ch 18 test quiz Flashcards
What is the term for the evaluation of an action’s potential positive results and its potential negative consequences?
Risk–benefit analysis
Complete this sentence: “We will not risk our lives:
for persons or property that cannot be saved.”
Which term best describes how much risk is acceptable in attempting to protect and rescue savable lives?
Measured
Upon arrival at a fire, how can on-call volunteer fire fighters establish team integrity?
Assemble into companies
Which term means that a fire company arrives together, works together, and leaves together?
Team Integrity
What is the correct procedure when a member of a fire company has to leave a structure to change an air cylinder?
All company members exit together
What is the term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident?
Personnel accountability report (PAR)
When should you declare a mayday?
As soon as you think you might be in trouble
What should company officers do if they believe there is a change in the balance of risk to benefit during an incident?
Report their observations to the incident commander
When under great pressure, most people’s behavior will revert to:
habit.
How are tasks assigned on the fire ground?
Tasks are assigned to and performed by individual companies
Who is responsible for knowing the location of every member of a fire company at all times?
The company officer
What does the “R” stand for in “LUNAR”?
Resources needed
The board to which fire fighter personnel accountability tags are attached is sometimes referred to as:
a passport
An RIC has reached a downed fire fighter in a hazardous area. What is the most critical question to answer at this point?
What is the expected duration of the victim’s air supply?
What is the term for the evaluation of an action’s potential positive results and its potential negative consequences?
Risk–benefit analysis
Complete this sentence: “We will not risk our lives:
for persons or property that cannot be saved.”
Which action is correct for a fire in a building that is known to be abandoned and unoccupied?
Stay outside and fight the fire from the exterior
Which term best describes how much risk is acceptable in attempting to protect and rescue savable lives?
Measured
When are company officers and safety officers involved in risk–benefit analysis?
On an ongoing basis
You are alone in zero-visibility conditions and unable to find an exit. Which action listed below should you take first?
Declare a “mayday” over your radio
You are alone in zero-visibility conditions and unable to find an exit. Which action listed below should you take last?
Attempt self-rescue
What is the shape of an NFPA 704 placard?
Diamond
What is the most important reason for team integrity in firefighting operations?
Safety of personnel
Upon arrival at a fire, how can on-call volunteer fire fighters establish team integrity?
Assemble into companies
Which term means that a fire company arrives together, works together, and leaves together?
Team integrity
What is the correct procedure when a member of a fire company has to leave a structure to change an air cylinder?
All company members exit together
What is the function of a personnel accountability system?
Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident
What happens to the personnel accountability passports at the scene of an incident?
They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry point
What is the term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident?
Personnel accountability report
What do company officers do when the incident commander requests a personnel accountability report (PAR)?
Physically verify that all assigned members are present
A personnel accountability report is commonly performed in which situation?
Upon occurrence of an unplanned event
After company officers carry out a PAR, what do they do next?
Report the results to the incident commander
When should you declare a mayday?
As soon as you think you might be in trouble
What is the most basic method for staying oriented inside a low-visibility environment?
Staying in contact with the hose line
A standard approach to risk–benefit analysis should be incorporated into an agency’s:
standard operating procedures.
Which statement about an RIC is correct?
It is an extension of the two-in/two-out rule.
Which term best describes how much risk is acceptable in attempting to protect savable property?
Limited
What should company officers do if they believe there is a change in the balance of risk to benefit during an incident?
Report their observations to the incident commander
Which statement about hazard recognition is correct?
Not all hazardous conditions are evident through observation.
What is the most important component of fire fighter survival?
Consistently applying safe operating procedures
When under great pressure, most people’s behavior will revert to:
habit.
The essential reason that team efforts are imperative in the fire service is because of the:
intense physical labor involved in firefighting operations.
How are tasks assigned on the fire ground?
Tasks are assigned to and performed by individual companies
Who is responsible for knowing the location of every member of a fire company at all times?
The company officer
If one member of a company needs rehabilitation, who goes to the rehabilitation area?
The entire company
What does the “R” stand for in “LUNAR”?
Resources needed
Tracking every company working at an incident from the time they arrive until the time they are released is the function of the __________ system.
personnel accountability
What is a method commonly used to attach individual fire fighters’ personnel accountability tags to the board on the apparatus?
Velcro™
The board to which fire fighter personnel accountability tags are attached is sometimes referred to as:
a passport.
Depositing a company’s personnel accountability roster with the entry officer or command post indicates that the company:
is inside the hazard area.
What does the “R” stand for in “PAR”?
Report
An RIC has reached a downed fire fighter in a hazardous area. What is the most critical question to answer at this point?
How quickly can the victim be moved to safety?
Which radio terminology is used to report a fire fighter is in trouble and requires immediate assistance?
“Mayday”
A temporary location that provides refuge while awaiting rescue or finding a method of self-rescue from a hazardous situation is a(n):
safe location.
In the context of fire fighter survival, what is a safe location?
A location that is less hazardous than the alternatives
Who has the responsibility to account for all companies involved in an emergency incident?
Incident commander
Which phrase indicates an imminent fire-ground hazard, such as a structural collapse?
“Emergency traffic”
What is the function of the rapid intervention crew/company?
Be ready and immediately available for the rescue of fire fighters
Which OSHA standard mandates the use of backup teams at incidents where operations are conducted in an IDLH atmosphere?
1910.134
If a fire fighter becomes disoriented, how can the hose line be used to assist in egress?
Place both hands on a coupling; travel in the direction of the hand holding the male coupling
When rescuing a downed fire fighter, what is the first step once the fire fighter is reached?
Assess the downed fire fighter’s condition
During a two-person rescue of a downed fire fighter, where does the first fire fighter grab the victim?
SCBA shoulder straps
What is the term for the process of reducing the effects of fatigue during an emergency operation?
Rehabilitation
Which LED signal indicates a half-full air cylinder?
Yellow blinking
How many ways are there to use the low-pressure hose on the rapid intervention pack to supply air to a downed fire fighter?
Three
When providing air to a downed fire fighter from a rapid intervention pack, when should the high pressure hose be disconnected?
After pressure in the two cylinders has equalized
What does the “A” stand for in “LUNAR”?
Assignment/Air
What is the most common error when making a mayday call?
Waiting too long before making the call
In which case should a downed fire fighter’s face piece be replaced with the emergency face piece from the rapid intervention pack?
The victim’s face piece is damaged
Under actual firefighting conditions, an SCBA cylinder rated for 45 minutes can be realistically expected to last approximately _____ minutes.
20-25
What is the most basic method of regaining orientation in a zero-visibility environment?
Find and follow a hose line
