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  1. Scenes from a Well-Coordinated Attack

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    Wed, 1 Apr 2009

    arriving companies’ actions, their officers and chauffeurs, and the 51st battalion chief set the pace for a well- coordinated attack that emphasized effective fireground communication, apparatus placement, and solid firefighting tactics. GREGORY

  2. Ventilation Operations on Lightweight Roofs: A Viable Operation?

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    Thu, 1 Dec 2011

    extinguish any visible fire and/or begin to extinguish the fire back to its source. A strip/trench opening without a coordinated attack from below can be ineffective! Don't be a roof shepherd. When roof ventilation operations are finished, personnel

  1. Recognition and Attack of Basement Fires

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    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    or 360° checks, placement of the initial attack line, attack scenarios for single and multiple handlines, coordinated . attack methods, alternatives for when the first floor is unstable, and rescuing civilians from upper floors. On arrival

  2. Education vs. Training in Fire Space Control

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    Mon, 1 Sep 2008

    is exhausted ahead of them. Essentially, in a coordinated attack , have ample exhaust, or an area of ample negative ..... as much as we train. Think of this aspect as a coordinated attack ; training and education must occur simultaneously for

  3. Positive Pressure Attack: Questions and Answers

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    Mon, 26 Nov 2007

    ventilation, you are not providing a coordinated attack and you have the time to start ..... Better yet, start with PPA in a coordinated attack and remove the heat and toxic ..... Initial Fire Attack = PPA = Coordinated Attack ) refers to increases in air

  4. AERIAL OPERATIONS FOR LOW-RISE BUILDINGS

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    Sun, 1 Oct 2006

    fires in private, single-family, or multiple dwellings. That should change. The aerial can greatly enhance a coordinated attack in several ways. Unfortunately, if the aerial’s spotting and placement are not routine practices based on

  5. INDUSTRIAL FIREFIGHTERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS, TOO!

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    Tue, 1 Nov 2005

    attack lines, foam lines, and dry chem extinguishers may all be called into play together on one project in a coordinated attack that almost always uses that very familiar strategy: cool the structure, isolate the fuel sources, and extinguish

  6. FLASHOVER AND BACKDRAFT: A Primer

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    Tue, 1 Mar 2005

    the members out. “Twenty seconds later, you would have had three fried guys in there,” Schlissel said. A coordinated attack was mounted, and the fire was brought under control with only minor extension to adjoining stores. Schlissel credits

  7. FLASHOVER AND BACKDRAFT: A Primer

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    Tue, 1 Mar 2005

    the members out. “Twenty seconds later, you would have had three fried guys in there,” Schlissel said. A coordinated attack was mounted, and the fire was brought under control with only minor extension to adjoining stores. Schlissel credits

  8. THE BEVERLY HILLS SUPPER CLUB FIRE (1977) AND SCANNING THE DECADES FOR TIMELY TOPICS

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    Sat, 1 Nov 1997

    Stillwater, Oklahoma, Aug. 1977) Coordinated Attack Improves Fire Control Strategy ..... the cumulative effect of the coordinated attack on the fire cycle--e.g ..... experimental stage ...." (" Coordinated Attack Urged To Improve Fire Control