Book 98 Earthquake Manual

Question 1

Approximately, __ million people work and live above the ____+ known earthquake faults throughout Southern California

Answer 1

8
200

Question 2

Earthquake faults are a result of tectonic plates pushing together, __ to ___ miles beneath the earth’s surface

Answer 2

6 to 15

Question 3

The movement between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate pushes Los Angeles north, at a rate of about ____ inches per year

Answer 3

1 ¾

Question 4

Southern California experiences more than _________ earthquakes every decade

Answer 4

200,000

Question 5

Seismologists predict an ___% to ___% probability, of a magnitude 7+ earthquake in Los Angeles, before 2024

Answer 5

80% to 90%

Question 6

______________ 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

Answer 6

Area Command

Question 7

The Department has __, Type-3 Field Incident Management Teams (FIMT) consisting of twenty on-call personnel

Answer 7

3

Question 8

The Department has __ EOC and four DOC Incident Management Teams consisting of on-call personnel assigned to administrative duty

Answer 8

4

Question 9

The Department will initiate _____ any time a detectable earthquake tremor is felt

Answer 9

(EEM) Earthquake Emergency Mode

Question 10

It will remain in that mode until either the ______ ______ or _______________________ (DDC) determines otherwise

Answer 10

Fire Chief
Deputy Department Commander

Question 11

Earthquake response is divided into __ operational modes

Answer 11

3

Question 12

Earthquake response operational modes:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________

Answer 12

• Normal Earthquake Operational Mode
• Expanded Earthquake Operational Mode
• Disaster Mode

Question 13

Normal Earthquake Operational Mode - The Department may immediately go to DISCON II (________________) and remain there until the magnitude of the situation is known

Answer 13

Dispatch Condition II

Question 14

Normal Earthquake Operational Mode - All personnel and apparatus will _________ quarters and complete district drive through

Answer 14

Vacate

Question 15

Normal Earthquake Operational Mode - Company Officers will check-in with ____________ ____________ and survey their districts for damage, as directed in the non-emergency response
mode

Answer 15

Battalion Commanders

Question 16

_________________ - for earthquakes that are felt throughout the area, cause significant damage and injuries, and/or require the commitment of a significant number of resources

Answer 16

Expanded Earthquake Operational Mode

Question 17

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 _______.

Answer 17

Saved

Question 18

_______ ________ - when a significant earthquake strikes that will potentially impact infrastructure and cause wide spread disaster

Answer 18

Disaster Mode

Question 19

OPERATIONS - All personnel are responsible for their own _____________

Answer 19

Preparedness

Question 20

Companies will follow a pre-designated route, paying specific attention to buildings with a high potential for ______ ______

Answer 20

Life Loss

Question 21

Operations West Bureau Tactical Channel LFD T-___

Answer 21

13

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Headquarters

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Valley
Central

Question 24

Whenever the Department goes into Earthquake Emergency Mode, LAFD ____________ will immediately respond to each Bureau

Answer 24

Helicopters

Question 25

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

Answer 25

6
1000

Question 26

When a search begins, the entry point should be marked by a __________ ______

Answer 26

Diagonal line

Question 27

SEARCH MARKINGS - When the team leaves the area the entry point should be _________

Answer 27

Crossed

Question 28

SEARCH MARKINGS - there should be 4 things listed on search markings once search is complete:
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________
• __________________

Answer 28

• Search team ID
• Date & time search compete
• Known Hazards
• Locations of victims

Question 29

___________ should be notified before any dead bodies are removed

Answer 29

Coroner

Question 30

Records show that a Tsunami is likely to occur once every __ years in the Pacific Ocean

Answer 30

4

Question 31

Statistics of Tsunami damage have shown that most losses occur in coastal areas below ___- foot elevations

Answer 31

20

Question 32

DISCON ___ is normal operating condition. MFC is not in any degraded dispatch mode and full resource assignments are sent, upon request

Answer 32

I

Question 33

DISCON ___ is a degraded dispatch mode when resources are depleted due to:
• Multiple Major Incidents
• Extreme Weather Conditions
• Minor Earthquake

Answer 33

II

Question 34

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

Answer 34

II

Question 35

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

Answer 35

III

Question 36

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

Answer 36

III

Question 37

________________ 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

Answer 37

Convergent