Transcript THE POINT OF NO RETURN - Fire Training Tracker

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Mike, Steve, Casey, and Phil
“The Seattle Guys”
THE POINT OF
NO
RETURN
THE NEED, THE MANDATE,
THE SOLUTION
NEED
Intervention
vs
Prevention
Worcester, MA
• One of the lost teams from Rescue 1
radios command that, “We need air, we
need air. I’m sharing a tank off me right
now. We are lost…”
• 4 of the 6 firefighters died of “inhalation of
smoke, soot, and hot gases.”
Worcester, MA
When Were We Taught To Leave
The Fire Building?
• Recruit training
• 30-minute cylinder low-air
warning alarm time
• These assumptions are
completely wrong
Where Are Most of Our Fires?
• Single-family dwellings or apartment
houses
• Common characteristics?
• These fires have dictated how we
train to use our SCBAs
Commercial Structures, Ships &
Large Structures
• How do these differ
from residential
occupancies?
• Firefighters cannot
assume that they
can work until their
low-air warning
alarm activates
Working Into Your Low-Air
Warning Alarm
• Has cost some firefighters their
lives
• Close Calls are happening every
day
Near Miss Case Studies
Chris Yob Case Study
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Look for “Firefighter Survival Video” Link
Near Miss Case Studies
Observations or Questions ?
SMART Drill #60-01
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SMART Drill #60-01
SMART Drill #60-01
MANDATE
History as Teacher
• SCBA is first introduced – resistance, change, positive result?
• NIOSH report and Pass and Integrated Pass Devices
• NIOSH report and Air Management
• Change in Behavior instead of technology
History as Teacher
Behavior
vs
Technology
NFPA 1404 Standard for Fire Service
Respiratory Protection Training
NFPA 1404 states:
Training SHALL include:
• Identification of the various types
• Proper face piece fit
• When to use
• Emergency procedures
NFPA 1404 Standard for Fire Service
Respiratory Protection Training
Training SHALL include:
NEW:
Identification of the factors that affect the duration of
the air supply.
Individual Air Management Program
1. Exit BEFORE reserve air use.
2. Low air alarm = reserve air use.
3. Low air alarm = IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEM
NFPA 1404 - 2007 ed.
EFFECTIVE
January 1, 2007
Are YOU compliant?
Bret Tarver Case Study
• The Southwest Supermarket was
constructed in 1956, and was 20,123
square feet
• Steel columns and beams with openweb steel trusses
• Panelized plywood roof
Bret Tarver Case Study
• How many of you have
buildings like this in
your district?
• The fire started as a debris fire outside the
building
•Occupied structure – a righteous entry
Bret Tarver Case Study
Tarver:
Low air
Disoriented
Lost
Out of air
Removes face-piece
Bret Tarver Case Study
• 2 other firefighters run out of air
• There are 12 other “Maydays”
• Tarver dies from CO poisoning
• As a result, PFD adopt an Air
Management policy
SMART Drill #60-02
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Department standard length 1 3/4”
charged line.
Entry
Light
Stick
Light
Stick
Pallets/Debris
Barrels/Debris
Instructors safe
area, sheet rock
storage
Light
Stick
Nozzle with bail secured
closed
Wall Breach 4’section
Light
Stick
SOLUTION
The Rule Of Air Management
The ROAM says:
Know how much air you have in
your SCBA, and manage that air
so that you leave the hazardous
environment before your low-air
warning alarm activates
Firefighters and SCUBA Divers
• What do firefighters in an IDLH
environment and SCUBA divers under
water have in common?
• SCUBA training
• Dive Masters
• Fire Service applications
Near Miss Case Studies
MacDougall Case Study
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Near Miss Case Studies
Observations or Questions ?
Low-Air Warning Alarm
• If you went to a fire right now
• Do you react?
• False alarm mentality kills firefighters
• Working into your low-air warning alarm -you are betting your life that everything
will go right on your way out of the IDLH
environment
The ROAM says
Know how much air you have in
your SCBA, and manage that air
so that you leave the hazardous
environment before your low-air
warning alarm activates
ROAM
• The Rule of Air Management holds true for any fire
building or hazardous atmosphere. Firefighters
must follow this rule at all times:
bread-and-butter room fires
house fires
apartment house fires
commercial fires
high rise fires
ship fires
confined space rescues
at any incident where you are wearing your SCBA
ROAM
• The Rule of Air Management sounds
simple, but it takes discipline
• The ROAM is the new, basic
firefighting skill
SMART Drill #60-03
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Sixty
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200’ of 2 ½” Hose to second floor.
First Floor
UP
Instructor Area
Entry Door
Backup Line, 200’ of 1 ¾” hose with nozzle secured closed
Instructor area
1 ¾” Hose, laid, charged, nozzle
secured closed.
SMART Drill #60-03
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Change = Resistance = Change
• The ROAM has been used by the Dive
industry for decades
• Fire Departments in England and Hong
Kong are serious about Air Management
• The ROAM may take time to implement
in your department
• Train as if you life depends on it
Like to Gamble?
• Remember, close calls are
happening every day in the US
fire service due to the lack of air
management
• If you fail to follow the Rule of
Air Management and work into
your reserve air, working until
your low-air alarm activates…
“You are betting your life”
that nothing will go wrong
on your way out.
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Special Thanks
• Allan Simmons Productions/Firestorm Videos
www.firestormvideos.com
• Pete Smith of Venture Media
www.venture-media.com
• David Jensen from Pelican Products
• Scott Krushak, Phoenix Fire Department