Captains test study Flashcards
Burning Out
To clean up a line, by the use of fire, of any residue of fuel between the control line and the fire’s edge.
What is it called when the temperature of a substance gives off flammable vapors?
Flash point
Color flagging on wild land fire
Red/White -Life Safety Hazard Black/Yellow- General Hazard Pink - Escape Route/Safety Zone Green- archeological Blue- water source
Heat sensor on ladders
300 degrees.
When aluminum is exposed to 300 degrees it will loose 25% of its stength
FIRST PRIORITY In sprinter accidents or incidents
to ensure other rail vehicles do not enter the scene
Sprinter: At least 500 yards from the scene
Freight: At least 1 to 1 ½ miles from the scene
Workers’ Compensation Claim Form
(DWC-1)
Instructions/Acknowledgement Form
-Employee receives first 2 pages of DWC-1 (Notice of
Potential Eligibility)
-Employee completes and signs section 1 (top section) of
DWC-1 Claim Form
-Supervisor completes and signs sections 2 (bottom section)
of DWC-1 Claim Form
-Employee receives a copy of DWC-1 Claim Form
-Send original DWC-1 Claim Form and Instruction/
Acknowledgement Form to Marla Martinez via scan and e-
mail to mlmartinez@escondido.org , fax 760-739-7057, or
interoffice mail
Medium structure
75% of structure can be reached with 200ft hand line
Employee gets injured what paperwork needs to be filled out?
DCW-1 form
Employee incident report form
Supervisor incident investigation Report form
Department head initials and it gets sent to Workers Comp Division
Ladder placement for rescue?
Center of sill
Where do you take the employee to when he/she gets N BBP/OPIM exposures?
Work Partners Occupational Specialists
Oceanside
Tri-City after hours
First priority in defensive fire
1-Protect exposures
2 knock down main body of the fire
How to build a command ground on Bendix king radio?
Find the channel you want,
Scan off
Pres * key
Who’s responsible for strategic level of accountability?
IC
Code X (submerged victim in a body of water) modes
Rescue mode
Recovery mode
Datum (last known point prior to going under)
Three standards of threads
National standard
Iron pipe
Pacific
Max distance into a structure
150-175 feet
What is End of Service Time Indicators? (EOSTI)
All department harnesses are equipped with two independent low-air notification systems. The Vibralert is a gentle tapping created within the regulator assembly that vibrates the SCBA mask. A secondary low-air indicator is in the form of the HUD air monitoring system, as described in the Mask-Mounted Regulator Assembly section of this manual. This indicator will activate in conjunction with the Vibralert system. These low air indicators activate when approximately 33% (1800 psi) of air pressure remains in the cylinder or if a malfunction occurs in the high-pressure reducer
5-10-20 rule
5” from side air bag,
10” from driver’s air bag and
20” from front passenger air bag
Fire triangle
Heat
Fuel
Oxygen
Dam failure staging
North staging 1163 N. CCP
South staging Station 4 (station 2 equipment should be placed at 4’s also)
Three transmission precautions
Contact precaution - gloves, eye protection
Droplet Precaution - mask you and patient
Airborne precaution- N95
PCP
Protective equipment
Containment/Control
protective Actions
Health hazard numbers on 704 placard and color
Blue
4- deadly 3- extreme danger 2- hazardous 1- slightly hazardous 0-- normal material
How any people,need to be on a roof for ventilation for residential vs commercial
2 on single family residence
3 on commercial with 1 company officer
Annex B
Sd county fire mutual aid operational plan
National weather service red flag criteria
— Relative Humidity %15 or lower
— Wind speed 25 miles per hour or greater
— Wind gust above 35 mph for 6 or more hours
Or
Existing dry lightning activity
Travel channel
11A TRVL
Hood systems
Serviced every 6 months and meet UL300
There are eight basic hose lays for attack hose:
*. Preconnects – Transverse & Rear • 2_” Attack Line • 2_“ Exposure Line • 2_“ Shoulder Load • 2_“ to Hose Bundles • Portable Monitors – 4” & 2”
Extinguisher for hot works (welding)
2A:40BC @ 30 feet
Cut in pressure brake test?
85 psi
4 reasons to turn down an assignment
- Violation of safe work practices
- Environmental conditions make work unsafe
- Lack necessary qualifications or experience
- Defective equipment is being used
Reported to safety officer or IC if no SO.
Need to report that a crew turned down order to new crew, and why it was turned down.
Document using safenet
Primary Medical radio channel
5 Charlie
Polar solvent fuels
flammable liquids that have an attraction for water. alcohols, acetone, lacquer thinner, ketones, ester, and acids.
Firefighting foam is effective on these types of products, but only in special alcohol resistant formulations.
DEFINITIONS of Discrimination
To make a distinction in treatment of another individual based on the individual’s membership in a particular group or category (i.e., ancestry, age, color, disability (physical and mental, including HIV and AIDS), genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition (genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer), military or veteran status, national origin (including language use restrictions), race, religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices), sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and/or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, use of family or medical leave, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law).
California’s safe surrender allows parents to give up their baby up to how long?
72 hours or younger
Priority Traffic
Non perilous to personnel and receive high priority.
Example is Traffic Accident
Drill status
Out of service
Mega structure
Less then 25% of structure can be reached with 200 ft hand line.
Commercial fire alarm dispatch
1 engine
1 truck
Occupancy types
7 major/ basic
Residential Multi unit residential Public assembly Strip malls Commercial Institutional High rise
Status conditions
Assigned - active assignment
Available- staging
OOS- not ready
As a general rule, a working fire above the fifth floor will
require how many personnel
100
How to make a channel a priority channel on Bendix king?
Turn scan off
Pres PRI and a PR should display on the channel you are on.
Construction types
1-5
Type 1 construction is fire restive construction
Type 2 construction in non combustible
Type 3 construction is ordinary construction
Type 4 construction is heavy timber construction
Type 5 construction is wood frame construction
How to delete the command channel on a Bendix king radio?
Hold the * key and it will display command deleted
Max Gpm setting when Apollo is on the ground? And lowest angle?
1000 Gpm
35 degrees
CIA
Command
ID hazard
Action Planning
Admin Personnel
Admin Service Manager - Lisa Bertrand
Admin Coordinator- Laura Lacy
Admin Assistant- Sarah Montagne
Example of type 3 construction?
Ordinary construction.
Example Strip mall.
Exterior walls and structure members are non combustible, but interior walls are made of wood with fire stops to limit fire spread.
IC brief to another officer assuming IC
- General situation status
- fire size location and extension
- PPN
- Resources that have been ordered
- Assignments of operating resources
- Appraisal of needs for a additional resources at that time
Responses to hazardous materials incidents by the Escondido Fire Department will include the following objectives
— Protect life, environment, and property. — Assess the degree of the hazard.
