Firefighter Rookie Book ]

[ HVFD – Firefighter Rookie Book ] Firefighter Rookie Book WHAT’S INSIDE 3 Introduction 29 Truck Company Operating Areas 4 Radio Procedures 31 Truck Company Non-Mask Probationary Firefighter Check-Off 7 Engine Company Operations 33 Truck Company Mask 9 Engine Riding Position Probationary Firefighter Check-Off 13 Engine Layout 35 Rescue Company Operations 11 Engine Company Equipment 37 Rescue Squad 1 Tool Inventory List 15 Engine Equipment Study Guide 46 20 Fair Assumptions about 19 Engine Company Non-Mask Garden Apartment Fires Probationary Firefighter Check-Off 48 Firefighter Motivation 21 Engine Company Mask 50 Types Of Contruction Probationary Firefighter Check-Off 51 Non-Mask Qualification Sheet 23 Engine Company Key Points 57 Mask Qualification Sheet 25 Truck Company Operations Updated 1/15/2017 Introduction The Firefighter Rookie Book is intended as a guide for Fire/EMS members through the turnover process from joining the department through being a fully qualified firefighter. The Firefighter Rookie Book should be used in conjunction with the following documents comprising the HVFD Handbook: 1. The HVFD Member Guide which outlines the initial steps after completing Volunteer Recruit School (or transferring in) required to begin the formal turnover processes and check sheets outlined here, key training requirements, scheduling, progression information, training sign up details and more. 2. The EMS Rookie Book, outlining the turnover process for our EMS units from VRS through Charge EMT. 3. Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department General Orders. Dispatch and on scene incident procedures are dictated by these General Orders. Copies of key General Orders related to EMS operations are included in the HVFD Handbook and all operational members must read through them thoroughly. Updates to these General Orders do occur and you should update your copy as new editions are released. a. 1-03: Chain of Command b. 3-11: Standard Response Dispatch Procedures c. 6-11: Standard Operating Procedures for Structural Fires d. 6-3: 2 In, 2 Out and Rapid Intervention e. 6-4: Mayday Procedure f. 5-1: EMS Operations [ HVFD – Firefighter Rookie Book ] 3 Radio Procedures CHANNEL USE 8 Alpha 1 Main Fire Dispatch 8 Alpha 2 Ops 1 (All local alarms and EMS) 8 Alpha 3/7 Box Assignments 8 Alpha 11/12 Street Assignments 8 Bravo 4/5 Rescue Assignments 8 Bravo 6 Med Call (EMRC) 8 Bravo 7 Med Alpha 8 Bravo 8 Med Bravo 8 Charlie All South Side Operations 8 Delta 3/7 HazMat, Tech Rescue, and CO withsick How to Speak on the Radio What is Condition Two? Always speak slowly and clearly. Wait for two Winds are blowing around the station; clouds are seconds after you key the transmitter for the beep boiling overhead; lightning and thunder shatter the (identifier) to clear. Do not scream. Transmit only sky. Then you hear the station radio beep... pertinent and necessary information. “All stations and units on the air... Communications Emergency Identifier is operation on “Condition Two.” What is going on? What is Condition Two? The portable radios are equipped with and Emergency Identifier (EI) function for use in the event “Condition Two,” means that only emergency radio you are in a situation where you cannot transmit or telephone traffic to Communications is permitted. verbally (Such as being attacked or getting trapped in a “Emergency” means that a message is essential to building). In the later case, you should be performing life or to a system–such as the water or electrical your assigned function and not freelancing; the systems. If a citizen were to report an emergency to command post should know your location. To the station, such as a house fire, that information activate your EI, push the radio’s toggle switch would be considered an emergency message. down and hold it (red button on top); then key the If a pumper crew saw an electrical substation transmitter. To reset the radio, turn it off and then endangered, they would report it as an emergency back on. When your EI is activated (this is sometimes message. An ambulance crew might determine that done accidentally), communications will ask you to a rescue squad was needed to extricate someone verify your EI status. If the transmission was in fact at the scene of an accident and they would be an error, inform communications and reset the EI. expected to call for the assistance. 