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Question 1

are known to cause direct or indirect impacts to old buildings or even the new ones. Building collapses, implied damages and potential injury can be identified as outcomes of these incidents.

Answer 1

Fire incidents

Question 2

respond quickly to the fire after hearing an alarm.

Answer 2

Firefighters

Question 3

assesses the situation and sends the firefighters into action.

Answer 3

Commanding officer

Question 4

use ladders to rescue individuals stuck
on higher floors of the building through the windows.

Answer 4

Ladder operators

Question 5

compiles a report that includes all of the
key details regarding the fire i.e., injuries, origin of fire, and the projected cost of restoring the damage.

Answer 5

Officer in charge

Question 6

tactics are the following:

Answer 6

tactics are the following:
1. Direct Attack.
2. Indirect Attack.
3. Fire Suppression.
4. Cooling.
5. Smothering.

Question 7

In front of the racing flames, the fire fighters clear a strip of land.

Hand tools like shovels, rakes, and Pulaskis are used to dig a line around the perimeter of the fire, forming a barrier that the fire cannot cross, known as a
firebreak or fire line. Firefighters may also use hoses to spray water directly onto the fire.

Answer 7

Direct Attack.

Question 8

This is attacking the fire from a distance; for example, controlled burning, which includes intentionally starting a tiny fire to burn fuel along the path of the main fire.

Answer 8

Indirect Attack

Question 9

Firefighters may use foam to fight fires. These chemicals form a barrier between the fuel and the fire, lowering the quantity of oxygen available to
the flames and aiding in its extinguishment.

Answer 9

Fire Suppression.

Question 10

Water or other cooling agents can be used by firefighters to lower the fire’s temperature, which will facilitate its extinguishment.

Answer 10

Cooling

Question 11

To help put out a fire, firefighters sometimes cover it with a layer of sand, mud, or another material. This will rob the flames of oxygen.

Answer 11

Smothering

Question 12

They go by the term “paramedics.”

Answer 12

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system

Question 13

These operations focus on search and rescue efforts to locate and extract individuals who are trapped, injured, or in immediate danger due to natural disasters, accidents, or other emergencies.

Answer 13

Emergency Rescue Operation

Question 14

These operations focus on providing medical care to affected individuals during and after disasters.

Answer 14

Emergency Medical Operation

Question 15

Actions of Emergency Rescue Operation

Answer 15

1. Extrication -Rescuers extract people from
   collapsed buildings, debris, or hazardous environments.
2. Search and Retrieval-Teams search for missing
   persons and retrieve them.
3. Evacuation-Moving people to safer locations.
4. Structural Assessment-Assessing the safety of
   damaged structures.

Question 16

Rescuers extract people from collapsed buildings, debris, or hazardous environments.

Answer 16

Extrication

Question 17

Teams search for missing persons and retrieve them.

Answer 17

Search and Retrieval

Question 18

Moving people to safer locations.

Answer 18

Evacuation

Question 19

Assessing the safety of damaged structures.

Answer 19

Structural Assessment

Question 20

Actions for Emergency Medical Operation

Answer 20

1. Triage-Assessing and prioritizing patients based on the severity of their injuries or illnesses.
2. Treatment-Providing first aid, stabilizing patients, and managing medical conditions.
3. Transport- Evacuating patients to medical facilities.
4. Public Health Measures -Preventing disease outbreaks and ensuring sanitation.

Question 21

Assessing and prioritizing patients based on the severity of their injuries or illnesses.

Answer 21

Triage

Question 22

Providing first aid, stabilizing patients, and managing
medical conditions.

Answer 22

Treatment

Question 23

Evacuating patients to medical facilities.

Answer 23

Transport

Question 24

Preventing disease outbreaks and ensuring sanitation.

Answer 24

Public Health Measures

Question 25

Key Actors of Emergency Rescue Operation

Answer 25

1. Firefighters
2. Urban search and rescue teams
3. Civil defense personnel
4. Volunteers

Question 26

Key Actors of Emergency Medical Operation

Answer 26

1. Emergency medical teams
2. Doctors
3. Nurses
4. Paramedics
5. Healthcare volunteers

Question 27

provides for the certain measures to be taken in order to ensure fire safety and prevent unwanted occurrence of fire incidents.

Answer 27

Presidential Decree No. 1185, also known as the Fire Code of the Philippines

Question 28

Presidential Decree No. 1185. It requires:

Answer 28

1. the Fire Bureau to conduct inspection on buildings.
2. public buildings to have portable fire extinguishers, a certain number of exits, and
   other safety features.
3. large buildings to provide built-in sprinkler and fire alarm systems.

Question 29

an automatic extinguishing system that helps in preventing fire growth and spread by releasing water through a series of sprinkler heads connected to a distribution piping system.

The pipes carry water to nozzles which automatically open and spray out water once they detect heat from a fire.

Answer 29

FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM

Question 30

In order to ensure that the public sector has general knowledge on the basics of fire prevention and safety, local agencies partner up with fire fighting services and organizations to conduct educational programs or trainings that teach people how to
prevent fires and what to do during a fire.

Answer 30

PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

Question 31

They usually advise people to install smoke
detectors in their homes.

Answer 31

PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM

Question 32

is a device that sounds an alarm if a small amount of smoke enters their sensors.

———are attached to the ceiling or wall in several areas of the home.

Answer 32

SMOKE DETECTOR

Question 33

recommend at least one detector for each floor of a residence.

Answer 33

Fire protection experts

Question 34

are also offered in educational institutions in which firefighting officials serve as instructors or advisers.

Answer 34

Fire safety courses