7003 - Live Fire Training Exercises

Question 1

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Establishing and enforcing training requirements for TFD personnel who participate in live fire training exercises.
2. Ensuring completion of training is properly documented.
3. Inspecting the exercise site prior to the exercise
4. Verifying completion of designated building owner responsibilities
5. Coordinating as necessary with the Water Department and Police Department to support the exercise
6. Providing primary and alternate burning schedules for the participants and the building owner
7. Maintaining this document

Answer 1

The Assistant Chief of Training or his/her designee

Question 2

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Assuring the exercise is conducted in compliance with all rules, regulations and policies regarding live fire training exercises
2. Ensuring the burn ban is not in effect on the day of the exercise
3. Acquiring and returning equipment necessary to conduct the exercise
4. Reporting any equipment damage and steps taken to arrange repair
5. Notifying residents within a two block radius of the practice burn at least 48 hours prior to the anticipated burn date
6. Ensuring adequate water availability for fire suppression
7. Completing and initialing the Building Preparation Checklist
8. Determining vehicle staging locations
9. Conducting a timely post-training exercise critique
10. Ensuring all required paperwork is forwarded to the Training and Safety Division following the live fire training exercise
11. Protecting, guarding or moving all possible exposures to prevent damage

Answer 2

The Incident Commander or his/her designee

Question 3

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Inspecting the exercise site prior to the exercise
2. Ensuring all safety rules, regulations and policies are followed

Answer 3

The Safety Division Battalion Chief or his/her designee

Question 4

Who shall be an individual certified under the TFD Incident Safety Officer or the United States Fire Administration ISO Program who is responsible for:

1. Preventing unsafe acts
2. Eliminating unsafe conditions
3. Ensuring the protective clothing and SCBA worn by exercise participants is properly worn and in serviceable condition

Answer 4

The Safety Officer

Question 5

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Controlling the ignition of the materials being burned
2. Having a charged hose line on hand when igniting any fire

Answer 5

The Ignition Control Officer

Question 6

Who shall be responsible for standing by at an incident in a state of readiness to initiate action to find or rescue lost/trapped firefighter(s).

Answer 6

Rapid Intervention Team(s)

Question 7

Who shall be responsible for:

1. Preparing for the training exercise in accordance with the guidance in the Building Owner letter
2. Signing and returning the Live Fire Training Release form prior to the scheduled training exercise
3. Cleaning up the exercise area as stipulated in the signed release

Answer 7

The building owner

Question 8

Written plan(s) contained in the burn plan for each fire attack that designate the objective of the given attack, calculation of fire loading, hand line placement for each type used and safety considerations.

Answer 8

Attack plan.

Question 9

The sudden explosive ignition of fire gases when oxygen is introduced into a superheated space previously deprived of oxygen.

Answer 9

Backdraft.

Question 10

The overall plan that contains all attack plans, water sources, calculation of fire load, emergency escape plan(s), designated ingress/egress routes, exposures to be considered/protected and all safety considerations.

Answer 10

Burn plan.

Question 11

A liquid having a closed cup flash point at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade). Combustible liquids shall be subdivided as follows:

1. Class II. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or above___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade) and below___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade)
2. Class IIIA. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or above ___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade) and below___ degrees Fahrenheit (__ degrees centigrade).
3. Class IIIB. Liquids having a closed cup flash point at or above___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade. The category of combustible liquids does not include compressed gases or cryogenic fluids.

Answer 11

Combustible Liquid.

1. 100 (38), 140 (60)
2. 140 (60), 200 (93)
3. 200 (93)

Question 12

A liquid having a closed cup flash point below 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees centigrade). Flammable liquids are further categorized into a group know as Class I liquids. The Class I category is subdivided as follows:
1. Class IA. Liquids having a flash point below__ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade) and having a boiling point below___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade).
2. Class IB. Liquids having a flash point below__ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade) and having a boiling point at or above___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade).
3. Class IC. Liquids having a flash point at or above__ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade) and below___ degrees Fahrenheit (__degrees centigrade).
The category of flammable liquids does not include compressed gases or cryogenic fluids.

