Chapter 6 Flashcards
What must be coordinated with the search effort
Fire attack and Ventilation
Confinement options include (3)
Creating a barrier between occupants and the fire aka closing a door
Beginning suppression operations from the exterior
Strategic placement of a hoseline between the occupants and the fire
Safety Guidelines IC should use (4)
Forming a survivability profile
Assigning tactical objective
Maintaining communications and accountability
Monitoring Conditions
Safety Guidelines Search team should use (3)
Monitoring, evaluating and communicating fire conditions and victim viability as appropriate
Search Systematically
Reporting status and PAR to IC
Primary search is
A rapid but thorough search that is performed either before or during fire suppression operations
Secondary Search is
conducted after the fire is under control and the greatest hazards have been controlled and should be by personal other then the ones who conducted primary search.
VEIS is
Ventilate the opening to allow access to the compartment
Enter the compartment to be searched
Isolate the compartment by closing doors and other openings
Search the compartment quickly
Facts you will need to consider implementing confinement tactics are (5)
Type of Construction
Type of fire protections system or lace of systems
Building occupancy type
Contents within a compartment
Flammability and combustibility of contents
Direct attack
Using a solid or straight stream uses water or foam most efficiently on fuel controlled fires
Indirect Attack
using solid or straight stream uses water most efficiently on ventilation controlled fires.
Transitional Attack
Hoseline is deployed from the exterior of the structure where smoke and or flames are visible to gain control of the fire prior to deployment of interior hoselines.
Considerations when choosing transitional attack (5)
Arrival conditions
Location size and extent of the fire
Available resources
Size of the structure
Structural feature that may affect exterior suppression such as deck or balcony
Positive Pressure Attack/ PPA
Is to use high volume fans to create slightly higher pressure in adjacent compartments and force the products of combustion to the exterior of the structure through exhaust openings that either already exist or have been created.
Two main considerations for PPA are
Fire location
Exhaust to intake size ratio– Exhaust must be larger then intake
Features that may be filled with synthetic insulation include (4)
High Ceilings and atrium
Lightweight manufactured structural components
Sealed windows
Wall Cavities
