On-board training materials for the martime industry




Firefighting: Interior Firefighting

Training categories: Fire Fighting

This program discusses and demonstrates the specialized firefighting techniques and problems associated with interior fires.

This program also

  • describes the three stages of interior fires - incipient, freeburning and smoldering
  • illustrates the direct and indirect method of interior firefighting
  • describes and shows thermal balance
  • describes the use of thermal imaging cameras and shows what the operator "sees" in the thermal imaging camera viewfinder
  • explains backdraft and flashover
  • illustrates proper overhaul procedures