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Components of Structural Firefighting Clothing

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  • Level 3 Boots
  • Over trousers
  • Structural turnout coat
  • Flashhood
  • Structural Helmet
  • Level 3 Gloves
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What does HOTS stand for?

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High temperature

Oxygen Deficient

Toxic Substances

Smoke

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List limitations of structural clothing

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  • Chemical, Biological and Radioactive (CBR) materials
  • De-sensitivity to heat
  • Metabolic heat release
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Types of incidents where Structural PPC may be used

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STRUCTURAL: house, factory, industry, alarms

NON STRUCTURAL: vehicle, fence, rubbish

INCIDENTS: mva, fallen powerlines, HAZMAT, lock in/out, assist Ambulance, community service

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Flashhoods are designed to afford ______ ______ ________ with head and ______ protecion whilst engaged in ________ ________.

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Flashhoods are designed to afford **emergency service personnel **with head and face protecion whilst engaged in structural firefighting.

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Components of wildfire clothing

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  • Rural turnout coat and trousers
  • Level 1 station wear pants (in place of rural trousers)
  • overalls
  • Rural helmet
  • Gloves
  • Level 1 or 2 boots
  • Eye protection
  • P2 respirator mask
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Which Australian Standard must fire helmets meat?

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AS4067 firefighting helmets specification 1994

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What do helmets protect against?

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  • Impact and puncture injuries
  • Scalding water
  • Steam
  • Extreme temperature/radient heat
  • Hand tools
  • Windblown ash & embers
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What are type 1 firefighing boots used for?

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General purpose rescue

Grass and Scrub fires

Bushfires

Not suitable for structural firefighting

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What are Type 2 Firefighting boots used for?

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Grass and Scrub fires

Bushfire

Structural Firefighting

Rescue

Most Incidents

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What are type 2 Bunker boots used for?

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Grass and Scrub

Structure fire

Most incidents

Not suitable for bushfire

Not suitable for chemicals

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What are characteristics of type 3 boots?

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Skellerup Fire Chief

Rubber boot

Chemical Resistant

Not Suitable for Wildfire

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Types of gloves

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Structural - Firepro 2

Wildfire - Firepro

Surgical

Chemical (PVC)

Electrical

Thermal

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Types of Eye protection

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Goggles

Safter Glasses

Visor/shields on helmets

CABA face mask

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Purpose of respiratory protection

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High Temperatures

Oxygen deficient

Toxic substances

Smoke and unburnt particals

Dust

Radiant Heat

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What is the minimum level of resperatory protection within CFA?

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P2 mask

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What clothing should not be worn under PPC?

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Any item of clothing manufactured from synthetic fibres should never be worn with or under any firefighting ensemble such as:

polyester

nylon

rayon

18
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Items wich make up a PVC splash suit:

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Coat

Pants

Gloves

Boots (rubber boots)

Breathing Apparatus

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Limitations of a splash suit

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Traps metabolic heat

NOT vapour protective

NOT suitable for some chemicals

NOT thermally protective

NOT completely waterproof

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Items that make up a Gas Suit

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One piece fully encapsulated suit

Breathing apparatus

Over-booties and gloves

Construction helmet

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Limitations of a Gas Suit

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Traps metabolic heat

Awkward to wear

Restricts movement

Peripheral vision in limited

Offers no thermal protection

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3 ways in which chemicals may enter a Gas Suit

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Permeation

Penertration

Degradation

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Degradation of a Gas Suit usually appears as a physical change in the material, what are the visual signs?

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Brittleness

Cracking

24
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How would chemicals penertrate a gas suit?

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Porous or pin-holed material

inadequate seam closure

Damage to suit

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How do chemicals **permeate** a gas suit?
at molecular level no visual evidence of permeation
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How would you prevent penertration of chemicals into a Gas Suit?
Move slowly and deliberately Avoid sharp objects Avoid tripping hazards Don't use airline as a retrieval device
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Effects of degratation to a Gas Suit
Reduce integrity thickness colour tear resistance abrasive resistance
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How would you prevent degradation of a Gas Suit?
Wearing overclothing Follow decon procedures correctly Stow correctly Perform correct maintainance
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What are some threats firefighters may face in a rural situation?
Dehydration Smoke irritation Falling Branches/trees Fatigue Heat cramps Heat exhaustion Exposure to the sun
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What types of heat illness might a firefighter face?
Heat Cramps Heat Stress Heat Exhaustion Heat Stroke
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Common muscular cramps which may occur in the heat, during or after exercise, especially when unfit or unacclimatised person has worked hard and perspired a lot are:
Heat Cramps
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A person is showing signs and symptoms of: **Muscular pain and spasms** **Feeling of tiredness or spasms particular areas** **Is unable to relax contracted muscles** might be suffering:
Heat Cramps
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The body's cooling systems are being stressed but are not yet overwhelmed by the heat load. Body temperature is up and physical performance is down. This person may be suffering:
Heat Stress
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Signs and syptoms of Heat Stress
Feeling very hot Flushed, red skin Vigorous perspiration Headache Loss of energy
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A person is feeling faint, light headed and dizzy, they have a pale face, clammy skin and headaches. They are not hungry and have been vomiting. They appear confused, drowsy and a bit vauge. The have shallow breathing and a weak pulse What might this person be suffering?
Heat Exhuastion
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The body's cooling systems are overcome & temperatures rise to dangerous levels at which the body starts to cook internally. What is it?
Heat Stroke
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Signs and symptoms of Heat Stroke
High body temperature Red, hot possibly dry skin Weakness or collapse Reduced conscious state rapid pulse & breathing rates Seizures
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3 Keys to wildfire survival on foot?
Move to burnt ground Utilise natural features Get underground
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* You will generally be safer in a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ * A ______ can offer signifficatant protection if you are trapped by wildfire * \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_s provide protection against flames and radient heat.
Vehicle
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Keys to wildfire survival in vehicles
Retain atleast 1/4 water Plan and know escape route Make crew aware of danger and their role SITREP to incident controller If in immentent danger "MAYDAY" Park in area with least combustible fuel Driver's side away from fire Away from tress

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