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1
Q

How many exposures are checked when operating at major indoor gas leaks

A

3 exposures on both sides of the affected occupancy including above and below

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Who do you contact as a BC when AUC 200 is violated?

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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

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When do you use an LCS into an occupied building?

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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

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4
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During phase 2 water pressure emergency BC should provide DC the following info

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# of illegally opened hydrants
# of hydrants shut down
# of spray caps placed
Dangerously low water pressure areas
This is provided every 2 hours
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5
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According to brannigan cold drawn steel fails around what temperature

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800 degrees Fahrenheit

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6
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How many vehicle repeaters are allows citywide to be activated

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One

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7
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If a second operation requires the activation of a vehicle repeater what shall be used instead

A

Post to Post radio operations will be used

A different command channel would have to be used

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8
Q

Fire safety director required in what type of buildings

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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

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9
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10-76 is transmitted for

A

Report of fire is confirmed

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10
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All hands is used at a 10-76 when

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One hose line is used

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11
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When do you transmit a 2nd alarm at a 10-76

A

Visible FIRE OR SMOKE through the skin or a serious fire has been verified

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12
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When do you transmit a 10-77

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Visible fire on arrival NOT SMOKE

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13
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Ladder companies reporting to the Forward Staging Area shall bring

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SCBA for each member
Spare SCBA cylinder for each member
2 sets of FE tools and six foot hooks
Search and utility ropes

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14
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2nd due ladder company at HRFPMD are responsible for

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Attack stairway cleared of building occupants for at least 5 floors above the fire floor

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15
Q

HRFPMD 1st 3 BC assignments

A

IC 1st arriving BC
Fire Sector Supervisor 2nd arriving BC
SAE 3rd arriving BC

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16
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Position of Fire Sector Supervisor or Fire Branch Director

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1st floor below the fire where conditions permit

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17
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Position of FSA

A

On the floor below the Fire Sector Supervisor

2 floors below the fire

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18
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HRFPMD elevator locations

A

One elevator 2 floors below the fire

One elevator in the lobby

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19
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The Safety Officer when responding should

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1) Using MDT obtain summary of responding units & determine approximate burn time
2) Check response ticket for address & CIDS

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20
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Who makes the decision to Airlift

A

IC who is a Staff Chief

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21
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Proper fan positioning to pressurize stairwell

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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

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22
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Tools shall be stowed in helicopter as directed by

A

NYPD helicopter crew chief

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23
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ARC obtains the following info from the IC through the dispatcher while responding to the mobilization point

A

Progress report
The HT channels in use at the operation
Location & designation of all sectors under the ICS

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24
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Who is responsible to ensure the post radio is in position at the ICP at every all hands or greater alarm

A

Deputy Chief

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25
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If a battalion is assigned as a attack chief they can leave their post radio at

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Fire Sector/Branch

Set to the tactical channel

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26
Q

Taxpayer sprinkler system code

A

1938 > 10,000 SQ FT

1968 > 7,500 SQ FT

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27
Q

Roof sector supervisor can be

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Chief or company officer designated by the IC

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28
Q

Can a roof sector supervisor start a trench cut

A

Yes

Immediate notification to the IC is necessary

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29
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Roof sector supervisor must supervise roof operations when

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2 or more saws are in operation

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30
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Members entering the Rehab area should normally rest for approximately

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20 minutes before being reassigned. Depending on the conditions the IC in consultation with the medical branch may modify the time

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31
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A multiple member injury report must be forwarded to

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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

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32
Q

Is remainder of tour “medical leave”

A

No

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33
Q

Steel heated to 1100 degrees loses

A

40% of its load carrying capability

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34
Q

Employee trained by the fire safety director to be present when he is not required to be there

A

Building Evacuation Supervisor

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35
Q

What is considered the Fire Sector

A

Fire floor and the floor above

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36
Q

What is the preferred evacuation stairwell

A

Fire tower

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37
Q

In a high rise office building what initially is all that needs to be evacuated

A

Fire sector

Fire floor and floor above

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38
Q

When operating at a building that has a fixed stairwell pressurization system that is activated the IC
shall

