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Air Management NFPA 1404. WHAT WE KNOW. The modern smoke environment is: Toxic / Poisonous Carcinogenic Asphyxiating Who Disagrees?. WHAT WE KNOW. Why has Air Management to this point been ineffective? Intermittent use of SCBA Waiting until the bell hits Reliance on others. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Air Management
NFPA 1404
WHAT WE KNOW
The modern smoke environment is:
Toxic / PoisonousCarcinogenicAsphyxiating
Who Disagrees?
WHAT WE KNOW
Why has Air Management to this point been ineffective?
Intermittent use of SCBA
Waiting until the bell hits
Reliance on others
WHAT WE KNOW
Progressive Air Management means:
You Wear your SCBA
Leave before your bell hits
Your air, is your responsibility
WHAT WE KNOW
Air Management Philosophy
Three Simple Things:
Don’t Breathe Smoke
Your Air is Your Responsibility
Alarm-Free Fireground
Rules of Air Management
NFPA 1404Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training
“Every department shall have an individual air management program
for their members.”
Rules of Air Management
NFPA 1404Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training
Three Simple Things:Exit BEFORE you use your reserve air.
Alarm indicates use of reserve.
Alarm activation is an “immediate action item.”
“Out of Air”
60-minute video training program produced by the Fire Smoke Coalition and funded by the Department of Homeland Security.
(Full Program Included in Participant Information)
WHAT WE KNOW
Three necessary elements to do the job:
PPEWater
Air
Air & Air alone is the only tool you have to complete
the job!
Additional Resources
Questions
www.FireSmoke.orgwww.FSCommunity.com
