11 Firefighter survival Flashcards
4 things to watch for during fire fighting operations?
- read the fire 2. Read the building 3. Work as a team 4. Know your limitations
What is claustrophobia? 11/5
The fear of being in enclosed or narrow spaces
Symptoms of claustrophobia? 11/6
- Feeling of impeding doom 2. Rapid heartbeat 3. Profuse sweating 4. Rapid breathing 5. Narrowed field of vision 6. Muscle tension 7. Heightened senses - a feeling of hypersensitivity to sounds, smells, sights and textures
Counter measures to claustrophobic reactions? 11/6
- SCBA training 2. Self talk - engage in positive self talk that reinforces training and calmness 3. Slow your breathing and focus on breathing normally 4. inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth in a natural rhythm.
What is disorientation? 11/6
The state of having lost the sense of time, place or identity.
When do you call PAR? 11/8
- When entering a building 2. When exiting a building 3. Whenever command asks for it (Mayday)
What does PAR stand for? 11/8
Personal Accountability Report
10 Reasons to call a Mayday? 11/10
- If you feel you are in a compromised position
- If you find a downed firefighter or a member of your crew goes down.
- If you or your crew are caught in a flashover, backdraft or explosion.
- You become tangled or pinned and self-rescue has not worked in 60 sec.
- I you or a member of your crew has fallen through a floor or roof
- Your primary exit is blocked and you are unable to reach secondary exit in 60 sec.
- You or a member of your crews, low air alarm activation and you are unable to reach an exit or window in 30 sec.
- You have become lost or separated from your crew and you are unable to find an exit.
- Disoriented and unable to find exit in 60 sec.
- Entrapment with low air alarm activating
How to declare a MAYDAY? 11/10
- MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY 2. Await confirmation over the radio 3.Repeat if fire command does not respond to initial MAYDAY 4. Upon confirmation by fire command - LUNAR 5. State: Location, Unit, Name, Assignment, Resources needed 6. Activate PASS alarm to help in location 7. Stay calm and conserve air 8. Attempt self rescue but be cognizant of SCBA air level 9. Maintain Communication with Emergency safety officer (ESO) and Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC).
What does Lunar stand for? 11/11
L.U.N.A.R (Location, Unit, Name, Assignment, Resources) WHERE you are? WHO you are? What are your and their NAMES/ How MANY are with you? WHAT your assignment/sector was? What RESOURCES you need?
What are the responsibilities of the Rapic Intervention Crew? 11/14
- Establish RIC tarp in staging area located outside the HAZARD area
- Continue to size up the structure for potential issues.
- Determine potential egress points - ladder if necessary and place activated strobe pucks in the exit.
Basic equipment of the RIC? 11/15
RIT PAK 3, Irons and High Rise kits, Radios, Flashlights, Stokes Basket, Mega Mover, Spine Board, Cut-Off Saw with proper blade, with extras, Chain saw(s), Sledge Hammer, Attic Ladder, TIC, search Rope(s), Lifeline, Bolt Cutters.
What steps have to be followed when reaching a downed Fire fighter? What a Acronym is used? 11/16
P.A.C.C.A.N.
P - Pass alarm - Shut off alarm (look for flashing light)
A - Air - Assessn for breathing (look, listen, feel, for breathing) Check for “blow by” if no blow by turn on bypass valve to check air flow, check SCBA AIr level on the bottle.
C - Communicate - Inform command: a downed or disoriented FF found. If necessary - call a MAYDAY (unable to exit within the 60 sec timeframe).
C - Conditions - Where are you located? What conditions are yopu dealing with (injuries, collapse, multiple victims, etc.)?
A - Actions - What is your plan of action (packaging for extrication, removal, SCBA change over, and / or where you plan to extricate victim to, etc.)
N - Needs - Additional RIC, additional or specific tools, hose lines, etc.
