Ch. 12 Search and Rescue Flashcards
A detailed, systematic search of an area that is conducted after the fire has been suppressed.
Secondary search
An offensive fire attack initiated by an exterior, indirect handline operation into the fire compartment to initiate cooling while transitioning into interior direct fire attack in coordination with ventilation operations.
Transitional attack
A return to flaming combustion after apparent but incomplete extinguishment.
Rekindle
An electronic device that detects differences in temperature based on infrared energy and then generates images based on those data. It is commonly used in smoke-filled environments to locate victims as well as to search for hidden fire during size-up and overhaul.
Thermal Imaging Device
Those activities directed at locating endangered persons at an emergency incident, removing those persons from danger, treating the injured, and providing for transport to an appropriate healthcare facility.
Rescue
An immediate and quick search of the structures likely to contain survivors.
Primary search
A safety procedure that requires a minimum of two personnel to enter a hazardous area and a minimum of two backup personnel to remain outside the hazardous area during the initial stages of an incident.
Two-in / Two-out
Land-based efforts to find victims or recover bodies.
Search
A guide rope used by fire fighters that allows them to maintain contact with a fixed point.
Team search method
When a building is occupied, fire fighters should first rescue the occupants who are
A. in the most immediate danger.
B. in the least danger.
C. the most easily accessed.
D. closest to the exits.
A. in the most immediate danger
A search begins with the areas where
A. the greatest number of hazards exist
B. the building expenences the greatest traffic
C. occupants are expected.
D. victims are at the greatest risk.
D. victims are at the greatest risk
After the area immediately around fire is searched in an apartment building, the next priority is to search the
A. area directly above the fire.
B. area directly below the fire.
C. highest Ooors in the building.
D. hallways and exus.
A. area directly above the fire
When conducting searches in high-rise buildings, it is important to work
A. from the bottom floor up.
B. from the middle floors out.
C. from the walls to the middle of the rooms.
D. as a team, coordinating searches.
D. as a team, coordinating searches.
The three most important senses during a search are
A. sight, sound, and taste.
B. touch, sight, and taste.
C. sight, sound, and touch.
D. sound, taste, and touch.
C. sight, sound, and touch
After the fire is under control and the structural stability of the building is confirmed, fire fighters should begin a
A. primary search.
B. secondary search.
C. rescue.
D. safety search.
B. secondary search
Information gathered from search operations needs to be communicated to the
A. secondary search team.
B. incident commander.
C. safety officer.
D. rapid intervention company/crew.
B. incident commander
A hose line can be used to guide searchers out of a building by providing what
A tactile reference point and facilitating communication between searchers.
