FirefightersVehicle fire: A light truck, with or without a fuel leak (night)
A light truck, with or without a fuel leak. It happens at night. You respond on the apparatus, set up a protected work area with traffic and scene control devices, and, as a member of a team with an attack line and hand tools, attack a passenger vehicle fire: hazards are avoided, leaking flammable liquids are found and controlled, protection from flash fires is kept, every compartment is overhauled and the fire goes out. It is station 4-23 of Ohio's Firefighter I practical exam (NFPA 1001 4.3.2, 4.3.3 and 4.3.7).
Free to startThis scenario
- A light truck, with or without a fuel leak.
- It happens at night.
The steps
- Use each piece of safety equipment provided.
- Mount and dismount the apparatus correctly.
- Wear the seat belt while the vehicle is moving.
- Use your protective clothing.
- Deploy the traffic and scene control devices.
- Set up protected work areas as directed, with the traffic and scene control devices.
- Do your tasks only inside the protected work areas.
- Find and control leaking flammable liquids, as needed.
- Keep protection from flash fires.
- Assess and control fuel leaks, as needed.
- Open, close and adjust the nozzle flow and pattern.
- Apply water for maximum effect while keeping flash fire protection.
- As part of a team, advance a 1.5-inch (38 mm) or larger attack line.
- Expose hidden fires by opening every compartment of the vehicle.
- Put the fire out.
- No unsafe act during the evaluation.
To pass
- All 14 steps without a fuel leak, or all 16 with one.
- It can be done as a member of a team.
- Unsafe acts named on the sheet: not approaching from uphill or upwind and from a safe distance; not starting with a direct attack and widening the pattern while advancing; not approaching at a 45 degree angle away from bumpers and hood struts; losing track of traffic; not being aware of alternative fuel vehicles, such as CNG or electric.
- 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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