Training Bulletins 146 - Flashcards
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
Successful firefighting operations in hillside homes require :
Standard operating procedures Strong command Continuous size-ups A well communicated strategy Effective firefighting tactics
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
How many categories of hillside homes are there and what are they ?
Three ;
Descending
Ascending
Cantilever
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
What is the most dangerous type of hillside home for firefighters ?
Descending
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
Cantilever Hillside Homes were originally built in the early _____
1900s
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
Later generation stilt homes were built on a concrete or wood foundation and utilized steel poles to support the entire home, cantilevering out as much as _______ feet over the hillside.
50 to 75
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
If the building features make it impossible to attack the fire at or below the lowest level of fire involvement, concerned officers should consider utilizing the tactic of ________________
Transitional Attack
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
One of the most overlooked effects of natural ventilation on hillside home is the ______ wind influence.
Diurnal
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
How many tactical watch outs are there and what are they ?
Four ;
Apparatus placement
360 degree size-up
Portal or entry
Thermal imaging
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
Considering layout, it is imperative for first arriving resources to clearly communicate the _____________________
Specific location of the fire
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
The fire attack team shall provide a risk versus gain tactical analysis on an offensive fire attack from a floor above the fire or a defensive attack with water through an opening (such as a window) from the exterior at the identified fire floor. If an offensive attack is considered as the only means, then it is imperative that ____________________________________________
a backup fire attack team has a hoseline in place before descending the interior stairwell.
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
When engaging in fire suppression on a Descending Hillside Home, fire attack, backup fire attack and additional resources shall make an attack from a common portal of entry _________________________
Until water can be placed on the seat of the fire
TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires
If the fire is below grade and the only entry to establish fire attack is from the first floor, then a contingency plan of providing horizontal ventilation needs to be considered. A ventilation hole over the interior stairwell should only be initiated when ?
after the fire attack team has descended the stairwell to the fire floor and communicated the progress of the attack.
TB 149 - Residential Sprinkler Systems
As of what date is the State of California requiring the installation os residential fire sprinklers in all new one and two family dwellings and manufactures homes ?
January 1, 2011
TB 149 - Residential Sprinkler Systems
Sprinkles are required in patios extended _____ from the house and unattached structures greater than how many square feet ?
4 feet
200 sq.ft
TB 149 - Residential Sprinkler Systems
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a home fire can reach deadly proportions in as little as ___________
3 minutes
