Essentials 7th Edition - Attack a passenger vehicle fire

Download the Essentials 7th Edition App and stream all 173 Skill Videos for free: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/essentials-7th-edition/id1441449622?ls=1&mt=8 Purchase all 173 videos in the Essentials of Fire Fighting, 7th Edition Skills Video DVD Series: https://www.ifsta.org/shop/essentials-fire-fighting-7th-skills-videos/75173 This skill video demonstrates how to attack a passenger vehicle fire. CAUTION: Always don appropriate PPE, including SCBA, when on the fireground. Approach from uphill, upwind, and at a 45-degree angle from the side of the vehicle, if possible. Maintain communication and situational awareness. Observe fire conditions throughout the operation. Ensure that the vehicle is properly stabilized. NOTE: Firefighters must confirm the order to attack the fire prior to performing suppression operations. Step 1: Identify automobile fuel type, if possible. Step 2: Deploy an uncharged attack line. Step 3: Signal the driver/operator when ready for water. Step 4: Open the nozzle to bleed air from the line and check for adequate water flow. Step 5: Select the correct nozzle pattern. Step 6: Advance the attack line to the vehicle, applying water while advancing. Step 7: Extinguish any fire in the line of approach or under the vehicle. Step 8: Extinguish fire in the passenger compartment. Step 9: Open the hood and extinguish the fire in the engine compartment. NOTE: It may be necessary to force entry to the engine compartment. Step 10: Open the trunk and extinguish fire in the trunk. NOTE: It may be necessary to force entry to the trunk. Step 11: Extinguish hidden and smoldering fires.