Primary Search - NFPA
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Primary Search
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• Identify how current fire behavior research may affect search and rescue operations.
• Perform a 360º size up. • Determine survivability profile. • Demonstrate decision making based on
current and predicted conditions. • Perform primary search techniques.
Objectives
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(two part lesson)
Part 1
Search and rescue decision making and current fire behavior
research
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Part 2
Basic primary search techniques
More advanced search techniques will be covered in future lessons.
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It is impossible for this lesson to address every possible
fireground situation.
TSS is simply providing current information so you can make
sound tactical decisions.
DISCLAIMER
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Part 1
Search and Rescue Decision Making
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Your company is first on scene of this fire. Upon arrival, it is unknown if the
structure is occupied.
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• What information do you need to gather?
• Based on this information, what tactics should you consider?
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Prior to engaging, the following actions should be
considered.
• Size up • Locate the fire • Identify and isolate existing or
potential flow paths
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360º Size up
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NIOSH firefighter fatality reports repeatedly cite lack of a complete size-up as a contributing factor in
firefighter deaths.
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Known or potential rescue problem?
Active or potential flow paths?
Location and extent of the fire?
Size, age and construction type of building?
Structural stability?
Other hazards (electrical, exposures, access)?
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If available, utilize a TIC during your
size up.
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The following slides compare a visual size up with a TIC size up.
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Alpha Side Bravo Side
Video
Charlie Side Delta Side
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Where is the fire?
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Let’s see the same view with a TIC.
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Alpha Side Bravo Side
TIC
Charlie Side Delta Side
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With the TIC view, one can clearly see fire involving the room at the Alpha/Delta corner with heat
signatures in an adjacent room on the Delta side.
Alpha Side Delta Side
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Portions of your 360 Size Up may
have to be delegated due to access issues.
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Other factors to consider during
size up
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Time of day?
Weather (WIND)?
Resources on scene or en route?
Savable lives and/or property?
Water supply?
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What temperatures am I seeing
with the TIC?
What is the smoke volume, velocity, density
& color?
How is my water reacting with the
upper atmosphere (turning to steam or falling to the
floor?
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Locate the Fire
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Determine the location and extent of the fire.
Where is the fire?
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Where is the fire going?
Determine the location and extent of the fire.
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Locating the fire can usually be accomplished during the 360 size up. Again, a TIC can be very useful in determining the location and extent of the fire.
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Reading Smoke
VOLUME VELOCITY • The faster smoke is closer to the fire. • Compare velocities from equal size
openings.
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Reading Smoke
DENSITY • Smoke = fuel, thicker smoke = more fuel. COLOR • Black smoke that is high velocity and very
thin (low density) is indicative of flame-pushed smoke indicating the fire is nearby.
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Identify and Control Flow Paths
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Active or potential flow paths?
If a flow path is identified, attempt to control it by
closing doors or windows.
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Check for victims within close proximity of the door or window prior to closing.
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Controlling flow paths will limit fire growth, helping protect potential
victims.
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Controlling the flow path continues after entry. Compartmentalizing a
structure by closing doors and windows limits fire
growth and gives potential victims more time to escape
or be rescued.
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During UL/NIST experiments, closing an interior door took ceiling temperatures from
450º F to 150º F.
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UL Experiment Fire allowed to burn for 20 minutes in a 1 and 2 story home.
First time listed is predicted time to incapacitation by CO. Second time listed is predicted time to incapacitation due to high temperatures.
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Decision time
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Do I attempt search and rescue, or control the fire
and then make the search? Or, can I do both at the same
time?
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It all comes down to the incident
priorities.
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Open Volume 10 & 11. What is the #1 priority
for every incident?
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This includes civilian AND
firefighter lives.
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Incident Priorities • Protection of life • Incident stabilization through
fire control • Property/environment
protection and conservation
In today’s fire environment, there will be times when incident stabilization may provide for the protection of life.
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Rescue vs.
Fire Control
it’s a
Risk vs. Gain Decision
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Can you make a quick save
without the fire threatening
more lives…including
yours?
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Or, will forgoing fire control contribute to worsening fire
conditions, and possibly jeopardizing more
lives…including yours?
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Search and rescue principles from the
IAFC’s Rules of Engagement
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“Our goal as firefighters is to save lives. The fire service has a long history of
aggressive search and rescue operations as an initial priority of first arriving fire
companies. History (and firefighter fatalities) also reflects that firefighters
are exposed to the greatest risk of injury and death during primary search and
rescue operations.”
Rules of Engagement for Structural Firefighting Increasing Firefighter Survival
Developed by the Safety, Health and Survival Section International Association of Fire Chiefs
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If life is our first priority, what are the numbers telling us about our risk vs. gain decisions?
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Let’s take a look at the research.
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2005 Boston Globe report of 52 FF Fatality Fires, 1997-2004
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FF Deaths instructure fires Fires
w/suspicion ofpeople trapped
Fires w/victimsinside uponFD arrival
Civilian Deaths
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Source: Can They Be Saved? Utilizing Civilian Survivability Profiling to Enhance Size-Up and Reduce Firefighter Fatalities in the Fire Department, City of New York
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“Search efforts must be based on the potential to save lives. A safe
and appropriate action plan cannot be accurately developed until we
first determine if any occupants are trapped and can survive the fire
conditions during the entire rescue event (find AND then remove them).”
