Firefighter II
CTC Program
Chapter 17
Fire Control
Emergency
incident
priorities
Tactics
• Life safety
• Incident stabilization
• Property conservation
• Rescue
• Exposures
• Confinement
• Extinguishment
• Overhaul
• Ventilation
• Salvage
17–1
Apply to recognize
changes, predict
effects
Listen to
firefighters around
you
Depends on open
communication of
crew – Not a vote
17–2
Establish
Command
Make initial
size-up
Deploy
available
resources
Communicate
situation
17–3
May lay supply line if
smoke, fire visible
Assess using evaluation
questions
Request additional
resources
Protect exposures if no
obvious life safety concerns
17–4
Intervene
Protect
Initiate
Operate
17–5
Factors that determine
need to pump hoselines
from hydrant:
• Size, quantity of hoselines
• Distance from hydrant to
scene
• Available water pressure
Perform other tasks
as assigned by IC
17–6
Initially
• Check outside for victims
• Raise ladders
• Force entry for simultaneous
interior attack, search and rescue
Search
• Not put firefighters at risk of
severe injury, death
• May begin in areas likely
inhabited, tenable
• Conduct systematically
• Priority areas
(Cont.)
17–7
Coordinated Ventilation
17–8
May assist engine
company in fire attack
Blitz attack – Must be
coordinated
• Accompany hose
team
• Place ground
ladders, set up
lighting, other
exterior functions
17–9
Number needed established by
SOPs
Two or more members wearing
complete PPE, respiratory
protection
Equipment
Stop other duties immediately if
deployed
17–10
Staging
equipment
Sizing up
possible paths
of egress
Completing
360-degree
survey
Removing
barriers to
egress
Monitoring
radio traffic for
distress calls
Clearing
windows
Placing ladders
Opening exits
Illuminating
building
17–11
May choose if
• Incident well organized
• Made progress toward stabilization
17–12
Nothing showing
Fast attack
17–13
Combat command
Formal command
17–14
Communicate faceto-face or over radio
Brief relieving officer
17–15
Equipment must be
intrinsically safe
Expect
atmospheric,
physical hazards
Plant, building
supervisors can
provide
information
Use preincident
plans
Be ready with
prearranged plans
17–16
Accountability
officer, incident
safety officer
tracks entering,
leaving
Near, not
obstructing
entrance
No entry until
IAP developed,
communicated
17–17
Tire more quickly, consume air faster
Relieve before out of air
Effective-air management part of IAP
17–18
Flammable liquids
Involve
Combustible liquids
Hydrocarbons
Further broken into
Polar solvents
Spill or leak resulting
from vehicle accident
Caused by
Natural disaster
Opened valve
17–19
Determine wind
direction
Report current
conditions
Locate apparatus
upwind and uphill of
incident
Establish perimeter
Evacuate civilians in
affected area
Request hazardous
materials company –
Remain outside hot
zone
Establish water
supply – Deploy
attack hoselines as
required
17–20
Avoid standing in pools of fuel or runoff water
with fuel on top
• Protective clothing can absorb fuel
• Extreme danger if pool ignites
• Benzene known carcinogen
• Remove soaked PPE from service until cleaned
(Cont.)
17–21
Do not extinguish burning liquids
Around relief valves or piping until leak controlled
Be aware of increase
In intensity of sound or fire from relief valve
(Cont.)
17–22
Recognize
conditions
created when
liquid heated in
closed
container
17–23
Recognize hazards particular to system
•
•
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Oxygen depletion
Poor visibility
Energized electrical equipment
Toxic environments
Preincident plans contain
• SOPs
• Procedures for response units
• Building site plan
17–24
Operation based
on underground
pipes, tanks
Automatic
sprinkler system
Standpipe
system
Foam system
17–25
17–26
Cooling agent
Mechanical tool
Crew protection
17–27
Similarities
Amount of fuel
Possibility of vessel failure
Differences
Increased life safety risks
Reduced water supply
Difficulty in identifying
products, containing
Force of collisions
Danger to exposures
Instability of vehicles
Location
17–28
Traffic passing
at nearnormal speeds
Determine
nature of
cargo
Protect
environment
17–29
Distribution
systems
• Pressure
ranges
Cylinders
marked
• Compressed
natural gas
(CNG)
Shipped, stored
as liquid (LNG)
• Subject to
BLEVE
17–30
Contact utility
company
immediately
First concerns
• Evacuate
• Eliminate
Approach from,
stage on upwind
side
Wear full PPE
Service
connections may
have been
damaged
Follow local SOPs
when crimping
gas line to stop
leak
Steps to take if
gas is burning
17–31
•If gas is burning from a broken gas pipe, do
not extinguish the fire. Provide protection
for exposures.
17–32
• Coordinating fireground operations
requires knowledge of the roles and
responsibilities of each team present onscene as well as effective establishment
and transfer of command.
(Cont.)
17–33
• When supervising teams it is important to
understand the unique considerations
required for attacking not only structure
fires, but also Class B liquids and gas fires.
17–34