— Identification of material(s).
— Contain the material if possible.
— Notify the appropriate agencies.
— Assure proper documentation and overall scene management.
Sprinter maximum speed?
55 mph
Max distance into a structure
150-175 feet
Mission Statement:
“The mission of the Escondido Fire Department is to serve the public and to safeguard the
community from the impact of fire, medical and environmental emergencies through
education, emergency services and enforcement.d
How often should a sprinkler system be tested?
5 year cert required. Check for spare sprinkler heads
Escondido commitment for mutual aid
1 type 1 AND 1 type 3
OR
1 Truck and 1OES and 1 Ambulance
BRUSH FIRE ATTACK STRATEGIES:
— DIRECT
— INDIRECT
— PARALLEL
— COMBINATION OF ANY OF THE ABOVE
CARBON MONOXIDE BENCHMARKS
CO below 9 ppm = Ventilate, Reset Alarm, Advise occupant to contact SDG&E for a home inspection.
CO at 9 to 25 ppm = Advise evacuation, Ventilate, Contact SDG&E.
CO above 25 ppm = SCBA, Evacuate, EMS Survey, Ventilate, SDG&E.
If the incident involves HAZ MAT what forms need to be filled out?
Employee completes
Incident report
HAZ mat exposure form
DWC-1 if applicable
Supervisor completes
Supervisor investigation report
HAZ mat exposure report
Retaliation
Any adverse employment action taken against an employee because of their participation in a complaint or investigation of a complaint of discrimination or harassment (such as, but not limited to, ostracizing the person, pressuring the person to drop or not support the complaint, adversely altering the person’s duties or work environment, etc.).
Minimum extinguisher rating for inspections?
2A10BC
What stage does back draft occur in?
Decay
How much fuel does a sprinter care carry?
2 takes per car with each tank being 200 gallons. 400 gallons per car
Small structure
100 % of area can be reached with 200 ft handline.
What is the BASIC SPILL GUIDELINES FOR ENGINE COMPANY PERSONNEL:
— Fire Agency should conform to Storm Water Runoff Policy.
— Never wash a spill down a drain.
— Dike with dirt or sand.
— Use City Public Works or County Public Works for sand or absorbent. If the roads are
private, try to make contact with the property owner to obtain clean up supplies.
— If the spill is less than 20 gallons and is a basic hydrocarbon product such as gasoline
or oil, absorb with sand/absorbent and sweep to the side of the road.
— When responding to a flammable liquid spill, Incident Commanders must first consider
the health issues and then work on handling the fire problem. In some cases, fire
companies may be required to stay on scene until the fire potential has been abated.
benchmarks
Rescue
-primary all clear
-secondary all clear
Fire Control
-fire contained (forward progress stopped)
-fire under control ( mitigated and overhauled)
Property Conservation
-loss stopped ( includes water, fire, chemical, damage and completion of salvage and overhaul.
Organization Values:
Service: Public Trust: Teamwork: Excellence: Integrity: Innovation: Employees:
Minimum extinguisher for spray booth
4A 60BC
3 modes of command
- Nothing showing
- Fast attack
- Command mode
ICS 225
INCIDENT PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE RATING
Rescue efforts should be conducted in the following order ?
Most severely threatened
Largest number of occupants
Victims in the remaining fire areas
People in other exposed areas
What 6 things need to be turned over to BC assuming command?
1- general situation and size up
2- fire location, size, conditions, extension
3- effectiveness of mitigation efforts, PPN
4-deployment of assignments of operating resources
5-resources that have bee ordered
6-appraisal of need for additional resources at that time
High rise equipment aloft 1st in engine
1 - 1 ¾” Bundle (with gated wye) 1 – 2 ½” 50’ Section of hose 1 - Forcible Entry Tool 1 - Pre-Fire Map 1 - Fire Phone and Keys (if applicable) 2 – SCBA air cylinders 1 - Spanner Wrench 1 - Portable Radio (per person) 1 - Handlight (per person)
Veg fire (Red Flag) Dispatch
5 type 3s 2 type 1s 1 water tender 2 chief officers 1 county copter (request)
I C S forms
201 IAP 202 incident objectives 204 assignment list 205 com plan 206 medical plan 207 orginizational chart 213 general message 214 unit log 220 Air ops 221 demob
6 ICS facilities
Command post Staging areas Base Camps Helispot Helibase
MED AIR
Used to hail air ambulances request through dispatch
Cut out pressure on brake test?
Max of 130
There are five basic hose lays for supply hose:
* Forward Lay • Spotting a Hydrant • Stationary Lay • Reverse Lay • Split Lay
Department is divided into five divisions or program areas:
Administrative Services Operations Training & EMS Fire Prevention Emergency Service Coordination
Population of Escondido?
Approximately 153,000
How to change groups on a Bendix king
Scan off, # sign, then channel , then Enter
Small structure
100 % of area can be reached with 200 ft handline.
LAW AIR
Hail law enforcement ASTREA
When do you assume IC
Multiple unit response with 2 or more units
Employee gets injured what paperwork needs to be filled out?
DWC-1 form
Employee incident report form
Supervisor incident investigation Report form
Department head initials and it gets sent to Workers Comp Division
Pressure Reducer/High Pressure Hose
The pressure-reducing regulator takes an inlet pressure of approximately 5500 psi and reduces it to 85-110 psi at the primary reducing valve (primary stage).
Evacuation distance for a bomb
Rule of thumb 1000 feet
Low level dispatch wildland
Weather
Temp 80-90 degrees
RH 40-60%
Green or Yellow
Example of type 4 construction ?
Heavy timer. Old churches and old factories
What is ECHO 1
This Communication Center is located at the California Department of Forestry/CAL FIRE Headquarters at Monte Vista. This is the Primary Command and Control Center for the fire mutual aid radio system within the OA.
Case “B” dam failure
Potential hazardous situation is developing
Specs on SCBA bottle
66-cubic feet of air
5,500 (psi)
45 forty-five minutes of air.
Hydrostatic tested every 5 years
Life span 15 years
cylinder valve safety disc set to 7000 psi non resettable
3 E’s of Fire Prevention
Engineering, Education, Enforcement
Roof escape routes
At least 2 escape routes
How to add and delete a channel to scan list on Bendix king?
Press the ENT key to add,
to remove press CLR
MAYDAY
Emergency where a FF is lost, trapped, missing or disoriented where assistance is needed
training And EMS chief
Jeff Calhoun
Primary staging
1 block from incident until assigned by IC
SIN
Safety
Isolation
Notifications
Safe surrender lets parents reclaim their babe up to how long?
14 days
Where is staging in a high rise?
