Marine Firefighting: Part 5: Interior Firefighting

There are many differences between an outdoor fire and an indoor fire.  Not knowing these differences can lead to avoidable injuries and casualties.  This program discusses and demonstrates the specialized firefighting techniques and problems associated with interior fires.  This program also describes and shows thermal balance as well as how do use thermal imaging cameras and shows what the operator "sees" in the thermal imaging camera viewfinder.

• Enhance your crew's firefighting capabilities
• Minimize firefighting team casualties due to improper training
• Minimize damage caused to your vessel due to inefficient firefighting

Topics

• Problems associated with interior fires
• 3 stages of burning
• Firefighting methods
• Firefighting team
• Flashover and methods for dealing with it