6 Self-contained Breathing Apparatus

117 Pages·2011·5.28 MB·English

Revised Edition: 2016
ISBN 978-1-283-50717-2
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Fire Department
Chapter 2 - How to Become a Fire Department Explorer
Chapter 3 - How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
Chapter 4 - How to Put out a Fire
Chapter 5 - How to Become a Volunteer Firefighter
Chapter 6 - Self-contained Breathing Apparatus
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Chapter 7 - Aerial Firefighting
Chapter 8 - Bunker Gear
Chapter 9 - Equipments of Fire Fighting
Chapter 10 - Fire Control and Fire Safety

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Chapter- 1
Fire Department

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A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire
protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire
protection district. A fire department usually contains one or more fire stations within its
boundaries, and may be staffed by career firefighters, volunteers, or a combination
thereof.
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Organization
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Tokyo Fire Department Headquarters
Fire departments are organized in a system of administration, services, training, and
operations.
• Administration is responsible for supervision, budgets, policy, and human
resources.
• Service offers protection, safety, and education to the public.
• Training creates skilled people with the knowledge to perform their duties.
• Operations performs the tasks to successfully save the public from harm.
A fire department is normally set up where it can have fire stations and sophisticated fire
apparatus strategically deployed throughout the area under its control so that dispatchers
can send fire engines, fire trucks, or ambulances from the fire stations closest to the
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incident. Larger departments have branches within themselves to increase efficiency,
composed of volunteers, support, and research.
• Volunteers give advantages to the department in a state of emergency.
• Support organizing the resources within and outside of the department.
• Research is to give advantages in new technologies for the department.
Jurisdiction
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The City of Houston Fire Department Logistical Center & Maintenance Depot, the
headquarters of the Houston Fire Department
The fire department's jurisdiction is organized by the governmental body that controls the
department, although there are private fire departments as well. This comes from a
municipality, county, prefecture, state, or nation type of government. The most common
type of government control is at the municipality level. Within the jurisdiction the
department would setup its organization. This deals with the placement of fire stations,
equipment, and personnel within the area of control. Fire departments periodically survey
their jurisdiction areas and use the data for redeploying proper coverage. This data comes
from travel time, range from station, and/or a population survey. This brings equal
service to the entire community and gives the department efficient places to launch
operations.
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History
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Historic fire truck in Samocice - Poland
The very first fire department was formed in Ancient Rome by Egnatius Rufus who used
his slaves to provide a free fire service. These men fought fires using bucket chains and
also patrolled the streets with the authority to impose corporal punishment upon those
who violated fire-prevention codes.
Fire departments were again formed by insurance companies in the 18th and 19th
century. Benjamin Franklin is seen as the father of the fire department in western culture.
In 1736, he established the first fire insurance company named the Union Volunteer Fire
Company in Philadelphia. The city of Boston established the very first publicly funded
paid fire department in America in 1679.
In the late 19th century, the demand of central command for fire companies took place
within cities because the fire companies would fight over fires or not put out a fire
because the owners didn't have fire insurance. Insured properties had plaques with the
insurance company's names affixed to their exterior called fire marks. This caused areas
of a city to be badly damage by fires and caused many deaths. Cities started to form their
own fire departments as a civil service to the public, forcing private fire companies to
shut down, and merging their fire stations into the city's fire department.
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Chapter- 2
How to Become a Fire Department Explorer

Are you thinking about becoming a firefighter but you are not sure where to start? Then
become a Fire Explorer! This program, open to young men and woman between the ages
of 14-20, will help you understand the duties of a firefighter alongside your local fire
department.
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Steps
1. Call your local fire department. There are many services offered by
departments across the United States of America. You can also call in at the
nearest Explorer's Post or fire department itself. Persons under the age of 18
require parental consent to become an Explorer.
2. Ask if the department runs a Explorer Program. If the department does offer
the program, you'll probably be put through to an advisor. Register with the Fire
Explorers through the phone, though a visit to the headquarters or fill in a form
online, such as those application forms offered by the Californian Fire Explorer
program.
3. Ask any questions you have about the services they might provide. Your local
Fire Department's service may require parental consent if you're under the age of
18. You should also complete the introductory training and abide by the laws of
conduct to become an Explorer.
Tips
• Your local Fire Department may not have an Explorer Program. If they don't, then
perhaps ask what the duty of a firefighter is. You could get an information pack
on your local fire service by phoning or ordering online for some background
information about what it takes to be a firefighter.

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How to Improve Your Volunteer Fire Department
Small volunteer fire departments may lack certain organization, ideas or procedures that
can improve the efficiency, safety, and/or overall performance of their department. This
is a small list of items that can implemented to help new or existing departments.
Steps
1. Create a personal accountability safety system with business cards.
Create business cards with information such as your Name, Fire Dept.
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Name, and Fire Fighter Designated Number/Employee Number if you
have one. Create at least 2 cards per Firefighter.
Laminate the cards.
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Punch a hole through the cards.
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Insert a keychain ring into the hole made on the card.
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2. Insert a D-ring to the keychain ring.
Attach them to the loop on your helmet or another part on your gear
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3. The next time you enter a structure fire, give the ID tag to your safety officer
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on scene (he/she should stand by the door as you enter). This allows the
Incident Command to know who is still inside the structure.
Tips
• Refer to any By-Laws or regulations that your department or state fire association
may have regarding this procedure.
• Remember to take your tag back once you come out of the structure.
• You can include additional information on cards such as a photo, rank, blood
type, allergies to medication, etc.
• Instead of laminated business cards, you can make yours out of plastic (like a
driver's license) or metal (like a military dog tag)
Warnings
• Firefighting is an ultra-hazardous activity.

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How to Escape from a Fire
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40% of the time people die in fires. It's because they just stay in their room and hide in
their closet or even under their bed. Sometimes pets will hide under the bed or even
inside a wall. Little kids get so scared that they hide in the closet. The next thing you
know, they're trapped. A fire cannot happen without the three parts of the fire triangle.
The parts are heat, oxygen, and fuel. Follow these steps to escape.
Steps
1. Plan a fire escape route and practice it once a year, change smoke alarm
batteries twice a year, and test your smoke alarm once a month. The meeting
place should be in the front yard. Don't do it in the back because you'll lose sight
of your family. Plus, it's hard to get in the front without going inside the house.
2. Listen for the smoke alarm. After it rings, don't stay in your room. You must
get out immediately.
3. Go close to your door. With the back of your hand, not your palm, feel the door.
If it's cool to the touch, open it slowly with your back facing the door but also
looking where you're going. If it's hot dial 911. If there is not a phone in the room,
get a flashlight or something light colored and wave it at the window signaling for
help. If it's not cool and not hot, just medium, open it slowly as shown when it's
cool.
4. Crawl down on the floor after opening it. The cleanest air is found at the
bottom. Get out of where the fire is, and leave the house.
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