2 floors below the fire floor
800 scan list
Dispatch 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, CARS, 5P EMER, City Wide
ICS 231
WUI Packard
Air Attack uses
Coordinates fixed and rotary air craft Mapping Reconnaissance Aerial photos Lightning detection USFS lead plane
3 modes of operation following a disaster? Where should your findings be documented?
Roll Call Mode
Assessment Mode
action Mode
ICS 214
Initial response
Reinforced response
And major incidents
Initial response -1-5 resources
Reinforced response - 2nd alarm
Major incident- 3rd alarm, strike team in most cases
ICS 201 form
Incident briefing
Construction types
1Fire resistive 2non combustible 3combustible 4heavy timber 5wood framed
PAK-ALERT batteries
6 AA in the back pack assembly
OSHA DEFINITION OF CONFINED SPACE
By definition, a confined space:
Is large enough for an employee to enter fully and perform assigned work;
Is not designed for continuous occupancy by the employee; and
Has a limited or restricted means of entry or exit.
These spaces may include underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, pits and diked areas, vessels, silos and other similar areas.
Example of type 2 construction?
Big box stores. Costco. Walmart
Non combustible construction.
When will pass alarm sound
20 seconds no movement then 8-10 full alert mode
Logistics section
6
Service -Communication -Medical -Food support -supply -facilities -ground support
Type 2 helicopter
10 seats
2,500 lb pay load
300 gallon bucket or tank
BC in charge of facilities and apparatus
Art Holcomb
What is ground support primarily responsible for?
Support out of service resources
Transportation of personnel, supplies, food, equipment
Fueling, service, maintenance and repair of ground support equipment
Implementing a traffic plan for the incident
2 1/2 combo nozzle
250 gpm
20 gallons of class A foam will treat approx how many gallons of water at 3%?
6,600 gallons
Initial radio report
Building description
-size -height - occupancy type
Describe the problem
-smoke -fire conditions -location
Initial IAP
-TLO
Declaration on strategy
-offensive / defensive
Announcement
- water supply / accountability
Resources determination
Establish command
Captains credit card limit?
$5,000 is the limit
Less then $2,000 per transaction
Managers in knowing about harassment
Any manager or supervisor observing, knowing or having reason to believe of a harassing situation, whether or not it is taking place in their department, who fails to take corrective action, may also be disciplined.
5 types of hose lays
Forward Reverse Stationary Split lay Spot hydrant
A employee is involved in an accident. What forms need to be filled out?
Employee Incident Report Form
DWC-1 (if applicable)
Accident Report Form (only if EPD did not take a Report)
Supervisors Incident Investigation Report
Department head initials and send all originals to Workers Comp Div.
MMR heads up display HUD lights
2 solid green lights = cylinder full
1 solid green light = cylinder 3⁄4 full
1 flashing amber LED = cylinder 1⁄2 full
1 rapidly flashing red LED = cylinder at 33% (will be accompanied by the Vibralert)
Alternate flashing of all HUD lights = PASS in pre-alarm
Flame temperature of a match
1250-1620 degrees
Tip sizes for monitor
3/4
1 1/2
1 3/4
2
Blocked exits during an inspection
Must be cleared in our presence,
Must document it on the inspection
Dispatch residential structure fire
3 engines 1 truck 1 rescue ambulance 1 BC Upgrade to working fire = 1 more BC and 1 more Engine
What are yellow pages in the ERG guide?
ID number of material
What is GACC and how does it relate to the fire service?
Geographic Area Coordination Center.
U.S. Is separated into 11 areas for fire weather prediction. Fuel moisture, wind directions and forecast
Hydrocarbon fuels
petroleum based and float on water.
These fuels include crude oil, fuel oil, gasoline, benzene, naptha, jet fuel, and kerosene
Revenue code inspections?
FCDE
Veg fire (High) dispatch
3 type 3s 2 type 1s 1 water tender 1 BC 1 county copter (request)
Site trunking
You can still use your talk groups
When PARs are given
Switch strategy
Sudden hazards
Event mayday
IC request
Settings on apollo for initially calling for water?
500 GPM
90 degrees up
What type of SCBAs does Escondido Fire Have
Scott 5.5 AIR-PAK X3
HAZ MAT response
2 engines
2 ambulance
1 truck
1 BC
Repair garages
3A:40 BC extinguisher Approved rubbish container w/lids Parts cleaner with fusible link No smoking signs Separate stored oxygen and acetylene UL 142 rated tanks / containers
Will EMER button work on site trunking?
Does not activate alarm in dispatch just EMER Received, they will not know who it came from
Small structure
100 % of area can be reached with 200 ft handline.
Prevention Authority
State Fire Marshal
Escondido Fire Chief
Escondido Fire Marshal
Floor Personnel
Risk management plan
We will risk our lives a lot, in a highly calculated and controlled manner, to protect savable human life.
We will risk our lives a little, in a highly calculated and controlled manner, to protect savable property.
We will not risk our lives at all to protect lives or property that are already lost.
Breaking strength of fife safety rope
9500 lbs working load of 650 lbs
ICS 225
INCIDENT PERSONNEL
PERFORMANCE RATING
5A
Dispatch “out going admin”
safety Zones
- Area a firefighter can survive without a fire shelter.
-4 times the flame height (center of safety zone)
Based on radiant heat only. Does not account for weather and topography.
Finance section
Time unit
Procurement unit
Comp and claims
Cost unit
ICS 206
Medical plan
How much air will the purge valve flow
225 liters per min
If the employee experiences a exposure and seeks medical treatment what paper work needs to be filled out? Example BBP, OPIM hazmat ect..
Employee completes a incident report
DWC-1
Post exposure evaluation form and given to supervisor
Supervisor completes investigation report
Post exposure evaluation form
All original paper work gets initialed and send to workers comp
Mode of command
Nothing showing
Fast attack
Command mode
How much gallons of water can be treated with 20 gallons of foam at .03 %
It will produce approximately 6,600 gallons of
foam solution at .03 percent.
Example of Type 5 construction
Wood frame construction.
Residential house
What are green pages in ERG guide book?
TIH Toxic inhalation hazards
Produces toxic gases when in contact with water.
2 reasons for ventilation
Prevent dangerous interior atmospheric conditions
Gain and maintain enters into a structure
strike team assignments
Assigned
Available (assembled and ready to respond in 3 minutes)
Out of service
Employee gets injured what paperwork needs to be filled out?
DCW-1 form
Employee incident report form
Supervisor incident investigation Report form
Department head initials and it gets sent to Workers Comp Division
Employee gets an Exposure and seeks medical treatment, what forms need to be filled out?
DCW-1 Employee incident report Post exposure Evaluation Form Supervisor Incident investigation report Supervisors portion of Post Exposure Evaluation report
Initialed by department head. All gets sent to Workers Comp Div.
