Occupancy Specific Strategy and Tactics Flashcards
Who should make the FDC connection typically on garden style apartments?
The second due EN
Characteristics of Garden Style Apartments
- Built in sections
- Each section is 4 apartments per floor
- Three to four floors common
- Apartments have exterior access to each other
- Exterior stair access
For and interior corridor multiple story structure, the necessary in order
of priority is?
– Fire floor – Floor above – Top Floor – Other floors between top and affected floor – Floors below fire floor
For Interior corridor multiple dwellings what is typically the best strategy for the majority?
Protect in place
For interior corridor multiple dwellings fires, the correct order for line placement is?
-Attack line to burning apartment
-Crew should force entry to apartment next to affected as a safe
refuge in case fire conditions increase.
-Next line to floor above for extension control
-Backup line to secure main corridor outside apartment fire.
– If stairs are exposed and open, may need backup to prevent
extension up stairs.
– If suspended ceiling in hallway, backup crew should check for
extension.
-Lines to adjoining apartments to check for extension.
– Pulling ceilings and cutting off extension.
– Not only in attic fire, may have suspended ceilings for utilities on
any floor.
According to Occupancy Specific Structures with an attic fire how do you limit horizontal spread?
Vertical ventilation to limit horizontal spread.
Where would you force entry to a strip mall fire?
When forcing, be proactive.
– Don’t just force fire store, force all stores that fire could spread to.
- At least adjoining exposures starting with the downwind store.
– If you don’t, you may be outrun by fire in attic, when trying to force
When operating at a working fire in an enclosed mall
Protect exposures first then attack fire.
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