Ch 17 pg 439-445

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You should leave the head of the pike pole up in the cockloft for about __ seconds and then bring it down for examination

15

You should advance ___ ft if you open up your first hole right at the front door and do not find fire over your head

8-10ft

For moderate size fires on ground floor of a store use ___ lines

2 1/2

When staffing permits have a third _____ size line (1 1/2, 1 3/4, or 2 in) line for following the 2 1/2, washing down areas that the first lines missed. This is not a backup line( overhaul)

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For heavy fires in stores, unless you have a large response of personnel, forget about a handline attack on the involved store initially and position _____ stores down ahead of the cockloft fire

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Bring 10ft pike poles to get the ceiling of the exposed stores down rapidly for the entire depth of the store Atleast __ ft wide

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Be aware that _ or _ lines (1 1/2, 1 3/4, or 2) may be required in each store where you elect to make your stand

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The ___ body of fire may be attacked with a pre connected deck gun or some other master stream.

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A heavy body of fire in a store can easily require _____ gpm to darken it down

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On page 440 it says that placing a platform in front of the show windows you can put in place a highly mobile ____ gpm plus master stream

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If you are using a platform and are not seeing improvement fairly soon you may not be hitting the main body or there is an exceptionally heavy body of fire or from flammable liquids or ___ containers

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Fires that begin or enter the _____ are probably the major causes of total loss of taxpayer buildings

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Multiple _____ ceilings make exposing cockloft fires difficult

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Open up at the ____ to each area to check suspended ceilings for fire. Make sure to reach the roof boards

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Under cockloft fire conditions medium size lines ( ___ or more per store) are needed to permit rapid repositioning

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It requires __ or more people per store to pull ceilings, an equal number to staff the hoselines and additional crews to preform roof ventilation and attack the main body of fire

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It might be possible for the nozzle person to stand on a ____, countertop or short ladder to direct the stream deeper into the cockloft

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A cockloft nozzle requires a __ in hole to be opened to allow it to operate and can direct water across the cockloft of an entire - 100ft deep store with a single line

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You may have to use cellar pipes and distributors in markets and butcher shops where you might find ceilings of plastic _ glued over the plywood

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The IC must be informed of nearby _ exposures, especially those with __ that overlook the roof

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Hand lines should be stretched to each area that ____ the fire building

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Two members operating in the tower ladder basket can rapidly apply more than ____ gpm pg 443

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One of the key ingredients for tower ladders is to maintain as a nozzle pressure as possible through a tip

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If only 800gpm were available for a tower ladder, the usual tip would be a 1 3/4 tip at 80 psi, but using a in tip at psi nozzle pressure gives far greater penetration and reach

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On many newer strip malls, there is an all ____ overhanging soffit along the front of the row of stores

Metal Signup and view all the answers

A fast method for this metal soffit is to use a metal ____ saw from the basket of an elevating platform to cut away large sections of the fascia

Circular Signup and view all the answers

One of the most unrecognized problems with a cockloft fire in a store is the collapse of the _____ wall

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Where this is show windows, the parapet wall is carried on a steel ____ across the opening

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Parapet wall are often given a lot of ____ reinforcement which causes it all to fall if one part goes

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One of the secrets to success at taxpayer fires— knowing what is _ to happen and having the __ to take action to cut it off at the start

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Roof operations demand Atleast members with two saws, hooks, two axes and two halligan tools immediately

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An officer experienced in roof operations should also be assigned as the roof ___ commander

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A serious store fire or cockloft fire demand at least __ lines almost at once, plus truck personnel to force entry, pull ceilings and so fourth

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One _ gpm handline is often more effective than two _ gpm lines, because of the added reach and penetration, while using the same number of personnel

300 150 Signup and view all the answers

Pike Pole Time in Cockloft

The time in seconds to leave the pike pole up in the cockloft before bringing it down for examination.

Initial Advance Distance

The distance to advance if you open up the first hole at the front door and don't find fire overhead.

Hose Size for Moderate Store Fires

The ideal size of fire hoses to use for moderate size fires on the ground floor of a store.

Follow Up Line

A third line, smaller than the main lines, used to follow up and cover areas missed by the initial lines.