Rules of Engagement for Structural Firefighting Increasing Firefighter Survival
Developed by the Safety, Health and Survival Section International Association of Fire Chiefs
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Firefighters must perform an assessment of victim
survivability on every fire. This is called a
SURVIVALBILITY PROFILE.
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This means making a determination if interior
conditions warrant a search and rescue of
viable victims.
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Factors to consider when determining
survivability profile of potential victims.
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Time to flashover
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Higher temperatures
1 lb. of wood releases 8,000 BTU’s
1 lb. of plastic releases 19,900 BTU’s
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NFPA states that the limit for human temperature tenability is 212ºF.
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Heat Effects on Humans
http://www.nist.gov/fire/fire_behavior.cfm
Degrees F Response 98.6 Normal body temperature 111 Human skin begins to feel pain 118 Human skin receives 1st degree burns 131 Human skin receives 2nd degree burns 140 Burned human tissue becomes numb 162 Human skin is instantly destroyed
446 Glass melts 482 Natural cotton chars
>572 PPE’s begin to char >1112 Room temperature post-flashover
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Time for search AND rescue/removal?
Fire Engineering: SURVIVABILITY PROFILING: HOW LONG CAN VICTIMS SURVIVE IN A FIRE? 07/01/2010 BY STEPHEN MARSAR
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Today’s homes contain large amounts of
plastics.
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Thermo sets — TVs, coatings, toilets, buttons, flooring and insulation
Polyurethanes — shoes and cushions
Polypropylene — bottles, diapers and furniture
Polyvinyl chlorides (PVC)—carpet, clothes, purses, records and shower curtains
Combustibility of Plastics by Frank L. Fire. (Fire Engineering Books: 1991)
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Acetyls —aerosol containers, combs,
lighters and pens
Nylons —various household containers,
brushes, sewing thread and fishing line
Polyesters —hair dryers, computers and kitchen appliances
Polyvinyl chlorides (PVC)—carpet, clothes, purses, records and shower curtains
Thermo sets —TVs, coatings, toilets, buttons, flooring and insulation
Combustibility of Plastics by Frank L. Fire. (Fire Engineering Books: 1991)
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Acrylics —glues, food packages and skylights Nylons —various
household containers, brushes, sewing thread and
fishing line
Polyesters —hair dryers, computers and kitchen appliances
Thermo sets —TVs, coatings,
toilets, buttons, flooring and
insulation
Combustibility of Plastics by Frank L. Fire. (Fire Engineering Books: 1991)
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When plastics burn, they produce… “The Breath From Hell.”
Combustibility of Plastics by Frank L. Fire. (Fire Engineering Books: 1991)
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Today’s fire environment produces higher levels of
Carbon Monoxide.
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Hydrogen Cyanide
135 ppm can kill in 30 minutes. Today’s fires routinely produce 3,400 ppm, killing in less than a minute.
Hydrogen cyanide gas used in gas chambers.
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Turnout and SCBA Limitations
Your SCBA face piece and turnouts absorb heat/energy until they fail. Studies show this is around 500º F or sooner.
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If a firefighter cannot survive in the toxic environment
without SCBA, and the PPE cannot withstand prolonged exposure above 500º F, can
an occupant?
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“If survival is not possible for the entire extraction period, a more cautious
approach to fire operations must be taken. Fire control should be obtained
before proceeding with the primary and secondary search efforts.”
Rules of Engagement for Structural Firefighting Increasing Firefighter Survival
Developed by the Safety, Health and Survival Section International Association of Fire Chiefs
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The bottom line… You need to know the facts of today’s structure fires. What are they?
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Modern Structure Fire Facts
• Fire grows as it receives more air. • Fire releases more energy as
synthetic furnishings burn. • Fire gases burn if not cooled. • Victims have a better chance of
surviving if the fire threat is minimized.
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Rescue is a tactical action of opportunity.
This can mean that if the fire is within seconds of flashover, and the search and rescue operation requires several minutes, you do not have the opportunity to make a rescue.
Fuel
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If cooling the fire is required prior to, or during the rescue, how do you do it?
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Cool the Space from the Most
Effective Location
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If cooling from the outside is the best option…
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“Hit it hard from the yard” for
several seconds to take the heat
out of it, and then enter to finish it off and make the
rescue.
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Are conditions getting better or worse for any potential occupants?
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The primary goal of this step is to reduce the thermal threat to the occupants and
firefighters as soon as reasonably possible.
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Research by NIST and UL (Spartanburg South Carolina) saw temperatures go from over 1000º F throughout the building to below 150º F within a
very short period of water flow.
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The same research also saw that water application significantly increased oxygen levels near the floor and CO levels decreased.
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It’s been said before, but it’s a fact - firefighters need to
adapt to today’s fire environment and adjust
tactics accordingly.
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Once you have addressed the thermal threat, it’s time to search.
See Blackboard video for basic search techniques.
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Time for hands on training. Take the information from the PowerPoint and videos and APPLY IT!!!!
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Director of Training Battalion Chief Derek Alkonis
LACoFD Training Services Section (323) 881-2436