A

Continue operations with the system on

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39
Q

Can the fixed stairwell pressurization system be augmented by our FDNY positive pressure ventilation fans

A

Should not

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40
Q

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

A

Fire Sector Supervisor

Fire Branch Director

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41
Q

The air support plan will automatically be activated upon all

A

Doubtful 3rd alarms

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42
Q

PFD’s must be donned

A

Before entering the aircraft

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43
Q

When do you inflate the PFD

A

Not inside the aircraft

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44
Q

Prior to donning the PFD ensure the service indicator is what color

A

Green

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45
Q

FDNY POST RADIO

A

Should be > 2 feet away
45 watts
Key aspect is establishment of a command channel
16 channels

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46
Q

Battalion vehicles cross band repeater set to channel

A

2

The primary command channel

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47
Q

Where should the battalion vehicle be parked for optimal use of the repeater

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Across the street from the operation

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48
Q

What battalions bring their post radios into the lobby

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All battalions

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49
Q

The battalion who activates their repeater shall be the only battalion to bring their

A

VHF HT into the lobby

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50
Q

How long does it take for you to submerge in water with bunker gear on (with or without an SCBA)

A

60 seconds

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51
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the

A

Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel

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52
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Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated from the

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Fire command station which are located o all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures

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53
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Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on

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Each floor, which provide rwo way communications with the fire command station

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54
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on

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Each floor

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55
Q

Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems

A 
Floor warden stations
Mechanical control center
Elevators
Air handling control rooms
Elevator machinery rooms
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56
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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

A

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”

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57
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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

A

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

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58
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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

A

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

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59
Q

ICP Location Vacant Building fires

A

Across the street & outside possible colapse zone

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60
Q

ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires

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Proximity to front of building

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61
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ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings

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Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units

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62
Q

ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames

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Proximity to the front of the fire building

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63
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ICP Location Taxpayer fires

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Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone

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Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the

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Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel

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65
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Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated from the

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Fire command station which are located o all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures

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66
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Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on

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Each floor, which provide rwo way communications with the fire command station

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67
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Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on

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Each floor

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68
Q

Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems

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Floor warden stations
Mechanical control center
Elevators
Air handling control rooms
Elevator machinery rooms
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69
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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

A

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”

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70
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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

A

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

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71
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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

A

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

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72
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ICP Location Vacant Building fires

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Across the street & outside possible colapse zone

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73
Q

ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires

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Proximity to front of building

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74
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ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings

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Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units

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75
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ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames

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Proximity to the front of the fire building

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76
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ICP Location Taxpayer fires

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Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone

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77
Q

The cd-15H is identical to the cd-15 incident report except that the

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Haz Mat module is accessible only to those with Haz Mat rights

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Q

When BC in charge of an incident generate a cd-15h they must ensure a

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Properly trained unit is assigned on the incident and that the trained unit is selected to fill out the cd-15h

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79
Q

CD-14A shall be filled out in

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Duplicate

Both copies are sent to Operations by January 7

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Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the

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Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel

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81
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Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated form the

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Fire command station which are located on all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures

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82
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Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on

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Each floor, which provide two way communications with the fire command station

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83
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on

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Each floor

84
Q

Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems

A 
Floor warden stations
Mechanical control center
Elevators
Air handling control rooms
Elevator machinery rooms
85
Q

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

A

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”

86
Q

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

A

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

87
Q

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

A

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

88
Q

ICP Location Vacant Building fires

A

Across the street & outside possible colapse zone

89
Q

ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires

A

Proximity to front of building

90
Q

ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings

A

Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units

91
Q

ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames

A

Proximity to the front of the fire building

92
Q

ICP Location Taxpayer fires

A

Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone

93
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of a fire command station located in the

A

Lobby of the building near the elevator control panel

94
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of loudspeakers operated form the

A

Fire command station which are located o all floors, in all elevators and in all stairway enclosures

95
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of floor warden stations on

A

Each floor, which provide rwo way communications with the fire command station

96
Q

Class E communication systems shall consist of manual fire alarm sending stations on

A

Each floor

97
Q

Two way communications between the fire command station and the following locations are provided in Class E communication systems

A 
Floor warden stations
Mechanical control center
Elevators
Air handling control rooms
Elevator machinery rooms
98
Q

