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ESCAMBIA COUNTY FIRE RESCUE SCBATRAINING Slide 2 FIREFIGHTER AIRPACK CONFIDENCE TRAINING WHATS THE BIG DEAL? WHATS THE BIG DEAL? LETS FACE IT, THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF OUR JOB IS STILL RESPONDING TO FIRES. LETS FACE IT, THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OF OUR JOB IS STILL RESPONDING TO FIRES. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME IS SURE TO INCREASE THE CHANCES THAT YOU OR SOMEONE WORKING WITH YOU-MAY GET HURT OR KILLED. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME IS SURE TO INCREASE THE CHANCES THAT YOU OR SOMEONE WORKING WITH YOU-MAY GET HURT OR KILLED. GONE IS GONE!!!!!!!!! GONE IS GONE!!!!!!!!! Slide 3 Admiral Arleigh Burke, U.S. Navy IN THE HEART OF BATTLE YOU DONT REMEMBER VERY MUCH. YOU DONT THINK VERY FAST. YOU ACT BY INSTINCT, WHICH IS REALLY TRAINING. SO YOUVE GOT TO BE TRAINED FOR BATTLE SO THAT YOU WILL REACT EXACTLY THE WAY YOU DID IN TRAINING. Slide 4 SCBA CONFIDENCE Slide 5 TODAY IS A FUN DAY MAZE WITH CLEAR VISIBILITY MAZE WITH CLEAR VISIBILITY LOW OR REDUCED PROFILE LOW OR REDUCED PROFILE AIR CONSUMPTION TEST AIR CONSUMPTION TEST LAST BREATH LAST BREATH AIRPACK CHANGE OVER AIRPACK CHANGE OVER Slide 6 Preparing for Survival A Survival Attitude Loss of air with no warning Pack malfunction Trapped Slide 7 SCBA Emergencies DAILY MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION DAILY MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION DEVELOP AN SCBA DONNING ROUTINE DEVELOP AN SCBA DONNING ROUTINE TRAIN ON THE NOT SO ROUTINE TRAIN ON THE NOT SO ROUTINE BECAUSE WHAT IS ROUTINE BECAUSE WHAT IS ROUTINE Slide 8 SCBA SURVIVAL SKILLS REDUCED PROFILE MANEUVERS REDUCED PROFILE MANEUVERS LOOSEN/ADJUST STRAPS AND HARNESS LOOSEN/ADJUST STRAPS AND HARNESS PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THE HARNESS PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THE HARNESS COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE HARNESS COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE HARNESS Slide 9 Disorientation Emergencies Dealing with Disorientation Dealing with Disorientation Communicate with Crew/Command Communicate with Crew/Command Search for a Reference point Search for a Reference point Following a Wall Following a Wall Following a Hose Line Following a Hose Line Using Building Features Using Building Features Slide 10 Emergency Escape Techniques Always keep contact with the hose Always keep contact with the hose Rapid Location of a DOOR Rapid Location of a DOOR Emergency Window EXITS Emergency Window EXITS Ladder Slide Ladder Slide Rope Slide Rope Slide Breaching a WALL Breaching a WALL With or without a TOOL With or without a TOOL Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 Slide 17 Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 FLASHOVER Slide 24 PREVENTION IS THE KEY TO FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL IF FACE WITH A FIREGROUND EMERGENCY: STAY LOW! STAY CALM! STAY ORIENTED! NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!