SCBA AIR SUPPLY AND THE WORST-CASE MAYDAY SCENARIO

摘要

I magine that you are working a single-family-dwelling house fire. Everything is fairly routine. The engine comes to a stop and you dismount. The officer orders you to ad-vance an attack line to the front door; you do so. The truck company forces entry as the engine officer completes the walk-around. The fire is on the first floor in the rear, perhaps the kitchen. You and your crew advance in search of the fire. You can hear the roar of the flames as the radiant heat starts to hit you. You crawl forward with your attack line quickly to stop the fire from spreading down the hallway and to the second floor. As you turn the corner, the fire is in sight. You prepare your nozzle as the rest of the crew advances behind you. The fire is starting to roll over the ceiling as you open the nozzle and blacken the flames down. As the rush of steam flows by, you think that this was a pretty routine fire and that it should be out in a second. Overhaul and cleanup shouldn't take too long, and your company will be back in service in an hour or so.