Fire And Emergency Response
Firefighter II
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Emergency Incident Response
Preparedness
– Personnel
• Properly trained
• Continuing education
• Certifications
– Equipment
• Training equipment must be in
good condition
• Front line equipment must be in
good condition
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Emergency Incident Response (continued)
Scene management
– Develop effective Incident Action Plans (IAPs)
– Establish tactical priorities
– Establish clear benchmarks
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Emergency Incident Response (continued)
• Benchmarks
– Personnel Accountability Report (PAR): all fire service
personnel working in the hazard zone are okay and
accounted for
– “All Clear”: primary search completed, all who could
be rescued are clear of the hazard zone
– “Under Control”: the fire’s forward progress has been
halted, and there is no imminent danger to personnel
– “Loss Stopped”: the property conservation tactic is
achieved
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures
Establish policies and procedures for Live Fire
Training
– Live fire/burn exercises should be run in accordance
with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
1403: Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions
• Site preparation
– Clear all potential hazards
» Hazardous materials
» Structural deficiencies
» Utilities
» Pests and vermin
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures (continued)
Safety
– Student-instructor ratio no less
than 5 to 1
– Designated safety officer
– Humans cannot be used to
simulate fire victims
– Fires cannot be set in egress
(exit) routes
– Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE) and uniforms should be
in compliance with NFPA
standards
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures (continued)
Prerequisite training – participants must have
completed a basic firefighter training
course/class
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures (continued)
Water supply
– Adequate water
supply for the size of
the structure and the
specified training
– There must be
separate water
supplies for attack
lines and backup lines
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures (continued)
Training plan – have a
developed plan and
briefing with training
participants
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures (continued)
Fuel – flammable liquids are not allowed in
acquired structures or burn buildings not
designed for their use
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Simulated Emergencies/
Live Fire Procedures (continued)
Ventilation – controlled ventilation is required to
prevent flashover and backdraft
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines
Into a structure
• Bleed air from the line before entry
• All team members should be on the same side
of the hose line
• Feel/check doors for evidence of heating
before entering
• Stay low and do not impede ventilation efforts
• Chock self-locking doors in an effort to keep
lines from being kinked
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines (continued)
Up a stairway
• Hose lines should be advanced up stairways
while they are uncharged
• It’s too difficult to negotiate doorways, stairs,
and corners while charged
• The shoulder-carry works efficiently because
the hose is carried rather than being dragged
• The minuteman load works well too
• Lay the hose against the outside wall to keep
the stairwell clear
• Avoid sharp bends and kinks in the hose
• Take the excess flaked hose up the stairs
above the fire floor
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines (continued)
Down a stairway
• It is easier to advance dry lines down stairs than it
is charged lines
• Advancing uncharged lines downstairs should
only occur if there is little (minor) or no fire
present
• Advancing charged lines down stairs is
considerably difficult
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Excess hose should be flaked outside the
stairwell, in a hallway, or room adjacent to the
stairwell
Firefighters can be positioned to feed the hose
forward to the nozzle team
Have firefighters at corners and tight areas to
help negotiate turns and areas of limited access
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines (continued)
From a Standpipe
• Use hose rolls or hotel packs carried to upper floors.
Have the necessary fittings and nozzles with you
• Connect one floor below the fire in most circumstances.
If the standpipe is an enclosed stairwell, it is allowable
to connect on the fire floor
• At the standpipe connection
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Remove the outlet cap
Check for foreign objects
Check the connection to determine what adaptor to
use if necessary
A gated wye may be necessary to reduce the line size
desired
Any extra hose should be flaked up the stairs towards
the floor above
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines (continued)
Advancing an uncharged hose line up a ladder
• Advancing a hose up a ladder is much safer and
easier with an uncharged line
• The firefighter heeling the ladder can assist by
feeding line as it is being pulled
• Have the first firefighter (FF1) carry the hose
draped over his or her shoulder from the front with
the nozzle on his or her back
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines (continued)
Advancing an uncharged hose line up a ladder
(continued)
• FF1 advances to the first fly section
and waits until the next firefighter
(FF2) is ready to advance
• FF2 advances with a large loop draped
over his or her shoulder and starts up
the ladder (on a three section ladder a
third firefighter can continue the
process). There should never be more
than one firefighter on each section of
the ladder
• The hose can be charged when it is in
place for an attack
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Advancing Dry and
Charged Hose Lines (continued)
Advancing a charged hose line up a
ladder
• Firefighters should be positioned
on the ladder within reach of each
other
• They should be attached with a
leg lock or secured with a ladder
belt
• The hose is then pushed up from
one firefighter to the next. The
firefighter on the nozzle will
advance through the window
while the others support the hose
by securing it to the ladder
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Resources
• 0135151112, Essentials of Firefighting (5th
Edition), International Fire Service Training
Association (IFSTA)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
1403: Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions
http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID
=124&URL=Codes%20&%20Standards
• Images used with permission from IFSTA (Slides
14, 15, 18 and 19).
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