201.04/201.04A :RESCUE — LOST FIRE FIGHTERS and COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES

Question 1

The term ________ will be reserved ONLY to report lost or trapped fire fighters.

Answer 1

May-Day

Question 2

The term ____________ will be used to

report other emergencies besides lost or trapped firefighters.

Answer 2

emergency traffic

Question 3

The incident Commander MUST ALWAYS assume that a missing fire fighter is where?

Answer 3

lost or trapped in the building until the fire fighter is accounted for.

Question 4

What actions need to be taken by Command for a reported missing or trapped fire fighter?

Answer 4

• EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
• CHANGE THE PLAN TO A HIGH PRIORITY RESCUE EFFORT
• IMMEDIATELY REQUEST ADDITIONAL ALARMS
• FIREGROUND ACCOUNTABILITY
• COMMIT THE RESCUE SECTOR/BRANCH
• WITHDRAWAL OF COMPANIES FROM AFFECTED AREA
• DO NOT ABANDON FIRE FIGHTING POSITIONS, PROVIDE REINFORCEMENT
• ASSIGN CHIEF OFFICER TO THE RESCUE SECTOR/BRANCH
• ASSIGN A SAFETY SECTOR TO THE RESCUE EFFORTS
• EXPAND THE COMMAND ORGANIZATION
• SPECIAL CALL CHIEF OFFICERS
• EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF TREATMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS
• OPEN / UNLOCK ALL DOORS, IF APPROPRIATE
• VENTILATE, MAINTAIN TENABILITY / LIGHTING
• COORDINATE AND CONTROL THE SEARCH EFFORTS
• RIC - SCBA RESCUE KIT
• TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAMS
• WATCH FOR STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF THE BUILDING
• STRONG SUPERVISION REQUIRED
• MEDIA CONTROL
• WELFARE SECTOR/BRANCH
• CONFIRM WITH ALARM THAT DISPATCH MONITORS ALL RADIO CHANNELS
• PORTABLE RADIO EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ACTIVATION

Question 5

IRIC / RIC will be established anytime firefighters are on air inside a structure, or ?

Answer 5

command deems it

necessary.

Question 6

One primary IRIC member must be solely dedicated to ?

Answer 6

tracking interior personnel. Their function is to

account for location of interior crews and initiate a fire fighter rescue.

Question 7

The secondary IRIC member is permitted to take on other roles, such as ?

Answer 7

safety officer, or equipment operator. This position requires a radio with PPE and SCBA nearby to be donned as soon as possible.

Question 8

What are Standard Exceptions to the IRIC Requirement at Structure Fires?

Answer 8

1. When there is a reported or suspected life hazard where immediate action could prevent the loss
   of life.
2. When the fire is in an incipient stage that could be controlled by a portable fire extinguisher.

Question 9

A Working 3 & 1 will have how many RIC Engines and how many RIC Rescues?

Answer 9

one RIC Engine & one RIC Rescue

Question 10

Working First Alarm will have how many RIC Engines,RIC Ladders, RIC Rescues and RIC BCs?

Answer 10

two RIC Engines one RIC Ladder, one RIC Rescue & one RIC B.C.

Question 11

After a first alarm, All additional alarms, will receive how many Engines, RIC Ladders, RIC Rescues and RIC BCs?

Answer 11

an additional two engines one RIC Ladder and One RIC Rescue.

Question 12

If a RIC company is assigned to anything other than RIC duties, what should Command request ?

Answer 12

additional companies as RIC units.

Question 13

What are RIC/Rescue Sector Responsibilities?

Question 14

For high-rise fires, RIC’s will be assigned to ?

Answer 14

standby positions in the Resource Sector location, stairwell, or other appropriate location(s).

Question 15

For high-rise fires, a secondary standby location may be ?

Answer 15

in the Lobby Sector location.

Question 16

When assigned RIC, what must the crew take with them to the Resource or Lobby
Sector?

Answer 16

Company must take RIC bag, Thermal Imaging camera and appropriate tools.