202.05 Fireground safety Flashcards
True or false; this procedure is designed to maximize confusion and increase the number of personnel exposed.
False- minimize and limit
command will engage ___________ minimum ___________ personnel within extremely hazardous situations.
absolute, number
examples of extremely hazardous situations are :
flammable liquids, LP Gas, special ops.
Hot zone is:
any area that requires SCBA, charged hose line, special PPE, or FF are at risk of becoming lost, trapped etc.
Examples of hot zones:
structure on fire, operating close proximity, confined space, trench rescue, close to crane or swift water, building collapse, helicopter ops, and extrication
all ff.’s working in HOT Zone shall work in a min. of ____, with PAR in place.
two.
Warm zone is
just outside the hot zone, in forward apparatus, laying lines, HMRT, TRT, utility trucks, special equip. acct. officer, investigations.
Cold zone is:
outside warm zone, no one is at risk, command, level I and II staging etc.
All personnel entering hot zone shall?
wear full PPE, intact crew, assigned a sector.
The major reason for fire ground sectorization ?
safety of ff personnel.
Sector commanders need to both ________ and ____________ of their companies.
position and function
safety sector will be established when ?
incident involving an inordinate danger to personnel.
A 100’ length of unprotected steel will expand ___” when heated to 1100 F
9
true or false: an building fire involving the roof is the most likely candidate for failure?
TRUE
signs of structural collapse ?
cracks, bulges in exterior wall, smoke or water leaking through walls etc.
contributing factor to collapse ?
parapet walls, large open areas, cantilevered canopies etc.
after __ to ___ minutes of interior ops heavy fire conditions still exist command should initiate a careful eval of conditions.
10-15
what are the five steps when building becomes untenable?
evacuate, account for personnel, regroup, recommunicate, and re-deploy
three circumstances that determine method of evacuation?
imminence of the hazard, type and extent of hazard, perception of area affected by hazard.
search and rescue activities should be conducted by _____ or more members.
two.
T or F : elevators without emergency ops. shall be used if a WF is indicated.
False - Shall not be used.
When using elevator with FF feature, what are the steps to safely operate?
engage emergency ops, take to two floors below suspected fire floor, if smoke or fire is showing on floor be prepared to close immediately.
what is some information needed in order to proceed to elevator and or stairs ?
make sure no heat, smoke is visible in shaft, verify fire floor, locate nearest stairwell.
