Locating Fires and Assessing Conditions

Flashcards about locating fires and assessing conditions during mine fires.

Two of the main objectives of work during a mine fire are and __.

Locating the fire and assessing the conditions in and near the fire area.

The first report of a fire will often have been from __.

From miners working near the fire area.

__ are obvious indications that a fire exists.

Carbon monoxide and/or smoke coming from the main fan or main exhaust.

The amount of carbon monoxide found in the sample gives some indication of the __.

Magnitude of the fire.

The teams can roughly pinpoint an unlocated fire and assess its magnitude by __.

Reporting where and how heavy the smoke is and by feeling bulkheads and doors for heat.

If you encounter a small fire while exploring the mine, you should be able to extinguish it immediately by using __.

Hand-held fire extinguishers or water from a waterline.

You must take gas readings in __ to determine if the mine atmosphere is potentially explosive.

The exhausts near the fire area.

Check the ground conditions carefully in the fire area because __.

Heat from a fire can weaken the back and sides.