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1. Understand the impact of any
form of ventilation fire development
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1.1
Explain the role air plays in the development of a compartment fire.
1.2
Explain the difference between air controlled and fuel controlled burning
regimes.
1.3
Explain the role of air supply and flashover.
1.4
Explain the role of air supply and backdraft.
1.5
Explain how buoyant smoke flow can impact the likelihood of fire gas
ignition.
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2. Understand the driving forces behind
Natural Ventilation
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2.1
Explain how compartment fires may self- ventilate and the impact this will
have on fire progression.
2.2
Explain the forces that influence natural ventilation.
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3. Understand Horizontal Ventilation
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3.1
Explain the most efficient method of moving smoke using horizontal
ventilation methods, including the inlet to exhaust ratios and height
differentials.
3.2
Explain the impact of wind on horizontal ventilation.
3.3
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of horizontal ventilation.
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4. Understand Vertical Ventilation
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4.1
Explain the most efficient method of moving smoke using vertical ventilation
methods including inlet to exhaust ratios and their location.
4.2
Explain the impact of wind on vertical ventilation.
4.3
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of vertical ventilation.
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5. Understand Anti-Ventilation
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5.1
Explain the impact of reducing air supply by closing existing openings.
5.2
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of anti-ventilation.
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6. Understand the overall impact
of Wind Driven Fires (WDF).
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6.1
Explain the impact of a wind driven fire.
6.2
Explain the fire behavior indicators of a wind driven fire.
6.3
Explain the tactical options for dealing with WDF
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7. Tactical Synergy for Natural
Ventilation
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7.1
Explain how Horizontal Ventilation, Vertical Ventilation and Anti-Ventilation
can be combined in a manner that can increase the effectiveness of search and
fire attack.
7.2
Explain how ventilation techniques can be combined with extinguishing tactics
and techniques to increase efficiency and safety.
7.3
Cool before you vent options
7.4
Transitional Attack
7.5 Gas
Cooling and Flame Cooling
7.6 3D
Zone Control (Buffer Zone and Safe Zone)
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8. Understand the principles of
Forced Ventilation
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8.1
Explain Negative Pressure Ventilation (NPV) techniques.
8.2
Explain the basic principles of Positive Pressure Ventilation including
variations in the inlet to exhaust ratio.
8.3
Explain the impact of variables such as fan design and siting can impact
efficiency.
8.4
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of forced ventilation.
8.5
Explain techniques used in post fire ventilation.
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9. Understand the principles of
using fans to pressurize uninvolved spaces
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9.1
Explain how fans can be used to prevent the flow of smoke into adjacent
horizontal compartments.
9.2
Explain how fans can be used to prevent smoke flow into adjacent vertical
levels.
9.3
Explain how fans can be used to pressurize stairwells in multilevel
structures.
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10. Understand the principles of
Positive Pressure Attack (PPA).
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10.1
Explain the term PPA.
10.2
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of PPA.
10.3
Explain the necessity of the “4 Points of PPA” in ensuring that the plan is
progressing as anticipated.
10.4
Explain implementation strategies that are required for successful
progression to PPA.
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11. Demonstrate a range of small
scale and cold exercises to demonstrate the learning outcomes defined in
sections 1 – 7.
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11.1
Students use a range of media to demonstrate the assessment criteria of
sections 1-7. This can be anything from multimedia, small scale hot or cold
demonstrations to large scale cold demonstrations.
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12. Demonstrate the use available
large scale multicompartment and multilevel props to demonstrate the learning
outcomes defined in sections 1 – 7.
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12.1
Students use a range of multicompartment and multilevel large-scale props to
demonstrate the assessment criteria of sections 1-7. This can be anything
from cold smoke, hot smoke drums to moderate class A fuel fires.
12.2
Students will be assessed on the ability to meet the learning outcomes in a
safe manner.
12.3
Where the facilities are not available, they must develop a model session
plan that demonstrates their ability to use a large-scale live fire facility
in a safe manner.
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13. Demonstrate a range of small
scale and cold exercises to demonstrate the learning outcomes defined in
sections 8-10.
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13.1
Students use a range of media to demonstrate the assessment criteria of
sections 8-10. This can be anything from multimedia, small scale hot or cold
demonstrations to large scale cold demonstrations.
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14. Demonstrate the use available
large scale multicompartment and multilevel props to demonstrate the learning
outcomes defined in sections 8 –10.
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14.1
Students use a range of multicompartment and multilevel large-scale props to
demonstrate the assessment criteria of sections 8-10. This can be anything
from hot smoke drums to moderate class A fuel.
14.2
Students will be assessed on the ability to meet the learning outcomes in a
safe manner.
14.3
Where the facilities are not available, they must develop a model session
plan that demonstrates their ability to use a live fire facility in a safe
manner.
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