FIP-FIP9724 - Safety and Survival

Course Description

You find yourself in a cluttered, unfamiliar room that is heavily charged with smoke, allowing for no visibility. You call out to your buddy, but there is no response. Your heart races. You wonder, “Which way is it to the door?” Nothing seems familiar as a thousand thoughts go through your mind. One of the most unnerving situations a fire fighter will encounter is losing orientation. Because of your training, you regain your composure, call “mayday” over your radio, and give an estimate of your possible location. You then activate your personal alert safety system (PASS), concentrate on conserving air, and begin planning your rescue.

After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will know the components of a personnel accountability system, the role of the rapid intervention crew, self-rescue techniques, and how to conserve their air supply should an emergency situation arise.

Course Outline

Describe how to apply a risk/benefit analysis to an emergency incident. (pp. 696–697)
List the common hazard indicators that should alert fire fighters to a potentially life-threatening situation. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, pp. 697–698)
List the 11 Rules of Engagement for Fire Fighter Survival. (pp. 698–699)
Explain how to maintain team integrity during emergency operations. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, pp. 699–700)
Define personnel accountability system. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, p. 700)
Describe the types of personnel accountability systems and how they function. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, pp. 700–701)
Explain how a personnel accountability report is taken. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, p. 701)
Describe how to initiate emergency communications procedures. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, pp. 701–704)
Describe the information that should be included in a mayday call for emergency assistance. (NFPA 1001: 4.2.4, pp. 702–704)
Define rapid intervention crews/companies. (pp. 704–705)
Describe the methods used for maintaining orientation. (p. 705)
Describe common self-rescue techniques. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, pp. 706–714)
Describe how to find a safe location while awaiting rescue. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, p. 714)
Describe air management procedures. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.1, 4.3.5, pp. 714–715)
Describe common techniques for rescuing a downed fire fighter. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, pp. 715–719)
Describe how a rapid intervention pack can provide an emergency air supply to a downed or trapped fire fighter. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, pp. 719–724)
Explain the importance of the rehabilitation process. (p. 724)
Initiate a mayday call for emergency assistance. (NFPA 1001: 4.2.4, pp. 703–704)
Perform a self-rescue using a hose line. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.5, pp. 706–707)
Locate a door or window for an emergency exit. (pp. 707–708)
Use the backhanded swim technique to escape through a wall. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.1, 4.3.9, pp. 709–710)
Use the forward swim technique to escape through a wall. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.1, 4.3.9, pp. 711–712)
Escape from an entanglement. (pp. 713–714)
Rescue a downed fire fighter using the fire fighter’s SCBA straps. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, pp. 716–717)
Rescue a downed fire fighter using a drag rescue device. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, p. 718)
Rescue a downed fire fighter as a two-person team. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, pp. 719–720)
Supply air to a downed fire fighter using the low-pressure hose from a rapid intervention pack. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, pp. 721–722)
Supply air to a downed fire fighter using the high-pressure hose from a rapid intervention pack. (NFPA 1001: 4.3.9, pp. 723–724)