Book 84 Field Operations Flashcards
Category A Alarm:
- Not less than FOUR fire companies, including not less than ONE truck
- Less than 4500 GPM
Category B Alarm:
-Not less than SIX fire companies , including not less than TWO trucks
-4500 GPM and above
-Dwellings, apartments, and hotels 4 or more stories
- Commercials
• More than 15,000 sq.ft , one roof, two floors
• More than 10,000 sq.ft, one roof, one floor
Category C Alarm:
- Not less than FOUR fire companies, Including not less than THREE engines and ONE truck
( brush, harbor,airport )
Required fire flow: The standard used to estimate the number of companies needed to extinguish a fully involved structure fire is ____ GPM per line and two lines (500 GPM) per company.
250 GPM
With responsibilities of command, what are the tactical priorities ?
- Rescue endangered occupants and treat injured
- Stabilize the incident and provide for life safety
- Conserve property
- Provide for the safety, accountability , and welfare
personnel, throughout the incident
Up to and including four companies working on a “brush dispatch”. A brush dispatch consists of
_______________________________
- 1 Task Force
- 4 Engines
- 2 Helicopters
- 2 BC
When will a battalion chief be dispatched as a safety officer ?
When more than 10 companies are dispatched
Fire station personnel will make new construction inspections of the following residential occupancies which are not required to have a fire alarm system:
A. Apartment houses two stories or less in height or containing 15 dwelling units or less
B. Hotels two stories in height or containing 19 guest rooms or less
Fire Code, the inspection cycle for general occupancies will be either an annual or a three-year inspection cycle based on ________________________
The number of exits required
Enclosed corridor apartments/condominiums with ___or more units or ____ stories in height; enclosed corridor hotels with ___ or more guest rooms or 3-5 stories in height; and company assemblage occupancies (normally 99 occupants or less) shall be inspected _____ each year (one daytime and one nighttime inspection – six months apart).
16 ; 3-5 stories
20
TWICE
Fire Prevention :
When a complaint is received, an _____ form shall be filled out in accordance with the Manual of Operation instructions.
F-334
Doors must open out from occupancies that have occupant loads of ?
50 or more
Occupancies with one exit have a maximum occupant load of ?
49
ACID/CORROSIVE MATERIAL STORAGE
Drums or carboys shall not be stacked more than two containers high unless they are placed on ________. The Code specifically states that the drums or carboys may be stacked to a height of _________when placed on pallets
Pallets
12 feet
AEROSOLS, FLAMMABLES
Flammable aerosols may be displayed in retail sales areas if they are limited to a total of _________;
( unsprinklered )
30 gallons
60 gallons ( sprinklered)
Over How many lbs of small arms ammunition requires the approval os the fire prevention bureau ?
1,000 lbs
Small arms ammunition shall be separated from flammable liquids, flammable solids, and oxidizing materials by a one-hour, fire resistive separation or by a distance of _______
25 feet
EXTINGUISHERS AT FUELING STATIONS:
A. Every auto fueling station must have at least ____ separate extinguishers on its premises.
B. Within ___ feet of every dispenser there shall be at least one portable fire extinguisher having a minimum rating of 2A, 20-BC. The second required 2A, 20-BC extinguisher shall be readily accessible.
TWO
75 feet
Panic hardware shall be installed not less than ___ inches nor more than ___ inches above the floor.
Maximum effort to operate doors shall not exceed ______ pounds for exterior doors and five
pounds for interior doors, such pull or push effort being applied at right angles to hinged doors. When fire doors are required the maximum effort to operate the door may be increased not to exceed 15-pounds.
30; 44’’
8 1/2 lbs (EXTERIOR)
5 lbs ( INTERIOR )
Fire escapes shall have a minimum dimension of ____ inches when open
29”
Extinguishers having a gross weight not exceeding 40 pounds shall be installed so that the top of the
extinguisher is not more than ___ feet above the floor. Extinguishers having a gross weight greater than 40 pounds (except wheeled types) shall be so installed that the top of the extinguisher is not more than ____ feet above the floor.
5 feet ( ≤ 40 lbs )
3-1/2 feet ( > 40 lbs )
Pallet piles shall be stored no higher than ___ feet.
EXCEPTION; storage pallets may be increased to up to ____ feet in height providing the storage area meets LAFD sprinkler requirements
6 feet
20 feet
A minimum operating clearance of ___ inches around the sprinkler control valve shall be
maintained.
18”
