FirefightersHorizontal ventilation (restaurant, night)
The building is a restaurant. It happens at night. As part of a team, with an assignment, protective gear, SCBA, ventilation tools, equipment and ladders, you ventilate a structure horizontally: the openings are clear, the tools are used as designed, the ladders and ventilation devices are placed correctly and the structure is cleared of smoke. It is station 4-12 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.3.11).
Free to startThis scenario
- The building is a restaurant.
- It happens at night.
The steps
- Carry and operate the ventilation tools and equipment.
- Place the ladders correctly, as needed.
- Use the tools as designed.
- Place the ventilation devices correctly.
- Use safe procedures to break window and door glass and remove obstructions, as required.
- Keep the ventilation openings free of obstructions.
- Show a proper and adequate air flow to clear the smoke.
- No unsafe act during the evaluation.
To pass
- All 7 steps without placing ladders, or all 8 when placing them.
- Streamers can be hung at each opening to show the air flow is enough to clear the structure of smoke.
- The evaluator can stop the station at any time for an unsafe act.
Official source
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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