Skills Evaluation – Ext Mod 5

Exterior Fire Fighter Module 5 Skills Evaluation Overview

This page contains the points you will be evaluated on for your EFF Mod 5 Skills.  It does not give you the answers but will give you focus.  Read through it and if unsure about any points then hit the books for a refresher.  If time permits, contact a fire fighter to clarify and get answers to any of your questions.  When you have finished your lessons, you will be examined on the follow skills:

Breaking Glass

  • PPE requirements
  • Target identification
  • Use of hand tool at ground level
  • Use of hand tool at upper floor level

Tool Maintenance

  • PPE requirements
  • Ventilation equipment is cleaned and in service
  • Maintenance Log Book is correctly filled in (at this time, no log book is available)

Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV)

  • Identification of fire and attack
  • Correct placement for starting
  • Exhaust location, communication & timing
  • Correct placement for usage & interior routing of air flow
  • Describe safety aspects (pro/con) of PPV

Hydraulic Ventilation

  • Location of fire and direction of attack
  • Placement
  • Implementation of vent & communications
  • Describe safety aspects (pro/con) of HV

Operation of Small Tools

  • PPE requirements
  • Tool selection and staging
  • Use with manufactures’ guidelines and dept SOG’s/SOP’s
  • Fuel
  • Safety features of the tool
  • Correct blade & ability to change blade
  • Cold start / warm start / shutoff
  • Select and demonstrate proper tool for various materials
  • Place tool in ready state or communicate if not
  • Returns tool to apparatus

Inspection and Cleaning of Hand and Power Tools

  • PPE requirements
  • Damage
  • Fluid levels
  • Ready for operations
  • Clean as per manufactures recommendations
  • Place tool in ready state or communicate if not
  • Returns tool to apparatus
  • Take Out of Service
  • Fill in the Maintenance Log Book (at this time, no log book is available)

Vertical Ventilation

  • PPE requirements
  • Ladder placement for conditions
  • Correct tools for pitched roof
  • Carry tools correctly up the ladder
  • Sounding
  • 1st cut parallel to roof support (leaving support to remaining roof)
  • 2nd cut perpendicular to roof support (don’t cut supports)
  • Cut small triangle cut in far corner
  • 3rd cut perpendicular to roof support (don’t cut supports)
  • 4th cut parallel to roof support (leaving support to remaining roof)
  • Using hand tool, pulls section free and flip it over onto the solid roof
  • Use pike pole to punch out the ceiling below.  Hole should be same size as removed section.
  • Safely retreat to ground level
  • Can describe how to perform a Trench Cut (tools, walls, width)
  • Describe safety aspects (pro/cons) of Trench Cut

Sounding a Roof

  • PPE requirements
  • Hand tool strike / listen / feel for bounce prior to entering
  • Sounds every step ahead and to each side
  • Locates support members
  • Periodically sounds around self to monitor conditions
  • Sounds roof while leaving area

Climbing a Ladder while Carrying Ventilation Tools and Equipment

  • PPE requirements
  • Checks ladder
  • Grasps tool in hand and slides against beam of ladder
  • Wraps other hand around opposite beam and begins climbing
  • Climbs by maintaining contact between free hand and beam and sliding tool along opposite beam

Forcible Entry

  • PPE requirements
  • Check if unlocked
  • Force door or lock (we don’t have lock tools)
  • Force window (break glass) or lock
  • Secure door / window in open position
  • Wall breach
  • Carrying tools safely
  • Using tools safely
  • Observed all applicable safety precautions