Chapter 6 Fire Department Resources

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Chapter 6Fire Department Resources
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Introduction

• Facilities described in this chapter are not
  available at every fire department due to need
  and budget constraints
• Described facilities represent a sample of the
  facilities at fire departments across the country
• Apparatus and equipment have evolved over a
  period of many years
• Not all available apparatus and equipment is
  listed in this chapter

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• HEADQUARTERS
• Purpose
• Location of department managerial staff
• Advantage
• Keeps a finger on pulse of organization
• Firefighters more informed about station activity

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY
• Purpose
• Maintaining apparatus and other equipment
• Mechanics
• Experts in working with
• apparatus

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• TRAINING CENTER
• Purpose
• Training personnel
• Drill tower
• Burn building
• Classrooms
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• TRAINING CENTER
• Storage area or engine house
• Hydrants
• Driver training/testing course
• Props
• Video/CD/DVD training
• Training staff offices

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• WAREHOUSE/CENTRAL STORES
• Purpose
• Designed to stock day-to-day needs of the fire
  department administration, fire stations, and
  firefighters
• Can also serve as facility for SCBA repair

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
• Purpose
• Receives calls for emergency assistance
• 9-1-1 system
• Enhanced 9-1-1 system
• Programmed with address of the land-line phone

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Learning Objectives 1 through 3 Fire Department
Facilities Advantages and Purposes

• FIRE STATION
• Purpose
• Many functions for firefighters and apparatus
• Changes to fire station to accommodate women and
  handicap access
• Modern fire station amenities

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE APPARATUS
• Cab and chassis
• Motor
• Modular apparatus
• Pumper/engine
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE APPARATUS
• Foam systems
• Pumps
• Aerial ladder and elevating
• platform apparatus
• Quint
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE APPARATUS
• Squads
• Specialty vehicle
• Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Apparatus (ARFF)
• Also called crash fire rescue apparatus (CRF)
• Specially designed for airport firefighting

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Hose
• Construction
• Couplings
• Hose load
• Attack lines
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Supply lines
• Wildland firefighting hose
• Hose reel
• Hose for static water source
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Nozzles
• Made of chrome-plated brass or pyrolite
• Combination nozzles
• Straight stream nozzles
• Automatic nozzles
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Low back pressure nozzle
• Appearance and performance
• Master stream appliance on apparatus
• Monitor nozzle
• Foam nozzle
• In-line foam eductor
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Fittings
• Reducers
• Increasers
• Wye
• Siamese
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Ladders
• NFPA Standard 1901, Automotive Fire Apparatus
• Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
• Consists of backpack, air bottle, face mask, and
  regulator
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Hand tools
• Fire engines equipped with specially designed
  tools
• General firefighting tools
• Vehicle extrication tools
• Air bag system
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Roof ventilation tools
• Salvage covers
• Fire extinguisher
• Medical aid equipment
• Generator and detachable lights
• Cont.

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• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Thermal imaging camera
• Used to find heat sources
• Battery operated
• Effective at locating victims
• Can also be used to find fire hidden in walls
• Cont.

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• FIRE TOOLS AND APPLIANCES
• Wildland firefighting hand tools
• McLeod
• Pulaski
• Shovel
• Combi
• Chain saw

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Learning Objectives 4 through 6 Types of
Apparatus, Tools, and Equipment Uses of Tool and
Equipment

• HEAVY EQUIPMENT
• Bulldozers
• Heavy transports
• Used to get heavy equipment to the fire
• Foam unit
• Has firefighting capability away from water
  source

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Learning Objective 7 Types of Personal Protective
Equipment

• STRUCTURE FIRE PPE
• Helmet
• Eye protection
• Turnout coat
• Pants
• Gloves
• Boots
• Extras in pockets

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Learning Objective 7 Types of Personal Protective
Equipment

• PERSONAL ALARM/PERSONAL ALERT SAFETY SYSTEM
• Emits loud alarm when not moved for 30 seconds
• Helps others find you if you become trapped
• PROXIMITY SUITS
• Worn primarily by aircraft firefighters
• Made of aluminized material

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Learning Objective 7 Types of Personal Protective
Equipment

• WILDLAND PPE
• Hard-hat-type helmet
• Compass and canteens of water
• Fire shelter
• EMERGENCY MEDICAL PPE
• Disposable shirt, latex gloves, eye protection

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Learning Objective 7 Types of Personal Protective
Equipment

• ADVANTAGE OF AIRCRAFT FIREFIGHTING
• Deliver retardant or water to inaccessible areas
• FIXED WING
• Can be used to transport crews
• ROTARY WING
• Can sling load supplies to and from the fire line

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Summary

• New tools and equipment are constantly being
  developed or adapted to firefighting use to make
  the job safer, faster, and more efficient
• Without intelligent, trained, aggressive
  firefighters, the facilities, apparatus, and
  equipment are worth nothing
• The best firefighters are capable not only of
  using all of the tools available to them, but
  also adapting those tools to new uses and
  performing in their absence