Fire stream tactics and friction loss in the Sofa Super Store incident

Super Sofa Fire

Fire fighting safety is of utmost importance. There are many different policies which help the firefighters maintain the integrity of the work which is done. There are many different rules which help the firefighters maintain the safety of others and the firefighters.

The incident at Sofa Super Store resulted in 9 deaths. This was due to many reasons which will be discussed in the following paper.

Fire Stream Tactics

Fire stream tactics are highly important when it comes to being in a situation like the Sofa Super Store. There are many things which help the fire stream tactics. One of which is the width of the pipe which is being used. Along with which it is important to keep the pressure of the source of water in mind.

As with all liquids, water cannot be compressed; it has to go somewhere. F there is an opening available, it will attempt to force its way through. Remember the nozzle, restricting the flow, is what generates working pressures. The pump does not create pressure; it only puts the water in motion.

It can be seen in the whole of the incidents, the hoses were not properly used. This caused a delay in the containment of the fire. There were many different requests which were not followed through properly.

During later stages of the incident several master streams were set-up and the resulting demand exceeded the volume available from the water mains and hydrants in the West Ashley area. The hydrants were capable of supplying all of the attack lines that were deployed during the first 30 minutes, if appropriate supply lines had been established. Delays were encountered in charging both of the hose lines that were taken through the showrooms to attack the fire in the loading dock. The delays and subsequent flow interruptions placed crews in extremely dangerous situations inside the building.

Conclusion

The whole of the incident was out of control from the first instance. There was a lack of coordination between all the workers present in the area. Apart from that there was no command center.

The different units which were deployed for the incident were not in sync with each other. This caused the team which went inside the building to get confused and lost inside the building. As per the report, the water flow also had many issues. The death of 9 workers was caused due to the different problems which are mentioned above.