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FirefightersInterior fire attack
As a member of a team with an attack line, you get into the fire area, apply water the right way, find the hidden fire and bring the fire under control, staying low and keeping the team together. It is station 4-10 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.3.10), a live fire evolution run as a crew.
Free to startScenarios
- Ground floor, one room, attack from an interior hallway.
- Ground floor, two rooms, attack from an interior hallway.
- Second floor, one room, access by an interior stairway.
- Ground floor, one room, entering from an exterior second floor (simulates a basement fire).
- Second floor, one room, attack from a ladder through a window.
The steps
- Place ladders correctly, when used.
- Keep the right body posture: stay low. Critical point
- Gain access to the fire area. Critical point
- Advance a charged and an uncharged 1.5-inch (38 mm) or larger line up a ladder, or up and down stairs. Critical point
- Attack the fire at grade, above grade or below grade. Critical point
- Prevent water hammer when shutting down the nozzle. Critical point
- Open, close and adjust the nozzle flow and pattern. Critical point
- Apply water with a direct, indirect or combination attack. Critical point
- Extend hose lines, as needed.
- Couple and uncouple hand line connections, as needed.
- Carry hose, as needed.
- Replace burst hose sections, as needed.
- Find and put out fire inside walls and under the floor. Critical point
- Keep team integrity. Critical point
- Recognize and manage the hazards. Critical point
- Bring the fire under control. Critical point
- No unsafe act during the evaluation. Critical point
Safety rules that stop the station
- Never advance an uncharged hose line into the unprotected live fire area.
- Never make entry until the nozzle pattern and flow have been verified.
To pass
- At least 12 of 16 steps without placing a ladder, or 13 of 17 when placing one, and every critical point.
- Only the candidate on the nozzle is evaluated in each evolution.
- 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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