AIR MANAGEMENT: KNOW YOUR AIR-CONSUMPTION RATE

摘要

The engine company officer pauses in the kitch-en at the basement door, feeling the doorknob for heat. Dark, acrid-smelling smoke pushes from the top edge of its frame. Turning to the nozzleman, the officer tells the firefighter to bleed the line and mask up. The backup probationary firefighter also places his mask on and pulls his hood into place. As the attack crew stays low and to the side, the officer pulls the door open. One firefighter chocks the door, and they advance down the wooden steps. Visibility is almost nonexistent as the team feels its way down the stairs.