Fire Ground Bench marks and Engine Ops

Bonnet color

100

Red top Flow in GPM

what is less than 500

200

Orange top Flow in GPM

What is 500-999

300

Green top Flow in GPM

What is 1000-1499

400

Blue top Flow in GPM

What is 1500-2999

500

Blue top and steamer top Flow in GPM

What is greater than 3000

Terms

100

Tactical fire ground priorities

What are....

1. FF safety

2. Life safety

3. Incident stabilization 

4. Property conservation 

200

What is a PAR

Personal accountability report.

300

Fire ground benchmarks

Primary search all clear

Secondary search all clear

Fire under control

Loss stopped

400

What is a CAN report

Conditions 

Actions

Needs 

500

What is the national fire academy fire flow formula

Area (Ft²)

__________  = GPM

      3

Fire attack

100

GMP of 1 ^3/4   preconnect

185

200

Tip used with high rise hose

1^1/8th

300

Time goal for full effective force 

12 mins 

400

What is an exposure lines goal

protect exposures without affecting inside crews. 

500

4 Terms used for different operation moods

Offensive  

Defensive

Transitional attack

Positive pressure attack

Random

100

How many pre connects does E7 have

5 front, booster, two 1^3/4, one 2.5

200

Two uses of booster line

small trash or dumpster fires

passenger vehicles without total involvement

300

GPM of master stream with 1^3/8  tip

500 (502)*

400

Tank size of E7

500 gallons 

500

Pump capacity of E7 

1500