Fire Fighting: Tactics
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
The way you attack a fire depends on several different factors, including how the fuel is burning and the location of the fire. In this course, you will learn the tactics of hose handling, of operating valves under fire exposure, of using dry chemical and foam, and of protecting pressure vessels.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe how to properly and safely handle a hose.
- Identify the tactical steps in fire fighting and describe how to position the hoses and operators.
- Describe how to properly and safely handle small hoses.
- Describe how to properly handle a hose during a fire and identify different tactical errors to avoid.
- Describe how a crew safely handles large hoses to reduce nozzle reaction, also called back-thrust.
- Describe when and how to use supplemental streams.
- Describe the procedure for safely and effectively fighting a fire in a small, enclosed space.
- Describe how to attack and extinguish a fire using dry chemicals.
- Identify a gravity flow fire and a pressure fire and specify the tactics and strategies for fighting them.
- Describe how to attack and extinguish a fire using foam tactics.
- Identify how to properly protect pressure vessels from rupturing during a fire.
