Live Burn Demonstrations
— Texas —
Structure Fire Demonstration
Two Room Fire with Vent
Nozzle Type Equipped
BLADE™ 160GPM @ 50PSI
Fire Behavior
Flashover Bedroom 4
Flashover Bedroom 3
Hallway fully involved with fire.
Venting Conditions
Bedroom 4 (Left) vented
Bedroom 3 (Right) non-vented
Total Water Applied
110 Gallons for total suppression
Vent Plan
Open lower panes of Bedroom 4 windows. Allow top portion to self-vent
Ignition Plan
Bedroom 3 lit slightly before Bedroom 4
Floorplan
Structure Fire Demonstration
One Room Fire with Vent
Nozzle Type Equipped
BLADE™ 160GPM @ 50PSI
Fire Behavior
Flashover in Bedroom 2
Rollover in the hallway.
Hoseline called early due to threat to power lines near the vent windows.
Venting Conditions
Bedroom 2 vented
Total Water Applied
95 Gallons for total suppression.
Vent Plan
The windows on the Bravo side of the building will be open.
Floorplan
Structure Fire Demonstration
One Room Fire Unvented
Nozzle Type Equipped
BLADE™ 160GPM @ 50PSI
Fire Behavior
Flashover Bedroom 1
Rollover into the living room space
Venting Conditions
Bedroom 1 unvented
Total Water Applied
60 Gallons for total suppression
Vent Plan
The room will remain unvented until knockdown is achieved.
Floorplan
Structure Fire Demonstration
Two Room Fire Transitional Attack
Nozzle Type Equipped
BLADE™ 160GPM @ 50PSI
The BLADE™ pattern is adjusted to be narrow and horizontal
Fire Behavior
Flashover in the dining room & kitchen.
Rollover into the living room almost to the front door.
Venting Conditions
Dining room vented
Kitchen vented
Total Water Applied
115 Gallons for total suppression
Vent Plan
One window into the dining room will be taken; the other will be boarded over
Attack Plan
10-15 seconds of water. Exterior attack, then move in for final extinguishment. The line will start shallow and then move to an elevated angle of attack
Floorplan
Structure Fire Demonstration
Large Area Fire
Nozzle Type Equipped
BLADE™ 160GPM @ 50PSI
The BLADE™ is horizontal
Fire Behavior
Flashover in the Garage and
Living Room
Heavy fire in the Dining Room
Conditions
Larger room with approximately 560 square feet flashed over.
15' wide x 35' deep
Total Water Applied
105 Gallons for total suppression
Vent Plan
Garage and living room are combined into one large room.
The front door is open.
The door from Bedroom 3 is open
Floorplan
