Back to basics sounding and walking on the roof using roof ladders working from an aerial cutting the hole and punching through.
Fdny ventilation burning roof.
Firefighter firefighters structure fire vehicle fire car fire wildfire.
As a firefighter assigned to the roof you must keep an open mind with regard to your operations roof construction access to and egress from the roof tools and how you will perform the details.
This job is very dangerous because the roofs of burning buildings often collapse.
A perimeter search shall include the sides rear and shafts of the building.
Life communication and ventilation.
When news cameras are on scene firefighters can be seen working hard atop the burning building s roof.
A firefighter s ladder to roof guide.
To perform horizontal and vertical ventilation safely and effectively firefighters must understand fire behavior and know the various ventilation methods.
Firefighters must have a knowledge of roof construction and how to create ventilation openings in flat and pitched roofs that have a variety of coverings.
Firefighter ride along to structure fire flat roof ventilation.
The roof was a 2 x 4 inch gang nail truss roof with half inch plywood roof sheeting and a single layer of roofing paper and five layers re roofed in 1993 of composition roof shingles.
Roof firefighters in the roof position use tower ladder buckets aerial ladders portable ladders fire escapes and roofs of neighboring buildings to access the fire.
Their first job is to give a report of the roof top fire conditions to the commander.
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Discuss ventilation considerations for various types of roofs.
Roof position responsibility of this position covers three broad areas.
The roof firefighter should then perform any quick ventilation tactics including opening a bulkhead door and check for occupants vent a skylight and check returns for fire in the cockloft or.
Describe trench or strip ventilation.
Transmitting vital information to the incident commander.