BC FIRE TECH QUESTIONS Flashcards
How many exposures are checked when operating at major indoor gas leaks
3 exposures on both sides of the affected occupancy including above and below
Who do you contact as a BC when AUC 200 is violated?
Ensure affected unit is placed OOS
Ensure BITS is notified
Notify borough command through the chain 0800-1600
Notify command chief at other times
Consult with command chief to designate an officer as the investigating officer
When do you use an LCS into an occupied building?
1) Fire extending via cockloft & top floor untenable
2) A stream preferably fog used at an acute angle to protect people on fire escapes from flames below
3) Can’t advance hand lines due to fire conditions
During phase 2 water pressure emergency BC should provide DC the following info
# of illegally opened hydrants # of hydrants shut down # of spray caps placed Dangerously low water pressure areas This is provided every 2 hours
According to brannigan cold drawn steel fails around what temperature
800 degrees Fahrenheit
How many vehicle repeaters are allows citywide to be activated
One
If a second operation requires the activation of a vehicle repeater what shall be used instead
Post to Post radio operations will be used
A different command channel would have to be used
Fire safety director required in what type of buildings
1) Group B occupancy during normal business hours
2) More than 500 persons on one or more FLS including street level (occupied or designed to be occupied)
3) Or by more 100 persons on one or more FLS other than street level
10-76 is transmitted for
Report of fire is confirmed
All hands is used at a 10-76 when
One hose line is used
When do you transmit a 2nd alarm at a 10-76
Visible FIRE OR SMOKE through the skin or a serious fire has been verified
When do you transmit a 10-77
Visible fire on arrival NOT SMOKE
Ladder companies reporting to the Forward Staging Area shall bring
SCBA for each member
Spare SCBA cylinder for each member
2 sets of FE tools and six foot hooks
Search and utility ropes
2nd due ladder company at HRFPMD are responsible for
Attack stairway cleared of building occupants for at least 5 floors above the fire floor
HRFPMD 1st 3 BC assignments
IC 1st arriving BC
Fire Sector Supervisor 2nd arriving BC
SAE 3rd arriving BC
Position of Fire Sector Supervisor or Fire Branch Director
1st floor below the fire where conditions permit
Position of FSA
On the floor below the Fire Sector Supervisor
2 floors below the fire
HRFPMD elevator locations
One elevator 2 floors below the fire
One elevator in the lobby
The Safety Officer when responding should
1) Using MDT obtain summary of responding units & determine approximate burn time
2) Check response ticket for address & CIDS
Who makes the decision to Airlift
IC who is a Staff Chief
Proper fan positioning to pressurize stairwell
4 to 6 feet back
80 degree angle
One fan can supply stairwell up to 10 stories
Two fans can pressurize a 40 story building
If a 2nd fan is needed it is positioned 3 floors below the fire floor
Tools shall be stowed in helicopter as directed by
NYPD helicopter crew chief
ARC obtains the following info from the IC through the dispatcher while responding to the mobilization point
Progress report
The HT channels in use at the operation
Location & designation of all sectors under the ICS
Who is responsible to ensure the post radio is in position at the ICP at every all hands or greater alarm
Deputy Chief
If a battalion is assigned as a attack chief they can leave their post radio at
Fire Sector/Branch
Set to the tactical channel
Taxpayer sprinkler system code
1938 > 10,000 SQ FT
1968 > 7,500 SQ FT
Roof sector supervisor can be
Chief or company officer designated by the IC
Can a roof sector supervisor start a trench cut
Yes
Immediate notification to the IC is necessary
Roof sector supervisor must supervise roof operations when
2 or more saws are in operation
Members entering the Rehab area should normally rest for approximately
20 minutes before being reassigned. Depending on the conditions the IC in consultation with the medical branch may modify the time
A multiple member injury report must be forwarded to
Sent to Chief of Operations
3 or more members require medical leave
BC can forward this report as “completed” with no signatures & narrative filled out by members injured
Is remainder of tour “medical leave”
No
Steel heated to 1100 degrees loses
40% of its load carrying capability
Employee trained by the fire safety director to be present when he is not required to be there
Building Evacuation Supervisor
What is considered the Fire Sector
Fire floor and the floor above
What is the preferred evacuation stairwell
Fire tower
In a high rise office building what initially is all that needs to be evacuated
Fire sector
Fire floor and floor above
When operating at a building that has a fixed stairwell pressurization system that is activated the IC
shall
Continue operations with the system on
Can the fixed stairwell pressurization system be augmented by our FDNY positive pressure ventilation fans
Should not
