Tactical Ventilation in Firefighting
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tactical ventilation is performed during fire attack to:

  • help control the fire (correct)
  • limit the need for LDH hose streams
  • minimize personnel needed on scene
  • quickly extinguish a fully developed fire
  • why is ventilation used during overhaul and loss control?

  • to help control the fire
  • eliminate the need for respiratory protection
  • remove soot and odors from valuable contents
  • evacuate smoke from structures after a fire has been extinguished (correct)
  • when performing tactical ventilation, what action has the most impact on successful ventilation?

  • exposure protection
  • removing fuel sources
  • activating sprinkler systems
  • controlling oxygen availability (correct)
  • which action may improve visibility inside structures so that interior crews can work more effectively?

    <p>controlling exhaust openings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    as a fire within a compartment consumes oxygen, the amount of unburned fuel in combustion products:

    <p>increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    why should ventilation be immediately followed with exterior or interior fire attack to cool gases and surfaces in the fire room?

    <p>the greater the time between ventilation and application of water, the greater the fire's growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    what disrupts the ventilation strategy and causes the fire to grow?

    <p>breaking windows unnecessarily</p> Signup and view all the answers

    before, interior attack, what action will reduce oxygen available to the fire?

    <p>closing exterior doors and windows</p> Signup and view all the answers

    what occurs when fresh air (oxygen) from ventilation is introduced into a room, causing gases to reignite and rapid fire development to occur?

    <p>flashover</p> Signup and view all the answers

    the primary mode of heat transfer from one compartment to another in a structure fire is:

    <p>convection</p> Signup and view all the answers

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