“P A C E”levels on engagement wild land
Primary plan (offensive) Alternate plan (offensive) Contingency (defensive) Emergency (defensive)
Primary search
A company from 1st alarm has quickly gone through all affected areas and verified the removal and or safety of all occupants
CAL FIRE Aircraft Response?
1 Air Attack,
2 Type-3 Air Tankers
2 Type-2 Copters
NZT1-NZT4
North zone training talk groups
1&2 are digital
3&4 are analog
Coordinated by north comm
FIVE PHASES OF ROPE RESCUE:
- Locating
- Evaluating the environment
- Reaching the victim(s)
- Medical assessment
- Extrication:
HazMat isolation distances
Minor event (1 drum, 1 bag etc.)= 150 ft Major event (1 drum or more). = 500 ft Residential / light commercial = 300 ft BLEVE = 2500 ft one-half mile
Chief in charge of senior volunteers, explorers and EMS
John Tenger
Smoke detector logs
Circle 30 days at top of form
Always mark as a violation
Placement of ladder for entry into window?
2-3 rungs inside of window.
Rescue vehicle accident with extrication
1 engine
1 truck
1 ambulance
1 BC
What defines a serious injury or illness?
Loss of member of the body, or
Serious degree of permanent disfigurement, or
Hospitalized for a period in excess of 24 hours for “other then observation”
LCES
— LOOKOUT
— COMMUNICATION
— ESCAPE ROUTES
— SAFETY ZONE
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vapor density
LPG is 1-1/2 times heavier than air and tends to remain in low places due to its heaviness.
How many sprinter stations?
15 stations
3 factors influencing wild land fire behavior
Weather
Fuel
Topography
How much diesel fuel is carried on a locomotive?
2 belly tanks of 2,000 gallons each. Total of up to 4,000 gallons
Medium structure
75% of structure can be reached with 200ft hand line
Purchasing approval levels
$1-$50,000 department level
$50,000-$100,000 city manager
$100,000- and above city council
Residential fire alarm
1 engine
When are CO2 extinguishers replaced?
When they lost 10% of weight
Routine alternative radio Channel
5 Delta
VHF dispatch for the escondido dispatch
XSD TAC 22
Back up
XSD CMD 5 contact North Com
“A” occupancies
> 49 and need 2 exits
ICS 214
ACTIVITY LOG
VHF scan list
Command, TAc , Air to ground and Air guard
Failsoft
Occurs when a radio is unable to perform the normal trunking process.
Trunking stops
EMER button does not work
Radio aliases will not display
DO NOT CHANGE TALK GROUPS
BC in charge of Training and Public Esucation
Mike Bertrand
A Personnel Accountability Report (PAR) will be required for the following situations!
-Any change from offensive to defensive strategy.
-At every 30 minutes of elapsed time based on the incident timer.
-Any report of a missing, injured, or trapped firefighter.
-Any sudden hazardous event at the incident - Flashover, Backdraft, Collapse,
Mayday,
Abandon, Withdrawal, etc.
-Any time the IC feels it is necessary
Minimum extinguisher size for a auto garage
3A 40BC
information that must be provided prior to a request being filed for air craft request
— Incident location
— Air-to-Ground Radio Frequency
— Ground Contact
Storage hight from ceiling during inspections?
24” non sprinklers
18” below sprinkler heads
What are the three E’s in the inspection model?
Prevention
Education, Engineering and Enforcement
ICS 226
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE RATING
Command staff
Information officer
Safety officer
Liaison officer
Drug or controlled substance discrepancies, the captain is responsible to contact?
B , EMS chief and EMS Manager.
1 chain
66 feet
Agency Identifiers
71- deer springs 11- NCF 12- vista 13- ESC 14- San Marcos 15- Rainbow 18- Del Luz 20- Sana Onofre 21- oside 22- cbad 23- Encinitas 24- solana 25- del mar 26- Rancho sante fe 27- C-Pen 28- Elfin Forrest
Structure triage decision process
S-FACTS S- survival F- fire environment A-access C-construction and clearance T-time constrains S-stay or go
Sprinklers
Tested annually ask for records
Serviced every 5 years
Fuel classes on extinguishers
A- ordinary
B- flammable liquids
C- energized electrical equipment
Star D- comb metals
Type 3 Air Tanker
600-1799 gallons
How to move to the command channel on Bendix king radios?
Press the # twice . ##
That will take you to the command channel
NOTIFICATIONS for HAZ Mat
Battalion Chief/Duty Chief
California Highway Patrol
Cal Trans
City Public Works Department
County Department of Environmental Health Department of Fish and Game
Department of Health Services
Hazardous Materials Response Team
Police Department
Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
County Public Works Department
Appropriate Water District(s)
County Flood Control
School Superintendent if the incident is located within 1/2 mile of a school
Triage on structures
Defensible - prep and hold (safety zone present)
Defensible - stand alone (safety zone present)
Non-Defensible - prep and leave (NO SAFETY ZONE)
Non-Defensible- rescue Drive-by (NO SAFETY ZONE)
PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACES (PRCS)
Any confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics:
–Contains or has the potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere.
— Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant.
— Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated
by inwardly converging walls or by a floor, which slopes downwards or tapers to a
smaller cross section.
— Contains any other recognized safety or health hazard. (Examples include: falls
greater than 5 feet, utilities in the space, temperature extremes)
The tubular webbing lengths used by EFD?
Green: 5' Yellow: 12' Blue: 15' Orange: 20 Breaking strength of 4,000 lbs
Occupancy types
7 major/ basic
Residential Multi unit residential Public assembly Strip malls Commercial Institutional High rise
Radio channel for cal fire air
County red or Calfire air to ground. Cal Fire Air fixed wing does not have 800 mhz
County copters have 800 mhz
When should paramedics call BC when on off load delay
30 min if following is true; Open beds in ER Lack of staffing is causing the problem Shift change is causing the problem If the charge nurse is associated with the delay
BC will notify SD county EMS duty officer
Tanker fire
VEHICLE CAB OR TIRE FIRE - NO GASOLINE PRODUCT ON FIRE:
— Cool any area of the cargo tank exposed to heat or flame.
— For tire fires use a minimum 1 ¾” hose line at 150 GPM.
— Position fire activities and vehicles away from the ends of the tanker.
F 42
Emergency Activity Record oes
Span of control
3-7 with rule of thumb being 5
Tactical effectiveness of hose lines
Size Placement Speed Mobility Supply
Hydrant maintenance personnel
Tyler Sheldon
Department personnel who have been trained and certified to the First Responder Operational Level may respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous substances in the following manner per CCR 5192(q):
— Provide for safety of all personnel and the public.
