fire

• What are the 3 elements of fire?

  fuel, heat, oxygen
• What are the 3 ways to kill a fire?

  starve of fuel

  smother

  cool
• How does an FX stop a fire?

  it smothers the flames but has no cooling effect so fire should be cooled with non - flammable liquid
• What are the classes of fire?

  A = solid

  B = liquid

  C = gas

  D = metal

  E = electrical
• A flashover is a sudden transfer of heat from a local fire to a more widespread fire involving a much greater area
• Circuit breakers will pop out if circuit trips. Let captain know and if says to push back in, wait 90 secs. If it trips again, inform flight crew and don't reset it.
• Firefighting enterprises is on A333
• Kiddie aerospace is on the B787
• the Hafex is on the A339 (Neo) and the A350
• Fire gloves found on left hand side of aircraft. If they become wet they must be replaced.
• Slimline oxycrew SH found on A350 and A339 (Neo)
• Air liquide SH found on A333
• Fire containment bag:

  only use for lithium fire

  make PA "Cabin crew FCB to location x2"
• What are the 3 roles when fighting a fire?

  1. firefighter
  2. communicator - notify flight crew and coordinator
  3. coordinator - control passengers, obtain back up equipment
• What are the 5 thing to be included in a report to the flight crew?

  1. location - rows from door
  2. source
  3. severity - density and colour of smoke, flames?, visibility
  4. crew actions and results
  5. passenger reaction
• If there's lots of smoke in the cabin, inform passengers to get heads low and cover mouths. Distribute wet towels.