NVIC 08-14 Task 3.8.C

Fight and extinguish fires.

FF-X2.2 Fire fighting equipment and its location on board: .8 use of breathing apparatus for fighting fires and effecting rescues

When presented with an extensive fire , with heavy smoke in an enclosed space, given jet and spray nozzles on a charged hose line, wearing a fire fighter’s outfit and a properly donned self-contained breathing apparatus, and asked to demonstrate the hose team leader procedures to extinguish the fire,

the candidate demonstrates the proper hose team leader procedures for extinguishing extensive fires.

The candidate correctly demonstrates all of the following hose team leader procedures for extinguishing an extensive fire:

1. Selecting proper nozzle settings and advancing the hose line;
2. Employing safe tactics (crouching low and approaching from upwind or with a clear exit path);
3. Making effective application of water streams (using accepted motion(s) of nozzle); and
4. Extinguishing the fire.