At high rise office buildings who is specifically responsible (besides the IC) to ensure the attack stairway has been cleared of occupants for at least 5 floors above the fire
Fire Sector Supervisor
Fire Branch Director
The air support plan will automatically be activated upon all
Doubtful 3rd alarms
PFD’s must be donned
Before entering the aircraft
When do you inflate the PFD
Not inside the aircraft
Prior to donning the PFD ensure the service indicator is what color
Green
FDNY POST RADIO
Should be > 2 feet away
45 watts
Key aspect is establishment of a command channel
16 channels
Battalion vehicles cross band repeater set to channel
2
The primary command channel
Where should the battalion vehicle be parked for optimal use of the repeater
Across the street from the operation
What battalions bring their post radios into the lobby
All battalions
The battalion who activates their repeater shall be the only battalion to bring their
VHF HT into the lobby
How long does it take for you to submerge in water with bunker gear on (with or without an SCBA)
60 seconds
Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the
Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel
Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated from the
Fire command station which are located o all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures
Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on
Each floor, which provide rwo way communications with the fire command station
Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on
Each floor
Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems
Floor warden stations Mechanical control center Elevators Air handling control rooms Elevator machinery rooms
A floor warden station shall be located on each floor between the required exits in class E systems found in High Rise Office buildings. What is provided at this Floor Warden Station
1) A telephone type handset
2) Capability to activate a visual & audible signal at the Fire Command Station
3) Two way voice communications with the fire command station
4) Provisions for making announcements over the loudspeaker on the floor where the warden station is located
5) A handset, housing and door painter red and lettered “fire emergency-open door to operate”
At least one fire manual fire alarm sending station shall be located in each path of escape in each story of a High Rise Office Building Class E system. Additional stations shall be installed so that no point on any floor shall be more than 200 feet from the nearest station. At these stations will be the following
1) Automatic transmission to the FD via central station
2) A visual and audible signal at the fire command station, mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
3) Sounding of the alarm on the fire floor and the floor above
An approved combustion ionization device or a combination of an approved smoke detecting device and an approved fixed temperature thermostatic device shall be installed in a high rise office building at each elevator landing. The activation of this device shall
1) Recall all elevators
2) Sound the fire alarm signal on the fire floor and the floor above
3) Cause a fire alarm signal to be transmitted to the FD via a central station
4) Cause a fire alarm signal to be sounded at the fire command station, the mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
5) Stop the air supply into and the return air from the floor where activated
6) Activate the air exhaust fans and dampers in the smoke shaft or the pressurizing fans in the stair enclosure
7) Unlock the doors on the locked fail safe system
ICP Location Vacant Building fires
Across the street & outside possible colapse zone
ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires
Proximity to front of building
ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings
Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units
ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames
Proximity to the front of the fire building
ICP Location Taxpayer fires
Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone
Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the
Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel
Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated from the
Fire command station which are located o all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures
Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on
Each floor, which provide rwo way communications with the fire command station
Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on
Each floor
Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems
Floor warden stations Mechanical control center Elevators Air handling control rooms Elevator machinery rooms
A floor warden station shall be located on each floor between the required exits in class E systems found in High Rise Office buildings. What is provided at this Floor Warden Station
1) A telephone type handset
2) Capability to activate a visual & audible signal at the Fire Command Station
3) Two way voice communications with the fire command station
