ventura county fire department cert - class 2 disaster fire suppression techniques

Ventura County Fire Ventura County Fire DepartmentDepartmentCERT - CLASS 2CERT - CLASS 2

DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION DISASTER FIRE SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUESTECHNIQUES

Ventura County Fire Ventura County Fire DepartmentDepartment

SESSION OBJECTIVESSESSION OBJECTIVES

EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF CERT EXPLAIN THE ROLE OF CERT

IN FIRE SUPPRESSIONIN FIRE SUPPRESSION.. IDENTIFY AND REDUCE IDENTIFY AND REDUCE

POTENTIAL FIRE RISKS.POTENTIAL FIRE RISKS. CONDUCT BASIC SIZE-UP CONDUCT BASIC SIZE-UP

FOR A FIRE EMERGENCY.FOR A FIRE EMERGENCY. OPERATE A PORTABLE FIRE OPERATE A PORTABLE FIRE

EXTINGUISHER CORRECTLY.EXTINGUISHER CORRECTLY. UNDERSTAND MINIMUM UNDERSTAND MINIMUM

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.


YOU’LL BE ON YOUR OWN. . . .YOU’LL BE ON YOUR OWN. . . .

NO 911NO 911 APPARATUS APPARATUS

TRAPPED IN TRAPPED IN QUARTERSQUARTERS

HIGHER PRIORITIESHIGHER PRIORITIES ROADS OUTROADS OUT ALREADY ON AN ALREADY ON AN

INCIDENTINCIDENT– FD FULLY FD FULLY

COMMITTED WITHIN COMMITTED WITHIN 5 MIN OF 5 MIN OF NORTHRIDGE EQNORTHRIDGE EQ


REDUCED REDUCED FIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITYFIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITY

NO WATERNO WATER ENGINES ONLY CARRY ENGINES ONLY CARRY

ABOUT 500 GALLONS ABOUT 500 GALLONS INTERNALLYINTERNALLY

APPARATUS TRAPPED APPARATUS TRAPPED OR DAMAGEDOR DAMAGED

PERSONNEL INJUREDPERSONNEL INJURED

NO WATERNO WATER ENGINES ONLY CARRY ENGINES ONLY CARRY

ABOUT 500 GALLONS ABOUT 500 GALLONS INTERNALLYINTERNALLY

APPARATUS TRAPPED APPARATUS TRAPPED OR DAMAGEDOR DAMAGED

PERSONNEL INJUREDPERSONNEL INJURED


SIZE-UPSIZE-UP

A CONTINUOUS FACT A CONTINUOUS FACT GATHERING PROCESS, GATHERING PROCESS, THAT WILL DICTATE THAT WILL DICTATE APPROPRIATE ACTION.APPROPRIATE ACTION.


SIZE - UP CONSIDERATIONSSIZE - UP CONSIDERATIONS

TIMETIME DAY DAY OCCUPANCY TYPEOCCUPANCY TYPE STRUCTURE TYPESTRUCTURE TYPE WEATHERWEATHER LOCATIONLOCATION BUSINESS TYPEBUSINESS TYPE


WE’LL HAVE TO SET PRIORITIESWE’LL HAVE TO SET PRIORITIES

HOSPITALSHOSPITALS SCHOOLSSCHOOLS HIGH RISE HIGH RISE

BUILDINGSBUILDINGS SERIOUS SERIOUS

FIRESFIRES HAZARDOUHAZARDOU

S S MATERIALSMATERIALS


SAFETY FIRSTSAFETY FIRSTSAFETY FIRSTSAFETY FIRST

• DON’T BECOME A VICTIM.DON’T BECOME A VICTIM.

• PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROTECT YOURSELF AND

OTHERS AS YOUR FIRST OTHERS AS YOUR FIRST

PRIORITY.PRIORITY.

• DON’T BECOME A VICTIM.DON’T BECOME A VICTIM.

• PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROTECT YOURSELF AND

OTHERS AS YOUR FIRST OTHERS AS YOUR FIRST

PRIORITY.PRIORITY.


HAZARDOUS MATERIALSHAZARDOUS MATERIALS&&

FIRE PREVENTIONFIRE PREVENTION


PART #1PART #1

Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials Are Everywhere!Are Everywhere!

PART #1PART #1

Hazardous Materials Hazardous Materials Are Everywhere!Are Everywhere!