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

A

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”

99
Q

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

A

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

100
Q

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

A

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

101
Q

ICP Location Vacant Building fires

A

Across the street & outside possible colapse zone

102
Q

ICP Location Multiple Dwelling Non Fireproof fires

A

Proximity to front of building

103
Q

ICP Location High Rise Multiple Dwellings

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Establish a location best suited for the ICP. If other than the lobby notify the dispatcher and all incoming units

104
Q

ICP Location Brownstone & Row Frames

A

Proximity to the front of the fire building

105
Q

ICP Location Taxpayer fires

A

Proximity to the front of the fire building but outside the collapse zone

106
Q

When 2 hand lines are OPERATING at an advanced fire in a store

A

Special call an extra Engine and Ladder

107
Q

Transmit a 2nd Alarm in a Taxpayer for the following scenarios

A
  • Extension to the cockloft
  • Extension to adjoining occupancy
  • Advanced fire in a cellar
108
Q

If a Tower Ladder is not assigned on the initial response to a taxpayer fire and its use is anticipated

A

Special call a TL

109
Q

If a taxpayer faces on more than one street consider TL placement

A

On each street

110
Q

At taxpayer fire assure that Ladder companies have positioned sufficient

A

Portable ladders to the roof of a one story taxpayer on all sides

111
Q

At taxpayer fires when should additional chiefs be called for supervision and coordination with Sectors and/or Groups

A
  • 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
112
Q

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

A
  • 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
113
Q

ERP Plan Hazardous Materials shall be implemented only when MEMBERS or EQUIPMENT are exposed to levels of PCB’s of

A

50 PPM or higher

114
Q

When 2 hand lines are OPERATING at an advanced fire in a store

A

Special call an extra Engine and Ladder

115
Q

Transmit a 2nd Alarm in a Taxpayer for the following scenarios

A
  • Extension to the cockloft
  • Extension to adjoining occupancy
  • Advanced fire in a cellar
116
Q

If a Tower Ladder is not assigned on the initial response to a taxpayer fire and its use is anticipated

A

Special call a TL

117
Q

If a taxpayer faces on more than one street consider TL placement

A

On each street

118
Q

At taxpayer fires assure that Ladder companies have positioned sufficient

A

Portable ladders to the roof of a one story taxpayer on all sides

119
Q

At taxpayer fires when should additional chiefs be called for supervision and coordination wolf Sectors and/or Groups

A
  • 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
120
Q

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

A
  • 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
121
Q

ERP Plan Hazardous Materials shall be implemented only when MEMBERS or EQUIPMENT are exposed to levels of PCB’s of

A

50 PPM or higher

122
Q

When 2 hand lines are OPERATING at an advanced fire in a store

A

Special call an extra Engine and Ladder

123
Q

Transmit a 2nd Alarm in a Taxpayer for the following scenarios

A
  • Extension to the cockloft
  • Extension to adjoining occupancy
  • Advanced fire in a cellar
124
Q

If a Tower Ladder is not assigned on the initial response to a taxpayer fire and its use is anticipated

A

Special call a TL

125
Q

If a taxpayer faces on more than one street consider TL placement

A

On each street

126
Q

At taxpayer fire assure that Ladder companies have positioned sufficient

A

Portable ladders to the roof of a one story taxpayer on all sides

127
Q

At taxpayer fires when should additional chiefs be called for supervision and coordination wolf Sectors and/or Groups

A
  • 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
128
Q

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

A
  • 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
129
Q

ERP Plan Hazardous Materials shall be implemented only when MEMBERS or EQUIPMENT are exposed to levels of PCB’s of

A

50 PPM or higher

130
Q

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

A

The Planning Section Chief

131
Q

The SAE Group will require at least one unit for every ____floors to be covered

A

1 unit for every 5 floors

132
Q

How many companies are needed at the FSA for immediate support of the Fire Sector/Branch