4) Provisions for making announcements over the loudspeaker on the floor where the warden station is located
5) A handset, housing and door painter red and lettered “fire emergency-open door to operate”
At least one fire manual fire alarm sending station shall be located in each path of escape in each story of a High Rise Office Building Class E system. Additional stations shall be installed so that no point on any floor shall be more than 200 feet from the nearest station. At these stations will be the following
1) Automatic transmission to the FD via central station
2) A visual and audible signal at the fire command station, mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
3) Sounding of the alarm on the fire floor and the floor above
An approved combustion ionization device or a combination of an approved smoke detecting device and an approved fixed temperature thermostatic device shall be installed in a high rise office building at each elevator landing. The activation of this device shall
1) Recall all elevators
2) Sound the fire alarm signal on the fire floor and the floor above
3) Cause a fire alarm signal to be transmitted to the FD via a central station
4) Cause a fire alarm signal to be sounded at the fire command station, the mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
5) Stop the air supply into and the return air from the floor where activated
6) Activate the air exhaust fans and dampers in the smoke shaft or the pressurizing fans in the stair enclosure
7) Unlock the doors on the locked fail safe system
ICP Location Vacant Building fires
Across the street & outside possible colapse zone
ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires
Proximity to front of building
ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings
Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units
ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames
Proximity to the front of the fire building
ICP Location Taxpayer fires
Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone
The cd-15H is identical to the cd-15 incident report except that the
Haz Mat module is accessible only to those with Haz Mat rights
When BC in charge of an incident generate a cd-15h they must ensure a
Properly trained unit is assigned on the incident and that the trained unit is selected to fill out the cd-15h
CD-14A shall be filled out in
Duplicate
Both copies are sent to Operations by January 7
Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the
Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel
Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated form the
Fire command station which are located on all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures
Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on
Each floor, which provide two way communications with the fire command station
Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on
Each floor
Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems
Floor warden stations Mechanical control center Elevators Air handling control rooms Elevator machinery rooms
A floor warden station shall be located on each floor between the required exits in class E systems found in High Rise Office buildings. What is provided at this Floor Warden Station
1) A telephone type handset
2) Capability to activate a visual & audible signal at the Fire Command Station
3) Two way voice communications with the fire command station
4) Provisions for making announcements over the loudspeaker on the floor where the warden station is located
5) A handset, housing and door painter red and lettered “fire emergency-open door to operate”
At least one fire manual fire alarm sending station shall be located in each path of escape in each story of a High Rise Office Building Class E system. Additional stations shall be installed so that no point on any floor shall be more than 200 feet from the nearest station. At these stations will be the following
1) Automatic transmission to the FD via central station
2) A visual and audible signal at the fire command station, mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
3) Sounding of the alarm on the fire floor and the floor above
An approved combustion ionization device or a combination of an approved smoke detecting device and an approved fixed temperature thermostatic device shall be installed in a high rise office building at each elevator landing. The activation of this device shall
1) Recall all elevators
2) Sound the fire alarm signal on the fire floor and the floor
3) Cause a fire alarm signal to be transmitted to the FD via a central station
4) Cause a fire alarm signal to be sounded at the fire command station, the mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
5) Stop the air supply into and the return air from the floor where activated
6) Activate the air exhaust fans and dampers in the smoke shaft or the pressurizing fans in the stair enclosure
7) Unlock the doors on the locked fail safe system
ICP Location Vacant Building fires
Across the street & outside possible colapse zone
ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires
Proximity to front of building
ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings
Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units
ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames
Proximity to the front of the fire building
ICP Location Taxpayer fires
Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone
Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the
Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel
Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated form the
Fire command station which are located o all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures
Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on
Each floor, which provide rwo way communications with the fire command station
Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on
Each floor
Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems
Floor warden stations Mechanical control center Elevators Air handling control rooms Elevator machinery rooms
A floor warden station shall be located on each floor between the required exits in class E systems found in High Rise Office buildings. What is provided at this Floor Warden Station
1) A telephone type handset
2) Capability to activate a visual & audible signal at the Fire Command Station
3) Two way voice communications with the fire command station
4) Provisions for making announcements over the loudspeaker on the floor where the warden station is located
5) A handset, housing and door painter red and lettered “fire emergency-open door to operate”
At least one fire manual fire alarm sending station shall be located in each path of escape in each story of a High Rise Office Building Class E system. Additional stations shall be installed so that no point on any floor shall be more than 200 feet from the nearest station. At these stations will be the following
1) Automatic transmission to the FD via central station
2) A visual and audible signal at the fire command station, mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
3) Sounding of the alarm on the fire floor and the floor above
An approved combustion ionization device or a combination of an approved smoke detecting device and an approved fixed temperature thermostatic device shall be installed in a high rise office building at each elevator landing. The activation of this device shall
1) Recall all elevators
2) Sound the fire alarm signal on the fire floor and the floor
3) Cause a fire alarm signal to be transmitted to the FD via a central station
4) Cause a fire alarm signal to be sounded at the fire command station, the mechanical control center and the regularly assigned location of the FSD
5) Stop the air supply into and the return air from the floor where activated
6) Activate the air exhaust fans and dampers in the smoke shaft or the pressurizing fans in the stair enclosure
7) Unlock the doors on the locked fail safe system
ICP Location Vacant Building fires
Across the street & outside possible colapse zone
ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires
Proximity to front of building
ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings
Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units
ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames
Proximity to the front of the fire building
ICP Location Taxpayer fires
Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone
When 2 hand lines are OPERATING at an advanced fire in a store
Special call an extra Engine and Ladder
Transmit a 2nd Alarm in a Taxpayer for the following scenarios
- Extension to the cockloft
- Extension to adjoining occupancy
- Advanced fire in a cellar
If a Tower Ladder is not assigned on the initial response to a taxpayer fire and its use is anticipated
Special call a TL
If a taxpayer faces on more than one street consider TL placement
On each street
At taxpayer fire assure that Ladder companies have positioned sufficient
Portable ladders to the roof of a one story taxpayer on all sides
At taxpayer fires when should additional chiefs be called for supervision and coordination with Sectors and/or Groups
- Operations on more than one street
- At extensive and critical roof operations with a heavy commitment of forces
- Operations on more than one level of a taxpayer
Upon return of a reserve apparatus to storage the OOD, in the unit in which the apparatus is stored, compared the outstanding RT-2 with the tools and equipment being returned with the apparatus. After comparison the Officer discovers certain tools are missing, the officer on duty immediately notifies by phone the
- Administrative BC
- BC instructs officer to make proper journal entries
- BC instructs officer to prepare and forward a report to the Chief of Department documenting the items lost and explaining the circumstance of the loss. Report forwarded through the chain of command with full endorsements
- BC then notifies the DC
ERP Plan Hazardous Materials shall be implemented only when MEMBERS or EQUIPMENT are exposed to levels of PCB’s of
50 PPM or higher
When 2 hand lines are OPERATING at an advanced fire in a store
Special call an extra Engine and Ladder
