Course Objectives.

• Extinguish incipient Class A, Class B, and Class C fires so that the correct extinguisher is chosen, the fire is completely extinguished, and proper extinguisher-handling techniques are followed.

• Use SCBA during emergency operations so that the SCBA is properly donned and activated within one minute, the SCBA is correctly worn, controlled breathing techniques are used, emergency procedures are enacted if the SCBA fails, all low-air warnings are recognized, respiratory protection is not intentionally compromised, and hazardous areas are exited prior to air depletion.

• Exit a hazardous area as a team so that a safe haven is found before exhausting the air supply, others are not endangered, and the team integrity is maintained.

• Set up ground ladders so that hazards are assessed, the ladder is stable, the angle is proper for climbing, extension ladders are extended to the proper height with the fly locked, the top is placed against a reliable structural component, and the assignment is accomplished.
• Conduct a search and rescue in a structure operating as a member of a team so that ladders are correctly placed when used, all assigned areas are searched, all victims are located and removed, team integrity is maintained, and team members' safety, including respiratory protection

• Attack an interior structure fire operating as a member of a team so that team integrity is maintained, the attack line is properly deployed for advancement, ladders are correctly placed when used, access is gained into the fire area, effective water application practices are used, the fire is approached safely, attack techniques facilitate suppression given the level of the fire, hidden fires are located and controlled, and the correct body posture is maintained, hazards are avoided or managed, and the fire is brought under control.

Course content

• Fire Behavior

• Fire/combustion
• Heat
• Flammable limits/flammable range
• Vapor density
• Solubility
• Components of the fire triangle and fire tetrahedron.
• Relationship of the concentration of oxygen to combustibility and life safety.
• Products of combustion
• Methods of heat transfer
• Law of Heat Flow.
• Physical states of fuels
• Ignition/Incipient
• Growth/Free burning
• Rollover/Flame over
• Flashover
• Fully developed
• Decay/Hot smoldering
• Back draft
• Liquid or Pool Fires
• Gas and Jet Fires
• Flash Fires

• Firefighting Agents

• Water
• Foam
• Dry chemical
• Carbon dioxide

• Portable Fire Extinguishers
• Classification and types of fire
• Portable fire extinguisher rating system.
• Appropriate extinguishers and the application procedures

• Inspection of fire extinguishers.
• Portable fire extinguisher Class A
• Portable fire extinguisher Class B
• Portable fire extinguisher Class c
• Portable fire extinguisher Class d
• Portable fire extinguisher Class k

• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus

• Hazardous environments requiring the use of respiratory protection.
• Physical requirements of a SCBA user.
• Uses and limitations of SCBA.
• Component and safety feature of SCBA.
• Function of each component of SCBA.
• Safety procedures to be used when wearing and working with SCBA
• Emergency procedures to be used in the event of SCBA failure
• Methods of donning and doffing of SCBA
• Don and activate SCBA, within one minute
• Cleaning and sanitizing of SCBA components.

• Fire Hose

• Construction features of hose.
• Types of fire hose.
• Fire hose couplings.
• Uses of hose rolls
• Forward and reverse hose lay.
• Types of hose carries
• Types of loading hose loads
• Types of unloading hose loads
• Procedures for lengthening a hose line using a hose clamp
• Procedures for lengthening a hose line using a break apart nozzle.
• Procedure for replacing a section of hose using
• Use of hose and appliances on a pumper

• Nozzles and Fire Streams

• Fire stream.
• Purposes of a fire stream.
• Major types of fire stream patterns.
• Using water as an extinguishing agent.
• Nozzle pressure of fire streams.
• Fog nozzle.
• Operation of fire stream nozzles.
• Nozzle reaction.
• Water hammer
• Components of a foam fire stream.
• Application technique of Class B foam
• Inspecting nozzles for damage.
• Cleaning and maintaining nozzles

• Communications

• Procedures to follow after receiving an alarm from
• Function of all alarm-receiving instruments
• Fire department radio procedures,
• Routine traffic
• Emergency traffic
• Emergency evacuation signals

• Ropes and Knots

• Life safety and utility ropes.
• Types of rope construction
• Knots, their uses, and how they are constructed
  • Bowline
  • Clove hitch
  • Figure of eight on a bight
  • Becket or sheet bend
  • Overhand safety
  • Half hitch
  • Figures of eight follow through

• Using a rope to tie ladders, hose and other objects to secure them.
  • Reasons for placing a rope out of service.
  • Method of marking a rope to remove it from service
  • Ladders
  • Types of ladders
  • Components of ladders.
  • Use of each of the types of ladders:
  • Criteria to ensure safe ladder operation.
  • Procedure for cleaning and maintaining types of ladders:
  • Inspection procedures for types of ladders:
  • Firefighter carries using ground ladders:
  • Positioning, raising, and lowering ground ladders for rescue, ventilation and hose deployment:
  • Climbing the full length of each type of ground and aerial
  • Tool carries while ascending and descending ladders. Procedures for moving "injured" people down a ladder
  • Deployment of a roof ladder on a pitched roof.
• Site inspections and observation techniques.
• Specific audit/inspection systems: fire protection and site activities
• Preparation of audit reports and action plans

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