Henniker Fire Department ELO PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Henniker Fire Department ELO

PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) ● Helmet ● Hood ● Mask ● Coat ● Pants ● Boots ● Gloves ● SCBA 60 second requirement: to get a certification in PPE a firefighter has to be able to put all this gear on and have it ready to go in 60 seconds.

CPR, AED, and First Aid Certification ● Basic safety training required for all firefighters ● Knowing these basic skills can help save someone's life

SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) ● Drills - Basic requirements for the SCBA ○ Put it on in 60 seconds. ● Protects your face and lungs from toxic smoke and extreme heat ● It is important to be able to use this equipment quickly ● A fire doubles in size every 60 seconds

Truck Check ● Cleaning and checking all tools and equipment on the trucks because everything needs to be ready to go in a moment's notice. ● Checking supplies ● Cleaning tools ● Starting and maintaining all small engines

Hose Deployment and Use Attack Hose: Used for offensive and defensive firefighting. Supply Hose: Used to supply trucks with high amounts of water Deck Gun: Used for high flow fire attack in residential or high rise buildings.

Forest Fire Training ● Hand Tools: Used to cut fire lines and contain small fires. ● Portable Pumps: Used in remote places with bodies of water to pump water through fire hoses. ● Small Diameter Hose: Used in mop up operations.

Forest Fire PPE ● Leather gloves ● Leather boots ● Nomex pants ● Nomex shirt ● Helmet ● Goggles ● Fire blanket used for fire fighting crews who get overrun or are surrounded by a fire ● Blanket is a last resort for fire fighters to protect themselves

Fireground Strategy ● Harold Hunt and Sam Atkins approaching a car fire with an attack line and a back up man. ● Car is approached from a diagonal direction ● Minimizes chance of injury due to: ○ Tire blow up or ○ Exploding oil shocks on bumpers

MVA (Motor-Vehicle-Accident) Strategy These photos show us doing a training on a school bus and another car.

High Angle Rescue Training ● Practicing a high angle rescue on top of Pats Peak. ● Learned how to stabilize and rescue an injured person off a ski mountain.

Extrication Tools A variant of the “Jaws of Life” being used to cut the hinges of a bus door.

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