Fire Triangle
Fuel
Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
Solid
Liquid
Flammable gases
Fire tetrahedron
Product of the fire triangle’s chemical chan reaction
Fuel
Heat
Oxygen
Chain Reaction
“A” fire
Ashes
Paper, wood, rags, etc.
Preferred agent: Water
“B” fire
Fuel goes Boom
Flammable liquid
Preferred agent:
AFFF
PKP
Halon
“C” fire
Circuit
Motor controllers
Preferred agent:
CO2
“D” fire
Metals
Preferred agent:
Jettison
Methods of Attacking a casualty
Direct
Indirect
Cooling Boundary Areas
Used to cool the bulkheads/areas around a fire casualty
Rapid creation of steam must be considered
Post Fire Actions
De-smoking the space
Air must be tested before entering a space without an SCBA
Overhaul