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Fire Suppression Operations

Battalion Chief Brett Bowman

Captain Jim Forgo

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Class Objectives

Introduce participants to the different types of fires and apparatus used.

Review the costs of suppression service delivery.

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Class Objectives Demonstrate the

personal protective equipment used by firefighters.

Demonstrate an actual fire suppression scenario.

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Minimal Firefighter Training

Firefighter I certification

- 156 hours Firefighter II

certification - 67 hours

EMT Class - 110 hours

AED - 4 hours CPR - 8 hours

Infectious control - 8 hours

Hazardous Materials Awareness

-8 hours Hazardous

Materials Operations

- 16 hours

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Pumpers

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Pumpers Tank with 500+ gallons of water Pump - 1000 to 1500 gallons per

minute Minimal ladders Basic Life Support EMS

equipment Assorted general forcible entry

tools Limited Foam capability

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Tank with 500+ gallons of water Pump - 1000 to 1500 gallons per

minute Minimal ladders Basic Life Support EMS

equipment Assorted general forcible entry

tools Limited Foam capability

Pumpers

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Radio Designations– “Wagon” or “Engine”

Standard Functions– Search, rescue and treatment– Stretch hoselines– Operate nozzles– Pump hoselines– Loss control

Pumpers

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Ladder Trucks

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Ladder Trucks

Aerial Ladder - 85+ feet Assortment of ground ladders Specialized forcible entry

equipment No pump or water. Salvage equipment Electrical generators to provide

light and power

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Radio Designations– “Truck” or “Tower”

Standard Functions– Search, rescue and treatment– Ventilate– Forcible entry– Raise ladders– Provide access/check for fire

extension

Ladder Trucks

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Standard Functions continued– Utility control– Provide lighting– Operate elevated hose streams– Perform overhaul– Extrication– Loss Control

Ladder Trucks

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Rescue Squads

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Rescue Squads

Wide assortment of general and specialized forcible entry tools

Auto extrication equipment (Jaws of Life)

Salvage equipment Electrical generators to

provide light and power No pump or water

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Radio Designation– “Rescue Squad”

Standard Functions– Similar to ladder truck except for

ladder expectations– Specialized tactical rescue

activities• confined space rescue• high angle rescue• vehicle extrication

Rescue Squads

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Tankers

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Tankers Water capacities - 2000 to 3500

gallons of water. Pumps - 500 gpm or higher

though usually not used Needed for areas that do not

have a public water system (Hydrants - over 70% of the County)

Special equipment for supplying water to a fire

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Radio Designation– “Tanker”

Standard Function– Transport water to areas without

hydrants– Supply special equipment for

rural water supply operations

Tankers

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Brush Trucks

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Brush Trucks

4-Wheel Drive vehicles Used to access and combat

brush and woodland fires Water capacity - 80 to 200

gallons Pumps - 15 to 100 gpm Specialized forestry firefighting

tools

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Radio Designation– “Brush”

Standard Functions– access and extinguish off road

fires– provide specialized tools for

forestry fires

Brush Trucks

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Command Vehicles

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Command Vehicles

Normally staffed by a Chief Officer

Has standard incident management supplies and equipment.

Provides a work center for the Incident Commander

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Radio Designation– “Battalion ”

Standard Function– Provide the leadership role

necessary for safe efficient operations

– Provide a “Command Post”

Command Vehicles

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Fire Suppression Operations

Generally the most labor intensive service delivered.

194 Team Members in Career Department authorized in Operations Division (out of 259 total - 75%)

Respond to incidents based on a worst case scenario assumption (have reduced some responses).

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Fire Growth Fire grows at an astounding rate

– Fire in a room doubles in size every 90 seconds.

– Flashover - all the contents of a room are heated to a point where they all simultaneously ignite.

– Backdraft - fire has reached a stage of smoldering due to insufficient oxygen and explosive ignition occurs

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Contributing Factors in Fire Growth

Delays in calling 9-1-1 Attempting to fight the fire

rather than calling 9-1-1 Home Construction

– Energy efficient homes– Building designs

Building Contents

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Ventilation

Why do we break outwindows and/or cut open the

roof of a house?

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Personal Protective Clothing

A firefighter’s protective clothing is specially designed to protect him/her as much as possible from the extreme conditions encountered fighting a fire.

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Personal Protective Clothing

Temperatures within a room can exceed 15000F

Toxic smoke and gases can kill with just a few breaths

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Personal Protective Clothing

Bunker Pants

$390.00

Utility Gloves

$5.00Helmet

$150.00

Boots

$200.00

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Personal Protective Clothing

Bunker Coat

$530.00

Fire Gloves

$25.00

SCBA-Air

$4000.00

Air Mask

$370.00

Nomex Hood

$20.00Pass Device

$89.00

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Firefighter Safety

Risk Management Profile– We may risk a lot, in a highly

calculated manner, to protect savable lives.

– We may risk a little, in a calculated manner, to protect savable property.

– We will not risk our lives to save what is already lost, be it life or property.

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Firefighter Safety

100 firefighters are killed each year

100,000 firefighters are injured each year

Virginia, certain heart and lung diseases, as well as some cancers are presumed to be job related.

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Firefighter Safety

OSHA Regulations– Respiratory Protection– HAZWOPER– 2 In / 2 Out

NFPA Standards– Firefighter/Officer performance

standards– Safety standards

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Firefighter Safety

We are committed to protect our own.– Rapid Intervention Teams– On-scene Rehabilitation– Critical Incident Stress Debriefings– Physical fitness program

“Everyone goes home in the same condition they arrived for work.”

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After the Fire

We do not stop just because the fire is out.

Prevent continued loss (Salvage)

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After the Fire

CARE Team– Renders post incident recovery

assistance and education to community members that have been emotionally traumatized by the incident.

– Fire Department Chaplain is a part of this team.

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Firefighting Scenario

Demonstration and Apparatus

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