— Safely isolate and deny entry.
— Make appropriate notifications and request appropriate resources.
— Protect the environment from the effects of the release.
— Contain the release from a safe distance, and keep it from spreading.
— Protect exposures.
How many safety officers per incident
1
1st Alarm assignments for High Rise
1st engine- find fire floor… Go to alarm panel or control room then to fire floor
2nd engine- fire floor
3rd engine - captain and ff set up lobby and system control
Engineer supplements the FDC or sprinklers
4th engine - fire floor
1st truck company- fire floor with forcible entry and search tools
1st in BC- set up command and set up a command post
Operation section what 4 functions
Operations section is responsible for the direct coordination of all incident tactical operations.
- Operation section chief
- ground resources
- air resources
- staging Areas
8 critical fire ground factors
FIXED FACTORS
Building
Occupancy
Arrangement
VARIABLE FACTORS Fire Life hazard Resources Action Special circumstances
Minimum amount of hose for monitor?
100
Secondary stage pressure reducer on SCBA
The secondary valve also activates the dual low air indicator system. These indicator systems activate when the internal pressure switches from the primary to the secondary valve. This switch occurs when an air cylinder is below 33% of the cylinders capacity or the primary reducing valve fails.
VLAT
Very large air tanker
D.C. 10, tanker 910
12,000 gallons
26,500 per hour
Operational readiness assessment should be done how long after a disaster? What channel will roll call be on north comm?
15 min
Talk group 3B/4B admin
Phone call to Escondido and C-Pen
3 structure triage catagories
Not threatened
Threatened defensible
Threatenednon-defensible
Who do you contact for serious injury?
Workers Comp and or Risk and Safety must notify OSHA within 8 hours.
Marla Martinez Workers Comp
Amy Marquez Risk and Safety
Orange pages of ERG guide?
Guides
Training status
Delayed
Max slope for oes and ESC fire engines
40%
Class ratings for pacard hazards
1 Explosive 2 Gases 3 Flammible liquids 4 Flammible solids 5 Oxidizers-Organic Peroxides 6 Toxic and infectious substances 7 Radioactive materials 8 Corrosives 9 Misc
Initial isolation distance for unknown HAZ MAT?
1/2 mile in all directions
ERG Guide book 111
Low air Alarm on brake test?
55-75
Safe distance when working with down power lines?
Flag off and post a guard.
Normal work can take place 100 feet away from power line.
Extinguisher for spray booths
4A:60BC
Natural gas vapor density
35 times lighter then air
NFPA 704 Placard
BLUE-Health hazard
RED-Fire
YELLOW-Reactivity
SPE IFI HAZARDS
ICS 214
Unit log or activity log
3 modes after earthquake/Major disaster
1 action mode
2 roll call mode
3 assessment mode
Occupancy types
7 major/ basic
Residential Multi unit residential Public assembly Strip malls Commercial Institutional High rise
Divisions vs groups
Divisions = geographical locations
Example div 1-5 for night rises
Division ABCD for around the structure
Roof division
groups = functional Example Rescue group HAZ mat group Medica groups Ventilation group
What days is yard work done on?
Sundays
Parking break pops out at what pressure?
20-45psi
Employee gets an Exposure and seeks medical treatment, what forms need to be filled out?
DWC-1 Employee incident report Post exposure Evaluation Form Supervisor Incident investigation report Supervisors portion of Post Exposure Evaluation report
Initialed by department head. All gets sent to Workers Comp Div.
Extinguisher for commercial kitchens
Class K
Annex D notification organization chart
IC- Dispatch County Communication Center (SO) EMS duty officer OES Ambulance coordinator (AMR)
Med com
Base Hospital
Other hospitals for bed count
What radio frequency will be used with aircraft in a wild land response?
Cal-fire air-to-ground
Hydrogen flamible range
5-74%
Fire streams
Straight stream - more penetration and striking power and longer reach Less conversion Fog - heat absorption and low reach 1 3/4 fast mobile low volume 2 1/2 big water slow and immobile
NIOSH top 5 LODD CAUSES
Improper risk assessment ( poor size up ) Lack of command Lack of accountability Inadequate communications Lack of SOSs or failure to follow SOPs
Following the determination that an exposure to a communicable disease has occurred, exposed personnel shall fill out what documentation?
San Diego County Communicable Disease
Exposure Report Form
Sharps Injury Log (If injury occurred due to a sharp)
Report of Employee Injury
State of California Employer’s Report of Occupational Injury Form 5020
Workers’ Compensation Claim Form (DWC-1 Form)
2 types of emergency recall?
unplanned and planned needs
TLO
Task, location, tactical objective
CAN Report
Condition
Actions
Needs
Check in locations for strike team
Staging Div / group sup Base Camp Helispot IC post ( resource unit)
Emergency disaster manager
Jeff Murdock
Type 1 air Tanker
3,000 + gallons
What reasons can you turn down an assignment?
Unable to negotiate a safe alternative
- There is a violation of unsafe work practices
- Environmental conditions make work unsafe
3.they lack the necessary qualifications or experience
4 defective equipment is being used.
Site Trunking
Site trunk gives occurred when a single site (simulcast or intelli-repeater) loses microwave connection to the Primary System Center.
Trunking continues.
Users are isolated to their geographical areas.
EMER button does not activate alarm in dispatch.
What fuels have higher fuel temperatures?
South west facing slopes. They are exposed to the sun longer
55 gallons of flat pavement will = square footage
1,200 square feet
Methods of Attack wildland
Direct, indirect, parallel and combination
Incident check in
Staging Division/group supervisor Base Camp Helispot Command post (resource unit)
California vehicle code?
Section 21055. Code 3 driving
EMS coordinator
Jeanne McFarland
Minimum RIC/IRIC Equipment Cache:
Full PPE with SCBA
Portable radios
RIC bag with minimum 30 minute bottle
Pressure regulator
Universal Air Connection (UAC) hose
Consider adding a SCBA mask and Mask Mounted Regulator
Wire cutter
Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC)
Minimum 150’ search/tag line
Portable lighting
Irons or forcible entry tools
Who’s responsible for task level accountability ?
Company officer
Large structure
50% of structure can be reached with 200ft hand line.
Do you need to do a PCR on a safe surrender baby?
Yes
Annual vacation requests
Shall be submitted to the Battalion Chief via an e-mail thirty (30)
days before the beginning of each quarter.
Example of type 1 construction
non combustible, parking garages , high rise (above 75 feet)
Max distance into a structure
150-175 feet
Strategic decision making model
System core
Critical fire ground factors Risk management Strategy Incident action plan =. Tactical priorities and SOPs
Fail soft
Trunking stops EMER button does not work Do not change talk groups or touch and settings MDC will work ESC green VFH
What are the HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTROL ZONES!
