Ch. 14 - Fire Attack (NEW TEST) Flashcards
Strategy is defined as:
The _________ or operational stance chosen to achieve the incident’s objective.
General plan
There are two regularly accepted strategic modes:
_____________
_____________
Offensive
Defensive
(Strategic Modes, Offensive) Examples:
- _______________
- _______________ for property conservation
- _______________with significant growth potential
- _______________ to seat of fire will prevent further loss of life or property
- Presence of known rescue
- Calculated risk vs. benefit
- Limited fire size
- Rapid response
Offensive operations are generally __________________________.
higher risk with higher benefit.
(Strategic Modes, Defensive) Examples:
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
- ___________________
- Size/severity of fire exceeds capability of initial resource(s)
- Length of burn time
- Proximity/presence of exposures
- Limited or delay in available resources
- Occupancy or lack of occupancy
- Calculated risk vs. benefit
Defensive operations limit personnel risk by __________ lives and or property.
Writing off
Strategic Priorities are defined as:
____________ ranked by their importance in achieving the strategic goal.
Strategic objectives
Nearly every emergency incident will have the same strategic priorities:
F - _______________
L - _______________
I - ________________
P - _______________
Firefighter safety
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
(Firefighter Safety)
Must be the _____________ in every strategic, tactical, and task level decision.
Highest priority
(Firefighter Safety)
The individual’s ability to make _____________________ is required for success.
methodical, calculated decisions
(Firefighter Safety)
We cannot and will not take ______________ that have a less than equal benefit ratio
Uncalculated risks
(Firefighter Safety)
Constantly observed and tracked through _____________________________.
ACCOUNTABILITY and PAR
(Life Safety)
Once firefighter safety is assured, the search for, location, assessment, and removal of _________________ must be the next highest strategic/tactical priority.
Victims and/or patients
(Life Safety)
Tactical decisions must be geared toward _______________________ for any _______ persons/beings still within a structure on fire.
Increasing the probability of survival
Savable
(Life Safety)
Signified by the declared tactical benchmark:
-______________
ALL CLEAR
Life Safety)
Signified by the declared tactical benchmark:
-ALL CLEAR
-_________________________________
Indicates that primary/secondary search has been completed
(Incident Stabilization)
Determined by actions that ______________ of fire.
Limit the forward progress
(Incident Stabilization)
Does not always mean extinguishment, but rather ____________.
Confinement
(Incident Stabilization)
Signified by the declared tactical benchmark:
-_______________
UNDER CONTROL
(Incident Stabilization)
Signified by the declared tactical benchmark:
-UNDER CONTROL
-___________________________
Indicates that the main body of fire has been controlled/extinguished
(Property Conservation)
Accomplished through aggressive ________________________ operations.
Fire attack, overhaul, and salvage
(Property Conservation)
Signified by the declared tactical benchmark:
-_______________
LOSS STOPPED
(Property Conservation)
Signified by the declared tactical benchmark:
-LOSS STOPPED
-____________________________________
Indicates that no further damage is being done to the structure or its’ contents by fire, smoke, heat, water, or the Fire Department
Tactics are defined as:
The _________________ of resources _____________________ within the defined strategy.
Deployment and direction
To accomplish the objectives