A

At least 3 Engine and 2 Ladders

133
Q

A supply of at least ____ SCBA cylinders shall be at the forward staging area

A

20 cylinders

134
Q

The secondary command channel in Manhattan is

A

Channel 8

135
Q

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

A
  • Use of evacuation stairs

* Use of a smoke free blind shaft elevator staffed by FDNY personnel

136
Q

There are how many different VHF HT’s

A

2
VHF Citywide
VHF HT yellow knob & longer antenna

137
Q

The VHF HT with the Yellow Knob and longer antenna is for

A

Cross Band Repeater

Channels 1-8 tactical and command channels

138
Q

The VHF Citywide HT is for

A

Speaking to the dispatcher

139
Q

The Air Recon Chief should bring which equipment on board the helicopter

A
  • 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
140
Q

The Air Recon Chief shall have the

A

Pilot switch his (Air Recon Chiefs helicopter) radio to the interoperable TAC U channel 13

141
Q

The High Rise Roof Chief and High Rise Roof Teams shall switch their HT’s to the

A

TAC U Channel 13

142
Q

The Air Recon Chief should provide a preliminary report to the IC within

A

5 minutes of arrival

143
Q

The Air Recon Chief should provide a Progress Reports to the IC

A
  • A least every 10 minutes
  • When requested by the IC
  • When significant information becomes available
144
Q

How high do fire walls go
1916-1929
1930-1940
After 1940

A

1916-1929
Ceiling of top floor

1930-1940
Underside of roof boards

After 1940
Top of roof boards

145
Q

Manifolds

A
  • 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
146
Q

Wen sending in a High Priority Referral Report how many photos should be taken

A

One or two

147
Q

When do you forward photos to DOB when they are taken for a High Priority Referral Report

A

Forward photos to DOB ONLY when requesting a joint inspection

148
Q

Who completes the High Priority Referral Report

A

The administrative unit officer

149
Q

The endorsement box on the High Priority Referral Report can be

A

Used to describe the location using FDNY exposure terminology

150
Q

Who do you as a BC forward the High Priority Referral Report to

A

The administrative DC with the photos as an email

151
Q

Sprinkler system requirements for an OLT converted to an SRO

A
  • 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
152
Q

What are the exceptions to use an outside stream into an occupied building

A
  • Protect people on the fire escape
  • Heavy fire in a store

Only the IC may order the use of outside streams

153
Q

The primary means of applying water to energized electrical components is through the

A

Tower Ladder

154
Q

When operating in underground subway system the preferred method for the Chief to call the Truck officer is

A
  • The Chief to call the Truck Officer via TOKEN BOOTH PHONE

* Can also use the Chiefs cell phone

155
Q

Who relays the Token Booth phone number to the Chief

A

LCC

156
Q

What components of the Subway system are unaffected by power removal

A 
Station lights
Right of way lights
Headlights on trains
Signals
Ventilation equipment in tunnels
Drainage pumping equipment

“Some Real Hunks Sound Very Dumb”

157
Q

Do you transmit a MAYDAY if you have located a missing, lost or trapped member

A

YES

158
Q

If conditions change that will severely impact operations what must be transmitted

A

URGENT

159
Q

When using a subway repeater we use channel

A

14

160
Q

When using a building repeater the Officer has

A

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

161
Q

High visibility vests are inspected

A

After each use
Semi annually
Spare vests are stored at the Division
Marked with unit designation on INSIDE of vest

162
Q

Can you use plain speak English in progress reports

A

N

163
Q

When is a CD-15 required

A

All 2nd alarms or greater

164
Q

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

A
  • Foam Carrier

* Purple K Unit with associated Engine

165
Q

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES shall any member operate on

A
  • 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
166
Q

Command channel is mandatory at all

A
  • 3rd alarms
  • Complex Operations
  • 10-77 with MORE than one sector
  • 10-60
  • 10-66
  • 10-76
167
Q

What Chiefs operate on the Command Channel

A
  • IC
  • Communications Unit
  • Air Recon
  • Planning
  • Operations Chief gives orders to Chiefs on Command on Post Radio
168
Q

What Chiefs operate on the Tactical Channel

A
  • Sector Supervisors
  • Group Supervisors
  • Resource Unit Leader
  • Safety Officer
  • Operations Chief MONITORS tactical on HT
169
Q

