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Flammable Gas Cylinder Fire Flammable Gas Cylinder Fire – 2002 Edition, NFPA 1001 5.1.1.2, 5.3.1, 6.3 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Skill Sheet 19-4 Candidate's Name Date Evaluator's Name Evaluator's Signature The candidate, given a complete set of PPE, SCBA, and an engine shall, operating as a team, demonstrate controlling a flammable gas cylinder fire until the appropriate valve(s) can be shut in accordance with Delmar, Firefighter’s Handbook, 2 ed., NYS ed. Time limit for this station is 7 minutes. 02/2007 Criteria: Pass Fail Identifies/controls/avoids hazards (approaches from side, understands vapor density, evaluates topographic concerns, and ignition sources identified) Correct fire stream choice and advancement (solid stream to cool, wide fog to advance with minimum two hose lines, and fog stream from separate pump to protect) Controls fire (solid stream directed at top of cylinder/vessel to cool vessel vapor space) Shuts off fuel source valve(s) Continues to cool the involved cylinder (after valve is shut) Evaluator Notes