Action Training System's Essentials of Fire Fighting 2008 Edition - Firefighter I
NFPA 1001 - 2008 Edition
23 DVD Titles firefighter I
1. Firefighter Safety: Part 1 Presents an overview of fire department and firefighter responsibilities under NFPA 1500. Describes the Incident Command System, control zones at emergency response scenes and how to meet the physical demands of the job through fitness and wellness programs.
2. Firefighter Safety: Part 2 Discusses standard operating procedures and the importance of teamwork. Describes accountability systems and on-scene rehabilitation and their importance to safety. Presents survival methods for firefighters who become disoriented or trapped in fires. Identifies safe procedures for riding fire apparatus, working on roadway emergency scenes, shutting off utilities at an emergency scene and responding to electrical emergencies.
3. Fire Behavior Describes the science of fire and combustion, the Fire Tetrahedron, states of fuel, pyrolysis and vaporization. Identifies types of heat energy, methods of heat transfer, the stages of compartment fire development, the products of combustion, factors in fire development and dangerous fire conditions for firefighters.
4. SCBA 1: Introduction Presents the functions of each component of the SCBA system, safety features of various types of SCBA, limitations of SCBA and hazardous environments that require respiratory protection.
5. SCBA 2: Use & Maintenance Demonstrates correct SCBA donning and doffing techniques, inspection and care procedures, how to change cylinders at an emergency scene and safety precautions and rules for using SCBA in emergency situations.
6. Personal Protective Clothing Lists the elements of the complete protective ensemble worn by firefighters and describes the functions and specifications for each element of personal protective clothing. Describes special clothing situations, firefighter responsibilities for the care and maintenance of turnout gear and safety requirements for work uniforms and safety shoes.
7. Portable Extinguishers Designed to be used in public fire extinguisher education programs as well as fire service training. Presents the classification and rating system used for fire extinguishers, types of hand-held fire extinguishers and how to select the correct extinguisher for a fire. Presents steps for operating portable fire extinguishers and demonstrates how to extinguish fires using the most common types of fire extinguishers. Discusses fire extinguisher maintenance and demonstrates fire extinguisher inspection.
8. Ropes & Knots Presents types, ratings and uses for fire service rope. Describes rope materials and construction, methods for inspecting rope and how to maintain and store rope. Demonstrates six basic knots used by firefighters and methods for hoisting equipment.
9. Fire Control 1 Discusses basic fire control strategies and safety. Demonstrates how to advance a charged attack line into a structure fire, three methods of water application, master stream devices, basic fire suppression tactics for Class B fires, and techniques for suppressing vehicle fires and other exterior fires.
10. Ladders 1 Defines basic ladder terminology and discusses ladder types and their uses on the fireground. Demonstrates ladder maintenance and inspections, how to select the correct ladder for the task and basics in ladder handling.
11. Ladders 2 Shows factors that affect ground-ladder placement, correct ladder placement to meet specific objectives and ladder raises for one, two and three firefighters. Demonstrates procedures for securing ladders, methods for climbing ladders and how to place a roof ladder.
12. Ventilation Basics & Horizontal Procedures Describes the fundamentals of ventilation, including benefits and safety concerns, especially backdraft and flashover. Describes horizontal and vertical ventilation, positive pressure, negative pressure and hydraulic ventilation. Demonstrates horizontal ventilation procedures.
13. Vertical Ventilation Describes safety precautions for rooftop operations, roof types and construction and their impact in vertical ventilation. Shows how to determine the integrity of a roof system and basic indicators of roof collapse. Demonstrates methods for opening flat and pitched roofs using a variety of techniques.
14. Fire Hose Basics Shows fire hose construction, sizes, uses, basic hose maintenance and how to prevent hose damage. Identifies types of hose couplings, tools and appliances and demonstrates hose-roll methods.
15. Handling Hose Presents guidelines for loading hose and basic types of hose loads and finishes. Demonstrates common hoselays and methods for coupling and uncoupling hose.
16. Advancing Hoselines Demonstrates how to pull and carry hose from a pumper to the fire location for a variety of hoseloads. Shows how to advance hose into structures and in stairways, from a standpipe and up a ladder and how to hoist hose. Describes how to extend a section of hose and how to retrieve a loose hoseline. Shows basic procedures for operating and controlling attack lines.
17. Fire Streams Identifies basic sizes and types of fire streams and the advantages and disadvantages of each type. Shows the use and maintenance of different types of nozzles. Defines “water hammer” and shows how to prevent it.
18. Forcible Entry Identifies forcible entry tools and how they should be used and maintained. Demonstrates procedures for through-the-lock entry on doors and forced entry through different types of doors and windows.
19. Fire Detection, Alarms & Communications Presents methods and technologies for receiving alarms from the public. Shows the basic components of fire alarm and smoke detection systems. Presents an overview of the communications center and systems for dispatching fire department personnel to an emergency. Demonstrates good radio procedures and procedures for routine and emergency communications.
20. Lighting & Power Sources Describe types of lighting used in the fire service, auxiliary electrical equipment and power plants. Reviews safety considerations for using lighting and electrical equipment. Demonstrates how to set up electrical equipment, illuminate the emergency scene and maintenance of lighting and portable power plants.
21. Property Conservation: Salvage Presents the benefits of good salvage operations to the public and the fire department. Demonstrates the procedures for storing and deploying salvage covers, how to construct a water chute and a catchall using salvage covers and how to cover openings in the roof, windows and doors to protect the property from secondary damage.
22. Property Conservation: Overhaul Presents indicators of structural instability and procedures for finding hidden fires. Describes procedures for opening concealed spaces, extinguishing hidden fires, preserving evidence and restoring the premises after a fire.
23. Sprinkler Systems Describes the effectiveness of sprinkler systems in saving life and property. Describes how sprinklers work and presents different types of sprinkler systems, components of sprinkler systems and the locations and appearance of control and operating valves. Describes considerations for responding to fires in protected buildings.
