Townhomes

Question 1

Battalion 402 from Engine 401. Lap completed. Three in the front, four to the rear. Floors will be labeled basement, 1, 2, and 3. Basement is clear of smoke and fire with access on side Charlie. The fire is located on side Delta, Floor 2, quadrant Charlie. Unable to confirm occupant status. Engine 401 is stretching a 1 3⁄4” line through the front door with a crew of three. Truck 401 is conducting a primary search on Floor 2 with a crew of two, two remaining outside to throw ground ladders. Dispatch RIT taskforce. Requesting to transfer Command.”

Question 2

FYI

two-over-two (i.e., stacked) townhouse is a 4-story townhouse divided into two 2-story dwellings

Question 3

FYI
Roofs
Townhouse roofs are typically constructed utilizing one of two basic methods:

Answer 3

Lightweight and Wood Frame

Question 4

What should be checked early to identify fire extension

Answer 4

Knee wall

Question 5

Two standard locks occur on exterior doors

Answer 5

mortise and rim

Question 6

following townhouse fire situations should cue the IC to request a second alarm

Answer 6

known rescues,
fire in two separate occupancies,
fire on more than one level of the townhouse, fire in attic space.

Question 7

Where should the first arriving truck turntable be positioned in _____ of the most threatened exposure

Answer 7

Front

Question 8

What should officers request when suspect when fire has entered the attic space

Answer 8

Attack ladder

Question 9

Basement fires
The initial handline should be deployed to

Answer 9

an exterior basement entrance, if present, for fire attack or
 the front door, utilizing the fire stream reach to protect the interior stairs and upper floors.

Question 10

The preferred point of attack for a basement fire would be

Answer 10

Exterior entrance
FYI
Positioning the second hoseline at the main entrance threshold to the floor above the basement

Question 11

Basement with no Exterior Entrance

Answer 11

Direct stream through a window

Remove a section of band board
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Perform a window cut

Question 12

Exterior Fires Extending Into the Dwelling

Answer 12

After knocking down the exterior fire, redeploy the first hoseline to the interior to assist the interior line or progress to upper floors to attack any fir

Question 13

On wind driven fires what should special service units do to slow the spread of fire and interrupt the flow path

Answer 13

Close interior doors