Breathing Air -Real Life Situation = Left bottle for guy on turntable, right bottle for guy in the bucket. - Training Situation = Just use the right bottle. - These bottles are low pressure air.

- Should always have a 100gallons reserve of water. - Positioning of apparatus for a quick exit (always leave an out).

Crew Notes; Month 11 Flashcards by adam nichols

TK 93 School

Keep ladder 10ft from the power lines.

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Combination Nozzle is always kept open.

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3 spots to manually drain air tanks.

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Close to building go to low idle to slow down movement of bucket.

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45degree angle with backend to the building gives maximum reach. Think about placement of apparatus, only want to set up the truck once.

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Rescue operation, approach from above and then lower the bucket to the rescue so victims do not attempt to jump into bucket.

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Breathing Air
-Real Life Situation = Left bottle for guy on turntable, right bottle for guy in the bucket.

Training Situation = Just use the right bottle.
These bottles are low pressure air.

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Weight for TK93

Wet = 500lbs

- Dry = 1000lbs

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Should always have a 100gallons reserve of water.

- Positioning of apparatus for a quick exit (always leave an out).

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-What is our trigger point (safety zone and escape route). Think about this as approaching the fire.

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LCES

Lookouts
Communication
Escape Routes
Safety Zones

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Lookouts

Person needs to be experienced, competent, trusted.
Knowledge of crews location, escape routes, and safety zones, fire behavior.
Trigger points (point when we will evacuate)
Need to give crew plenty of time, sound alarm early rather than late.

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Communications

Radio, Verbal, Cell Phone, Hand Signals

- Back up procedures and check in times

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Communications

Rednet/State Tac (Same thing)
Gold, Silver, Copper Tac
OSCR = Military
LERN = Medivac
BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs
Banks - Upper Valley and Lower Valley

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Escape Routes

Need more than one escape route
Avoid uphill and loose soil
Time routes so you know how long for slowest person.
Flag your way in so you can get out.
Make escape routes known.

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Safety Zones

-Needs to be an area where a firefighter can survive without a fire shelter.

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LCES

Lookout
Communications
Escape Routes
Safety Zones

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Utah Video

No directions given, no communication
Lost escape route
Need a good anchor point
Change in wind speed and direction

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4 Common Denominators of Fire Behavior on Tragedy Fires

Relatively small fires or deceptively quiet areas of large fires.
Relatively light fuels, such as grass and light brush.
Unexpected shifts in wind direction or speed.
Not evaluating tactics after topography changes.

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Potential Problems

No safety zones
Unfamiliar with weather
Lack of communication
No safe anchor point
Unburned fuel between you and fire.
Weather getting hotter and drier
Wind increases or changes
Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.

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10 Standard Firefighting Orders

Keep informed on fire weather, conditions and forecast.
Know what your fire is doing at all times.
Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire.
Identify escape routes and safety zones.
Post lookouts
Be alert, calm
Good communications
Clear instructions and make sure they are understood.
Fight Fire Aggressively

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Westcreek Village Example

Fuel = grasses undergrowth under trees.
Weather = heat, low humidity
Wind Direction = oxygen, radiation of heat, bending of flames
Direction = Fire moves up hill faster, steep the grade the faster the spread.
Spot Fires = Destruction of homes

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What options do we have?

Flanking the Fire (sides of the fire)
Indirect line Construction
Burning (Will it create a bigger problem??)

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How do we burn safely?

Communication
Coordination
Competency
Burn slowly along fire line with torch
Very narrow strips.

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Wildland Refresher Fire Shelter

-2 layers (aluminum and cilica) -Aluminum reflects 85% of radiant heat. Radiant heat - travels and transfers heat when it contacts a cooler surface.

Wildland Refresher Fire Shelter

- Select a deployment site - Road crossing a slope - Rock Slides - Low sparse grass - Burned out area.

Wildland Refresher Fire Shelter

- Feet toward the flames - Push out shelter - If time clear ground area - Stay on ground and protect airways

MSA Training Face Mask Lighting

- 4 Green = Full Air - 3 Green = 3/4 Air - 2 Amber = 1/2 to 33% - Red = Less than 33%

MSA Training Running Man

Evacuation Notice

MSA Training Triangle

- Red Flash = Pre alarm pass device - Constant Red = Full alarm - Blue = Thermal Censor 600-200 F, 2-22 min

MSA Training Air Management

- 360 Degree Lights (Nose Cup, Back, Front) - Amber = 50% to 33% - Red = 33% or less

MSA Training Pass Device Sound

-NFPA regulated, will be the same on all packs.

MSA Training Shut Down Pack

-Hit green button twice

MSA Training Panic Alarm

-Push and hold down, will go into full alarm.

MSA Training Secondary Screen on Hand Device

-minute remaining of air based on your last 60 seconds of breathing.

MSA Training Batteries

- Located in the spine of the pack. - Check gasket - Torx #10 - Use buckle to remove spine. - Hold green button on either side (3 seconds) will tell you battery level.

MSA Training Air Cylinder

-Exact same size -Yakima Fire Cylinder -Sequential #s -Dove Tail, Can take bottle out either way. -O-Ring under the adapter. -Nipple Cylinder -Adapter for bottle fills -

MSA Training Backpack

1,000 lbs of pull strength

MSA Training Buddy breathing

- High pressure 3' hose - Exact same - Equalizes the two systems

MSA Training RIT Kits

- Regulator, non electronic - Purge button - Bypass constant flow or aspirations

MCI Drill

- Think about force of impact. | - Parents - every person needs to be seen by a medical professional.

MCI Drill

- Transportation Leader (Hard job, stay in contact with medical control). - Treatment Leader (Keep medics on scene, need there help.) - Triage Leader (Need to triage patients, create a choke point before sending all of them to treatment.

MCI Drill

- How many people can we transport in ambulance? | - 3, Front Seat, Jump Seat, Stretcher.

MCI Drill Mass Casualty

- Patients are more than resources available. | - Report name, date, tag#, tag color.