Structure Fires: IIModule 8

Arkansas Fire Academy 16 Hours

Instructor Introduction

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Instructor affiliation Years of experience

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Registration

1 form per department Write legibly The name on the form will be what is on

your certificate Complete form to include

Fire department FD address FDID # Student information

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Course Criteria

16 hour class Student must attend all sessions

unless excused by instructor Class hours Lunch hours

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Course Goal

To Aid The Firefighter In Gaining The Knowledge To Operate As A Firefighting Team Member On Large Scale Fires Involving Multi-Engine Company Operations Under Adverse Conditions

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Course Overview

Deaths and Injuries Incident Command System

Size Up Preplanning

Attack Considerations Rescue

Practical Exercises

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Where Deaths Occur

Residential 32% Wildland 21% Storage 16% Mercantile 16% Other 15%

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Most Frequent Types Of Injuries Contact/Exposure 29.2% Strain/Overexertion 18.2% Fell/Slipped 17.8% Struck By Object 13.8% Caught/Trapped 3.6% Other Causes 2.6% Jumped 0.8% Apparatus Incident 0.5% Assaulted 0.25%

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Incident Command System

Command Procedures Responsibilities Of Command Functions Of Command Establishing Command Command Options Passing Command

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Command Responsibility

Includes Understanding Accountability For Success Or Failure

Must Implement The Command Sequence

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Command Authority

Power Over Decision Making

Must Be Delegated By Department

Includes All Necessary Resources

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Command Post Location

Selection Criteria

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Command Post Needs To Be:

Safe Avoid Fire, Smoke & Fumes Stay On Flank Of Fire Stay On Windward Side

Secure Sheltered From Elements Available For The Duration

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Command Post Needs To Have:

Good Communications Distance From:

Distance From Staging Area Logistics Section Traffic Evolutions P.I.O.

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Command Post Needs Proximity To:

Plans Section

Support Agencies

Visibility By Communications Vehicle

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Combat vs.. Command

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Combat Mode:

Critical Life Hazard Immediate Exposure Hazard Long Response Time High Probability Of Success Immediate Environmental Hazard

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Command Mode: Many Unknown

Factors

Help Near By

Resources Inadequate At That Time

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Command Structure

Divisions Sectors Groups Everyone Must Operate With The

Same Terminology

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Division/Sector Designation

AB

C D

InteriorA

B

C

D

Exterior

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Expansion Of ICS

• Branches – Two Or More Agencies:- Fire

- Police

- EMS

• Multi-Jurisdictional Incidents Are Best

• Managed Under The Controlling Agency

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Command Structure

Command Safety Information Liaison Officer Operations Planning Logistics Finance

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ICS

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ICS Structure

S afe ty O ffice r

F ire A ttack V en tila t ion R escu e

In c id en t C om m an d er I/C

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STRATEGY - The Planning And Methods Used To Accomplish A Task

TACTICS - - The Resources Needed To Accomplish A Task

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Size - Up PrioritiesLife

Incident Stabilization

Property Conservation

Safety; On-going

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Size-Up

Begins With Pre-Planning

Requires: Familiarity With

Building Knowledge of Area Tactical

Consideration

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Pre-Planning Building Survey Occupancy Number Of Floors Square Footage Water Supply Location Of Utilities Fire Load

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Fire Flow Formula

L x W 3Multiply this amount times number of storiesExample: 30 x 40 =1200 divided by 3 = 400 gpm400gpm x 2 (stories) = 800 gpm

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Building Construction

Fire – Resistive

Non – Combustible

Heavy – Timber

Ordinary

Wood - Frame

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Warehouse Fires Large Open Areas

Large Fire Loads

Construction Material

Water Supply

Built-in Fire Protection

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High Rise Fires Any Fire That Requires Fire Fighting

Methods Other Than Ground Based Operations

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High Rise Problems Height Reach Of Equipment Interior Attack Is Essential Stack Effect Evacuation

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Pre-Planning High Rise Responses

Access To Building Location & Size Of Driveways Parking Staging Areas Emergency Access

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High Rise Construction Number Of Floors

HVAC Equipment

Access To Each Floor

Layout Of Each Floor

Interior Finish

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High Rise Construction

Fire Loading

Vertical Openings

Occupancy Factor

Firefighter Health & Safety

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Special Problems Crew Separations

Sectoring Needs

Manpower

Staging

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Sub-Level (Below Grade) Fires

Points of Entry Rising Heat Escape Routes Toxic Gases Explosion Hazards Cellar Nozzles Built-in Fire Protection

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Ventilation Techniques

Nature Horizontal Vertical

Mechanical Negative Pressure Positive Pressure

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Fire Attack

Direct Interior From the unburned side Compressed Air Foam

Indirect Exterior Hazard for interior occupants

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Safety

Accountability Safety Officer duties Outside of structure Inside of structure

Stairways Keep low

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Practical Exercises

Single Floor Structure Fire Primary and Secondary Fire Night Burn Single Engine Response

With Mutual Aid or Second Alarm Sublevel Fire Clean Up

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Testing

Firefighter I and Firefighter II testing is required for IFSAC certification

Written test of 100 questions for Firefighter 1Written test of 100 questions for Firefighter 2Donning personal Protective Turnouts with in 1 minuteDonning S.C.B.A. with in 1 minuteRandom skill levels (JPR’s)will be tested, as illustrated in the IFSTA Essentials of Fire Fighting 4th Edition text book Studying of the text:

IFSTA 4th Edition Essentials of Fire Fighting Will help insure certification.