chapter 8
Summarize basic guidelines for rope maintenance.
The rope must be properly inspected cleaned stored and cared for and a log must be kept that records its use and maintenance history
Recognize basic search methods.
Turn right or left and follow the walls around until you return to starting point, turn opposite the direction you turned to enter, and always exit from the door you entered in
Describe reasons for tactical ventilation
Reducing interior heat levels, decreasing rate of fire spread, reducing potential extreme fire behavior, improving interior visibility, improving firefighter efficiency,
Identify types of emergency scene lighting equipment
This equipment includes lights , electrical generators , and auxiliary equipment
Explain the steps taken during fire and life safety program development
identify the threats and hazards, give the threats and hazards context, examine the core capabilities, set capability targets, apply results
Describe webbing and webbing construction
Webbing is used in conjunction with rope for both life safety and utility applications. And webbing constructed from the same materials used to make synthetic rope such as nylon
Explain firefighter survival method.
Recognize and avoid potential hazards, escape unavoidable hazards, and rescue lost or trapped firefighter.
Define horizontal and vertical ventilation
Horizontal is any method of venting heat, smoke and other combustion products out of a structure horizontally through windows, doors, or other openings
Describe safety considerations that must be identified and mitigated during vehicle extractions.
Perform a scene size up, assess the need for extraction, stabilize the vehicle, and determine the best way to gain access to victims
Describe the components involved in fire and life safety program delivery
Education, Enforcement, Economic Incentives, Engineering, Emergency Response
Summarize hoisting safety considerations
Carabiners and pulleys are among the most common types of hardware used in hoisting
Explain size up and situational awareness considerations during structural searches
Identify escape routes, watch color of smoke which tells type of fuel and phase of fire, and sound the floor
Describe the types of horizontal ventilation
When it comes to horizontal, it consists of the natural and mechanical methods
Explain the use of cribbing material during vehicle extrication
cribbing pieces are typically pushed into position with a mallet or with another piece of cribbing. Wedges may be necessary to ensure solid contact between the cribbing and the vehicle.
Indicate ways to identify and prevent firesetter development
Being aware of the indicators forms of hazards help identify firesetters. Preventing is done by looking for the indicators and performing fire-safe behavior around kids
Select commonly used rope hardware for specific applications.
Carabiners and pulleys
Summarize the impact of building construction and floor plans on structural search.
It helps predict where the fire will spread, how quickly it will develop, and the potential for collapse.
Recognize other types of ventilation situations
Basement fires, windowless building fires, high-rise fires
Describe the method used for gaining access to victims during vehicle extrications.
Opening a normally operating door removing a window prying open a door removing a roof
Explain the components that must be considered when developing fire and life safety presentations
Basic presentation skills/knowing the audience and effective life safety messages
Describe knot characteristics and knot elements
A ropes strength is reduced to some degree whenever it is bent; the tighter the bend, the more strength is lost.
Describe the actions of a RIC/RIT when locating a downed firefighter.
Try to establish radio communication, stop and stay quiet to listen for PASS, and use tracking device if possible.
Explain the effects of building systems on tactical ventilation
They are designed to confine fire to a small area by using ventilation systems and compartmentalization
Describe the various types of technical rescue operations.
Rope rescue structural collapse confined space and vehicle and water rescue
Describe the role of a firefighter I in enforcing fire and life safety codes.
Be familiar with the codes adopted by your jurisdiction, refer to them when making preincident surveys, and know SOPs that regulate building inspections and fire investigations.