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    THE FIRE OFFICER

    WHO IS A FIREFIGHTER?
    • A firefighter (or fireman) is one who has been
    trained and certified to effectively and efficiently
    manage the prevention, control, spread and
    extinction of fires.

    • A firefighter is also trained to rescue people from


    dangerous situations like burning structures,
    collapsed buildings, auto crashes, etc and to
    effectively handle situations involving hazardous
    materials
    BASIC SKILLS OF FIREFIGHTING
    • Prevention
    • Self preservation/survival
    • Rescue
    • Fire control
    • Preservation of property
    • Basic first aid
    Prevention
    • This involves efforts to ensure that no place
    simultaneously has sufficient heat, fuel and air
    to allow ignition and combustion
    Self Preservation
    • The safety of a firefighter is of prime
    importance. Firefighters carry tools and
    equipment that will protect them and aid self-
    rescue
    Rescue
    • This is a systematic method of searching for
    and removing trapped victims from dangerous
    conditions
    Fire Control
    • This involves methods used in containing a
    fire, preventing further spread of the fire and
    extinguishing it
    Preservation of Property
    • It is the duty of a firefighter to protect and
    preserve property. This involves measures
    taken to ensure a structure is fire safe and to
    prevent further damage in the event of a fire
    Basic First Aid
    • The basic medical attention that a firefighter
    gives a victim while awaiting the arrival of a
    medical person
    BASIC SKILLS OF A FIREMAN
    • Size up
    • Extinguishing
    • Search and rescue
    • Ventilation
    • Salvage and overhaul
    • First aid
    Size Up
    • A systematic process of information gathering and
    situation evaluation that begins when an alarm is
    received. It continues during response and includes
    the initial observation made upon arrival at the
    incident scene. E.g number of occupants in the
    building, degree of risk to lives, etc
    Extinguishing
    • The act of using adequate extinguishing media to
    contain, control and extinguish a fire
    Search and Rescue (S&R)
    • A search is done to look for victims who need
    assistance to leave a dangerous area
    • Rescue is the physical removal of a person from
    a hazardous condition or environment
    Ventilation
    • The removal of heated air, smoke and other
    airborne contaminants and their replacement
    with a supply of fresh air
    Salvage and Overhaul
    • Salvage includes methods employed in reducing
    primary and secondary damages during
    firefighting operations
    • Overhaul involves the identification and
    extinguishing of hidden and/or remaining fires
    First Aid
    • This is the first treatment given to an injured
    person before the arrival of a doctor
    QUALITIES OF A FIREMAN
    There are eight key qualities of a fireman:
    • Courage
    • Observation
    • Enquiry mind
    • Patience
    • Physical fitness
    • Discipline
    • Initiative
    • Tactfulness
    Courage
    • This is the ability of a fireman to do things which everyone
    else finds frightening and extremely dangerous.
    Observation
    • A fireman must be overly conscious of his environment
    Enquiry Mind
    • A fireman must know how to elicit information about an
    incident
    Patience
    • A fireman must be calmly diligent, physically able to suffer
    and bear, composed and not easily provoked
    Physical Fitness
    • To be effective, a fireman must be physically fit and ready 24
    hours a day and seven days a week
    Discipline
    • A fireman must be of good conduct and obey orders, rules or
    codes of behaviour
    Initiative
    • A fireman must be able to think outside the box. He must devise a
    new way of dealing with problems when the need arises
    Tactfulness
    • A fireman must be able to deal with people in a very sensitive
    manner

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