Exclusion Zone - Area where the spill or incident is located. Special protective clothing may be required to enter this zone.
Contamination Reduction Zone - Area where decontamination procedures will take place. Special protective clothing may be required to enter this zone.
Support Zone - Where the Incident Command Post will be established. Must be a safe
area not subject to contamination.
DDD
Decontamination
Disposal
Documentation
NFPA for rope
1983-life safety rope
3 fire prevention personnel
LaVona Koretke
Sandra Bauer
Jake Worthy
zones of HAZ MAT
Exclusion Zone
Containment Zone
Support Zone
ALS-BASE
Fire Attack, Lobby Control, Staging, and Base
VHF SCAN list
Command
TAC
air to ground
Air guard
Structural defense tactical actions (7)
Check and go Prep and go Prep and defend Fire front following Bump and run Anchor and hold Tactical patrol
Extinguish system hood model
uL300 hood system
Extinguisher for repair garages
3A:40BC
task force
Any combination of single resources within a span of control
Must have 1 leader w/ separate vehicle
Common communications
What happens when someone turned down an assignment?
-Informs their supervisor
-Supervisor informs the safety officer / if no SO then goes to IC
-If the supervisor tells another crew to do the assignment they need to tell the crew that it has been turned down and why.
If there is a unsafe act was committed the individual should fill out a SAFENET FORM
What are blue pages of ERG guide?
Name of material
How do you lock the channels on Bendix king radio?
Press function (FCN) key
Large structure
50% of structure can be reached with 200ft hand line.
LIQUID SPILL FIRES AND TANKER FIRES - LIQUID ESCAPING FROM CARGO TANK:
With fires involving large quantities of hydrocarbon products, depending on the location, it may
be more advantageous to take a defensive action and let the fire burn out or burn until the
resources are available to combat the incident. However, in any case, the following actions
are recommended if a fire attack is chosen.
— Halt responding apparatus uphill of incident. Place foam lines into service to control the
spill fire, (EOM 507.01). DO NOT USE WATER UNLESS IT IS TO PERFORM A
RESCUE OR UNLESS YOU CAN FLUSH THE FIRE INTO AN ISOLATED AREA.
— Enough foam should be available to operate for at least 10 minutes of solid foam
application on a hydrocarbon spill fire. This will necessitate a mutual aid request for
foam.
— Make the initial attack from the sides of the tank.
— Enough foam concentrate should be on scene before attempting to fight a liquid spill fire
from a gasoline tank truck. Remember, these trucks may contain up to 9,000 gallons of
fuel. Extinguishment should not be started unless the resources are on scene.
Fail soft during a fire
Face to face
Evacuation from IDLH
Go to CNV FIREMARS Direct FMAR-D for accountability report
Veg fire normal
dispatch
3 type 3s
1 type 1
1 BC
And 1390
Ten Standard Fire Orders
- Fight fire aggressively, but provide for safety first.
- Initiate all action based on current and expected fire behavior.
- Recognize current weather conditions and obtain forecasts.
- Ensure instructions are given and understood.
- Obtain current information on fire status.
- Remain in communication with crewmembers, your supervisors, and adjoining forces.
- Determine safety zones and escape routes.
- Establish lookouts in potentially hazardous situations.
- Retain control at all times.
- Stay alert, keep calm, think clearly, act decisively.
What year did we get the contract for Rincon del Diablo ?
1984
Large structure
50% of structure can be reached with 200ft hand line.
Prevention
Exits
Exits must be unobstructed
Clearly marked
Operational with no knowledge
Exit sign above it (unlocked during business hours)
KEY FACTORS INFLUENCING FIRE BEHAVIOR:
Weather
Fuel
Topography
How many channels dose a Bendix king GPH CMD have?
25 groups 20 channels per group = 500
Trench rescue response
BC, Engine, Ambulance truck trailer not automatic
North Zone Training Channel
NTZ1-NTZ4
1&2 digital talk groups
3&4 analog talk groups
6 hose rolls
* In-Service Roll • Donut Roll (One Person or Two Person) • Double Donut Roll • Out of Service Roll • Large Diameter Hose Roll • Drain & Carry
Responses to hazardous materials incidents by the North Zone Agencies will include the
following objectives:
— Protect life, environment, and property. (In that order)
— Assess the degree of the hazard.
— Identification of material(s).
— Contain the material in a defensive action, if possible.
— Notify the appropriate agencies.
— Assure proper documentation and overall scene management.
Elevator types
1 electric
2 hydraulic
3 pneumatic
4 climbing
Tools while working on a roof
1 sounding device
1 pike pole
1 chain saw
Portable radio
STRUCTURE PROTECTION GUIDELINES:
— Always stay mobile.
— Engines should be backed in to assure a rapid escape if necessary.
— Do not make long hose lays.
— Check road conditions before the fire hits.
— Check each home for defensibility; move patio furniture into or away from the structure,
close windows and doors.
— Check for hazardous materials, LPG, fuel, etc.
— If a home becomes well involved, leave it and move on to one you can save.
– Always wear full wildland safety gear.
— Firefighter safety is always the number one priority.
Mega structure
Less then 25% of structure can be reached with 200 ft hand line.
Fire Air
Cal fire staffed San Diego owned helicopters Copters 10 & 12 (800 MHz) SD copter 1 & 2 (800 MHz) Any fixed wing or SRA VHF CDF Air - Ground VHF
30/30 rule for lightning
If you see lightning and hear it within 30 seconds,
Take cover and wait 30 min before work continues
Off road driving limits
Slope side to side - 14% or less
Incline - 35% or less
Decline - 40% or less
If the employee experiences a incident, injury or illness what paper work needs to be filled out?
Employee incident report
DWC-1 given to supervisor
Supervisor incident investigation report
Department head initials and all original documents get sent up to workers comp. Marla Martinez
Who needs to be notified if someone gets hurt on city property?
PD
Who’s responsible for tactical level of accountability ?
Division / group supervisor
Fire hazard number on 704 placard and color
Red
4-below 73degrees 3- below 100 degrees 2-between 100degrees -200 degrees 1- above 200 degrees 0- will not burn
ICS 221
DEMOBILIZATION CHECK-OUT
Specific hazards on 704 placard and color ?
White
Acid- ACID Alkali- ALK Corrosive- COR Oxidizers-OX Radioactive- symbol Use no water - W with line through it Simple asphyxiant- SA Poison- POI
4 positions in rope rescue
- Leader
- Rescuer
- Rigger
- Assistant
What classes of fire and symbols
A - green triangle- ordinary combustibles
B- red square- flammable liquids
C-blue circle- charged electrical
D-yellow star- combustible metals
Dispatch to Commercial fire
3 engines 1 truck 1 rescue ambulance 1 BC Upgrade = 1 BC 1 engine and 1 truck
What happens during Failsoft?
