Does firefighters us math

Some examples of "Fireman Mathematics" are:

* Calculating volumes required for the air they breathe in SCBA

* Calculating the water/foaming agent ratiOS

* Estimating heights, distances and volumes * Determining manpower and other logistic requirements * Estimating evacuation zone distances. A fundamental use of mathematics that confronts all firefighters is fire fighting hydraulics. It's a foundational area of knowledge that all uniformed fire fighters must have a handle on. Calculating water delivery rates, hose capacities and such can drive the fire fighter who is less than adept at math up a wall. Additionally, you can readily see that a fire fighter who does not comprehend the subtleties of moving and delivering water will be much less effective on the fire ground.