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Tools and Equipment Flashcards

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Hand Tools

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  • Extend or multiply the actions of the body and increase effectiveness in performing specific functions
  • Operate using simple machine principles
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Power Tools

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  • Operate using an external source of power
  • Faster and more efficient than hand tools
  • Can be finicky, hard to carry
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Safety

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  • Prime consideration

- Operate equipment with you, your partners, and bystanders in mind with appropriate PPE’s

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Effective Tool Use

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-Achieve desired goal

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Efficient Tool Use

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-Produce desired effect in a timely fashion

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Functions of Tools

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  • Rotating
  • Prying/Spreading
  • Pushing/Pulling
  • Striking
  • Cutting
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Pushing/Pulling Tools

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  • Pike Pole
  • K Tool
  • Drywall Hook
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Rotating Tools

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  • Spanner Wrench
  • Box-end Wrench
  • Open-end Wrench
  • Gripping Pliers
  • Screwdriver
  • Pipe Wrench
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Prying/Spreading Tools

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  • Halligan
  • Pry Bar
  • Hydraulic Spreaders
  • Rabbet Tool
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Striking Tools

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-Impact force to gain entrance or make an opening

  • Hammer
  • Maul
  • Flat-head Axe
  • Spring-loaded Center Punch
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Cutting Tools

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-Cut things, that’s about the gist of it

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Hacksaw

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Designed to cut metal

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Carpenter’s Handsaw

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Designed to cut wood

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Coping saw

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Cuts curves in wood

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Keyhole saw

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Specialty saw, narrow, slender, can cut keyholes in wood.

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Response/Size-Up

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  • Consider information from dispatch along with preincident plan about location.
  • Upon arrival at the scene, company officers size up situation and develop action plans for each company following SOG’s
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Forcible Entry

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-Can use axe, prying tool, K tool, the irons

18
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Interior Firefighting

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Basic set of tools includes

  • Prying tool, such as Halligan
  • Striking tool, axe/sledgehammer
  • Cutting tool, axe
  • Pushing/pulling tool, pike pole
  • Strong hand light
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Search and Rescue

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  • Same basic tools as interior attack team
  • Probe for victims using tools
  • Additional tools include TIC, portable lights, and life lines
20
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RIC

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-Tools must be staged and ready

  • RIC
  • Additional Lighting
  • Life Lines
  • Prying Tools
  • Striking Tools
  • Cutting tools, including power saw
  • SCBA and spare air cylinders
21
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Ventilation Tools/Equipment

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  • Many of the same as forcible entry
  • Power saws and axes commonly used
  • PPV fans
22
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Overhaul

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  • Examine fire scene for hidden fires
  • Use simple hand tools
  • Shovels and rakes to clean up
  • Pushing tools
  • Prying tools
  • Striking tools
  • Cutting tools
  • Debris-removal tools
  • Water-removal equipment
  • Portable lighting
  • TIC
23
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2 Types of Saws

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  • Handsaws

- Mechanical Saws

24
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3 Main Saws

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  • Chainsaws
  • Rotary
  • Reciprocating

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