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FirefightersDon SCBA

Already in full protective clothing, with helmet and gloves off and the hood pulled back, you put on the self-contained breathing apparatus, put back anything it moved and arm the PASS device, ready to enter a hazardous environment. It is station 4-3 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.3.1).

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The steps

  1. Set the backpack and put it on.
  2. Secure every strap of the SCBA.
  3. Put on the face piece and its straps.
  4. Check the face piece seal: no audible air leak.
  5. Confirm the exhalation valve works.
  6. Connect the regulator to the face piece.
  7. Open the cylinder valve fully, and the mainline valve or the donning mode switch if the unit has them.
  8. Every closure of coat and trousers secure.
  9. Coat collar up and secured.
  10. Hood on and in place.
  11. Helmet on, with the chinstrap in place.
  12. PASS device armed.
  13. Gloves on.
  14. Done within the time limit.
  15. The evaluator checks it: SCBA worn correctly, no exposed skin.
  16. No unsafe act during the evaluation.

To pass

  • All 16 steps.
  • The order is not graded; once done, everything must be worn correctly and ready to enter a hazardous environment.
  • The evaluator can stop the station at any time for an unsafe act.

Official source

State · Ohio EMS 5919

Firefighter I Practical Examination Skill Sheets (EMS 5919)

Ohio publishes every Firefighter I skill sheet free: the steps, the critical points and the minimum to pass.

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