Acronyms Flashcards
Wide rise tool set off?
BILT
BOLT CUTTERS
IRONS
LIGHT
TIC
MID AND HIGH-RISE BUILDING STANDARD EQUIPMENT STRIP. ENGINE
B – Bundles (Hose 1 ¾” and/or 2 ½“ )
L – Light
A – Axe (Forcible Entry Tools w/Halligan)
C – Cylinders (Air, Spare)
K – Keys (FCC)
S – Sound Phone (FCC)
T – Thermal Imaging Camera
BAGS – (Standpipe Kit) & (Wide Area Search Bag)
MID AND HIGH-RISE BUILDING STANDARD EQUIPMENT STRIP. TRUCK
Truck Companies
T - Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC)
R - Rope Bags (2)
A - Air (Cylinders, Spare)
P - Pike Poles (2)
S - Sound Phone (FCC)
K - Keys (FCC)
I - Irons (2 Sets Flat Head Axe/Halligan
L - Lights (2)
TECC
Tactical emergency casualty care
RIC 360 check list of 9
Building construction. Number stories Collapse hazards Roof access Secondary means access/egress Utilities Bars Hose line placement Fire travel
Upon completion of the 360 degree survey RIC will return to the stand by location and the Company Officer shall establish a rescue action plan consisting of:
RIC IS “NEAR” after 360
Number of personnel operating in the IDLH
Entrance points
Assess needs for specialized tools
Review search techniques specific to the builiding
Once the rescue action plan has been established, RIC should complete the following additional duties:
Post action plan - Ladders light water hose bars
Hose - Back up line deployment from a second engine if needed
water source consideration (secondary)
lighting at entry point with generator lights to reduce firefighter disorientation
security removal bars or other obstructions of egress while maintaining principles of air tract management
ladders as a secondary means of escape
The individual reporting the Mayday will broadcast the following details consistent with a LUNAR report over their current Tac channel:
L-Location
U-Unit
N-Name
A-Assignment and air supply
R-Resources needed
Wild land risk assessment
Structure triage
Survive Fire Environment Access Clearance Time Stay or go
TNT
TNT
Threatened non defensible
Not threatened
Threatened defensible
Structure Triage Tactical actions
FAT PCP BUMP
Fire front follow
Anchor and hold
Tactical patrol
Prep and go
Check and go
Prep and defend
Bump and run
Levels of engagement
PACE
Primary plan
Alternative plan
Contingency
Emergency
RIC Tools
ROPE BAG
TIC
IRONS
AIR
PAR checks after
BAMFO
Building collapse Abandon structure Mayday Flashover/backdraft/explosion Operational retreat
BAMFO
Building collapse Abandon structure Mayday Flashover/explosion/backdraft Operation retreat