Re: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON - Navy cites smoking as likely cause of carrier fire that caused $70 million in damage

On Jul 31, 4:00 pm, "scott s." <75270_37...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
CJ Adams <blueb...@xxxxxxxx> wrote innews:4229m5-lnd.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:



Fred J. McCall wrote:

"Roger Conroy" <rogerconroy.nos...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:
:This might be a dumb question:
:How many of the 3000 crew would normally be fully qualified in
:firefighting?
:

3000 of them. It's part of basic shipboard qualification.

True, but there must be differences in the degree of
training and equipment. Everyone should be able to use an
extinguisher, but fewer would have fire-resistant clothing
and breathing apparatus issued, I'd expect. On a big ship,
how many would be fully-trained and equipped firefighters?

I think in general on CVs there are sufficient rated damage
control specialists to take care of the day-to-day fire and
flooding threat. After the Falklands, there was a push to
ensure all hands had a level of skill, as part of a
"mass conflagration" exercise. Not sure about the air wing.
I suspect they are mostly "self-loading freight" when it comes
to shipboard evolutions. "Equipped" isn't really an issue.
The repair lockers contain the gear, except for personal
survival gear like EEBDs. Not everyone assigned to a repair
locker would be "fully qualified" in the sense of being a
qualified nozzleman or on-scene leader though.

Don't know how many rated DC men assigned to a CV. In addition
to the normal fire and flooding there is a sizable flight deck
crash and salvage crew.

scott s.
.

USS Abraham Lincoln ratings

Air Department

V-1 Division is tasked with the security and movement of aircraft on
the flight deck. Included in this is the Crash and Salvage crew who
are the flight deck's fire department and rescue team. The V-1
Division handles, directs, moves aircraft on flight deck. It also
operates aircraft handling/servicing equipment and mans the crash/
salvage team.

V-3 Division is responsible for the security and movement of aircraft
in the ship's three hangar bays. V-3 Division handles, directs, moves
aircraft on the hangar deck. It operates aircraft elevators, hangar
bay doors and assigned fire fighting equipment.

Engineering Department
Engineering Department is one of the largest and most diversified
departments onboard ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Its nearly 350 personnel in five
divisions can equate to many of the companies who provide services to
you in your hometown. They are a Fire Department, Utilities
Department, Electric and Telephone Company and the Public Works
Department all rolled into one. Headed by the Chief Engineer and with
the aid of his five Principal Assistants, they are responsible for the
upkeep and maintenance of a wide range of equipment and systems
throughout the ship.

The responsibility for keeping the ship afloat and functioning is an
all hands effort but the job of keeping it intact falls on the
engineers. They operate the ship's fire main system and are the
primary damage control team members, they train the crew in basic and
advanced damage control and they hold the data base of all damage
control equipment and fittings throughout the ship. There is not a
single space on this warship which does not involve the engineers in
some way. The cable ways and piping overhead, the fire stations and
water tight doors you pass and the decks we walk on are all tied to
Engineering Department.

Training Department

Advanced Fire Fighting, (one of ) the general training courses Sailors
attend. .

.. Five additional computers are used for professional training
with ...and Fire Fighting are just a few of the STEP courses available
to LINCOLN sailors. About 1,000 sailors participate in these on board
courses annually.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/navy/unit/dept-cvn-72.htm
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