At an interagency operation with NYPD on TAC-U the IC will operate on what channel

A

IC operates on the Tactical Channel

Aide is on the TAC-U channel

170
Q

If I am requesting to speak to NYPD on the IO channel I must switch to

A
  • Zone C Channel 5 to request via PD

* Can also requests thru FDNY Borough Dispatcher

171
Q

While overhauling in warm or hot weather the IC may permit members to remove only their

A

Bunker coat

172
Q

What are the 5 watt HT channel

A

All channel except CH 1 and CH 3

173
Q

What is the only Channel that does not support to Emergency Alert Function

A

Channel 9

174
Q

Flammable gas piping cannot be located in the same room with the

A

Fire Pumps

Forward a High Priority Referral Report to DOB

175
Q

In new CONCRETE construction standpipes must be maintained up to and capped (Steel construction is different)

A

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)
176
Q

In Steel construction buildings the standpipe must be maintained and capped on the

A

Floor below the walking floor. Walking floor is considered the floor with Q decking in place before concrete is poured

177
Q

At 1100 degrees steel losses _____% of its original strength

A

40%

178
Q

At 1100 degrees cast iron loses ______% of its original strength

A

58%

179
Q

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

A

Planning Section Plan

180
Q

How do I get an updated printout of all borough activity

A

Admin - 10/4 - Send

In the quarters with the battalion

181
Q

When is the CO level of members automatically checked at a fire

A

All 3rd alarms or greater

182
Q

BC responsibility at a vacate

A
  • Digital photos showing conditions that leads to the vacate
  • Email photos to FPCU
  • Provide padlocks and chains for the seal
183
Q

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

A

The initial CP will be located at the station closest to the tunnel in the borough of the 1st assigned BC

184
Q

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

A

True

185
Q

A BC shall be dispatched to the TA Command Center as soon as it is apparent that

A

A serious incident has occurred

186
Q

Under no circumstances shall the removal of power or the confirmation that the power has been removed be requested or given thru the

A

TLO
Power removal and the confirmation of power removal must always be requested and confirmed via the FD borough communications office

187
Q

What is the the depth limit for SOC rescue divers

A
  • 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
188
Q

When do you use a Fog nozzle at an explosion

A
  • Knock down smoke and dust

* Priority if a Dirt Bomb is suspected

189
Q

At a LARGE AREAS where a radiological incident has occurred what is the size of the Safe Refuge Area

A

Minimum 500 Meters

190
Q

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

A

Whether the floors below the fire have been examined and searched and the results

191
Q

Medium fire condition at an H type MD. Call for

A

Extra Engine and Truck

192
Q

At an H type MD when it is anticipated that 2 lines will be required call for

A

An extra Engine and Truck

193
Q

At an H type MD if 2 floors are involved generally we have to

A

Transmit 2nd alarm

194
Q

At H type MD’s with a top floor fire with EXTENSIVE fire in the cockloft it will be necessary to

A

Transmit 2nd alarm

195
Q

When transmitting 2nd or greater alarms for fires which have entered the cockloft of a large H type the IC should consider

A

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

196
Q

When transmitting a 10-60 where is the staging area

A
  • 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
197
Q

10-60 no code is transmitted for

A
  • Collapse of a PD

* Derailment of a subway car

198
Q

10-60 code 1 transmitted for

A
  • 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
199
Q

10-60 code 2 transmitted for

A 
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)
200
Q

Notification to the IG

A

3 C’s

Conflict of interest
Corruption
Criminal activity

201
Q

Allegation of theft at the scene of an operation, inspectional activity or quarters, what needs to be done

A

IG notified immediately via cell phone to FDOC for relay to IG

202
Q

Immediate notification to BITS

A

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

203
Q

8 single command incidents with FDNY as the Primary Agency

A 
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
204
Q

Transmit a 10-60 no code for

A

Collapse of a private dwelling or

Derailment of a subway car

205
Q

10-8 Code is used by

A

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

206
Q

10-9

A

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

207
Q

Who carries the Hi Ex Foam Generators

A

Satellite Units

Need at least a 12 inch main if not get a 2nd source of water

BC FIRE TECH QUESTIONS (1 decks)

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