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FirefightersInspect ventilation equipment, salvage equipment or hand tools: Inspect salvage equipment
Inspect salvage equipment. With cleaning tools, cleaning supplies and an assignment, you clean and check ventilation equipment, salvage equipment or hand tools so they are maintained as the manufacturer or the department says, the maintenance is recorded and the equipment is left ready or reported. It is station 4-22 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.5.1).
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- Inspect salvage equipment.
The steps
- If you inspect salvage equipment: choose the right cleaning tools and supplies, clean, brush and rinse the salvage cover, find any damage and complete an inspection report.
- If you inspect hand tools: choose the right cleaning tools and supplies, check the handles for cracks, blisters and splinters, make sure the tool head is tight, check the cutting edges for damage and complete an inspection report.
- If you inspect ventilation equipment: choose the right cleaning tools and supplies, check the power equipment fluids, check the blades for sharpness, check the equipment is ready to deploy, check every guard is in place, start it and make sure it runs properly, and complete an inspection report.
- No unsafe act during the evaluation.
To pass
- The sheet asks for 3 of 3 steps: one of the three inspections, with every item of it done, and no unsafe act.
- An equipment inspection form approved by the program is given to the candidate.
- 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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