Transmit a 2nd Alarm in a Taxpayer for the following scenarios
- Extension to the cockloft
- Extension to adjoining occupancy
- Advanced fire in a cellar
If a Tower Ladder is not assigned on the initial response to a taxpayer fire and its use is anticipated
Special call a TL
If a taxpayer faces on more than one street consider TL placement
On each street
At taxpayer fires assure that Ladder companies have positioned sufficient
Portable ladders to the roof of a one story taxpayer on all sides
At taxpayer fires when should additional chiefs be called for supervision and coordination wolf Sectors and/or Groups
- Operations on more than one street
- At extensive and critical roof operations with a heavy commitment of forces
- Operations on more than one level of a taxpayer
Upon return of a reserve apparatus to storage the OOD, in the unit in which the apparatus is stored, compared the outstanding RT-2 with the tools and equipment being returned with the apparatus. After comparison the Officer discovers certain tools are missing, the officer on duty immediately notifies by phone the
- Administrative BC
- BC instructs officer to make proper journal entries
- BC instructs officer to prepare and forward a report to the Chief of Department documenting the items lost and explaining the circumstance of the loss. Report forwarded through the chain of command with full endorsements
- BC then notifies the DC
ERP Plan Hazardous Materials shall be implemented only when MEMBERS or EQUIPMENT are exposed to levels of PCB’s of
50 PPM or higher
When 2 hand lines are OPERATING at an advanced fire in a store
Special call an extra Engine and Ladder
Transmit a 2nd Alarm in a Taxpayer for the following scenarios
- Extension to the cockloft
- Extension to adjoining occupancy
- Advanced fire in a cellar
If a Tower Ladder is not assigned on the initial response to a taxpayer fire and its use is anticipated
Special call a TL
If a taxpayer faces on more than one street consider TL placement
On each street
At taxpayer fire assure that Ladder companies have positioned sufficient
Portable ladders to the roof of a one story taxpayer on all sides
At taxpayer fires when should additional chiefs be called for supervision and coordination wolf Sectors and/or Groups
- Operations on more than one street
- At extensive and critical roof operations with a heavy commitment of forces
- Operations on more than one level of a taxpayer
Upon return of a reserve apparatus to storage the OOD, in the unit in which the apparatus is stored, compared the outstanding RT-2 with the tools and equipment being returned with the apparatus. After comparison the Officer discovers certain tools are missing, the officer on duty immediately notifies by phone the
- Administrative BC
- BC instructs officer to make proper journal entries
- BC instructs officer to prepare and forward a report to the Chief of Department documenting the items lost and explaining the circumstance of the loss. Report forwarded through the chain of command with full endorsements
- BC then notifies the DC
ERP Plan Hazardous Materials shall be implemented only when MEMBERS or EQUIPMENT are exposed to levels of PCB’s of
50 PPM or higher
The 1st due BC at a High Rise Office Building Fire after he is relieved by the DC, until the arrival of the All Hazard Planning Section Chief on a 3rd alarm takes what assignment
The Planning Section Chief
The SAE Group will require at least one unit for every ____floors to be covered
1 unit for every 5 floors
How many companies are needed at the FSA for immediate support of the Fire Sector/Branch
At least 3 Engine and 2 Ladders
A supply of at least ____ SCBA cylinders shall be at the forward staging area
20 cylinders
The secondary command channel in Manhattan is
Channel 8
The SAE Group Supervisor shall be responsible for controlling necessary evacuation at a fire in a High Rise Office Building. What methods can be used for evacuation
- Use of evacuation stairs
* Use of a smoke free blind shaft elevator staffed by FDNY personnel
There are how many different VHF HT’s
2
VHF Citywide
VHF HT yellow knob & longer antenna
The VHF HT with the Yellow Knob and longer antenna is for
Cross Band Repeater
Channels 1-8 tactical and command channels
The VHF Citywide HT is for
Speaking to the dispatcher
The Air Recon Chief should bring which equipment on board the helicopter
- Air Recon Instruction Card ( includes list of FDNY/ NYPD helicopter frequencies)
- NYC map
- Flashlight to illuminate REAR interior of helicopter
- Battalion UHF HT with dept. headset if available
- Battalion VHF Citywide HT with dept headset if available
- Binoculars
The Air Recon Chief shall have the
Pilot switch his (Air Recon Chiefs helicopter) radio to the interoperable TAC U channel 13
The High Rise Roof Chief and High Rise Roof Teams shall switch their HT’s to the
TAC U Channel 13
The Air Recon Chief should provide a preliminary report to the IC within
5 minutes of arrival
The Air Recon Chief should provide a Progress Reports to the IC
- A least every 10 minutes
- When requested by the IC
- When significant information becomes available