INDUSTRIAL AREASINDUSTRIAL AREAS


ROADS & HIGHWAYSROADS & HIGHWAYS


RETAIL STORESRETAIL STORESRETAIL STORESRETAIL STORES


HAZARDOUS MATERIALSHAZARDOUS MATERIALS

HAVE THE WORDS:HAVE THE WORDS:– WARNINGWARNING– DANGERDANGER– POISONPOISON– FLAMMABLEFLAMMABLE– COMBUSTIBLECOMBUSTIBLE– CAUTIONCAUTION

704 DIAMOND704 DIAMOND DOT PLACARDDOT PLACARD

CORRODE OTHER MATERIALSCORRODE OTHER MATERIALS EXPLODE OR ARE EASILY EXPLODE OR ARE EASILY

IGNITEDIGNITED REACT STRONGLY WITH REACT STRONGLY WITH

WATERWATER ARE UNSTABLE WHEN ARE UNSTABLE WHEN

EXPOSED TO HEAT OR SHOCKEXPOSED TO HEAT OR SHOCK ARE TOXIC TO HUMANS, ARE TOXIC TO HUMANS,

ANIMALS, OR THE ANIMALS, OR THE ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT


MANY HAZARDOUS MANY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE...MATERIALS ARE...

BEYOND YOUR BEYOND YOUR ABILITIESABILITIES– REQUIRE SPECIAL REQUIRE SPECIAL

EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT– REQUIRE SPECIAL REQUIRE SPECIAL

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE MANY MATERIALS MANY MATERIALS

ARE JUST TOO ARE JUST TOO DANGEROUS!DANGEROUS!

Ventura County Fire Ventura County Fire DepartmentDepartment704 Diamond704 DiamondHazardous Material Hazardous Material

StorageStorage


WHAT’S IT MEAN TO ME?WHAT’S IT MEAN TO ME?

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GREATER THAN GREATER THAN 11 IN ANY BOX MEANS IN ANY BOX MEANS IT’S TOO DANGEROUS FOR ANY CERT IT’S TOO DANGEROUS FOR ANY CERT MEMBER TO ENTER.MEMBER TO ENTER.


HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN TRANSITTRANSIT

1.1. EXPLOSIVESEXPLOSIVES 2.2. GASESGASES 3.3. FLAMABLE FLAMABLE

LIQUIDSLIQUIDS 4.4. FLAMABLE FLAMABLE

SOLIDSSOLIDS 5.5. OXIDIZERSOXIDIZERS 6.6. POISONSPOISONS 7.7. RADIOACTIVERADIOACTIVE 8.8. CORROSIVECORROSIVE 9. 9. MISC.MISC. 1203


DOT PLACARDDOT PLACARDDOT PLACARDDOT PLACARD

DOT PLACARD ON DOT PLACARD ON ALLALL– PORTABLE TANKSPORTABLE TANKS– TANK CARSTANK CARS– CARGO TANKSCARGO TANKS– AIR CARGO (LIMITED)AIR CARGO (LIMITED)– CARGO TRUCKSCARGO TRUCKS– TANKER TRUCKSTANKER TRUCKS– PACKAGINGPACKAGING


DOT GUIDE BOOKDOT GUIDE BOOK


HANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALSHANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALSHANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALSHANDLING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

UP HILLUP HILL UP WINDUP WIND ISOLATEISOLATE EVACUATEEVACUATE RULE OF THUMBRULE OF THUMB

UP HILLUP HILL UP WINDUP WIND ISOLATEISOLATE EVACUATEEVACUATE RULE OF THUMBRULE OF THUMB

TREATMENTSITE


STORING HAZARDOUS MATERIALSSTORING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

STORESTORE– LOW TO THE GROUNDLOW TO THE GROUND– IN A CLOSED CABINETIN A CLOSED CABINET– RESTRAINED ON A SHELFRESTRAINED ON A SHELF– OUTSIDE IS PREFERABLEOUTSIDE IS PREFERABLE– KEEP INCOMPATIBLE KEEP INCOMPATIBLE

CHEMICALS APARTCHEMICALS APART OIL/PAINT/PETROLEUM OIL/PAINT/PETROLEUM

SOAKED RAGS MUST BE SOAKED RAGS MUST BE KEPT IN A CLOSED KEPT IN A CLOSED METAL CONTAINERMETAL CONTAINER


L.I.E.S.L.I.E.S.L.I.E.S.L.I.E.S.

