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Hypotheticals / Re: Hyperthetical (spelling?) Incidents
« on: August 11, 2006, 05:41:51 PM »
House Fire - 2 Story, 3 Trapped Occupants, Left hand side of house fully involved (Top and Bottom Story), Entry on the right side at the top and centre back and front on bottom story.
Crew/Trucks Available - 1 x Type 2 Pumper with 4 x CABA, 2 x Rural 34's With 2 x CABA sets each & 1 x 14 No CABA. Each truck has a crew of 5 with everyone BA trained (14 is a new mitsi canter dualcab). Mains water is available but is approx. 200 metres to the nearest hydrant.
Prior to arrival based on the information recieved the OIC assigns the crews their tasks.On arrival OIC upgrades to 2nd alarm,and requests SAPOL and SAAS to attend..then does quick rece of the building and isolates the power,gas.Crews from Pumper gets to work with 1 x BA crews with a HP line make entry into the building and commence primary search,a second BA crew donned up,and ready to go setup PPV fan at front entry,and follow first team in with a second HP line.The OIC delegates a crew from the first 34 arriving to relay water to Pumper and start to protect exposures and also get another BA crew to act as safety for two teams inside already committed.Second 34 relays water to first 34,and has 2 BA operators donn and act as second safety crew backup.Crews from both 34's and now 14 start laying out a line of 64mm to the hydrant which is now 60 metres away.Once setup and all appliances now relaying water,crews assist BA operators with casualties they have retreived and provide first aid till SAAS arrive.BA safety teams takeover from the crews that have retrieved casualties and continue firefighting operations,ventilation and salvage.
The house was toast but a good save by the BA crews for 3 casualties
Crew/Trucks Available - 1 x Type 2 Pumper with 4 x CABA, 2 x Rural 34's With 2 x CABA sets each & 1 x 14 No CABA. Each truck has a crew of 5 with everyone BA trained (14 is a new mitsi canter dualcab). Mains water is available but is approx. 200 metres to the nearest hydrant.
Prior to arrival based on the information recieved the OIC assigns the crews their tasks.On arrival OIC upgrades to 2nd alarm,and requests SAPOL and SAAS to attend..then does quick rece of the building and isolates the power,gas.Crews from Pumper gets to work with 1 x BA crews with a HP line make entry into the building and commence primary search,a second BA crew donned up,and ready to go setup PPV fan at front entry,and follow first team in with a second HP line.The OIC delegates a crew from the first 34 arriving to relay water to Pumper and start to protect exposures and also get another BA crew to act as safety for two teams inside already committed.Second 34 relays water to first 34,and has 2 BA operators donn and act as second safety crew backup.Crews from both 34's and now 14 start laying out a line of 64mm to the hydrant which is now 60 metres away.Once setup and all appliances now relaying water,crews assist BA operators with casualties they have retreived and provide first aid till SAAS arrive.BA safety teams takeover from the crews that have retrieved casualties and continue firefighting operations,ventilation and salvage.
The house was toast but a good save by the BA crews for 3 casualties