Strategies & Tactics Flashcards by Ryan Hern

Information needed for size up can fit into three areas…..

The environment

The resources available

Conditions or situations

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Firefighting Goals

3 commonly known systems

REVAS

RECEOVS

REEVAS

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Tactical Objectives

More specific functions that are designed to meet strategic goals

Measurable results

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Tactical Methods

Processes employed at the task level

Satisfy tactical objectives

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Classical Decision Making Model

Used when IC’S are confronted with a situation they have not experienced in the past

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Classical decision making model is based on 4 Steps:

Aim

Factors

Courses

Plan(action plan)

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The following three simple steps can be used to figure the pump discharge pressure needed:

calculate the constants
calculate the additional pressure needed
Calculate the friction loss in the hose

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In general, dry chemical extinguish class b and c fires by interrupting the…….

Chemical chain reaction

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Was primarily used for protecting sensitive electronic equip because it didn’t leave a residue…..it was also common for engine protection in high end boats and yachts

Halon 1301

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Water tenders carry water in amounts from……

1000 to 8000 gallons or greater

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In large multiple dwelling or apartment houses, the preferred choice for getting to the roof is……

Using an adjoining building

If the building is isolated, an aerial or tower ladder is preferred.

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If the fire is in a smaller building, the preferred way to the roof is via…..

An aerial or ladder truck

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Scuttle covers can be removed with hand tools. However, if they have been tarred over, a saw with a _________ may be necessary

Carbide tip blade

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_________roof procedures involve roof-cutting operations with power tools

Secondary

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When cutting the roof, the hole should be at least…..

4 feet x 4 feet

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To accomplish ventilation without a fog stream, stand __________ from a window and direct the stream roughly the size of the window out the window.

6 to 8 ft

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A quick way to force an inward swinging door is to place a halligan tool ______inches above or below the lock with the bevel side of the fork against the _________.

6 inches

Bevel against the door.

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If the door is difficult to force, place the bevel side of the halligan against the _________ and apply pressure towards the door.

Against the door jamb

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Hydraulic ram or rabbit tools

4 to 6 pumps of the ram will force the most inward opening doors

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First Floor Fires

One of the biggest hazards encountered in first floor fires is the ___________

A second hazard is the possible___________

Potential speed of fire spread

Complacency of fire crews

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Multiple floor search order

Fire floor

Floor above the fire

Top floor

The rest of the building

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Apartments built around 1900’s

Construction features

Fire resistive brick exterior with solid wood used for interior

Generally between 4 and 6 stories

Approx. 30ft wide and 80ft deep

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Evacuation of older apartment buildings is……

Imperative

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How to open double hung windows for ventilation

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Two-thirds from the top and one-third from the bottom

Newer Apartment Buildings Types of Stair Layouts

Isolated stairs Wing stairs Transverse stairs

If a well is present in the building stairs, the hose line should be placed in the well.

One 50ft length of hose at the base of the stairs can usually reach 5 floors

A place around the stairs where a hose can be stretched is called?

A Well

Trench Cut This is a last resort and performed after a sufficient __________is cut over the main body. A trench cut should be approx. ________ from the main ventilation hole.

Vent hole 20 to 30 feet

Row frame building are constructed solely of?

Wood

Row frame buildings can be as tall as?

5 Stories

Row frame building To confine the fire in the place of apartment of origin, a smaller hose line _____________ is recommended due to its mobility and maneuverability

1 1/2” or 1 3/4” hose line

Brownstone dwellings characteristics

Built in late 1800 and early 1900’s Exterior made of stone and masonry Typically 3-5 stories Brick walls separate each building and extend through cockloft

Brownstone buildings may have pocket doors

When these doors are closed it creates a void for vertical extension.

Ways of horizontal fire spread in Brownstone buildings.......

Cockloft Common cellar beams Common cornices

Brownstone hoseline selection

1 1/2” or 1 3/4” is generally sufficient

Garden apartments construction

Typically constructed of wood flooring, studs, and roof May have siding or brick veneer 2 to 4 stories

Garden apartment ventilation

Both vertical and horizontal are indicated

Stand alone commercial occupancies Extinguishment Advance lives that are capable of flows of at least......

125 GPM

The hazards encountered with passenger vehicles, vans, and light duty trucks can be broken down into three broad areas.....

Vehicle components Alternate fuels Hazardous cargo

Catalytic converters can reach temps exceeding __________ when functioning improperly

1500 F

Most car manufacturers utilize bright ___________ to indicate airbag systems

Yellow wires

E-85 Fuel characteristics

15% gas/ 85% ethanol Midwest states use this, primarily Illinois and Minnesota Should be treated as polar-water—miscible flammable liquid Highly flammable and heavier than air Must use alcohol resistant foam

Hoseline selection for extinguishment of a “Typical” vehicle fire?

A single 1 1/2” or greater hand line

Saddle tank sizes

25 to 100 gallons

Minimum response level for a large truck fire?

2 engines and an IC

Semi and heavy duty truck hoseline selection for engine compartment fire....

May require only a single preconnected 1 3/4” line A back up line should also be stretched.

Class A motor homes are large....

RV’s with a modular body on a frame.

Class C motor homes have a.....

Truck or van chassis and a cab with modular camping unit attached to the back frame

Class B motor homes

Van campers

Public transportation bus engine and door locations

Engines are located in the rear Doors are located in front

E-85 Fuel characteristics

Hoseline selection for extinguishment of a “Typical” vehicle fire?

A single 1 1/2” or greater hand line

Saddle tank sizes

25 to 100 gallons

Minimum response level for a large truck fire?

2 engines and an IC

Semi and heavy duty truck hoseline selection for engine compartment fire....

May require only a single preconnected 1 3/4” line A back up line should also be stretched.

Class A motor homes are large....

RV’s with a modular body on a frame.

Class C motor homes have a.....

Truck or van chassis and a cab with modular camping unit attached to the back frame

Class B motor homes

Van campers

Public transportation bus engine and door locations

Engines are located in the rear Doors are located in front

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