Brush Fire Operations

Question 1

Enough MRE’s and drinking water for how many days shall be on the engine?

Answer 1

3 days or 72 hours

Question 2

What is considered “extreme” burning index?

Answer 2

162 or higher

Question 3

What is the designator for our type 3 strike team?

Answer 3

1880C

Question 4

What is the capacity of the water tenders?

Answer 4

2500 gallons

Question 5

When forming a strike team, companies have how long to be enroute?

Answer 5

3 minutes

Question 6

Brush deployments can last how many days?

Answer 6

14 days

*doesn’t include travel time

Question 7

What is the acronym PACE?

Answer 7

Primary- offensive
Alternate- offensive
Contingency- defensive
Emergency- defensive

Question 8

What are the 3 structural triage categories?

Answer 8

1) Not threatened
2) Threatened defensible
3) Threatened non-defensible

Question 9

What are the 7 tactical actions of structural defense?

Answer 9

1) check and go
2) prep and go
3) prep and defend
4) bump and run
5) anchor and hold
6) fire front following
7) tactical patrol

Question 10

What is one of the most challenging aspects to firefighter safety when operating in the wildland urban interface?

Answer 10

Identifying a safety zone

Question 11

Structural defense firefighting in the WUI is dangerous because it is what type of firefighting?

Answer 11

Indirect

Question 12

HELCO is on what channel?

Answer 12

VFIRE25 on white radio

Question 13

An agency representative may be dispatched when how many LAFD strike teams are sent out of the city?

Answer 13

2 or more

Question 14

How many companies are dispatched to a BRUSH on red flag days?

Answer 14

28

Question 15

What is the focus of “leaders intent?”

Answer 15

To communicate task, purpose, and end state

Question 16

What is the TIER concept?

Answer 16

Take Initiative
Engage
Report

Has to do with engaging when needed even if it is not your task

Question 17

In regards to a brush fire, what is the definition on an “incident within an incident?”

Answer 17

A significant incident or accident risking “life or limb” that directly involves department members or resources

Question 18

Who assumes command of an”incident within an incident?”

Answer 18

The nearest division sup or branch director

Question 19

What term is used when there is an “imminent threat” to personnel on a brush fire?

Answer 19

Emergency traffic

Question 20

At a brush fire, pumping apparatus shall be stocked with a how many day supply of PPE to protect from COVID?

Answer 20

7 day

Question 21

What are the brush “burning index” levels?

Answer 21

Low- 0 to 37
Moderate- 38 to 47
High- 48 to 110
Very High- 111 to 161
Extreme- >162

Question 22

Who is responsible for monitoring current and expected fire weather and the potential for augmented staffing?

Answer 22

Operations Valley Bureau Assistant Chief (command 42)

Question 23

When shall augmented staffing be announced?

Answer 23

No later that 1700 hours the day before

Question 24

How many gallons of thermo gel shall be carried by engines when in pre deployed mode?

Answer 24

12 gallons

Question 25

What is the water capacity of helicopters 1-5?

Answer 25

475 gallons

Question 26

Crew 3 is what type band crew?

Answer 26

Type 2

Question 27

What is the form f-101

Answer 27

Emergency time report

Question 28

What is the F-42 form?

Answer 28

Emergency activity record