#5 Wildland Response Flashcards
According to TB 57, who is responsible for closing an area in the city of Los Angeles and ordering an evacuation in the event of a disaster?
BOTH Los Angeles Police Department AND Los Angeles Fire Department
According to TB 57, who is responsible for coordinating the management of evacuation centers?
Department of Recreation and Parks
According to TB 57, who established the are of evacuation?
Incident Commander
Past experience in evacuation nationwide indicates that approximately ___% of all aprons being evacuated as the result of an emergency incident use their private automobiles.
65
According to TB 57, what is the best place to create an evacuation center?
Public High Schools
According to the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG 2018), page X, 24 hours awake affects your decision making capability like ___ blood alcohol content?
.10
According the IRPG how many watch out situation are there?
18
According to the IRPG, Common denominators of fire behavior on tragedy fires, (page A tactical pause may be prudent around ___ for reevaluating your situational awareness of topography, fuel. and weather? (time of day)
1400 (time of day)
According the IRPG, safety zones, the separation between the firefighters and the flames should be at least ______ the maximum continuous flame height?
4 Times
According to the IRPG, When a thunderstorm is upon you, Do not resume work in exposed area until _____ minutes after the storm activity has passed
30
According to the IRPG Powerline safety, Always maintain a distance of _____ feet from transmission towers?
35 feet
According to the IRPG during structure protection operations you want to keep _____ gallons of water in reserve.
100
According to the IRPG, keep a minimum of ____ feet away from areas on fire that contain unexploded ordinance (UXO)
1000
According the IRPG, how big is a structure hazard marking box supposed to be?
2x2 feet
According the IRPG, A helicopter landing area must be free of stumps, brush, posts, large rocks and anything over ___ inches high
18
According the IRPG, A Type 1 helicopter should have a minimum landing pad of ____ ft.
30x30
According the IRPG, When working around heavy equipment, stay at least _____ in front.
100 feet
According the IRPG, what is the first fire order?
keep informed on fire weather and forecasts
According the IRPG, run the lower quadrant of the X marking for the Structure Hazard Marking, what marking goes in the bottom quadrant?
Number of patients still inside the structure
According to the IRPG, how many feet are in 1 chain?
66
According the IRPG, CPR compressions should be at ____ to ____ per minute
100 - 120
According the IRPG, hikes into a fire generally raise body temperature ___ to ___ degrees
1-2
According to TB #155, what is the definition of a safety zone?
a preplanned area of sufficient size and suitable location that is expected to protect fire personnel from known hazards without using a fire shelter
According to TB #155, what is a Check and Go?
a rapid evaluation to check for occupants requiring removal or rescue
According to TB #155, What is the E in LCES?
Escape Routes
According to TB #155, what does the A stand for in the PACE acronym?
Alternate
According to TB #155, how many engines should you use to defend one structure?
1
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, what is a IWI ?
any significant accident or medical incident risking life and limb during the incident
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, how many bottles of thermo Gell shall each pumping apparatus carry?
4
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, winds above ____ mph will generate red flag warning.
25
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, LFD Strike teams are numbered at the incident from ___ to ___
1031-1074
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, strike team 1000 is reserved for whom?
Dozers
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, On a reported brush fire MFC will dispatch how many helicopters?
3
According to Departmental Bulletin 21-08, brush, What channel shall the engine at the helispot monitor for helicopter operations?
7NAT02D
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, chapter 2, what are the dimensions of an acre?
200x200 feet
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 2, what is a direct attack?
Fire control starts at the point of the perimeter of the fire and works along one or both edges
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, the average wind speed of up canyon daytime winds are ___ mph.
10-15
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, down canyon night time winds are ___ mph
5-8
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, as a rule of thumb, relatively humidity doubles with each ___ degree decrease in temperature
20
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, which of the following factors is the most variable during a brush fire?
weather
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, which fuel types are the primary fuels that carry a fire at its flaming front?
small diameter dead fuels
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, is generally considered the most important influence on flammability of fuels
Moisture Content
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, LAFD’s fire weather information is calculated mostly from which fire station location?
108
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, the ignition temp. of brush varies between 400-700 degrees, A practical average temp for brush ignition is ____ degrees Fahrenheit.
540
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, in a rising air mass the temperature of the air mass drops _____ degrees for every 1000 feet increase in elevation.
5.5
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, what is NOT a sign of unstable air or atmosphere?
a marine layer over the fire
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 5, the most important factory under topography is?
steepness of slope
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, Chapter 8, who is in charge of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) when activated during a large scale emergency?
The mayor
According to Book 99 Brush Fire Operations, chapter 8, how long should it take for the RTD (now the LA County Metro Authority) to provide buses to transportation collection points?
45 minutes
