Section 23

Firefighter Safety/Personal Protective Clothing

Intermediate Level

8 Hours

The following assignments have been completed by the student and was evaluated by an instructor certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or an approved individual or instructor under State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association standards:

q 23-02.01 The firefighter shall demonstrate techniques for action when trapped or disoriented in a fire situation or hostile environment by:

§ Ability to read a preplan of a structure and diagram all possible escape routes prior to entry

§ Exiting a smoke filled area by reversing the entry path while keeping in contact with a wall at all times, making all turns in the same direction (i.e. left or right) until out of the area

§ Working with a charged line, protecting himself during flashover or falling burning ceilings, by immediately setting stream patterns to full fog, dropping to the floor, rolling onto back and using protective fog pattern to cool area directly overhead and

§ Demonstrating by feel, knowledge of which direction of a coupled hose line leads to the nozzle end and which leads to the water supply

NOTE: There is one (1) SFFMA Intermediate required skill associated with this section which must be completed and the SFFMA required skill sheets filled out properly for successful completion of this section

Students Printed Name:________________________________ Date: _________

Evaluators Printed Name: ____________________________________________

Evaluators Signature:__________________________________ Date: _________