Blue Book Chapter Two

Question 1

What percentage of FF injuries occur on the fire ground?

Answer 1

Less than half

Question 2

Who requires the two in two out rule?
NIOSH
OSHA
NFPA
NFA

Answer 2

OSHA

Question 3

___ FF Life Safety Initiatives were created when?

Answer 3

16 Initiatives
March 10/11, 2004 in Tampa, FL
National FF Life Safety Summit

Question 4

Who hosted the National FF Life Safety Summit?

Answer 4

The National Fallen FF Foundation in cooperation with the USFA.

Question 5

Of the 16 Life Safety Initiatives, ____ have a direct relationship with fire-ground strategies and tactics.

Answer 5

7

Question 6

The relationship between FF safety and strategy and tactics can be traced to ____.

Answer 6

Incident priorities.

Question 7

___ publishes annual reports on both injuries and deaths in the fire service.

Answer 7

NFPA since 1974 in the “Fire Journal” Magazine

The injury survey is just a sample survey

Question 8

_____ oversees NFIRS.

Answer 8

USFA

Question 9

Since 1960, ___ has produced an annual FF death and injury survey.

Answer 9

IAFF

More in-depth with lost time injuries and exposures

Question 10

____ is a part of the Dept of Labor.

Answer 10

OSHA

Question 11

The FF Fatality and Investigation and Prevention Program was instituted by ___ in what year?
How many parts does this plan consist of?

Answer 11

NIOSH
1997
5-part plan

Question 12

How many US FF’s are there?

Answer 12

1.2 million

210,000 career/paid

Question 13

How many titles are in the Code of Federal Regulations?

Answer 13

50

Question 14

What is the title for OSHA regulations?

Answer 14

Title 29 CFR

Question 15

How many OSHA states and territories are there?

Answer 15

25

Question 16

A discussion on PPE for response to fires can be broken down into three subject areas __ __ __.

Answer 16

1. Design and Purchasing
2. Use
3. Care and Maintenance

Question 17

___ FD performed 200 RIT scenarios, what were the statistics?

Answer 17

Phoenix FD
2.5 minutes to get ready
total time inside 12.33 minutes
Average total rescue time of 21 minutes

Question 18

The Phoenix FD RIT scenarios states it took how many FF’s to rescue a downed FF?
Their SCBA’s lasted how long?

Answer 18

12FF to rescue 1
1 in 5 RIC members will get into trouble
3000psi bottle lasts 18.7 minutes