Engine Company Fireground Operations

1 cord

128 cubic feet; 8 feet x 4 feet x 4 feet; 3.625 cubic meters

The four (4) avenues of fire spread; through heat are?

1 ) Convection 2 ) Radiation 3 ) Conduction 4 ) Direct Flame Contact

Firefighters must understand the nature of fire and the factors that effect its spread which are

1 ) Convection 2 ) Radiation 3 ) Conduction and 4 ) direct Flame Contact

1 circular mil

0.7854 square mil; 0.0005067 square millimeter; 0,0000007854 inch

1 square kilometer

0.7854 square mil; 0.0005067 square millimeter; 0.0000007854 square inch

Heat is ______________ through beams, pipes, walls, and floors in all directions?

Conducted

_______________ through exposed steel supports may cause them to expand, warp, and possibly fail?

Conduction

1 mil

0.001 inch; 0.0254 millimeters; 25.40 microns

1 square millimeter

0.001550 square inch; 1,974 circular mils;

1 square inch

0.006944 square foot; 1,273,000 circular mils; 645.2 square millimeters

1 pint

0.01671 cubic foot; 28.88 cubic inches; 0.125 gallon; 4 gills; 16 fluid ounces; 473.2 milliliters

1 gill

0.03125 gallon; 0.125 quart; 4 ounces; 7.219 cubic inches; 118.3 milliliters

1 millimeter

0.03381 fluid ounce; 0.06102 cubic inch; 0.001 liter

1 millimeter

0.03937 inch; 39.37 mils; 0.001 meter; 0.1 centimeter; 100 microns

1 Micron

0.03937 mil; 0.00003937 inch

1 inch

0.08333 foot; 1,000 mils; 25.40 millimeters

1 square foot

0.1111 square yard; 144 square inches; 0.09290 square meter 92,900 square millimeters

1 litre (cubic decimeter)

0.2642 gallon; 0.03532 cubic foot; 1.057 quarts; 33.81 fluid ounces; 61.03 cubic inches; 1,000 milliliters

1 foot

0.3333 yard; 12 inches; 0.3048 meter; 304.8 millimeters

1 cubic inch

0.5541 fluid ounce; 16.39 milliliters

1 kilometer

0.6214 mile; 1.094 yards; 3,281 feet; 39.37 inches; 1,000 millimeters

Important knowledge of an Engine Company includes?

1 ) Knowledge of their district 2 ) Pre Incident Plans 3 ) Knowledge of regular EMS Runs and Fire Alarms

Engine companies are responsible for performing the following?

1 ) LIfe Safety Operations 2 ) Establishing a water supply 3 ) Advancing hose lines for both offensive & defensive modes of operations

The understanding of the *nature of fire* assists firefighters in successfully carrying out the three (3) tactical priorities

1 ) Life Safety 2 ) Extinguishment 3 ) and Property Conservation

The three (3) major tactical priorities on the fire ground are?

1 ) Life Safety 2 ) extinguishment and 3 ) property conservation.

The three (3) sides of the Fire Triangle are?

1 ) Oxygen 2 ) Fuel 3 ) Heat and the 4th is known as a Chemical Reaction

The nine (9) basic firefighting responsibilities of an engine company are?

1 ) Performing search & rescue operations 2 ) Establishing a water supply 3 ) Use of initial attack lines 4 ) use of backup lines 5 ) Protecting Exposures 6 ) Use of Master Stream Appliances 7 ) Tactical Use of Protective Systems 8 ) Property Conservation 9 ) Performing Overhaul Operations

Engine companies must be _________________ ______________________ ______________________ enabling them to perform their assigned tasks in an efficient and safe manner.

1 ) Well Trained 2 ) adequately Staffed 3 ) Supplied with modern fire apparatus & equipment

1 meter

1.094 yards; 3.281 feet; 39.37 inches; 1,000 millimeters

1 nautical mile

1.152 miles (statute); 1.853 kilometers

1 square meter

1.196 square square yards; 10.76 square feet; 1,550 square inches; 1,000,000 square meters

1 Imperial (British & Canadian) gallon

1.201 U.S. gallons; 0.1605 cubic foot; 277.3 cubic inches; 4.546 liters (cubic decimeters); 4,546 milliliters

1 cubic meter (kiloliter)

1.308 cubic yards; 35.32 cubic feet; 264.2 gallons; 1,,000 liters

1 fluid ounce

1.805 cubic inches; 29.57 milliliters; 0.03125 quarts (US liquid measure)

1 degree

1/360 circumference of a circle; 60 minutes; 3,600 seconds

1 minute

1/60 degree; 60 seconds

1 second

1/60 minute; 1/3600 degree

1 rod

16.5 feet; 5.5 yards; 5,029 meters

1 quart

2 pints; 32 fluid ounces; 0.9464 liter; 946,4 milliliters; 8 gills; 57.75 cubic inches