4 [ Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department ] Why is there a need to restrict the numbers and types of transmissions to Communications? Basically, the “Condition Two” announcement is meant to tell everyone that the system is being overwhelmed. It may be that the telephone lines have too much traffic or that the computer system has just “died” and a manual dispatch system is being implemented. These conditions mean that the five or six people on duty cannot handle the routine duties, such as giving out times, and still handle the increased number of emergencies. “Condition Two” situations occur most often during severe weather. One instance comes to mind–December 20, 1985. Between 2 and 3 p.m., there were 68 reported accidents with injuries. There were another 35 incidents awaiting dispatch when the computer failed. The dispatch personnel implemented the backup dispatch system. In this and similar cases, the communications personnel must prioritize their work and “Condition Two” is the start of the process. When the emergency has lessened, or the faulty equipment is repaired, or more dispatchers come on duty, “Condition Two” will be lifted. The dispatchers will notify all stations and units saying, “ Communications is back to normal operations. “ Normal use of the radio and telephones may resume. [ HVFD –Firefighter Rookie Book ] 5 6 [ Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department ] Engine Company Operations An Overview In order to establish efficiency and teamwork in engine company operations, the following system is devised to assist personnel in making decisions by having assignments based on riding positions. The engine company is the basic unit of the fire department, a company which is aggressive in its attack on the fire and can often extinguish a fire which otherwise may have spread further. The engine company operates as a team on the fireground, so its members should be in close proximity to each other unless on an assignment. These guidelines are offered as a basic guide to initiate your actions on the fireground. R.E.C.E.O. At its core, the Engine Company will perform the following duties on the fire scene: Rescue Perform any obvious rescues first then a search of the immediate fire R area after the fire is knocked down. The prompt and efficient use of a hose stream can often save many lives. E Exposures The three types of exposures to be considered are: 1. Life 2. External 3. Internal The order of priority for the coverage of buildings in exposure situations depends upon: 4. Life Hazard 5. Economic Importance 6. Fire Extension Probability 7. Fire Potential Confinement The fire must be confined before the fire can be extinguished. The basic C principle is to place a hoseline between the occupants and the fire, or between the fire and the undamaged portion of the structure. Extinguishment After the confining action has stopped the spread of the fire, it can then E be extinguished. Overhaul To insure the structural stability of the building and to insure that the O fire is completely out. In many cases, a quick aggressive attack on the fire will accomplish all of these goals in one single act. [ HVFD – Firefighter Rookie Book ] 7 About Engine 1 In situations where the seat of the fire, or even the fire apartment is difficult to locate, consider standing Engine 1 is a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT with a Cummins just outside the entrance, or on the stairway landing. ISM 500 Horsepower engine, an Allison EVS 4000 Flake out the extra lengths up the stairs to the next automatic transmission, and a Waterous CMU floor or into an open apartment. Don’t become glued 1500 GPM 2 stage pump. to the officer’s rear, but don’t stray away from him either. Maintain crew integrity at all times. Core Duties When the fire area is located, don’t go in with a The objective of the engine company, second narrow vision. Consider the layout around you-are only to the rescue of trapped occupants is the there apartments on each side of the hall? Is there extinguishment of the fire. This is accomplished by a second stairwell at the other end? Once inside the application of various extinguishing agents, among fire area, if possible, use the light of the fire to your them: water (most common, plentiful, and economical), advantage–notice the window across the room, the carbon dioxide and dry chemical (commonly found closet to your right, the occupant in the left corner. in portable fire extinguisher), and foam. The engine Squad and Truck crews benefit from this also. If you company apparatus is designed to move combination try to knock it down from way back at the entrance, pumper (as used by this and most departments) is you visually screw everything up. Take a second and equipped with a water tank, pump and the necessary look at what’s burning–a couch? A mattress? Trash hose loads to best accomplish this task. in the corner? Get your bearings and calm yourself down a little. (Granted, this is regarding the “contents” The engine company operates as a team. The only type fire, not the whole apartment off.) function, other than the obvious rescue, is to get the line to the seat of the fire. The quicker the fire Consider who else is in the area with you.

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