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Who is in charge inside the affected space? - ✔✔The team leader
What are the responsibilities of the Team Leader? - ✔✔
Use the NFTI
Direct rotation of personnel
Directs nozzleman
Directs house to be charged/secured
Communicates with team leader
What is a NFTI? - ✔✔Naval Fighters Thermal Imager
What does the NFTI do? - ✔✔Allows user to see through smoke by sensing the difference in infrared
radiation given 9ff by objects with a temp. difference of .05°C
What does it look like to see through a NFTI? - ✔✔A negative picture, with lighter objects being hotter
What is the primary function of the NFTI? - ✔✔To help locate the source of fire when smoke/darkness
restricts visibility
What are some reasons to use the NFTI? - ✔✔To locate fire source
Search for a man down in the space
Find hot spots during overhaul
What are the 2 types of batteries the NFTI uses and how long do they last? - ✔✔Lithium rechargeable -
4.85 hours
10AA battery pack - 3.05 hours
, How do you change views when using the NFTI? - ✔✔Press the button marked "VO" on top of the
camera to activate/deactivate the Video Overlay.
How do you overhaul a class A fire? - ✔✔Team leader uses a NFTI to find hot spots and break them up
with a rake, halligan, or straight stream water, the sweater and desmoke
What is the most important step in controlling a gas fire? - ✔✔Securing the fuel source
How do you overhaul a class B fire? - ✔✔Use NFTI to find hot spots, and a member with AFFF
extinguisher and a rake
Why should you use a fog pattern when fighting a class C fire? - ✔✔Electricity cannot be conducted
between water vapor droplets
What agent is used as a last resort when fighting class C fires? - ✔✔PKP
Who determines when a class C fire is out? - ✔✔An electrician
What is the definition of overhaul? - ✔✔An examination and cleanup operation of hidden fires,
desmoking, and dewatering
What is the manning for standard navy fire hoses and who determines if you need more people? -
✔✔The scene leader determines the number of hosemen necessary to man each hose
Minimum hose manning is 9ne person for every half inch of hose
Who is in charge of fire fighting efforts at the scene? - ✔✔The on scene leader
Where is the on scene leader positioned when attacking the fire? - ✔✔By the primary boundary