LLIMITIMIT IISOLATESOLATE EELIMINATELIMINATE SSEPARATEEPARATE


WARNING LABELSWARNING LABELS


PART 2 - FIRE PREVENTION & PART 2 - FIRE PREVENTION & SUPPRESSIONSUPPRESSION

FIRE HAZARDSFIRE HAZARDS FIRE CHEMISTRYFIRE CHEMISTRY FIRE FIRE

EXTINGUISHERSEXTINGUISHERS P.A.S.S.P.A.S.S. SAFETYSAFETY OVERHAULOVERHAUL


REDUCE FIRE HAZARDSREDUCE FIRE HAZARDS

AVOID CANDLES AND AVOID CANDLES AND OPEN FLAME LAMPS.OPEN FLAME LAMPS.

KEEP YOUR KEEP YOUR FIREPLACE AND FIREPLACE AND CHIMNEY IN GOOD CHIMNEY IN GOOD CONDITION.CONDITION.

DON’T USE DON’T USE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS INDOORS.INDOORS.

CLEAN DRYER & CLEAN DRYER & FURNACE VENTS.FURNACE VENTS.


REDUCING FIRE HAZARDSREDUCING FIRE HAZARDSAT HOME & OFFICEAT HOME & OFFICE

REDUCE ELECTRICAL REDUCE ELECTRICAL HAZARDSHAZARDS– AVOID THE AVOID THE

“ELECTRICAL “ELECTRICAL OCTOPUS”OCTOPUS”

– DON’T RUN CORDS DON’T RUN CORDS UNDER CARPETSUNDER CARPETS

– REPLACE BROKEN OR REPLACE BROKEN OR FRAYED CORDSFRAYED CORDS

– MAINTAIN MAINTAIN APPLIANCESAPPLIANCES


FIREFIGHTING RESOURCESFIREFIGHTING RESOURCES

PORTABLE FIRE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSEXTINGUISHERS

WET STANDPIPESWET STANDPIPES CONFINEMENTCONFINEMENT ““CREATIVE” CREATIVE”

RESOURCESRESOURCES


FIRE CHEMISTRYFIRE CHEMISTRY


CLASSES OF CLASSES OF FIRE. . . FIRE. . .

A:A: ORDINARY ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLESCOMBUSTIBLES

B:B: FLAMMABLE FLAMMABLE LIQUIDSLIQUIDS

C:C: ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT

D:D: COMBUSTIBLE COMBUSTIBLE METALSMETALS

FIRE CHEMISTRYFIRE CHEMISTRY


PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERPORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER

PUT OUT SMALL FIRES & PREVENT PUT OUT SMALL FIRES & PREVENT ADDITIONAL FIRES.ADDITIONAL FIRES.

ASSIST WITH EVACUATIONS ASSIST WITH EVACUATIONS WHERE NECESSARY.WHERE NECESSARY.

PURCHASE ONLY “COMMERCIAL” PURCHASE ONLY “COMMERCIAL” TYPE EXTINGUISHERS.TYPE EXTINGUISHERS.– METAL HEAD W/ATTACHED HOSEMETAL HEAD W/ATTACHED HOSE

RECOMMENDATION: TWO RECOMMENDATION: TWO 2A:40B:C EXTINGUISHERS PER 2A:40B:C EXTINGUISHERS PER HOME.HOME.


WHAT DOES WHAT DOES 2A:40B:C2A:40B:C MEAN?MEAN?

2A2A– EXTINGUISHES EXTINGUISHES

TYPE-A FIRESTYPE-A FIRES COMMON COMMON

COMBUSTIBLESCOMBUSTIBLES– WILL PUT OUT A WILL PUT OUT A

10FT BY 10FT 10FT BY 10FT AREAAREA

40B40B– EXTINGUISHES TYPE-B FIRESEXTINGUISHES TYPE-B FIRES

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDSFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS– WILL CONSISTENTLY PUT OUT WILL CONSISTENTLY PUT OUT

40SQ.FT. OF BURNING LIQUID40SQ.FT. OF BURNING LIQUID

CC– NON-CONDUCTIVE OF NON-CONDUCTIVE OF

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY


COMPONENTS OF COMPONENTS OF A PORTABLE A PORTABLE

EXTINGUISHEREXTINGUISHER


WATER EXTINGUISHERSWATER EXTINGUISHERS

2-1/2 GALLON STANDARD2-1/2 GALLON STANDARD 30-40 FT. RANGE30-40 FT. RANGE PRESSURIZED TO 110 PSIPRESSURIZED TO 110 PSI ONE-EIGHTH INCH ONE-EIGHTH INCH