- Trunking stops (Talkgroups are consolidated)
- EMER button will not work
- Users may or may not receive talk permit tones when transmitting
- Users might hear transmissions they normally would not hear
- All digital Talkgroups will become analog
- Radio Aliases will not display (The dispatcher cannot “see” who is transmitting)
-Radio discipline and etiquette are critical during Failsoft. Multiple users will be competing for air-time on shared frequencies.
Emergency Traffic
immediately perilous situation
- hazard appears to be imminent
Strike teams
Set # of resources same type and kind
Must have a leader with separate vehicle
Must have common communications
Responses to hazardous materials incidents by the Escondido Fire Department will include the following objectives:
—Protect life, environment, and property. (In that order)
— Assess the degree of the hazard.
— Identification of material(s).
— Contain the material if possible.
— Notify the appropriate agencies.
— Assure proper documentation and overall scene management.
When are Air Tankers most effective
Initial attack followed up by aggressive ground action
How large should the safety zone be ?
At least 4 times the flame height
Radius of the center of the safety zone.
Example flame height is 10 feet
Separation from firefighters should be 40 feet from flames
This is based on radiant heat with out wind or terrain.
Employee gets an Exposure and seeks medical treatment, what forms need to be filled out?
DCW-1 Employee incident report Post exposure Evaluation Form Supervisor Incident investigation report Supervisors portion of Post Exposure Evaluation report
Initialed by department head. All gets sent to Workers Comp Div.
Escondido prevention codes and standards
Ca fire code, Ca building code,
Uniform building code, uniform electric code
Escondido municipal code
If a employee sustains a incident or injury or illness
-employee completes “employee incident report”
DWC-1 and gives it to his/her supervisor
- supervisor completes “supervisor incident investigation report”
Gives employee a Copy of DWC-1,
Dept head initials forms and sends all docs to Marla Martinez in workers comp dept.
First alarm radio channel
5 Echo
Fire marshal
Al Dobynes
Prevention Revenue Code
FCDE
Time to respond for strike team assignment
5 min
Specific Gravity
The ratio of the weight of a solid or a liquid substance to the weight
of an equal volume of water.
Mega structure
Less then 25% of structure can be reached with 200 ft hand line.
Medium structure
75% of structure can be reached with 200ft hand line
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination and includes harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, or visual, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual harassment includes requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
a. Submission to the conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition of employment (quid pro quo sexual harassment), or
b. Submission to or rejection of the conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting the employee (quid pro quo sexual harassment), or
c. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment (hostile work environment sexual harassment).
Sexually harassing conduct can be physical, verbal, or written and can occur between people of the same or opposite sex. Sexual harassing conduct need not be motivated by sexual desire. Sexual harassment can occur between peers, supervisor to subordinate, subordinate to supervisor, within or across departments.
Are you allowed to use crude, uncivil or obscene language?
No per AOM 400
Facilities operations
If a incident involves a HazMat. What forms need to be filled out?
DWC-1 (if applicable)
Employee Incident Report Form
HazMat Exposure Form
Supervisor Incident Investigation Report
HazMat Exposure Form
Initialed by department head and all originals turned into Workers Comp Division
FOUR Phases of Rescue in confined space
PHASE I: SIZE-UP
PHASE II: PRE-ENTRY OPERATIONS
PHASE III: RESCUE OPERATIONS
PHASE IV: TERMINATION
Planning section
5
Resources Situation Documentation Demob Technical specialists
High level dispatch mode wildland
Weather
Temp -90 and above
Wind >= 15
RH 15-40%
Orange / red flag
Secondary search
A thorough search of the interior of a building that has been on fire after the initial fire control and ventilation activities have been completed
Secondary staging
Assigned by IC with a staging manager
Will not impact operations
HAZ MAT investigation
1 engine
Accountability Tag colors
Red - Engines Black - Trucks Blue - Ambulances Purple - Chief Officers and Staff Green - Specialty Apparatus / Companies
What is Backfire
Any fire set to consume fuel in the path of a free burning wild fire.
Vapor Density
The ratio of the weight of a gaseous substance to the weight of an
equal volume of air at standard temperature and pressure.
How long do paramedics have to restock ms and or versed?
8 hours, prior to end of shift or crew change
Marking hazard flag color
Red and white striped/life hazard
Yellow/non life hazard
Pink/escape routes and safety zones
red flag warning
RH below 15%
Wind speed above 25MPH
Burn index above 81
Methods of calculating slope
Topo Clinometer Estimating by eye (Rise over run= % of slope ) 40 ft over 100 ft is 40% slope Telephone pole is approx 40 ft
Case “A” dam failure
Failure is Imminent or has occurred
Reactivity scale on 704 placard and color
Yellow
4- May detonate 3- shock and heat may detonate 2-violent chemical reaction 1-unstable if heated 0- stable
What are the 3 circular saw blades? And what colors?
Aluminum oxide- red
Silicon carbide- white
Carbide- silver
Where is a ladder placed at commercial roof?
8 feet from corner
Gpm settings on monitor combo nozzle?
500
750
1000
1250
NFPA fire hose
1961
Type 1 Helicopter
16 seats (including pilot)
5,000 weight capacity
700 gallon bucket
Type 2 air tanker
1800-2,999 gallons
If the employee gets an exposure and does not want to seek medical treatment, what forms need to be filled out?
Employee completes a
incident report form
Post exposure evaluation form gives to supervisor
Supervisor completes
incident investigation report
Post exposure evaluation form
All paper work gets initialed by dept head and gets sent to workers comp.
Mentorship pay firefighter paramedic and non-safety paramedic
$1,000 for FFPM
$500 for non safety PM
Bilingual pay
$200 per month for verbal and $75 for written
Comp time
Max of 80 hours
Can not be used in less then 8 hour increments
Can not use comp time in the same pay period
NSPM are not eligible
Cell phone Call back program
$100 per shift
Minimum 2 hours if called back
Vacation accumulation
1-5=. 5 shifts a year 6-10= 7 shifts a year 11-15= 9 shifts a year 16+. = 11 shifts a year 21st year plus = 13 shifts a year
Vacation use
Vacations may not be used in less then 4hr safety and less then 1hr nspm
New employee terminated liable reimbursements
0-3 months = 100%
3-6 months = 50%
6 months or more = NONE
Uniform allowance
$700 per year safety
$400 non safety
Paid on first pay period after Jan 1st of each year
Non smoking year
Jan 1st 1989
Tuition reimbursement
$1,500 a year up to $3,000 a year if money still available
What is cert pay capped at?
