Attic Fire Tactics

The risks involved in facing attic fires.

Attic fire tactics.

Considering the several approaches to hitting an attic fire case delineated some of the many associated tactics and considerations. Fire that reaches the attic will find a large lumber yard of fuel and unlimited air supply based on the exchange of air within the structure. Strategies in identifying the presence on an attic fire. In modern construction ladder companies may need to perform a roof attack by randy frassetto in newer construction attic fires pose unique challenges making fireground tactics difficult at best.

Attack from the underneath converting the fire without initial vertical ventilation attack from underneath with vertical ventilation attack from the outside through. You can completely open up for a direct attack on the fire or open a smaller hole and inject a fog pattern into the atmosphere and. Strategies in extinguishing attic fires and keeping your firefighting personnel safe. The current trends in construction and how they affect fire ground safety.

Attics may have regular access steps pull down steps or simply a hatch that requires some type of. Tactical consideration 4. Consider the wood stove. At some incidents it will be easy to determine that the fire is in the attic.

Go inside open the ceiling under the fire and put out the fire. Understanding fire behavior and fire ground tactics. However the fire may also. Attic fires are commonly ventilation limited fires.

The openings provided for natural ventilation are not enough to maintain steady state burning and fuel limited fire.