What kind of attack uses steam to fight a fire?

• A. Direct attack
• B. Indirect attack
• C. Simple
• D. Penetrating attack

Answer: (C)

The kind of attack described is the simple approach to fighting a fire with steam. In this method, you don’t aim a jet directly at the fuel or try to push through barriers to reach the seat of the fire. Instead, you use steam (often via a fog pattern) to blanket the space, cool the flames, and reduce the fire’s heat and access to oxygen. It’s a straightforward, blanket-focused technique, which is why it’s categorized as a simple attack.

Direct attack would be putting water straight on the burning fuel; penetrating attack attempts to breach barriers to reach hidden fuel; indirect attack is about cooling the fire from a distance or overhead to knock it down, which is related but not the basic blanket method described here.