Construction Styles
This style home is usually one story. May have a basement. Open floor plan and large windows. Often have large extended eaves
Ranch or Rambler
No more than ___ hoseline(s) shall be stretched through any one entrance into a building
2
Fire will have unimpeded access to the unprotected structural supports of the floor above if the basement is _______
unfinished
Space under a flat roof
Cockloft (insert giggles)
PPV shall NOT be used in this type of construction
Balloon-frame
Typically one-and-a-half stories above ground. Top floor will contain knee walls and dormers
Cape cod
This line needs to be capable of delivering at least the same amount of water as the initial line and sufficient length to reach the first attack line if not more
Second attack line
Two best locations for initial handline on basement fire
1. rear/exterior basement access
2. front door to protect stairs/upper floors
Consider this when access to the attic area from the interior would be too time consuming
Attacking fire through an exterior gable vent
Priority area to search in a home
sleeping areas
Split Foyer
The purpose of this line is to protect occupants, interior stairway and if possible, advance to the seat of the fire for confinement and extinguishment
Initial attack line
Crews should not operate above the basement without protection of handline unless there is a ____
Confirmed life hazard
The hoseline should be placed where to effectively put out an attic fire
Ahead of the fire to cuff off advancement
and at the level of the fire
Exposures are the top concern of these types of homes
Cluster homes
Typically two to three levels. Front entry is on one level between an upper and lower floor. A short set of stairs will be encountered upon entry that will lead upstairs and downstairs.
Split Level
To protect the company doing primary search on this floor and to extinguish any vertical extension
Line above the fire
If interior basement door cannot be closed (burned through, non-existent) use a narrow for pattern aimed at the ceiling over the stairway. The main objective of this line is to stop what
Vertical fire extension
250lbs
Do not use these in a fire- get an attic ladder
Wind-driven fires pose a serious threat to firefighter safety. Hazards can exist with exterior winds as low as
10-20 mph
Similar layout of a colonial house with exception of walls. Walls are built with long, continuous studs that run from the basement to the attic. Leads to rapid fire spread.
Balloon Frame
Attics fires can be rapidly knocked down from the exterior using this attack
Soffit Attack
The preferred point of attack for the initial handline
exterior access point that leads directly into the basement
Fire has not self-vented and the roof does not have a ridge vent, what is an effective way of putting out the fire
Prior to advancing a line through the overhead door of a garage fire, the status of what must be known