fire control
What type of stream should be used regardless of interior or exterior attack?
Straight stream
What should you look at/for when sizing up the structure?
Reading smoke and fire: volume, velocity, density, and color.
The building layout
Can we take glass for ventilation while searching?
Yes if the room can be isolated or fire attack is on the way.
What are knee walls?
the peoples answer.
What are the 1/3 strategy for air management?
1/3 for working
2/3 for exiting IDLH
3/3 emergency/ self rescue
What is the operational assumption about the structure?
It is occupied.
What are the two ways to initiate your search?
Door initiated/ window initiated.
When doing exterior ventilation who should you communicate with?
Fire control
What should you not breach till a hose line is in place.
Ceiling
What are the first four residential tactical priorities.
Fire control
Search
Water supply
Utilities
What should the nozzle man do post knock down.
Hydraulically ventilated
What is the max height we want to have the patients airway.
1 foot
When ventilating what must you have to make it work.
Intake and an exhaust
What type of challenges does knee wall fires present
Void spaces
What is the hundred block of Ainsworth.
1600
If the nozzle man is flowing and moving what should they be aware of?
If there is a secure water supply.
True or false can you search beyond the room of entry when doing a window initiated search.
True
When can you take a window regardless of if fire attack is underway.
For an immediate rescue.
What does boa flares stand for.
Building
Occupancy
Arrangement
Fire
Life safety
Action
Resources
Special circumstances
What is the three methods of interior fire suppression?
1. “Move” to the seat of the fire
2. “Hit and move” attack
3. “Flow and move” attack
What are the four ways to search that are talked about in the protocol?
1. Standard
2.oriented
3.split
4.large area
When should you keep the front door closed?
When you don’t have a a charged hand line.
How much hose is on the KME engines.
450’ pre connect
200’ 1” hose
200’ booster line
800’ 5”
1200’ bulk bed