5.5%. Not including education pay
Grooming standards facial hair
Clean shaven except for neatly trimmed sideburns, and mustaches.
Mustaches shall not in any way extend into the seal of the BA face mask.
Grooming standards hair
Hair may e combed over ears, but shall not extend below center of the ear.
Hair on back of head can extend to the bottom of the work collar when person is standing.
Maximum extension outward shall not exceed 3 inches.
Fingernails
Neatly trimmed and even with the tips of the fingers.
Tattoos
No tattoos on head face, or neck.
No visible tattoo shall extend pass the crease of the elbow.
If it does extend you can write a letter to Fire Chief for approval not to be covered.
Any non conforming tattoos will be covered with clothing or bandage while at work or removed.
If a injury happens to a ride along or intern.
Treated as a patient.
Battalion chief shall be notified
A representative of participating agency shall be notified
Supervising captain shall prepare a written report to the ops chief
How late can visitors stay at the fire station?
9:00 Pm
Who does the VCRs get emailed to?
Operations Chief
Battalion Chief
Fleet Services
Features of the ICS system
Common terminology Organization flexibility Integrated communications Unified command structure Consolidated action plans Manageable span of control Resource management
What weather zone is escondido in?
Zone 250 (inland zone)
10 miles off the coast to the 3,000 ft level
Esc, smc, vta, ncf, eff
Primary weather location is Valley Center
Secondary weather location is Escondido
MCI Annex -D call down list
IC dispatch County communication center SO Emergency Medical Duty Officer OES Ambulance coordinator ( AMR)
Med com
Base Hospital
If you give a prevention inspection citation how many days until the fire inspector goes to inspect?
No more then 5 days
How long do you have to complete smoke detector logs?
30 days. Always marks as a violation
Extinguishers for commercial kitchens, repair garages, hot works, and spray booths
Kitchens- class K
Repair garages - 3A:40BC
Hot works- 2A:40 BC @ 30 ft of work being done
spray booths - 4A:60BC
Fixed fire ground factors
Building
Occupancy
Arraignment
Variable fire ground factors
Fire Life hazards Resources Actions Special circumstances
Blue Card 5 basic tactical priorities
1- life safety 2-incident stabilization 3-property conservation 4-responder / Work safety 5- customer service
IAP based on 4 tactical priorities
Blue card
Rescue
Fire control
Property conservation
Customer stabilization
Minimum ventilation equipment
Residential: 1 sounding device and 1 chainsaw
Commercial: 2 sounding devices and 2 chainsaws
Minimum size ventilation holes established
Residential: 4’ X 4’
Commercial: 4’ X 8’
Help Order on a mayday
1-Communicating with a lost firefighter and providing self-rescue techniques
2-Using the mayday firefighter’s own company to assist with the rescue
3- Using another nearby company already located inside of the hazard zone to assist with the rescue
4-Using the On-Deck Company located outside of the hazard zone as a RIC
What year was Escondido fire dept started?
1905
Ride along hours?
Ambulance 0800-2000
Engine 0800-1600
Explorers can stay til 2000
Who prepares maps for a wild land Incident?
Situation unit under planning
Who is Demob u it under?
Planning
What is “trunk” radio mean?
Computer selects a frequency or “trunk”
In trunk radio systems channels are referred to as “talkgroups”
Escondido back up vhf radio channel?
XSD TAC 22
What division is ground support under?
Logistics under support branch
Air tanker types and gallonage
Type 1- 3000+ gallons
Type 2- 1800-2,999 gallons
Type 3- 300-1,799 gallons
VLAT-12,000 gallons
Type 2 helicopter
Bell 214,205
300 gallons
Fixed helispots type 1
Safety circle 110’
30x30 pad
Fixed helispots type 2 helicopter
Safety circle 90’
20x20 pad
Bell helicopter
Fixed helispots type 3 helicopter
75’ safety circle
15x15 pad
When working with heavy equipment how far in front and how far behind the equipment should you be?
At least 100 in front and 50 behind and 2 1/2 times canopy hight in timber
Operational accident
An accident in a city owned vehicle that involved only city property. Does not involve private property and did not cause injuries or major damage.
Whats in the accident report kit?
Accident report Information sheet Incident Check list Accident scene check list Insurance Accident report Form Emergency breakdown procedures
Defensive IAP
Establish cut-offs
Define hazard zone
Search exposures
Protect exposures
Work time on air?
10-12 min
STRIKE TEAM/TASK FORCE STAGING LOCATIONS:
North on I-5: Cristianitos Road @ I-5
North on I-15: I-15 & Hwy 76 (Park-N-Ride)
East on Hwy 78: 17001 San Pasqual Valley Rd. (San Pasqual Academy)
South on I-15: 16881 West Bernardo Drive (RB Transit Center)
South on I-5: I12971 Sorrento Valley Rd. (Park-N-Ride)
East on Hwy 76: 16971 SR 76 CAL Fire Station 70 (Rincon Station)
Eighteen Watch Out Situations
- Fire not scouted and sized-up.
- In country not seen in daylight.
- Safety zones and escape routes not identified.
- Unfamiliar with weather and local factors influencing fire behavior.
- Uninformed on strategy, tactics, and hazards.
- Instructions and assignments not clear.
- No communication link with crew members/supervisors.
- Constructing line without a safe anchor point.
- Building fire line downhill with fire below.
- Attempting frontal assault on fire.
- Unburned fuel between you and the fire.
- Cannot see main fire, not in contact with anyone who can.
- On a hillside where rolling material can ignite fuel below.
- Weather is getting hotter and drier.
- Wind increases and/or changes direction.
- Getting frequent spot fires across line.
- Terrain and fuels make escape to safety zones difficult.
- Taking a nap near the fire line.
How often should a hood system be inspected and tested?
Semi annual
Tardiness
report to their place of assignment no later than the time of shift
change (0800) ready for duty.
Fire Department personnel who fail to report to their assignments at the time of shift change shall, in writing, report all pertinent information regarding their tardiness to their direct supervisor.
All supervisors shall require a written response from all employees who are not at their place
of assignment by 0800. The written response shall be forwarded to the shift Battalion Chief.
The Battalion Chief will evaluate the facts as presented in the written report and determine if discipline should be imposed.
Progressive discipline ( general pattern)
Counseling, verbal warning, written reprimand, suspension in salery / demotion, dismissal
3 main reasons to document in progressive discipline
Proof of what happened
Objectivity
Consistency of facts and information
What is considered formal discipline
Written reprimand
Commonly encountered TIH HAZ mat
Ammonia anhydrous Chlorine Ethylene oxide Hydrogen chloride, anhydrous and hydrogen chloride Hydrogen fluoride anhydrous Sulfur dioxide
What’s considered a large spill
Over 55 gallons
