Ventilation

Question 1

Ventilation:

What is the stage where firefighters can effectively operate and extinguish by denying the fire additional oxygen?

Answer 1

An elongated decay stage

Question 2

Ventilation:

What type of heat is absorbed by the members gear faster? Convective or radiant?

Answer 2

Convective: a result of energy efficient construction compartmentalizing heat.

Question 3

Ventilation:

Any unusual ventilation profile should be communicated immediately to whom?

Answer 3

The LCO and IC.

Question 4

Ventilation:

Is vented fire from my building is considered a favorable condition?

Answer 4

No we must still control all venting

Question 5

Ventilation:

If the officer and count is high heat and heavy smoke without a charged hose line, what should he consider?

Answer 5

Exit the fire area, and limit ventilation

Question 6

Ventilation:

If fire has not communicated to the floor above, should you vent upstairs?

Answer 6

Only limited ventilation if it facilitates searches

Question 7

Ventilation:

When should you tell the roof man not to vent the roof?

Answer 7

If you are unable to gain control of the apartment door, or if there is an uncontrolled fire in the hallway

Question 8

Ventilation:

When should you vent the roof?

Answer 8

Anytime you are not ordered to delay vertical ventilation

Question 9

Ventilation:

If you were ordered to delay vertical ventilation, can you still open bulkhead and check for victims?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Ventilation:

When should you tell the officer that you have vertically vented?

Answer 10

When you have completed venting

Question 11

Ventilation:

When should you vent skylights etc.?

Answer 11

After the fire was extinguished

Question 12

Ventilation:

If you are on the fire escape and you hear transmissions that there is water on the fire, can you vent the windows?

Answer 12

No, you should prepare to. Only after you coordinate with the LCBO can you vent horizontally.

Question 13

Ventilation:

When is the fire area considered and IDLH?

Answer 13

When it progresses past the incipient stage

Question 14

Ventilation:

What is a known life hazard?

Answer 14

Victim that is seen, heard, or you have information from a credible source at the scene.

Question 15

Ventilation:

When you are venting for search, should you take the window or just open it?

Answer 15

That depends on the conditions. It is up to the member entering the window.

Question 16

Ventilation:

Before you enter to search, what do you need to do?

Answer 16

Notify the officer.

he might be able to get to the victim quicker and he will tell you not to vent.

Question 17

Ventilation:

What is the priority action once you vent and enter?

Answer 17

Close the door

Question 18

Ventilation:

If after your event, a victim is found prior to isolating the room, what should you do next?

Answer 18

Isolate the room and then continue with the rescue effort

Question 19

Ventilation:

Fire proof: who controls horizontal vent? Who controls vertical vent?

Answer 19

Horizontal is the LCO

Vertical is the IC

Question 20

Ventilation:

Fire proof: does the person assigned to the roof have to stay at the roof level?

Answer 20

Yes, to ensure that the doors remain closed.

Question 21

Ventilation:

At a low rise fire proof, which stairway is generally vented early on?

Answer 21

The attack

Question 22

Ventilation:

At a low rise fire proof when do you usually vent the stair?

Answer 22

Earlier in the operation

Question 23

Ventilation

Where is the neutral plane during the incipient stage?

Answer 23

Near the top of the door

Question 24

Ventilation

Can you vent during the elongated decay stage?

Answer 24

Do not! This is when we should be operating to extinguish