Structure Fire(sig 25) Flashcards
Command shall be establish and initial report with the following information(6)
FOURH,B
Unit identification on scene
Building description
Obvious conditions and initial tactics
Fire Classification
Radio, designation
Hydrant location
First arriving engine positioning with the following in mind(5) FLOCH
Identify hydrant location, or the need to perform a tanker shuttle
-Hose deploy
-Fire intensity
-Overhead wires
-Location of fire
-ladder Company access
Second arriving engine
Approach Only as far as the closest hydrant
Third arriving engine
-Approach the scene only as far as the next closest hydrant
-fires that utilize private hydrants stage on a municipal hydrant
When is a single 5 inch hose used?
When an engine/squad is instructed to layout from a hydrant
6 inch soft hose hook up
Connect it to a BIV Flo 2000 GPM
Full hydrant connection
Uses two sections of 5 inch holes or (one6 and one5)
First hose connected to the steamer
Second connected to (2 1/2 ) using a storz adapter
6 inch hydrant suction hook up
provide the most volume from a hydrant
Engine must be within 10 feet of the hydrant. Need two people.
What are the three categories the company officer of the first arriving unit must decide (NFC)
A nothing showing
B,fast attack,
C,Command
Nothing showing
Investigation by the first arriving unit
Fast attack
Immediate action to stabilize the situation
Command requires
a strong rate overall
command from the outset
What are the four critical benchmarks that must be completed?
Primary search complete
Situation under control (sig77)
Secondary search complete
W-4
When is the secondary search done?
Following initial fire control operations to confirm the presence or absence of victims
Offensive strategy
Interior attack
If a engine or ladder arrive to a structure fire with less than three firefighters on board
Company officer, Shall notify dispatch
Offensive strategy should be abandoned
-The extent of the fire prohibits effective suppression
-Structure becomes unsafe
If operational periods are more than 12 hours
Group officers returned to their normal unit designations
What are the signal evacuation orders?
Involves a shift from an offensive to a defensive strategy
-Order given over the radio
-Repetitive blast of the apparatus air horns
Who shall ensure post fire Decon
rescue/district battalion chief
What is the W4 signal policy
Reduce exposure to carcinogens
and products of combustion during overhaul operations
The minimum apparatus assigned to the W-4 signal
One additional
engine
Ladder
rescue
rehab 5 and air 5
W4 signal will be automatic in the following cases
Excced one bottle of air prior to a signal 77
UNI exceeding 40 minutes of strenuous activity
On second alarms or greater
Code Delta
All units contaminated with products of combustion
Automatically placed out of service for 45 minutes
Pump or aerial working within the hot zone outside of the involve structure shall don PPE with the following being optional
Gloves
SCBA
Face piece
Personnel operating and hazard material area should
Operating teams of two or more
And
Be in communication by any means
Which officer will account for all crewmembers
The company officer
What is a w1 that did not involve fire
Did not involve flames
Needs
-engine 7
What is w2 that did not involve a fire
Did not involve flame beyond non combustible
Needs
A fan for ventilation
-Engine 7
-Ladder 7
W3
Requires a full or maximum full assignment
Needs
-2or3 engines/squads and 1 ladder
What are the common geographic divisions?
Direction
Area
Street
Common task oriented groups and some of their responsibilities
Search and rescue
Attack group
Water supply group
Ventilation group
Air Supply group
W1 that involved fire
-district/battalion chief to complete 111/121
W2 that involve flames
Engine 7,18
Ladder 7
Closest suppression chief
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