6 Size Up For Truck Operations

Question 1

If unfamiliar with type of construction in district firefighter should

Answer 1

Observing the types of construction and pre incident planning

Question 2

Size up is simply

Answer 2

Process of making careful observations and drawing reasonable conclusions from them

Question 3

Size up begins with

Answer 3

Pre plan

Question 4

Size up process begins and continues through

Answer 4

Pre plan, dispatch, arrival, during operations

Question 5

Size up considerations during pre plans

Answer 5

Building factors
  Size
  Construction
  Age, condition
  Access
Water supply
  Capacity
Occupancy info
  Life safety
  Hazards
Resources

Question 6

Size up for a structure fire typically begins when

Answer 6

Initial dispatch

Question 7

Size up factors to consider when responding

Answer 7

Type of incident
Location
Time
  Work, sleep, school, weekend or day, holiday
Weather

Question 8

Size up factors that are the most important while responding

Answer 8

Time of day
Day of week
Season
Weather

Question 9

At nightm, a house and business life hazard occupancy are

Answer 9

People sleeping or living in home

Business probably closed, no life hazard unless apt above

Question 10

Time of day can effect response by

Answer 10

Changing response time based on pedestrian or vehicle traffic or construction.

Question 11

Day of week affects size up because

Answer 11

Some places are only open on weekdays, evenings, or are busier on weekends, maybe closed Sunday

Question 12

Seasons affects size up because

Answer 12

Seasons may have decorations, increased traffic, increased fire load or people other than usual at houses or locations

Question 13

Size up factors on arrival

Answer 13

What happened? Fire, explosion, lightning
What is happening now? Read fire smoke and building
What is likely to happen? Fire behavior, building collapse
Are resources on scene and en route sufficient? Need more?

Question 14

Following size up factors to consider during fire suppression

Answer 14

What effect have initial resources had on fire
Are more resources needed
Are different tactics needed

Question 15

IC must consider these during initial size up

Answer 15

Is immediate intervention needed to save lives
What are the risks to firefighter and other responders.
Are resources immediately available or will their response be delayed

Question 16

Niosh recommends size up to include the following

Answer 16

Fire size and location
Length of time fire burning
Conditions on arrival
Size of building
Age of building
Presence of combustibles
Occupancy
Renovations or modifications
Previous known fires
Dead loads that may affect structural integrity
Adjacent exposures
Resources at scene or available

Question 17

Proper size up greatly reduces the chances of

Answer 17

Firefighter injuries or death

Question 18

Smoke is the result of

Answer 18

Incomplete combustion and is considered unburned fuel

Question 19

The most common characteristics of smoke are

Answer 19

Volume
Color and density
Air flow (pressure)

Question 20

In general the greater the volume of smoke the bigger

Answer 20

And more intense The fire is

Question 21

Black smoke indicates what is burning

Answer 21

Petroleum rubber or plastics

Question 22

Light grey yellow or brown smoke means

Answer 22

Wood and ordinary combustibles

Question 23

If smoke and gasses are confined in a fire it builds up what

Answer 23

Pressure

Question 24

Higher the pressure of smoke the greater

Answer 24

The smoke movement, pressure equals force and speed

Question 25

Older brick buildings, also knows as unreinforced masonry, trap

Answer 25

Heat and smoke inside and are prone to wall collapse

Question 26

To know what has been renovated and changed, how can ff be kept up to date

Answer 26

Frequent or regular pre plans

Question 27

This type of fire may be unaffected by vertical ventilation efforts

Answer 27

Fire burning between drop ceiling and actual ceiling.

Question 28

Of a firefighter is crawling in a smoke filled Victorian home and can touch the ceiling with a 6’ pike pole what is he touching

Answer 28

Probably touching a drop or false ceiling

Question 29

In an attic fire, what allows air in, feeding the fuel but also provides an exit for products of combustion.

Answer 29

Attic vents

Question 30

Attic fires in large commercial attics can be difficult to locate because

Answer 30

The smoke may travel a considerable distance before venting through an opening. Fire bay be far from an opening

Question 31

A basement fire can be hidden until floor collapse in what type of floor

Answer 31

Lightweight concrete

Question 32

Most common fire spread issue in townhouses

Answer 32

Shared open stairway from bottom to top floor

Question 33

Laddering priority for townhouses

Answer 33

Ladder the upper floors because that’s where the bedrooms are and the likely path of fire spread

Question 34

Fire spread concerns in townhouses

Answer 34

Fire in lower floor can spread fast to upper ones because of open stairway, exposing the bedrooms

Question 35

Larger Victorian houses may have been converted into

Answer 35

Office or apartment spaces

Question 36

Victorian fire hazards

Answer 36

Remodeling void spaces, balloon frame, substandard wiring

Question 37

Fire during office hours inside office buildings are often small because

Answer 37

They are discovered early by staff or possibly extinguished prior to arrival

Question 38

An office building or warehouse filled with smoke may not indicate a large fire. It May be

Answer 38

A small well contained fire that has been burning for some time, increasing backdraft potential

Question 39

Assessing collapse potential involves determining

Answer 39

Age
Type of construction
Effects of fire

Question 40

When sizing up an occupancy life safety of who is highest priority

Answer 40

Firefighters and occupants