SCBA Mask Confidence

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SCBA Mask Confidence

• Becoming confident in your equipment

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SCBA mask confidence

• This program is in no way offered as a full
  respiratory protection program, rather a
  suggested training to meet specific competency
  requirements set forth in OSHA CFR 1910.134 and
  the other applicable NFPA standards.

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SCBA mask confidence

• This program will provide a detailed training
  simulation that reinforces personal proficiency
  while emphasizing standardized emergency
  techniques to be initiated when encountering a
  sudden hazardous event on the fire ground.

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Why do I need this class?

• Yearly requirement to have SCBA refresher.
• Allows you to know what your limitations are and
  how to overcome them.
• You depend on the operation and your ability to
  operate your SCBA in stressful situations.

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What will we be doing?

• Short class room session discussing SCBA
  operations.
• Discuss way to make your profile smaller and how
  to maneuver in tight situations.
• Go complete a SCBA mask confidence course while
  on air.

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Basic Skills Needed

• The 4 most critical actions in each of these
  situations are
• 1 Remain CALM
• 2 Notify your partner/command
• 3 Activate your PASS alarm
• 4 Search for/find and exit

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Basic SCBA Emergencies

• Ripped or Severed Hose
• Cracked, Broken or Damaged Lens
• Air from Regulator Discharging Uncontrollably
• Audible Leak from Hose Connection at the Cylinder
  Connection

• Face piece Removal
• Air Supply Stoppage
• Early Low pressure Alarm Activation / Decreased
  Air Flow
• Depleted Air Supply

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The course

• Follow the rope into the building
• There are knots approximately every 20 feet with
  a set of smaller knots behind the main knot
  telling you how far you have gone.
• The knots will allow you the ability to tell
  command where you are inside the building in case
  of emergency.

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The course

• When the rope runs out you will find a hose line.
• You need to locate a coupling nearest to you and
  figure out which way is out.
• Follow the hose line through the remainder of the
  course until an instructor tells you your out.

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L.C.A.N. Report

• You will be required to provide 1 L.C.A.N. report
  while going through the course.
• L - Location (Where you are inside the building.)
• C Conditions (what are the current condition at
  your location.)
• A Actions (what are you doing right now and
  what are you going to do next.)
• N Needs (what do you need?)

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Obstacles

• Some of the obstacles are small and very
  confining.
• Stay calm and work through them, without braking
  the prop.

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Problems

• If you encounter a problem slow down and catch
  your breath.
• Talk to your partner and see if they can find a
  way to get through the problem and talk you
  through it.
• Ask for Help

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Problems

• If your low air alarm sounds tell command you
  location and 2 full air bottles will be brought
  to you.
• If you run out of air you have failed the course
  and will have to try again.
• If you do not know where you are we can not bring
  you new bottles.

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Skills Reinforced

• Reduced Profiling
• Communication Partner / Command
• Accountability
• Confidence in your ability

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Thanks

• Timothy E. Sendelbach for designing most of the
  props used in this course.