Vacants

Question 1

A

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Vacant building markings

Answer 2

Use lime yellow reflective paint
Place an X inside of a square
Marking is 18” X 18” with marking lines 2” wide

Question 3

Where should you put the primary marking?

Answer 3

Alongside the front entrance at a height in line with the area directly over the front entrance

Question 4

What if the building has multiple entrances or other means of access?

Answer 4

Then make additional markings at rear or side entrances, fire escapes, roof bulkheads

Question 5

Should you mark sealed doors or windows?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What’s does RO mean, and where does it go?

Answer 6

“Roof Open”
Directly over vacant building marking

Question 7

What does “FO” mean?

Answer 7

“Floor Open”
Place it directly underneath the vacant building marking

Question 8

Marking vacants

Answer 8

Mark vacants when first identified. This may be during BISP.
Any unit may place vacant markings at time of discovery, then notify admin company.
Place all vacants into CIDS

Question 9

The most important concern during size-up is

Answer 9

Protection of life

Question 10

The highest priority during risk assessment is

Answer 10

Member safety

Question 11

Unsealed building

Answer 11

Greater chance for structural instability and possibility of fire extension

Question 12

Sealed building

Answer 12

Make search operations extremely risky as they restrict egress for FFs

Question 13

Diesel Fires

Answer 13

Begin slowly, progress rapidly, have high heat for long duration, ignite more combustibles in the fire area and increase the fire severity

Question 14

Keep significant risk to members

Answer 14

Limited to potential life saving situations

Question 15

Is any risk acceptable to members?

Answer 15

NO risk is acceptable to members if there is no possibility of saving life or property.

Question 16

At large or advanced vacant fires

Answer 16

The primary attack strategy should focus on exposure protection, however, the IC may vary from this in critical situations involving life hazards.

If possible, take a position that protects exposures and enables stream to hit the main fire

Question 17

If a vacant is heavily involved on arrival

Answer 17

Place hose streams between the involved building and the most severe life exposure

Question 18

If life is not endangered in any exposure

Answer 18

The first stream should be positioned to protect the Greatest amount of property

Question 19

Exterior operations and hose lines

Answer 19

TLs should be placed in front of vacant buildings.
Exterior lines stretched for a purely defensive position should be 2 1/2”
Hose line stretched to exposures to operate on the vacant building shall be 2 1/2”
Consider using a 1/2” OST during “wash-down” to reduce the amount of water weight

Question 20

Primary searches on the fire floor of a vacant should generally be conducted

Answer 20

After all visible fire has been knocked down and the IC has completed a size up and risk assessment. However, members may vary from this is confronted with a known life hazard

Question 21

Primary searches on the floors above at vacant fires

Answer 21

Shall not be conducted until all visible fire has been knocked down and the IC has completed a size up and risk assessment. However, members may vary from this is confronted with a known life hazard

Question 22

Climbing stairs at a vacant

Answer 22

Lace the middle of your foot above the step riser and step as close to the supporting wall as possible

Question 23

If stability of a stair is in doubt

Answer 23

Place an extension ladder over the stair. Ensure that a header beam at the top of the stairs supports the ladder

Question 24

When climbing U-return stairs with cracked or broken landings

Answer 24

Hug the newel post while stepping around the landing, not placing any weight on the landing itself

Question 25

Fire escapes and gooseneck ladders at vacants

Answer 25

Avoid the use of fire escapes and gooseneck ladders
If necessary to use fire escape, use an FD ladder to access the balcony
If necessary to use a drop ladder stand beneath the fire escape balcony when lowering the drop ladder
When climbing a fire escape ladder, climb ladder with your feet as close to supporting stringers as possible to minimize step deflection