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1
Q

NFPA standard on fire department occupational safety and health

A

NFPA 1500

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2
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NFPA standard for emergency services management systems

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NFPA 1561

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3
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Accountability - maintaining status and location of all resources, committed to an incident. ____ completing company accountability by documenting situation and resource status will fulfill these duties initially

A

Staff assistant

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4
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All company personnel shall carry their assigned radio in the “______” mode in their turnout coat or brush jacket pouch

A

Repeat

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5
Q

The emergency traffic radio tone is transmitted for testing purposes on ______ channel every _____ day at ____ hrs

A

EaCh division tac; Sunday; 0800hrs

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6
Q

When a field Chief Officer becomes the Incident Commander, the following radio channels shall be monitored for possible communication with the affected members(s):
X5

A 
Dispatch Channel 
Command
Tac
Rescue tac
Emergency 6
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7
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As incidents expand beyond the first alarm assignment, the Incident Commander shall designate a ________

A

Rapid intervention company

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8
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The rapid intervention category can be separated into two categories.

A

Standby mode

Deployment mode

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9
Q

In the standby mode resources assigned to Rick shall monitor the following; x 4

A

Command
Incident tac
Ric tac
Emergency 6

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10
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When assigned RIC at an incident and in the “DEPLOYMENT MODE” (immediate rescue) the following radio channels should be monitored;x2

A

Rescue tac

Emergency 6 / and or incident tac

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11
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In high rise fire incidents the rapid intervention company shall be located _____

A

Staging

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12
Q

As rescue scenario

S become more complex or when two or more ric companies assigned, the incident commander shall consider assigning _____

A

A rescue group supervisor

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13
Q

In a high rise incident , paramedics should be assigned as a medical standby where?

A

Staging

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14
Q

The tactical worksheet F-____ provides a space for tracking and identification of rapid intervention companies

A

F-666

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15
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NFPA standard _____ requires that all company members names be immediately available on scene of the incident

A

1500

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16
Q

The Los Angeles Fire Department system consists of magnetic strips marked with information about the member’s assigned to each apparatus that day. The information that will be contained on the magnetic strip is as follows:
X2

*magnetic strips carried on what side of apparatus?

A

The members full civil service name
Members rank

Captain side =heavy apparatus
Passenger side= rescue

17
Q

The “evacuation signal” will consist of _____

A

repeated short blasts of the air horn for a period no longer than 10 seconds, followed by 10 seconds of silence. This sequence of air horn blasts for 10 seconds followed by a 10-second period of silence will be done three times; total air horn evacuation signal including periods of silence will last 50 sec.

18
Q

At each _____minute interval, MFC will advise the IC of the elapsed time on the incident clock until the IC requests cancellation.

A

15min

19
Q

LCES

A

Lookouts
Communication
Escape routes
Safety zones

20
Q

LLCCESS

A 
Lookouts
   Location
Communication 
   Conditions
Escape routes
Safety zones
   Safety equipment
21
Q

A ____ or ___does not require any protection for survival.

A

Safety zone or safe refuge area

22
Q

In a high rise fire, depending on intensity of fire a minimum of ___ floors above the fire maybe designated a safety zone

A

2 floors above

23
Q

Interior firefighter watch outs

X12

A 
Entry delayed
One small entry
Roof forced off roof
Air drawn in
Hear fire but can’t see
Under mezzanine
Feel uncomfortable 
No progress
Saws running behind you
Can’t get radio transmission out
All sod members
24
Q

The _______is that period of time that a down, missing or trapped member will have the greatest chance of survival if he or she is in need of rescue.

A

Golden time

25
Q

The ric scab kit consists of following; x7

A 
Nylon bag
60 min bottle
First stage reducer with 10 ft intermediate pressure hose
Second stage regulator
Facepiece
Pelican flashlight
150’ drop bag
26
Q

There are a number of considerations for Incident Commanders and Rapid Intervention Companies in regards to rapid intervention structure size-up. These considerations can be broken down into three categories

A

Enroute (listen to radio traffic/assignments)
On scene (building type, size,access, use)
Continuous size up

27
Q

Initially, all members assigned, as a Rapid Intervention Company shall have the following as a minimum:

A

full protective clothing donned, SCBA with drop bag, 800 MHZ radio, flashlight and RIC Kit

28
Q

Checking down firefighter breathing /conscious/air supply can be quickly done by turning red bypass valve on second stage regulator in a _____ direction past detent

A

Counterclockwise

29
Q

In cases where locations such as basements, hospitals, X-Ray rooms, metro-rail tunnel and other known radio trouble areas present communication problems, RIC members should consider using signal lines for communicating.

A standard set of signals is in use by this Department and shall be memorized by all members.

Tugs 
1
2
3
4
A

1 ok
2 advance
3 take up
4 help

*OATH

30
Q

Methods of search ; x5

A 
Inline 
Parallel 
Tether
Hose fan
Nozzle fan
31
Q

The RIC leader then utilizes nozzle fan drop-bag that contains 150’ of cord with overhand knots tied at every ____ feet.

A

6ft

32
Q

RIC at a Metro-Rail incident should involve a Company where?

A

At each train station

33
Q

Communications in a Metro-Rail tunnel are limited to the following channels in the repeat mode:

A

Tac- 2, 12, 15, 16 ,17
MFC 7 &4
Alert 6

34
Q

Cross passages located every _____

A

750ft

35
Q

Ric in metro (deployment)

Descent - deploy to platform level. Check in with ____ for acquisition of rescue train

A

Station division

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