Fire Roof Operations

By gary bowker you don t have to look very far on the internet to find firefighters in rapidly deteriorating fire situations when conducting interior fire attack and roof operations.

Fire roof operations.

Roof operations articles featured columnists training courses product reviews and videos. As a firefighter assigned to the roof you must keep an open mind with regard to your operations roof construction access to and egress from the roof tools and how you will perform the details. Roof operations are among the most important yet sometimes overlooked fireground functions. The actions of the members operating on the roof can make or break the success of a working fire.

This fire held lessons on truss roof dangers that the fire service ignored for decades. Firefighter w chicago fire dept. The appearance of fire. I am a19 yr.

And existing roof features. Operations daily training department responsibilities cleanliness member and public safety are met. A successful outcome depends on the location of the hole and wind direction. Roof operations are dangerous by nature.

That is why firefighters on the roof must operate with full. Back to basics sounding and walking on the roof using roof ladders working from an aerial cutting the hole and punching through. Assigned officer on duty. Visualize soffits gable vents the roof line and top floor windows for changes in the volume color and pressure of any smoke.

You are often working over the fire load on an elevated surface that is in some cases pitched. I have spent 15 of those years as the driver roof operator. It has always been our mind set is to begin ventilation if the engine is making an interior attack. All this intel allows for an accurate description of rooftop events and also confirms a go or no go for interior fire attack operations.