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Universal priorities in order of importance

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Life safety
Incident Stabilization
Property Conservation

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if a firefighter gets injured…

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may be unable to help others in danger
additional firefighters taken away to help the injured one
additional firefighters exposed to same hazard

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Incident Action Plan Priorities

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Team integrity is vital to safety and must always be emphasized
No property is worth the life of a firefighter
Firefighters should not be committed to interior offensive firefighting operations in abandoned or derelict buildings that are known or reasonably believed to be unoccupied

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dynamic risk assessment

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continuously identifying hazards and risks and taking steps to eliminate or reduce them

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safe person element of dynamic risk assessment

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organizational and individual responsibilities

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dynamic risk assessment organizational responsibilities

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adequate information
Appropriate PPE
tools and equipment
safe IAP
Necessary instruction and training
effective supervision

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DRA individual responsibilities

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competent to perform assigned tasks
working as an effective member of the team
working within the IAP
adapting to changing circumstances
watching out for themselves and other members of the team
recognizing their own capabilities and limitations

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Crew Resource Management

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Authority
Mentoring
Conflict Resolution
Mission Analysis

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Impending collapse indicators

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Heavy fire- no progress after 10-12 minutes in wood or ordinary construction
walls/floors bowing, sagging
distortion of doors/windows
beams pulling away from supports
little or no runoff while using heavy streams
new cracks developing or moving
walls disassemble under stream impact

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Benchmarks which indicate a PAR

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Changing attack modes from offense to defense
significant change in conditions
fire control or extinguishment

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How many RIT teams are required on the fire ground

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one for every entrance

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if the room contains shoes or clothing it is not likely the best way out

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unless otherwise dictates the longest ladder on the fire ground should be deployed first, followed by the next longest etc.

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ideal climbing angle for ground ladders

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75 degrees from horizontal

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how far should the butt of the ladder be from the building

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divide the used length of the ladder by 4 (the used length of the ladder is the height of the ladder when against the building not the actual height of the ladder)

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raising a pole ladder

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5 or 6 ff- either perpendicular or parallel to the building
4 ff- perpendicular only

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windward

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upwind

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leeward

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downwind

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creating a water chute (5 steps)

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open a window in an outside wall
position a step ladder or a frame directly below the drain hole
place pike poles at the edges of a salvage cover with the pike extending off the end of the cover
roll the edges over the pike poles towards the middle until there is a 3 ft width
hook the pike ends to the ladder and extend the poles out the window to create the chute

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using a ladder between buildings

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if the gap between buildings is not more than 1/3 ladder length the tip can be slid across
if it is more guide ropes must be used

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TAE

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time available for escape

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rotary saw

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rescue saw

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guides for saw blade maintenance

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replace 12 tooth woodcutting blades when 2 or more teeth are damaged or when the tips are worn down to the circumference of the blade
replace 24 tooth woodcutting blades when 8 or more teeth are damaged or worn or tips worn to circumference of blade
replace composite concrete or metal cutting blades when they have been worn down sufficiently for blade to fit inside and 8 inch circle

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carbide tipped rotary saw blade

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heavy tar roof covering
light gauge metal roof covering
composition roof covering
wooden shingle roof covering
wooden structural members
metal clad wood

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composite carbide rotary saw blade
heavy roof covering wooden roof covering wooden structural members light gauge metal roof covering metal clad wood components forcible entry
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composite metal rotary saw blade
metal roof covering steel structural components heavy forcible entry
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composite masonry rotary saw blade
brick concrete block concrete tile stucco
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forcible entry size up (5 points)
type of door (style/material) type of frame (wood/metal) type of wall in which it is set (wood/metal/masonry) type of hinges/locks (exposed/recessed/protected) door movement (swinging(inward/outward) roll up/sliding)
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pane of glass next to or around a door
sidelight
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size up for windows
type of window type of glass type of frame or casement type of locking or latching mechanism type of security devices used
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lexan
polycarbonate plastic used for windows 1/2 the weight of glass yet 30 times stronger than safety glass and 250 times stronger than ordinary glass
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rotary saw blade used for thermoplastic windows (plexiglas acrylic, Lexan polycarbonate and other)
medium (40 tooth) carbide tipped blade
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dead load
weight of the structure structural members building components features permanently attached to the building that is constant and immobile
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variables related to the need to search and rescue
type of construction fire load occupancy type occupant load size of the fire how the fire is behaving
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thermal imaging technologies
microbolometer tech BST (barium, strontium, titanium) tech
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search line in large area search
search line is 200ft of 3/8in rope with kevlar sheath every 20ft a 2in steel ring is tied one of more knots after each ring knots towards the fire ring towards the exit lateral tethers off of the rings 20ft of 1/4in rope 3/4in ring on one end, knot at midpoint, and non locking carbiner or snap hook on the other end
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variables in smoke behavior ff should look for when sizing up a building
volume color and density air flow (pressure)
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whitish-gray smoke
cellulose based materials (wood, paper,etc) burning with abundant o2
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dense black smoke
hydrocarbons (petroleum based) or any material with limited o2- backdraft
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full dimensional lumber and nominal lumbar
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lamella arch roof system or bowstring arch
susceptible to collapse
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parallel chord trusses or engineered wooden I beams
newer buildings use to support floor and roof assemblies
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where to ventilate
location of fire location of occupants interior and exterior exposures type of construction purpose or use of the occupancy event to which the fire has progressed condition of the building and its contents existing openings direction and velocity of wind resource availability and capability
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horizontal ventilation indicator
fire isn't large enough to necessitate opening the roof windows or doors close to the seat of the fire seat of the fire is below the top floor fire has not entered structural voids or concealed spaces
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vertical ventilation indicator
fire in the attic, cockloft or topmost floor no windows and few exterior doors large ventilation channels, elevators shafts or hoistways fire has entered structural voids or concealed spaces
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mechanical or forced ventilation indicators
location and size of the fire have been determined layout of the building not conducive to natural ventilation natural ventilation slows, becomes ineffective or needs support fire is burning below grade in structures involved area is so large that natural ventilation is ineffective dictated by the type of building or fire situation
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flexible ducts, yellow with steel could throughout
ppv or nav
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mullion
vertical post that separates casement windows
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stem wall
located between the foundation footing and the first floor
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exterior masonry walls
usually 8-12 inches thick
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EIFS
exterior insulation and finishing system
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pitch
inches of fall per horizontal foot
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most common types of pitched roofs
gable, hip lantern and shed less common- Bridge truss, mansard, modern mansard, gambrel, sawtooth and butterfly
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gable roof
a frame rafter perpendicular to ridge beam usually extending beyond outside walls rafter 16-24 inches on center collar beams and ceiling joists are additional support
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hip roof
same as gable except every roof runs down to meet every outside wall all rafters run nearest to the outside wall
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lantern roof
high gabled roof with vertical wall above a downward pitched shed section on either side
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shed roof
half gabled roof or slightly pitched flat roof sloped in one direction only mono pitch truss
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gambrel roof
barns gable type with two different slopes on each peak. lower being steeper
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flat roofs
slight slope of 2 pitch to allow for drainage
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inverted roofs
main roof joists are set at the level of the ceiling 2x4 framework constructed above and sheathing attached to the framework holds integrity well during a fire until vertical supports burn through
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rain roof
most commonly on flat or arched roofs
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poured gypsum roof
2 1/2 inches of gypsum cement

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