes:
BS type:
If roof indicated no LSR rescue, then what does chauffeur do?
VEIS of top floor
- when fire denies use of stairs, and no rear F escape, then top floor VEIS is mandatory
Rowframes:
BS type
Which windows should be VEIS in front?
The two windows away from dead mans room
*also says if stairs are involved in fire; then early attention given to the dead mans room
Rowframes:
OLT type:
1st LCC: once roof reaches the roof, then what?
Reposition aerial to VEIS fire apartment if on the 3rd + floor
Position portables to VEIS fire apartment if on the 1/2nd floors
Rowframes:
Top floor fire:
1st OV: does what?
Brings saw and halligan to roof.
Then try and descend fire escape to VEIS
Rowframes:
BS type
1st OV: no front rescue needed, then brings what to tear?
10’ hook or 10’ scissor ladder
Rowframes:
1st OV
If there is a rear rescue needed; then who does he tell?
Then what does he do?
If no rear rescue?
IC and officer
Determine if laddering works.
If so, tell IC then start operation
If not, then either stay in rear to reassure victim, or go to roof to assist LSR rescue
- this decision based on emotional state, fire condition, location of fire
Then VEIS, or if you cannot then go back to LCC
Rowframes:
Who does the 1st ov notify of rear fire escape?
Officer and IC
Rowframes:
1st roof access preference?
Brings?
- Aerial
- 2nd Aerial
- Adjoining (not immediate)
LSR, halligan, halligan book
Rowframes:
1st roof:
Who does he notify when there is an LSR rescue?
The LCC for assistance
Rowframes:
1st roof
When can the roofman descend the scuttle to lower floor?
When the fire is “under control”.
Rowframes:
1st roof
When there is no fire escape and he completes his roof responsibilities; then what?
Descend the aerial and team up with LCC for VEIS of the top floor
Rowframes:
2nd truck inside team duty?
Top floor fire BS type?
Top floor OLT type?
Goes to most severely threatened exposure
Adjoining apartment
(For both situations, the 2nd LCO can assign LCC to exposure.)
Rowframes:
2nd inside team:
Top floor fire at BS type - duties?
Top fl of exposure
Inspection holes in each room
If they find fire, notify IC
If a stop can be made, ask for a line, if not go to another exposure
Rowframes:
Second truck
Other than top floor fires duties?
Operate on all floors above fire
Rowframes:
BS type
Top floor fire:
2nd OV: no rear fire escape, then what?
Team up with LCC to exposure, or go to roof
Rowframes:
Tower ladder
1st LCC duties
Stay at pedestal!
Rowframes:
Tower ladder
1st OV duties
Operate in bucket
Put LSR and Saw in bucket if used for roof access
BS: after roof, reposition to FF for VENT, then reposition to top floor for VEIS
OLT: reposition to FF for vent
Rowframes:
Tower ladder 1st
Roof man preference to roof?
BS duties
OLT duties
- Bucket
- 1st aerial
- Adjoining (not immediate)
BS: team up with OV for top fl VEIS
OLT: VEIS of Fire apt/ fire fl
Rowframes:
Engine ops
Engine sent to top floor of exposure should bring what?
A six foot hook
Rowframes:
Cellar fire
1st hoseline
2nd hoseline
1st: front door then down interior
If it can’t advance then it stays to protect
* can go to TOP FLOOR, checking intervening floors on the way, after 2nd line controls cellar
* member must be stationed on the landing to warn
2nd:
Back up first
If first advances down, then it extinguishes 1st floor and then goes to TOP FLOOR
If first line can’t advance, then it goes to cellar via exterior entrance
Rowframes:
Engine
Fire on first floor
BS type?
1st line - through front door on 1st floor
2nd - through parlor (2nd floor) to protect stairs
* if there are doors present on stairs then close them
GENERALLY: second line is stretched to floor above
Rowframes:
Engine
Fire on upper floors
1st - to fire
2nd - to top floor; if fire in exposure it may be more effective in exposure (3rd/4th line used to backup 1st)
Rowframes:
Engine
Fully involved with fire in exposures
1st engine - drop a 3 1/2” and a hand line to enter building
1st line goes into fire building
2nd line - top floor of most severe exposure
Rowframes:
Engine
Vacant in a row of occupieds
1st engine: drops a 3 1/2” and a line to go into severe exposure
1st line to most severe exposure
2nd line to fire building or opposite exposure
3rd line to fire building or opposite
Rowframes:
Engine
Vacant buildings in a row
1st engine drops a 3 1/2” and a line to operate on exterior
1st line: onto exterior until TL then goes to severe exposure
2nd line: stretched to opposite exposure
Rowframes:
Extra engine and truck?
Second alarm?
When all hands are being used and fire is not under control.
Or when floor is fully involved
2nd - two plus floors involved; or fire enters the cockloft; two buildings involved
3rd - more than 2 buildings