Answer 12

Flammable Liquid.

1. 73 (23), 100 (38)
2. 73 (23), 100 (38)
3. 73 (23), 100 (38)

Question 13

The condition where all combustibles in the room or confined space have been heated to the point at which they release vapors that will support combustion, causing all combustibles to ignite simultaneously.

Answer 13

Flashover.

Question 14

The participant to instructor or team leader ratio shall not be greater than:

Answer 14

5 to 1.

Question 15

The instructors or team leader shall do a roll call of their assigned students both entering and exiting the building during the training evolution.
True or false?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Basement fires shall be permitted only with:

Answer 16

prior approval of the TFD Safety Division Battalion Chief.

a. Details of the proposed basement fire operations must be submitted as part of the attack plan and site plan.

Question 17

13. Upon completion of the live fire training exercise, the Incident Commander shall formally turn over control of the building to:
14. The building owner shall complete the clean up of the area within ______ days following the training exercise.

Answer 17

the building owner.

30 calendar

Question 18

Exercise Preparation Prior to conducting any live fire training in the approved structure, the Incident Commander his/her designee shall:
1. Prepare a training fire “burn” plan to include each attack plan.
a. The burn plan shall be progressive from:
i. The exception to this is when performing a basement fire operation as outlined in section 5.1.9 of this document.
b. Each attack plan shall contain:
1-7
2. Prepare a burn plan that includes a site plan and the attack plan for the exercise, both of which shall be kept:
a. The attack plan and site plan shall be submitted to:

Answer 18

1. a. the uppermost level/floor of a structure to the ground level.
2. b i. Points of ignition and the order in which they will be ignited
   ii. Amount of fire load for each point of ignition
   iii. Position of RIT
   iv. Position of entry attack lines
   v. Position of backup line
   vi. Position of safety handline (if used)
   vii. Rescue plan
3. on site at the Command Post.
   a. the Training and Safety Division at least one week prior to the anticipated burn date.

Question 19

No questions, just info.

Answer 19

3. Establish a building evacuation plan and demonstrate the evacuation signal to all participants in the live fire training evolution.
4. Call the hotline to make sure the burn ban will not be in effect on the day the exercise is scheduled.
5. Conduct a pre-training fire safety briefing session for all participants.
6. Designate one person to be the Ignition Control Officer
7. Establish a command post that is positioned to afford maximum visibility of the structure, operating companies and fire conditions.
8. Conduct a “walk through” briefing with all participants
9. Conduct a search of the structure to ensure that no unauthorized individuals, animals or objects are in the building immediately prior to ignition
10. Establish fire lines to keep civilians and pedestrian traffic clear of the operations area of the live fire training
11. Establish radio communications with each company officer or training officer involved in the exercise.
12. Coordinate channel assignment with the Fire Communications Center (FCC) and all companies involved.
13. Conduct a radio check prior to initiating the training fire operations.

Question 20

Establish two separate water sources or one water source and one water supply (TDR 51)

 a. A single pumper with its own water source shall supply all fire attack hose lines. 
      i. Each fire attack hose shall flow at a minimum rate of\_\_ gpm. 
 b. Back-up hose lines and RIT lines shall be supplied by:
      i. Each back-up hose line shall flow at a minimum rate of\_\_ gpm. 
 c. Safety handlines, if used, shall flow at a minimum rate of\_\_ gpm. 
 d. For the purposes of this policy, water carried on an engine(s) alone shall/shall not be considered a sufficient separate water supply.  15. Flow test all hose lines immediately prior to igniting the fire.  16. Ensure there is a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) standing by to assist as needed.  17. Ensure ALS unit is on-scene

Answer 20

a. i. 95
b. separate pumpers with separate water source or supply.
i. 95
c. 95
d. Shall not

Question 21

Who shall inspect all proposed training burn sites to determine if they meet the safety and training needs of the department and the public.
a. The Building Burn Approval Checklist shall be used to document this inspection process.

