Wednesday, 17 April 2013

High Rise Fire Fighting

Definition of High-Rise
Height > 24m
> 8 storey
Upper storey beyond the reach of CPL

Basic Task Force
2 FB, 2 LF, 1 PL(DO), 1 PL(SC), 1 CPL, 1 BAT, 1 DCT, 1 Ambulance

Control Points
Rescue & Suppression
Evacuation
Staging
BACO
Resource
FAP

Duties:

Firebikers
Marry with FSM, Confirm incident, Initial mitigation, Brief DO

1st DO PL
R&S, BACO, Setup jets to mitigate fire
(Things to bring: 2x38 hose, 2x38 nozzle, 2x64 hose, 1xbreeching, thermal imager, FE tools)

2nd SC PL
Water Supply, R&E, Operate pump
(2x38 hoses, 1x64, 2 stretchers)

LFAV
Assist in FF and R&E

CPL
Aerial assistance, charge riser with water to provide backup source of water supply, External AOS

BAT
Staging, Lift Operator

DCT
E-team, Resource OIC


Enhanced Task Force
1 Division FCP, 1 DART, 4 PL, 2 CPL, 1 AMB, SCDF Standby Company

Saturday, 13 April 2013

Hospital Callsigns

Hotel 1: SGH
Hotel 2: Tay Khoo Puat Hospital
Hotel 3: AH
Hotel 4: Tan Tock Seng Hspital
Hotel 5: CGH
Hotel 6: NUH
Hotel 7a: KK Hospital (Women)
Hotel 7b: KK Hospital (Children)

Fire Station Callsign

Division 1:
11: Central FS
12: Alexandra FS (HQ & Hazmat)
13: Clementi FS
14: Jurong Island FS (Hazmat)
15: Bishan FS
16: Banyan FS
17: Marina Bay FS

Division 2:
21: Paya Lebar FS
22: Changi FS
23: Tampines FS (HQ & Hazmat)

Division 3:
31: Yishun FS (HQ)
32: Ang Mo Kio FS
33: Seng Kang FS

Division 4:
41: Jurong FS
42: Tuas FS (Hazmat)
43: Woodlands FS
44: Bukit Batok FS (Hazmat)

West Coast Marine FS

Fire Point

Fire Point is the lowest temperature at which the heat from the combustion of the burning vapour is capable of producing sufficient vapour to enable combustion to continue (idependent of the ignition source).

Keywords: Fire point, lowest temp, sufficient vapour, sustain combustion

Flash Point

Flash Point is the lowest temperature at which there is sufficient vapourisation of the substance to produce a vapour, which will flash momentarily when a naked flame is applied. Another way of interpreting the flash point, is the temperature of the liquid fuel needed to cause igntion with a heat source; corresponds to the lower flammable limit of the evaporating vapour. One point to note is that this temperature will be affected by atmospheric pressure and in some fine situations, coniditions might exist in which the pressure is under one atmosphere; this will result in a reduction in flash point temperature.

Key Words: flash point, lowest temp, liquid fuel, sufficient flammable vapour, naked flame, ignites.

Vehicles

Basic Task Force
1) PL: Pump Ladder
2) LFAV: Light Fire Attack Vehicle
3) FB: Fire Bike
4) CPL: Combine Platform Ladder

Enhanced Task Force:
1) CT: Chemical Tender
2) BAT: Breathing Apparatus Tender
3) HDP: Hazmat Decon Pod
4) PDV: Personel Decon Pod
5) SDV: Site Decon Pod
6) FP: Foam Pod
7) VV: Ventilation Vehicle
8) FCV: Forward Command Vehicle