How high do fire walls go
1916-1929
1930-1940
After 1940
1916-1929
Ceiling of top floor
1930-1940
Underside of roof boards
After 1940
Top of roof boards
Manifolds
- Carried by Satellite units
- Placed in front of building or courtyard for H type
- Portable - wheeled by one member or carried by two members
- Operated remotely from 2000 gpm pumper & Satellite Apparatus
- Supplied by 5 inch hose
- Equipped with a Ross Relief Valve
- Four 2 1/2 outlets
- Two 3 inch outlets
- Engine companies after the manifold is set up should be informed by the Chief In Charge as to the size and number of lengths of hose to bring to the manifold for stretching to their point of operations
Wen sending in a High Priority Referral Report how many photos should be taken
One or two
When do you forward photos to DOB when they are taken for a High Priority Referral Report
Forward photos to DOB ONLY when requesting a joint inspection
Who completes the High Priority Referral Report
The administrative unit officer
The endorsement box on the High Priority Referral Report can be
Used to describe the location using FDNY exposure terminology
Who do you as a BC forward the High Priority Referral Report to
The administrative DC with the photos as an email
Sprinkler system requirements for an OLT converted to an SRO
- Each occupant must have access to both means of egress (stairs and fire escapes) WITHOUT having to go thru another persons room
- Sprinkler system no roof tank
- Sprinkler system supplied from water main in street
- FDNY CANNOT supply sprinkler system
- Interior alarm system required
- Exit lights and signs must be provided
What are the exceptions to use an outside stream into an occupied building
- Protect people on the fire escape
- Heavy fire in a store
Only the IC may order the use of outside streams
The primary means of applying water to energized electrical components is through the
Tower Ladder
When operating in underground subway system the preferred method for the Chief to call the Truck officer is
- The Chief to call the Truck Officer via TOKEN BOOTH PHONE
* Can also use the Chiefs cell phone
Who relays the Token Booth phone number to the Chief
LCC
What components of the Subway system are unaffected by power removal
Station lights Right of way lights Headlights on trains Signals Ventilation equipment in tunnels Drainage pumping equipment
“Some Real Hunks Sound Very Dumb”
Do you transmit a MAYDAY if you have located a missing, lost or trapped member
YES
If conditions change that will severely impact operations what must be transmitted
URGENT
When using a subway repeater we use channel
14
When using a building repeater the Officer has
A choice
Channel 11 or 12 on HT
Channel selected depends on the building, not all buildings with FDNY programmed duplex UHF repeaters have both channel 11 and 12
High visibility vests are inspected
After each use
Semi annually
Spare vests are stored at the Division
Marked with unit designation on INSIDE of vest
Can you use plain speak English in progress reports
N
When is a CD-15 required
All 2nd alarms or greater
An ARC needs to refuel his helicopter and decides to use a Forward Refueling Site OTHER than FLoyd Bennett Field. In this situation the ARC should notify the IC that a Forward Refueling Site will be used and insure_____ is special called to that location for the duration of the refueling operation
- Foam Carrier
* Purple K Unit with associated Engine
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES shall any member operate on
- Any type of bowstring truss roof with a STRUCTURAL or CONTENT fire in the building.
- Members MAY operate on a bowstring truss roof of a building NOT on fire provided the IC takes in account the past history of truss failures in these buildings, particularly if they are vacant
Command channel is mandatory at all
- 3rd alarms
- Complex Operations
- 10-77 with MORE than one sector
- 10-60
- 10-66
- 10-76
What Chiefs operate on the Command Channel
- IC
- Communications Unit
- Air Recon
- Planning
- Operations Chief gives orders to Chiefs on Command on Post Radio
What Chiefs operate on the Tactical Channel
- Sector Supervisors
- Group Supervisors
- Resource Unit Leader
- Safety Officer
- Operations Chief MONITORS tactical on HT
At an interagency operation with NYPD on TAC-U the IC will operate on what channel
IC operates on the Tactical Channel
Aide is on the TAC-U channel
If I am requesting to speak to NYPD on the IO channel I must switch to
- Zone C Channel 5 to request via PD
* Can also requests thru FDNY Borough Dispatcher
While overhauling in warm or hot weather the IC may permit members to remove only their
Bunker coat
What are the 5 watt HT channel
All channel except CH 1 and CH 3
What is the only Channel that does not support to Emergency Alert Function
Channel 9
Flammable gas piping cannot be located in the same room with the
Fire Pumps
Forward a High Priority Referral Report to DOB
In new CONCRETE construction standpipes must be maintained up to and capped (Steel construction is different)
One floor below the stripping floor which is 3 floors below the most recently poured floor.