Answer 21

The Assistant Chief of Training and the Safety Division Battalion Chief or his/her respective designees

Question 22

2. Upon approval of the training site by both the Training and Safety Division, the Assistant Chief of Training or his/her designee shall send the building owner a packet of general information and instructions for owner preparation of the site.
   a. This packet shall include: 1-3
   b. The building owner must sign and return the release form and all other required paperwork to:

Answer 22

a. a Building Owner letter, along with the Building Burn Checklist and Live Fire Training Release forms.
b. TFD Training Division prior to the commencement of the training burn.

Question 23

In addition, the Incident Commander or his/her designee shall contact ___________ as early as possible to give the date and location of the live fire training exercise.

Answer 23

Tacoma Water

Question 24

Equipment acquisition contacts are as follows:

 a. Propane torch— 
 b. Pallets for fuel—
 c. 5 gallon water cooler—
 d. Flat bed truck for hauling pallets—
 e. Portable toilets— 
 f. Barricades— 
 g. Traffic control—
 h. Bus re-routing--

Answer 24

a. Fire Training
b. Fire Training
c. Fire Training
d. Fire Garage
e. Fire Garage
f. Street Maintenance
g. TPD Desk Sergeant and LESA Supervisor
h. Pierce Transit

Question 25

Class A materials shall be used only in the amounts necessary to create the desired fire size.

 a. The fuel load shall be limited to avoid conditions that could cause:
 b. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are the only acceptable materials to be used.

Answer 25

uncontrolled flashover or backdraft.

Kiln dried dimensional lumber and/or wooden pallets

Question 26

Ignition Control

1. The Incident Commander shall designate one person to be the Ignition Control Officer.
2. The Ignition Control Officer shall.
   a. Be a member of _____________ and report directly to the Incident Commander
   b. Wear _____________ when performing this function
   c. Be paired with ___________ for accountability purposes while inside the Hot Zone
   d. Ignite the fire in the presence of:
   e. Ensure the propane torch is ____________ after each fire start

Answer 26

a. the command or training staff
b. full protective clothing, including SCBA,
c. the hose team
d. the Safety Officer
e. removed from the structure and placed in a safe and secure location

Question 27

All participants in live fire training evolutions shall have SCBA in operation when s/he is:
a-c

Answer 27

a. In an oxygen deficient atmosphere or one contaminated by products of combustion or both
b. In an atmosphere suspected of being oxygen deficient or contaminated or both
c. In an atmosphere that may become oxygen deficient or contaminated or both
d. Working below ground level

Question 28

A RIT for live fire training shall be staffed by:

Answer 28

experienced personnel (not recruit firefighters) with a company officer in charge of each RIT.

Question 29

Back-up lines and RIT lines shall be supplied by a pumper and water source or supply separate from the attack lines as outlined in Section 5.7.14 of this document.
True or false?

Answer 29

True

Question 30

1. The Incident Commander or his/her designee shall forward a post exercise operations report to: by when?
2. This report shall include:
   a-f

Answer 30

1. the Assistant Chief of Training before going off shift.
2. a. Training activities conducted
   b. A list of instructors and other participants
   c. Documentation of any unusual conditions encountered
   d. Documentation on any injuries that occurred and treatment rendered
   e. Copies of the attack and site plans
   f. Documentation of the condition of the premises and adjacent area at the conclusion of the training exercise

Question 31

The exercise Safety Officer shall forward a training exercise safety report to: By when?

Answer 31

the Battalion Chief of Safety within five working days following the exercise.

Question 32

Post-Training Exercise Critique
1. The Incident Commander for the live fire training exercise shall schedule a post-training exercise critique within:
2. This critique shall:
a-c

Answer 32

1. 10 days of the exercise.
2. a. Include a review of the operations and safety reports referenced in Section 5.11 of this document.
   b. Evaluate participant and team performance
   c. Reinforce the learning experience of all participants