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What is the core of everything the FD does?
Customer service
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Loss Control
Used to minimize damage & provide customer service through effective mitigation & recovery efforts before, during, & after incidents
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Salvage
Consists of those operations associated with FF that aid in primary & secondary damage during operation
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What should be developed to address well coordinate salvage operations?
SOPs
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When can salvage operations often be started?
At the same time as the fire attack
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Primary Damage
Caused by the fire
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Secondary Damage
Caused by suppression activities
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When does salvage start?
As soon as adequate personnel is available
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Overhaul
Operations involved in searching for & extinguishing hidden or remaining fires
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How can you minimize salvage cover usage?
By grouping contents into compact piles that can be covered
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Why should furniture be raised off of the wet floor?
Because it will absorb water & can be damaged even if it is covered
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Why are display shelves in commercial buildings so difficult to cover?
- They are built to the ceiling & directly against the wall
- Contents stacked against ceiling also present a problem
- There should be enough space to easily apply salvage covers
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Chute
- Salvage cover arrangement that channels excess water from a building
- A modified version can be made from larger sizes of fire hose
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What can happen when boxed materials or rolled paper has become wet at the bottom?
It can cause a collapse of the material
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Salvage Cover
- Waterproof cover made of cotton duck, plastic, or other material used by FD to protect furniture and other areas from exposure to heat, smoke, and water damage.
- Many FD use disposable plastic covers
- Heavy-duty plastic is available on rolls & can be rolled out to cover large areas
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Why are display shelves generally difficult to cover?
Because they are built to ceiling and against the wall, leaving no place to put the tarp
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How can you increase the service life of salvage covers?
With proper cleaning, drying & repairing
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Which type of salvage cover should be completely dry before folding?
- Canvas
- Prevents mildew and rot
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How are salvage covers cleaned?
With soap, water, & a stiff broom
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How should covers be examined for damage?
- FF's lift the cover over their heads and look up toward the light, spotting any holes in the tarp.
- Holes should then be marked with chalk or a pen
- Can be repaired with duct tape (adhesive tape)
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What dictates which apparatus carries the covers and which personnel will performs primary salvage?
Department SOP's
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Typical Salvage Equipment
- Electrician's pliers
- Sidecutters
- Tin snips
- Wrenches
- Hammer
- Hacksaw
- Wrecking bar
- Screwdriver
- Hooks
- Duct tape
- Sprinkler kit
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Carryalls
- Used to carry debris, catch falling debris, & provide a water basin for immersing small burning objects
- Used to remove debris from a structure
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Floor Runners
- Costly floor coverings can be ruined by FF's
- Can be unrolled from an entrance to almost any point of a structure
- Used to protect carpet & hardwood floors
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Dewatering Devices
- Used to remove water from basements, elevator shafts, & sumps
- A sump-pump is one type
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Water Vacuum
- Can be used to dewater floors, carpet, and other areas where water is not deep enough to be picked up by a pump
- Back-pack tanks are 4-5 gallons
- Floor models up to 20 gallons
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J-hooks
Driven into walls r wood frames to provide a strong point from which to hang things
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How is a water chute constructed?
With a salvage cover or floor runner wrapped around two pike poles
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Catchall
- Retaining basin made from salvage covers, to impound water dripping from above
- Can be attached to a water chute to transfer water outside
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What is the first consideration during overhaul?
Safety
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Steps to establish safe conditions
- Inspect the premises
- Develop an operational plan
- Provide needed tools & equipment
- Eliminate or mitigate hazards
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What is the most common & dangerous threat during overhaul?
Toxic gases
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When can SCBA's be removed?
When the atmosphere has been monitored to ensure that it is safe
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Tools used for overhaul
- Pike poles & plaster hooks
- Axes
- Prying tools
- Power saws
- TIC
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Safety considerations during overhaul
- Continue to work in teams of two or more
- Maintain awareness of exit routes
- Maintain a RIC throughout operation
- Monitor personnel for the need for rehab
- Beware of hidden gases or electrical utilities
- Continue using the accountability system until the incident is terminated
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What are two important factors that affect the condition of the building?
The intensity of the fire & the amount of water used for its control
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Signs of possible structural integrity loss
- Weakened floors
- Spalled concrete
- Weakened steel roof members
- Walls offset because of elongation of roof supports
- Weakened roof trusses
- Mortor opened in wall joints
- Water pooled on upper floors
- Wet insulation
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What are the four ways that FF's can detect hidden fires?
- Sight
- Touch
- Sound
- Electronic sensors
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Indicators of detection by sight
- Discoloration of materials
- Peeling paint
- Smoke emissions from cracks
- Cracked plaster
- Rippled wallpaper
- Burned areas
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Detection by touch
Feel walls and floors for heat with the back of the hand
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Detection by sound
- Popping or cracking of fire burning
- Hissing of steam
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Detection by electronic sensors
- Thermal signature detection with TIC
- Infrared heat detection
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Where does overhaul typically begin?
- In the area of most severe fire involvement
- The process of looking for fire extension should begin as soon as possible after fire is under control
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Where should you postion yourself during overhaul?
Between the area being pulled and the doorway to keep the exit route being blocked with falling debris
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What are some tools found in a sprinkler kit?
- Sprinkler tongs
- Stoppers
- Wooden sprinkler wedges
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