Example: Floor being poured (10th floor) Framework (9th floor) Stripping floor (8th floor) Capped on (7th floor)
In Steel construction buildings the standpipe must be maintained and capped on the
Floor below the walking floor. Walking floor is considered the floor with Q decking in place before concrete is poured
At 1100 degrees steel losses _____% of its original strength
40%
At 1100 degrees cast iron loses ______% of its original strength
58%
Concerning the ICS at a collapse operation the 1st due BC may be reassigned to, if he is relieved by the DC to what ICS role
Planning Section Plan
How do I get an updated printout of all borough activity
Admin - 10/4 - Send
In the quarters with the battalion
When is the CO level of members automatically checked at a fire
All 3rd alarms or greater
BC responsibility at a vacate
- Digital photos showing conditions that leads to the vacate
- Email photos to FPCU
- Provide padlocks and chains for the seal
In under river rail ops the best location for the CP may not be evident until the situation is more well defined. The CP location should be in most cases
The initial CP will be located at the station closest to the tunnel in the borough of the 1st assigned BC
True or False
The IC at an under river rail operation where operations are occurring on both sides of a tube in different boroughs for the same incident must get all units on the same borough frequency
True
A BC shall be dispatched to the TA Command Center as soon as it is apparent that
A serious incident has occurred
Under no circumstances shall the removal of power or the confirmation that the power has been removed be requested or given thru the
TLO
Power removal and the confirmation of power removal must always be requested and confirmed via the FD borough communications office
What is the the depth limit for SOC rescue divers
- 60 Feet
- Must have backup diver for every diver in the water
- 500 psi in tank must surface
- 90 minute max time for dive
- 2 knot max for water
When do you use a Fog nozzle at an explosion
- Knock down smoke and dust
* Priority if a Dirt Bomb is suspected
At a LARGE AREAS where a radiological incident has occurred what is the size of the Safe Refuge Area
Minimum 500 Meters
The 1st arriving BC at a fire in an OLT is the IC
until the arrival of the DC. What would the IC NOT be required to report to the DC on his arrival
Whether the floors below the fire have been examined and searched and the results
Medium fire condition at an H type MD. Call for
Extra Engine and Truck
At an H type MD when it is anticipated that 2 lines will be required call for
An extra Engine and Truck
At an H type MD if 2 floors are involved generally we have to
Transmit 2nd alarm
At H type MD’s with a top floor fire with EXTENSIVE fire in the cockloft it will be necessary to
Transmit 2nd alarm
When transmitting 2nd or greater alarms for fires which have entered the cockloft of a large H type the IC should consider
Special calling additional BC’s to cover critical sectors and/or exposures. These additional BC’s could be assigned as top floor sector supervisors, roof sector supervisor, or as needed
When transmitting a 10-60 where is the staging area
- There is no Staging Area
- If any resource requested above the 10-60 then a staging area will be established and a BC as the staging area manager will be special called
10-60 no code is transmitted for
- Collapse of a PD
* Derailment of a subway car
10-60 code 1 transmitted for
- Enhanced technical resources are required
- Tunneling, trenching, shoring, cutting of load bearing structural members, complicated extrication/disentanglement
- Provides a 5th BC as the Staging Area Manager
10-60 code 2 transmitted for
A larger scale incident Provides an enhanced 2nd alarm ARC will respond EX: 6 story MD collapse Explosion with severe collateral structural damage Airplane crash (Not JFK or LAG)
Notification to the IG
3 C’s
Conflict of interest
Corruption
Criminal activity
Allegation of theft at the scene of an operation, inspectional activity or quarters, what needs to be done
IG notified immediately via cell phone to FDOC for relay to IG
Immediate notification to BITS
ABCD
Arrest of member/Alcohol on duty
Boxing between brothers
Confrontation with Outsiders
Drugs in duty/Dangerous misuse of dept vehicle
Business hours telephone BITS
Non business hours via FDOC
8 single command incidents with FDNY as the Primary Agency
Auto extrication 1st to arrive Boat in distress 1st to arrive Confined space Collapse structural Downed tree (Jointly with Parks Dept) Elevator Entrapment/Implement Fire
Transmit a 10-60 no code for
Collapse of a private dwelling or
Derailment of a subway car
10-8 Code is used by
Used only by a DIVISIONS OR BATTALIONS to indicate it is in-service by radio when leaving a quarters other than its own at which it had been off the air and to which its alarms had been routed
10-9
A unit will be out of radio contact (state the reason, visiting quarters, entering a tunnel, at a fire or emergency, etc)
10-8 with code if necessary when radio contact is re-established
Who carries the Hi Ex Foam Generators
Satellite Units
Need at least a 12 inch main if not get a 2nd source of water
