FIR 159 - Fundamentals of Firefighting IV

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: 

• Perform basic fire origin and fire cause investigations. 

• Successfully implement Crew Resource Management on the fireground. 

• Identify the need for specialized technical rescue services. 

• Perform advanced automobile extrication skills. 

• Demonstrate advanced capabilities as a firefighter in firefighting scenarios. 

Student Learning Outcomes: 

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: 

• Identify the area of fire origin during a fire investigation. 

• Given a simple fire investigation, identify the fire cause during a fire investigation. 

• Demonstrate proper methods of preserving evidence of fire cause and origin. 

• Effectively manage personnel resources in accordance with Crew Resource Management on the fireground. 

• Effectively work through emergency scenarios involving firefighter self-rescue. 

• Call a Mayday after experiencing a problem during firefighting operations. 

• Perform controlled breathing during a firefighter emergency. 

• Orient oneself using common structural landmarks when disoriented. 

• Determine which direction leads to the outside after finding a lost hoseline. 

• Locate a downed firefighter in a building. 

• Protect a downed firefighter in a building during rescue operations. 

• Breach a wall to access a downed firefighter. 

• Rescue a firefighter from a lower level. 

• Rescue a firefighter trapped under debris. 

• Improvise to make a “RIT Pack” to use during firefighter rescue operations. 

• Utilize a “RIT Pack” during firefighter rescue operations. 

• Perform automobile extrication on an overturned vehicle. 

• Perform automobile extrication on a vehicle in a ditch. 

• Stablize and perform extrication on a vehicle on its side. 

• Demonstrate the “Noah’s Ark” extrication technique. 

• Perform automobile extrication on unusual vehicles. 

• As part of a firefighting crew, deploy a supply line 300’ from a hydrant, then deploy one attack line flowing 100 gpm and one backup line flowing 200 gpm within 3 minutes. 

• As part of a firefighting crew, establish a drafting operation at a minimum of 300 gpm from a portable tank with a fire engine within 5 minutes. 

• As part of a firefighting crew, deploy a supply line 300’ from a hydrant, then deploy a monitor nozzle flowing a minimum of 500 gpm within 3 minutes. 

• As part of a firefighting crew, deploy a 2½” hoseline with a gated wye to the third floor, then connect a 100’ high-rise pack, advance to the fourth floor, and flow water at a minimum of 100 gpm.