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FirefightersPortable extinguishers: Class A: a wastebasket, a small pile of pallets, wood or hay (night)
Class A: a wastebasket, a small pile of pallets, wood or hay. It happens at night. With a selection of portable fire extinguishers, you put out a Class A, B or C fire in its early stage: you choose the right extinguisher, put the fire out completely and handle the extinguisher correctly. It is station 4-19 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.3.16), tested with live fire.
Free to startThis scenario
- Class A: a wastebasket, a small pile of pallets, wood or hay.
- It happens at night.
The steps
- Put out one of the fires in the scenarios.
- Choose the right extinguisher for the size and type of fire.
- Approach the fire with the extinguisher from upwind or uphill, as applicable.
- Operate the portable extinguisher.
- Put the fire out completely.
- Follow the correct extinguisher handling techniques.
- No unsafe act during the evaluation.
To pass
- All 7 steps.
- No simulator is allowed: the station is tested under live fire. A water extinguisher on a Class A fire can be used, but every type of extinguisher must be there to choose from.
- You should also know Class D and Class K fires and their extinguishing agents.
- 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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