Syllabus - Advance Fire Fighting (FT 605)

PUMPS TYPES AND APPLICATION

Fire water pump characteristics, main and stand by fire pumps, booster fire water pumps, water mist fire water pumps, jocky pumps.

PUMP INSTALLATION, PIPING ARRANGEMENT AND ACCESSORIES

Typical installation, pump separation, multiple pump installation. Pressure and flow control valves, Flow measurement. Fire sprinklers protection.

FIREWATER PUMP CONTROLLER

Controller power supplies, Firewater pump acceptance and flow testing- Safety precautions, Periodic performance test, weekly testing, Basic test procedure.

MANAGING INCIDENTS

Incident Command Development- Fire ground command, Responsibilities and function of command, Establishing command, Command staff, General staff function, Post incident review.

FIRE ATTACK AND FIRE STREAMS

Sizing up incidents- Lloyd Layman’s size up process, Determining fire flow- Kimball rule of thumb, Action plan development – Incident and tactical priorities, scene safety. Solid Streams- Horizontal and Vertical reach, stream penetration, Non solid fire streams- Velocity Flow nozzle reaction.