Attic Fire Training

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Attic fire training.

A fire in the attic may involve insulation and wood structural members as well as a variety of stored belongings. His topic covered critical factors one should consider when creating a plan of attack on an attic fire. This resulted in a ventilation limited fuel rich fire condition in the attic and rear porch areas. We were first on scene.

The spread of fire and hot gases into the second floor of the structure was limited by a closed steel faced wood framed door. The fire started in the attic and spread down through an opening into the enclosed porch on the rear of the structure. The more you know about fire dynamics and the effectiveness of different firefighting tactics in the modern fire environment the better prepared you are to safely and effectively do your job. Chief case took some time to speak with targetsolutions recently to answer a few questions about how to approach fire department training for attic fires.

Engine 1 2 tanker 1 and truck 1 responded from farmville. Attic fires present so many unique challenges. The ul fsri fire safety academy gives you and your department free access to over a decade s worth of fire research through our online course library. Many times however you will need a short.

The ul firefighter safety research institute has released an excellent new firefighter training program entitled residential attic and exterior fire hazards an online course that serves as a culmination of the small scale full scale and field experiments performed by ul as part of a research study funded by dhs. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Regardless of whether the attic is finished or not you will be forced to approach the fire from below. Attic fires commonly go unnoticed until smoke or flames are visible from the outside of the structure.

If you are fortunate there will be a stairway.