U.S. bushel

2,150 cubic inches; 0.9694 British bushel; 35.24 liters

1 yard

3 feet; 36 inches; 0,9144 meter

1 barrel; U.S. liquid

31.5 gallons; various industries have special definitions of a barrel

1 U.S. gallon

4 quarts; 128 fluid ounces; 231.0 cubic inches; 0.1337 cubic foot; 3.785 liters (cubic decimeters); 3,785 milliliters; 0.8327 Imperial gallon

1 barrel; petroleum

42.0 gallons

1 acre

43,560 square feet; 4,840 square yards; 0,001563 square mile; 4,047 square meters; 160 square rods

1 square mile

640 acres; 102,400 square rods; 3,097,600 square yards; 2,590 square kilometers

1 cubic foot

7,481 gallons (US); 6,229 gallons (British); 1,728 cubic inches; 0.02832 cubic meter; 28.32 liters

1 square yard

9 square feet; 1,296 square inches; 0.8361 square meter

Fire tetrahedron

A geometric shape used to depict the four components required for a fire to occur: fuel, oxygen, heat, and chemical chain reactions.

Divided hose bed

A hose bed that is separated into two supply hose compartments running the length of the hose bed.

Master stream appliance

A large- capacity nozzle that can be supplies by two or more hose lines or fixed piping. It can flow in excess of 300 gallons per minute. Includes deck guns and portable ground monitors.

Pre-piped master stream appliance

A master stream appliance that has a separate discharge pipe of adequate diameter that runs from the fire pump to the appliance.

Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)

A minimum of two fully equipped personnel on site, in a ready state, for immediate rescue of injured or trapped fire fighters.

Standpipe system

A piping arrangement that carries water vertically and sometimes horizontally through a building for firefighting operations. It provides a means of getting water to a fire without long-time-consuming hose stretches.

Combination attack

A type of attack employing both the direct and indirect attack methods.

Pre-Incident plan

A written document resulting from the gathering of general and detailed information to be used by public emergency response agencies and private industry for determining the response to reasonable anticipated emergency incidents at a specific facility.

Backup Line

An additional hose line used to reinforce and protect personnel in the event the initial attack proves inadequate.

Hydrant assist valve (HAV)

Also known as a four-way valve.

Incident Management Systems (IMS)

An organized system of roles, responsibilities, and standard operating guidelines used to manage emergency operations.

When oxygen is allowed to enter a burning structure and mix with the gases of heat and fuel, they can ignite causing a rapidly spreading fire or a violent explosion known as a ______________ ?

Backdraft

Size-up

Basis on which engine company operations are carried out.

A colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas is called _________ ?

Carbon Monoxide

Overhaul

Examination of all areas of the building and contents involved in a fire to ensure that the fire is completely extinguished.

Pumper

Fire apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pump of at least 750-gpm (3,000 L/min) capacity, water tank, and hose body whose primary purpose is to combat structural and associated fires.

Pumper fire apparatus

Fire apparatus with a permanently mounted fire pump of at least 750-gpm (3,000 L/min) capacity, water tank, and hose body whose primary purpose is to combat structural and associated fires.

Direct attack

Firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents directly onto the burning fuel.

Indirect attack

Firefighting operations involving the application of extinguishing agents to reduce the buildup of heat released from a fire without applying the agent directly onto the burning fuel.

The combination of convection and radiation contributes to _____________________ ?

Flashover

The ignition of combustibles in an area heated by convection, radiation, or a combination of the two is called __________________ ?

Flashover

The sudden ignition of combustibles is known as?

Flashover

Convection cycle

Heat transfer by circulation with a medium such as a gas or liquid.

When the vertical path of travel is blocked, convection carries hot air, smoke, gases, and embers in which direction?

Horizontally

Engine companies, as well as every other firefighter at an incident must work within the ______________________?

IMS Incident Management System

Flashover

Ignition of combustibles in an area heated by convection, radiation, or a combination of the two.

Heat is _______________radiated evenly in all directions from the fire?

Radiated

In combination with convected heat, ________________ creates the most severe area of exposure; this area must be protected first.

Radiation

Engine company personnel must be proficient in _______________ and ________________________________ operations?

Rescue and Property conservation

The system in which they operate must have a _______________?

Strategic Plan

Supply hose

The hose used to deliver water from a source to a fire pump.

Static pressure

The pressure in the water pipe when no water is flowing.

Residual pressure

The pressure remaining in a water distribution system while the water is flowing. The residual pressure indicates how much more water is potentially available.

Pre-Incident planning

The process used to gather information to develop a pre-incident plan.

Conduction

The travel of heat through a solid body.

Radiation

The travel of heat through space; no material substance is required.

Convection

The travel of heat through the motion of heated matter.

Crosslays

Traverse hose beds.

1 mile

US & British 5,280 feet; 1,609 kilometers; 0.8684 nautical miles

Double male and double female fittings

Used to connect two threaded connections of the same size and sex.

Ball valve

Valves used on nozzles, gated wyes, and engine discharge gates, Made up of a ball with a hole in the middle of the ball.

Convection usually carries hot air, smoke, gases, and embers upward through available ________________ channels?

Vertical

Backdraft

When oxygen enters a structure that is filled with the products of combustion and contains heat and fuel, the accumulated gases may ignite into a rapidly spreading fire or a violent explosion.