Book 98 Earthquake Manual Flashcards
Approximately, __ million people work and live above the ____+ known earthquake faults throughout Southern California
8
200
Earthquake faults are a result of tectonic plates pushing together, __ to ___ miles beneath the earth’s surface
6 to 15
The movement between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate pushes Los Angeles north, at a rate of about ____ inches per year
1 ¾
Southern California experiences more than _________ earthquakes every decade
200,000
Seismologists predict an ___% to ___% probability, of a magnitude 7+ earthquake in Los Angeles, before 2024
80% to 90%
______________ is an expansion of the incident command function primarily designed to manage a complex or large incident/event or area that has multiple incident management organizations assigned
Area Command
The Department has __, Type-3 Field Incident Management Teams (FIMT) consisting of twenty on-call personnel
3
The Department has __ EOC and four DOC Incident Management Teams consisting of on-call personnel assigned to administrative duty
4
The Department will initiate _____ any time a detectable earthquake tremor is felt
(EEM) Earthquake Emergency Mode
It will remain in that mode until either the ______ ______ or _______________________ (DDC) determines otherwise
Fire Chief
Deputy Department Commander
Earthquake response is divided into __ operational modes
3
Earthquake response operational modes:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• Normal Earthquake Operational Mode
• Expanded Earthquake Operational Mode
• Disaster Mode
Normal Earthquake Operational Mode - The Department may immediately go to DISCON II (________________) and remain there until the magnitude of the situation is known
Dispatch Condition II
Normal Earthquake Operational Mode - All personnel and apparatus will _________ quarters and complete district drive through
Vacate
Normal Earthquake Operational Mode - Company Officers will check-in with ____________ ____________ and survey their districts for damage, as directed in the non-emergency response
mode
Battalion Commanders
_________________ - for earthquakes that are felt throughout the area, cause significant damage and injuries, and/or require the commitment of a significant number of resources
Expanded Earthquake Operational Mode
Expanded Earthquake Operational Mode - Company officers should not commit to any single incident without direct knowledge or a very strong likelihood of significant injuries or that lives can be _______.
Saved
_______ ________ - when a significant earthquake strikes that will potentially impact infrastructure and cause wide spread disaster
Disaster Mode
OPERATIONS - All personnel are responsible for their own _____________
Preparedness
Companies will follow a pre-designated route, paying specific attention to buildings with a high potential for ______ ______
Life Loss
Operations West Bureau Tactical Channel LFD T-___
13
If any Battalion Commander is unable to fulfill any of these duties, the Station Commander of the Battalion _______________ station will assume the responsibilities of completing the status- check
Headquarters
If the Assistant Bureau Commander is unable to fulfill any of these duties, the Commanders of the lowest numbered Battalions in the ________ and ________ Bureaus will fill in
Valley
Central
Whenever the Department goes into Earthquake Emergency Mode, LAFD ____________ will immediately respond to each Bureau
Helicopters
Los Angeles County has deployed __ caches of medical supplies throughout Los Angeles County, available within 2-3 hours from the request, able to treat _____ patients
6
1000
When a search begins, the entry point should be marked by a __________ ______
Diagonal line
SEARCH MARKINGS - When the team leaves the area the entry point should be _________
Crossed
SEARCH MARKINGS - there should be 4 things listed on search markings once search is complete:
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________
• Search team ID
• Date & time search compete
• Known Hazards
• Locations of victims
___________ should be notified before any dead bodies are removed
Coroner
Records show that a Tsunami is likely to occur once every __ years in the Pacific Ocean
4
Statistics of Tsunami damage have shown that most losses occur in coastal areas below ___- foot elevations
20
DISCON ___ is normal operating condition. MFC is not in any degraded dispatch mode and full resource assignments are sent, upon request
I
DISCON ___ is a degraded dispatch mode when resources are depleted due to:
• Multiple Major Incidents
• Extreme Weather Conditions
• Minor Earthquake
II
DISCON ___ will:
• Reduce initial response by conserving engine companies
• Limit response to any structure fire to an “A” assignment
• EMS response will be reduced in many cases to a single company or unit
II
The Department will go to DISCON ___ when MFC is being inundated with 9-1-1 calls due to:
• Multiple “Major” incidents
• Extreme Weather Conditions
• Major Earthquake
III
DISCON ___ will:
• Reduce initial resource response to a single engine on most dispatches
• Identify “no-send” incident types
• Limit EMS responses to a single unit on most EMS incident types
III
________________ Volunteer - is one who appears at the scene of a disaster, not as part of an organized response effort, and whose skill level is unknown
Convergent
