312.00 Regional Live Fire Training Procedure.pdf

Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 NFPA 1403 Live Fire Training Scope and Purpose The purpose of this standard is to provide a process for live fire training evolutions to ensure that they are conducted in safe facilities, and that the exposure to healt...

Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 NFPA 1403 Live Fire Training Scope and Purpose The purpose of this standard is to provide a process for live fire training evolutions to ensure that they are conducted in safe facilities, and that the exposure to health and safety hazards for the firefighters receiving the training is minimized.  All interior live fire training shall be conducted at a TCFP approved training facility. Live Fire Training General Guidelines Note: A Tri-City ambulance shall be present at all times during live fire training. Pre-burn  Prior to training evolutions, the instructor in charge and training staff, (and personnel assisting the instructor in charge), shall conduct a survey of the site to identify and remove potential hazards from the exterior, and interior of the training structure.  All instructors are responsible for completion of the live fire evolution checklist prior to training. A post burn checklist shall be completed. (Refer to the Training Facilities pre and post burn checklists) Establishing Zones  The Hot Zone is defined as the immediate area in which the actual training is to occur. These areas are designated by a painted line on the concrete.  If not designated by a line, fire line tape shall be used to mark the Hot Zone.  The Warm Zone is the area where apparatus are staged for training evolutions.  The Cold Zone is the area beyond the Warm Zone as designated by the Officer in charge. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  Full PPE for the designated training shall be worn in the Hot Zone when a hazardous environment exists.  Full PPE for the designated training is defined as per NFPA 1971 and 1981 1981.  All other PPE for the designated training shall be designated by the safety officer in the preburn briefing. Parking  Areas for the staging, operating, and parking of fire apparatus that are used in the live fire evolution shall be designated.  Non fire apparatus parking shall be designated.  EMS parking shall be designated  Press parking and staging shall be designated. Page 1 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018  When possible, reserve fire apparatus shall be dedicated to the training, to facilitate emergency response by the actual fire units, should the need arise.  Ingress and egress routes shall be designated, identified and monitored to keep routes open. Pre-Burn Briefing Prior to all actual live fire evolutions, a pre burn briefing shall be conducted for all participants.  No personnel shall be used for victims.  Location of simulated victims should not be disclosed during the briefing, other than the possibility that one may be present.  All features of the training areas and structure shall be described in the briefing.  Prior to live fire evolutions, a walk-through shall be conducted and attended by all participants.  A building evacuation plan shall be established and demonstrated to all participants (i.e. evacuation tone and/or air horn blast(s). As in all Regional Training the term "Code Black" shall be utilized for a real world emergency on the training ground. Visitors/Press  All spectators shall be restricted to an area outside the Hot Zone, as established by the safety officer.  Control measures for the Visitor/Press areas such as ropes, signs and/or fire line tape shall be posted to indicate the Hot Zone.  All visitors allowed into the Hot Zone shall be escorted at all times, and shall be in approved PPE for that zone. Ignition Fuels  The instructor in charge shall document fuel loading, type of construction, and dimension of rooms.  Only approved fuels and ignition devices approved by the training facility shall be utilized. Ignition Officer  At least one person shall be appointed the ignition officer by the instructor-in-charge, unless multiple are required per the specific evolution. Ignition officer will be rotated on every evolution conducted.  The ignition officer shall wear full PPE with SCBA.  A charged hose line shall accompany the ignition officer(s) during ignition. Safety Officer  A safety officer shall be appointed for all live fire training evolutions.  The safety officer shall have the authority, regardless of rank to intervene and control any aspect of the operations when, in his or her judgment, potential or actual danger, accident or unsafe condition exists.  The safety officer shall provide for the safety of all persons on the scene including: students, instructors, visitors and spectators.  The safety officer shall not be assigned other duties.  Additional safety personnel if needed by the safety officer may be located in the structure. Page 2 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Instructor-In-Charge  The instructor in charge shall determine, prior to each specific evolution, the number of attack lines and back up lines that are necessary  Each hose line shall be capable of delivering a minimum of 95 GPM.  Back up lines shall be provided to ensure protection of personnel on training attack lines.  One instructor per each functional crew, which shall not exceed 5 students.  One instructor to each back up line.  One additional instructor for each additional functional assignment. Additional Precautions  Fires shall not be located in designated exit paths  Training shall be postponed or cancelled due to extreme weather conditions and or lightning.  All PPE shall meet NFPA 1971  SCBA shall meet NFPA 1981  Personal alarm devices or (PASS) shall meet NFPA 1982  All instructors shall take a head count when entering and exiting the burn building during an actual attack evolution.  Rehab shall be provided for all participants including food & fluid replenishment and relief from climatic conditions. Page 3 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Live Fire Accountability Checklist Incident Commander: ____________________________________ ID __________ Instructor in Charge: ____________________________________ ID__________ SafetyOfficer(s): __________________________________________________________________ Ignition Officer: ___________________________________________________________________ Accountability Officer: ______________________________________________________________ Driver/Engineer (Primary Apparatus): __________________________________________________ Driver/Engineer (Secondary Apparatus): ________________________________________________ Incident Rehabilitation Officer: ________________________________________________________ Inside Instructors (Primary): 1. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 5. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 6. ______________________________ Instructors (Secondary): 1. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 5. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 6. ______________________________ RIT Team(s): 1. ______________________________ 4. ______________________________ 2. ______________________________ 5. ______________________________ 3. ______________________________ 6. ______________________________ Page 4 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Preburn Planning ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. Preburn plans made, showing the following:  Site plan drawing, including all exposures  Floor plan detailing all rooms, hallways, and exterior openings  Location of command post  Position of all apparatus  Position of all hoses, including backup lines  Location of emergency escape routes  Location of emergency evacuation assembly area  Location of ingress and egress routes for emergency vehicles 2. Available water supply determined 3. Required fire flow determined for the acquired structure/live fire training structure/burn prop and exposure buildings: Critical Flow = Building Length X Width X Height / 100 = __________ GPM 4. Required reserve flow determined (50 percent of fire flow): __________ GPM 5. Apparatus pumps obtained that meet or exceed the required fire flow for the building and exposures 6. Separate water sources established for attack and backup hose lines 7. Periodic weather reports obtained 8. Parking areas designated and marked:  Apparatus staging  Ambulances  Police vehicles  Press vehicles  Private vehicles 9. Operations area established and perimeter marked 10. Communications: Training ground radio channels shall be established. Page 5 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Preburn Procedures ____ 1. All participants briefed:  Building layout  Crew and instructor assignments  Safety rules  Building evacuation procedure  Evacuation signal (Demonstrate) ____ 2. All hoselines checked:  Sufficient size for the area of fire involvement  Charged and test flowed  Supervised by qualified instructors  Adequate number of personnel ____ 3. Necessary tools and equipment positioned ____ 4. Participants checked:  Approved full protective clothing  Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)  Adequate SCBA air volume  All equipment properly donned Post-Burn Procedures ____ 1. All personnel accounted for ____ 2. Remaining fires overhauled, as needed ____ 3. Building inspected for stability and hazards where more training is to follow (see Training Structure Preparation section) ____ 4. Training critique conducted ____ 5. Records and reports prepared, as required:  Account of activities conducted  List of instructors and assignments  List of other participants  Documentation of unusual conditions or events  Documentation of injuries incurred and treatment rendered  Documentation of changes or deterioration of training center burn building  Student training records  Certificates of completion Page 6 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Responsibilities of Personnel Instructor-in-Charge ____ 1. Plan and coordinate all training activities ____ 2. Monitor activities to ensure safe practices ____ 3. Inspect building integrity prior to each fire ____ 4. Assign instructors:  Attack hoselines  Backup hoselines  Functional assignments  Teaching assignments ____ 5. Brief instructors on responsibilities:  Accounting for assigned students  Assessing student performance  Clothing and equipment inspection  Monitoring safety  Achieving tactical and training objectives ____ 6. Assign coordinating personnel, as needed:  Emergency medical services (EMS)  Communications  Water Supply  Apparatus staging  Equipment staging  Breathing apparatus (SCBA)  Personnel welfare  Public relations ____ 7. Ensure adherence to this standard by all persons within the training area Safety Officer ____ 1. Prevent unsafe acts ____ 2. Eliminate unsafe conditions ____ 3. Intervene and terminate unsafe acts ____ 4. Supervise additional safety personnel, as needed ____ 5. Coordinate lighting of fires with instructor-in-charge ____ 6. Ensure compliance of participants’ personal equipment with applicable standards:  Protective clothing  SCBA  Personal alarm devices (PASS), where used ____ 7. Ensure all participants are accounted for, both before and after each evolution Page 7 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Responsibilities of Personnel continued Instructor ____ 1. Monitor and supervise assigned students (no more than five per instructor) ____ 2. Inspect students’ protective clothing and equipment ____ 3. Account for assigned students, both before and after evolutions Student ____ 1. Acquire prerequisite training ____ 2. Become familiar with building layout ____ 3. Wear approved full protective clothing Wear approved self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) Obey all instructions and safety rules Provide documentation of prerequisite training, where from an outside agency Page 8 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Evolution Objectives Objective 1: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Objective 2: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Objective 3: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Objective 4: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Objective 5: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Page 9 of 10 Regional Fire Training Manual Section: Live Fire Training Procedures October 2018 Student Group Assignments Group 1 Team Leader: Student: Student: Student: Student: Group 2 Team Leader: Student: Student: Student: Student: Group 3 Team Leader: Student: Student: Student: Student: Group 4 Team Leader: Student: Student: Student: Student: Group 5 Team Leader: Student: Student: Student: Student: Page 10 of 10