NOZZLE TIPNOZZLE TIP EXCELLENT FOR HEAT EXCELLENT FOR HEAT

REMOVALREMOVAL CAUTION: H20 CONDUCTS CAUTION: H20 CONDUCTS

ELECTRICITYELECTRICITY


CARBON DIOXIDE (COCARBON DIOXIDE (CO22))

PRIMARILYPRIMARILY USED IN USED IN CLASS-CCLASS-C APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS

NON-CONDUCTIVE CONENON-CONDUCTIVE CONE DISPLACES 0DISPLACES 022 LEVELS LEVELS EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVE ON ON CLASS-BCLASS-B

FIRESFIRES LIMITED USELIMITED USE ON ON

CLASS-ACLASS-A FIRES FIRES


P.A.S.S.P.A.S.S. PULLPULL

– THE SAFETY PINTHE SAFETY PIN TWIST TO BREAK WIRETWIST TO BREAK WIRE

AIMAIM– AT THE BASE OF THE FIREAT THE BASE OF THE FIRE– START AT ONE END OR START AT ONE END OR

THE OTHERTHE OTHER SQUEEZESQUEEZE

– HARDHARD– PRESS DOWN ON THE PRESS DOWN ON THE

TRIGGERTRIGGER SWEEPSWEEP

– MOVE IN A SMOOTH EVEN MOVE IN A SMOOTH EVEN MOTIONMOTION


DRY CHEMICAL - RECOMMENDEDDRY CHEMICAL - RECOMMENDED

CAN BE CLASS-BC OR CAN BE CLASS-BC OR CLASS-ABCCLASS-ABC– BE SURE TO BUY ONLY BE SURE TO BUY ONLY

CLASS-ABCCLASS-ABC APPROXIMATELY 10-20 APPROXIMATELY 10-20

SEC. DISCHARGE TIMESEC. DISCHARGE TIME NON-TOXICNON-TOXIC

– SLIGHTLY CORROSIVE & SLIGHTLY CORROSIVE & ABRASIVEABRASIVE

8-12 FT. RANGE8-12 FT. RANGE 175-250 PSI175-250 PSI INVERT MONTHLY TO INVERT MONTHLY TO

PREVENT CAKINGPREVENT CAKING


FIRE SUPPRESSION SAFETYFIRE SUPPRESSION SAFETY

DO. . .DO. . .– USE SAFETY EQUIPMENTUSE SAFETY EQUIPMENT– WORK IN A BUDDY WORK IN A BUDDY

SYSTEMSYSTEM– HAVE A BACKUP TEAMHAVE A BACKUP TEAM– HAVE TWO WAYS TO HAVE TWO WAYS TO

EXITEXIT– APPROACH SMOKE-APPROACH SMOKE-

FILLED AREAS FILLED AREAS CORRECTLYCORRECTLY

– MAINTAIN A SAFE MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCEDISTANCE

– WORK THE PERIMETERWORK THE PERIMETER– OVERHAUL THE FIREOVERHAUL THE FIRE

DON’T. . . DON’T. . . – TRY TO SUPPRESS TRY TO SUPPRESS

LARGE FIRESLARGE FIRES– GET TOO CLOSEGET TOO CLOSE– FIGHT IT ALONEFIGHT IT ALONE


DON’T OPEN DOORS WITHOUT DON’T OPEN DOORS WITHOUT THINKINGTHINKING

FEEL THE DOORFEEL THE DOOR– BOTTOM TO TOPBOTTOM TO TOP– TEST THE KNOBTEST THE KNOB

STAND BEHIND STAND BEHIND DOOR FOR DOOR FOR PROTECTIONPROTECTION

BLOCK DOOR WITH BLOCK DOOR WITH FOOTFOOT

OPEN 1/2 INCHOPEN 1/2 INCH– DON’T EXPOSE DON’T EXPOSE

HEAD/TORSOHEAD/TORSO– CHECK FOR SMOKE CHECK FOR SMOKE

HEATHEAT


OVERHAULOVERHAUL

LOCATE HIDDEN LOCATE HIDDEN BURNING BURNING MATERIALMATERIAL

REMOVE HEAT BY REMOVE HEAT BY COOLING WITH COOLING WITH WATERWATER

PREVENT PREVENT REKINDLE OF FIREREKINDLE OF FIRE– COOLCOOL– SOAKSOAK– SEPARATESEPARATE


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