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SECTION 159
FIRE STREAMS
(4 Hours)
159-1.00 The fire fighter trainee shall identify and define foam making appliances, and shall demonstrate a foam stream from each.
159-1.01 The fire fighter trainee shall define the 3 methods by which foam prevents or controls a hazard.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1
159-1.02 The fire fighter trainee shall define the principle by which foam is generated.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a)
159-1.03 The fire fighter trainee shall define the difference between hydrocarbon and polar solvent fuels, identify examples of each, and identify the type of foam concentrate required for each fuel.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a)
159-1.04 The fire fighter trainee shall define the advantages, characteristics, and precautions for use of the following types of foam:
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a)
159-1.04a. Protein
159-1.04b. Fluoroprotein
159-1.04c. Film Forming Fluoroprotein (FFFP)
159-1.04d. Aqueous Film Forming Foam/Alcohol Type
Concentrate (AFFF/ATC)
159-1.04e. High-expansion Foam
159-1.04f. Class A Foams.
159-1.05 The fire fighter trainee shall demonstrate and describe the methods for applying a foam stream.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a)
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159-1.06 The fire fighter trainee shall define the precautions that must be taken when using high expansion foam to attack structural fires.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a)
159-1.07 The fire fighter trainee shall define common causes for the poor generation of foam and identify the procedures for correcting each.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a)
159-1.08 The fire fighter trainee shall assemble and operate a foam fire stream arrangement given the appropriate equipment.
NFPA 1001 (1997 Edition), Paragraph 4-3.1(a), Paragraph 4-3.1(b)
EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL NEEDED:
1. 1 1/2" or larger fire hose
2. 1 1/2" fog nozzle
3. 2 1/2" 1 1/8" straight tip nozzle
4. 2 1/2" or larger fire hose
5. Equipment necessary for developing a foam stream
REFERENCE MATERIAL:
1. International Fire Service Training Association. Fire Stream
Practices, 7th Edition. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Fire Protection
Publications, Oklahoma State University, 1989.
2. International Fire Service Training Association. Essentials of Fire
Fighting, 4th Edition, 1st printing or later. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Fire
Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, 1998.
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Note: The following excerpt from the Fire Protection Handbook,
Seventeenth Edition, page 5-279 can be used as a reference for
Objective 159-1.06:
Precautions to Be Observed with Medium- or High-Expansion Foam
Medium- or High-Expansion foam is normally nontoxic to persons who may be trapped in a space filled with it, since the air entrained in the foam is generally not contaminated.
However, because of the foam bubbles, some difficulty may be experienced in breathing, and breathing discomfort will increase with reduction of foam expansion. Air is usually taken from a clean source, but, where products of combustion are introduced, the foam quality may be substandard because of the contaminants present and the temperature of the heated air. Entering a foam-filled space should be avoided unless adequate precautions are taken, because loss of vision and disorientation introduce life and injury hazards. A coarse water spray may be used to "cut" a path in the foam.
Personnel should wear self-contained breathing apparatus and employ a lifeline when entering an area filled with high-expansion foam.
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