Instructions

Read the emergency situation. Study the diagram until you understand the location of the workers and equipment in the situation. Do them one at a time. Don’t jump ahead, but you may look back to earlier questions and answers.

Background

You are acting section foreman during the absence of the regular section foreman.

You are at the face of the #5 entry on the 001 section making pre-shift checks for the oncoming second shift.

Miners from the first shift are working on the two other active sections in this mine.

Section 001 is 3,500 feet from the portal.

This mine has an average seam height of 36 inches.

The mine is dry, dusty, and not well rock dusted.

The section EMT, Claude Kildare, is the scoop operator. At the moment you think he is at the supply hole unloading bolts and plates.

You are well trained in basic first aid procedures.

A water line, with fire hose outlets and fire hose, extends the full length of the belt.

A one inch flexible water line runs from the dumping point to the continuous miner.

Including yourself, there are 12 miners working on this section today.

Rubber tired battery operated scoops are used to transport supplies and miners to the section.

Problem

As you complete your pre-shift checks of the face area of the #5 entry, you hear someone yelling "Fire!" You crawl out from the face of #5 entry into the last open crosscut and turn right toward the #3 entry. You see the continuous miner burning in the crosscut between #2 and #3 entries.

Study the map.