Ch 4 Loss Control

Question 1

Today, salvage is recognized as a very important fire department function that is a part of the broader category called_________

Answer 1

Loss control

Question 2

The purpose of______ is to reduce damage from fire, smoke, water, inclement weather, or other contingencies before, during, and after a fire

Answer 2

Loss control

Question 3

______ Is damage produced by the fire and smoke

Answer 3

Primary damage

Question 4

________ is damage that results from Fighting the fire and or leaving the property unsecured

Answer 4

Secondary damage

Question 5

Typically, pre-incident loss control planning is done in conjunction with other pre-incident planning. This ensures that lost control is considered at each step in the process of developing an overall pre-incident plan sometimes called an________ or_______

Answer 5

Operational plan, contingency plan

Question 6

Once a building has been surveyed and the loss control risk have been identified and evaluated, the information and conclusions should be translated into____ or ____ plans

Answer 6

Operational, contingency

Question 7

_________ Plans should be devised for the most likely hazards to be encountered if a fire starts in the building

Answer 7

Mitigation

Question 8

An important part of minimizing secondary damage is conducting an adequate _________ so that an accurate picture of the problem is developed

Answer 8

Dynamic risk assessment

Question 9

One of the most important ways that firefighters can limit _______ damage in a structure fire is to extinguish the fire as quickly and as efficiently as possible

Answer 9

Primary

Question 10

_______ Is the ongoing mental evaluation process performed by the officer in charge of an incident to evaluate all influencing factors into develop strategic goals in tactical objectives before committing personnel and equipment to a course of action

Answer 10

Size up

Question 11

Timely and effective ventilation can reduce _____ loss by limiting the spread of the fire and by helping hose cruise to locate and extinguish the fire as quickly as possible

Answer 11

Primary

Question 12

After fire control has been achieved, some departments withdraw all interior personnel and use _____ to help locate hotspots

Answer 12

Blowers

Question 13

Regardless of what method is used to find hidden fires, applying ______ can’t help to extinguish hotspots more effectively

Answer 13

Class a foam

Question 14

This fire gas has a strong respiratory irritant produced when poly ethylene is heated and when items containing cellulose, such as wood and other natural materials smolder

Answer 14

Acrolein

Question 15

This fire gas is a highly toxic, colorless gas with a disagreeable odor of musty hay

Answer 15

Phosgene

Question 16

This fire gas is a colorless but very pungent and irritating gas given off in the thermal decomposition of materials containing chlorine such as polyvinyl chloride and other plastics

Answer 16

Hydrogen chloride

Question 17

This fire gas is a colorless gas with a characteristic almond odor

Answer 17

Hydrogen cyanide

Question 18

This fire gas is a colorless, odorless, and non-flammable gas produced in free burning fires

Answer 18

Carbon dioxide

Question 19

This fire gas is two toxic and dangerous gases liberated in the combustion of pyroxylin plastics

Answer 19

Nitrogen oxides

Question 20

One of the most effective means of secondary loss control is performing ______ in a professional manner

Answer 20

Forcible entry

Question 21

One of the most effective means of reducing secondary loss in a structure fire is by performing rapid and effective______ operations

Answer 21

Salvage

Question 22

A building measuring 50 x 100‘ with an accumulation of water 6 inches deep on an upper floor requires the structure to support an additional ____ tons of weight

Answer 22

78

Question 23

Loss control operations should continue after a structure fire has been extinguished. These post fire operations may take two forms _____ loss control and _____ loss control

Answer 23

Economic, psychological

Question 24

To reduce ______losses from fires, firefighters should salvage as much of the occupants property as possible while overhauling the fire

Answer 24

Economic

Question 25

One of the first things firefighters can do to reduce _____ fire loss is to use discretion about where they deposit debris during overhaul

Answer 25

Psychological

Question 26

Means by which fire spreads vertically from floor to floor in a multi story building

Answer 26

Lapping

Question 27

Historically, the work that has come to be known as _____ at structure fires was originally done by civilian salvage crews hired by fire insurance companies

Answer 27

Loss control

Question 28

Today, ______ is recognized as a very important fire department function that is part of the broader category called loss control

Answer 28

Salvage

Question 29

The purpose of loss control is to reduce damage from fire, smoke, water, inclement weather, or other contingencies before, during, and after a fire. In other words, armed with knowledge about the involved occupancy gather during pre-incident planning surveys, ____- consist of those actions that aid in reducing primary and secondary damage during and after the fire

Answer 29

Loss control operations

Question 30

The purpose of all ____-, including that for loss control, is to increase incidence safety, efficiency, and effectiveness

Answer 30

Preincident planning

Question 31

By definition, _____ are events that are emerging, they are dynamic and changing events

Answer 31

Emergencies

Question 32

Using a ______ Process can increase the likelihood of a successful outcome on the fireground

Answer 32

Systematic preincident planning

Question 33

Regardless of what system is used to assess and manage loss control risk, All such systems involve the same basic steps_____,_______&_____

Answer 33

Risk identification, risk evaluation, plans development

Question 34

One of the most important ways that firefighters can limit primary damage in a structure fire is to ______ as quickly and as efficiently as possible

Answer 34

Extinguish the fire

Question 35

Even though overhaul normally takes place after a fire has been knocked down, the damage done by hidden fire is still________

Answer 35

Primary damage

Question 36

A thorough overhaul can be a very important part of ______ structure fires

Answer 36

Primary loss control

Question 37

To reduce the chances of a re-kindle and to eliminate the need to post a firewatch when engine crews leave the scene, some departments set up _________after a working structure fire

Answer 37

Portable electronic rekindle detectors

Question 38

Before the I C allows firefighters to begin the overhaul of any structure fire, he or she must consult with the investigator or whoever is responsible for determining the ___&_____ of the fire

Answer 38

Origin, cause

Question 39

Cleaning turn out gear after a structure fire helps to prevent ________

Answer 39

Residual exposure

Question 40

Regardless of what method is used to find hidden fires, applying _______ can help to extinguish hotspots more effectively

Answer 40

Class a foam

Question 41

______ Lost control considerations may involve assisting the fire attack, ventilation, and salvage

Answer 41

Secondary

Question 42

_______ is not done to influence fire behavior but is done to release heat from areas away from the fire and channel it to another portion of the building or to be outside

Answer 42

Heat removal

Question 43

The other way that heat is removed from the interior of a building is my firefighters opening exterior windows and doors. This technique is sometimes called_______

Answer 43

Vent as you go

Question 44

Heat and smoke for my fire on a lower floor could enter through the open window by phenomenon known as______

Answer 44

Lapping

Question 45

If there are sufficient onscene resources, firefighters should start salvage operations on the _______the fire as soon as it safe to do so

Answer 45

Floor below

Question 46

The exposed contents of burning buildings can be protected into general ways:_____&____

Answer 46

Being removed, being covered

Question 47

The most common way for firefighters to protect furniture and other items is with______ 

Answer 47

Salvage covers

Question 48

When properly applied, ________ reduces the amount of water needed for extinguishment

Answer 48

Class a foam

Question 49

One of the first things firefighters can do to reduce _______ is to use discretion about where they deposit debris during overhaul

Answer 49

Psychological fire loss

Question 50

______ is usually accomplished through an ongoing program of preincident planning surveys

Answer 50

Risk identification

Question 51

Firefighters should consider _______ when conducting preincident planning surveys, while fighting structure fires and during post fire operations

Answer 51

Loss control

Question 52

During a structure fire, _____ can result from forcible entry, fire attack, ventilation and smoke removal, what are use and removal, and overhaul

Answer 52

Secondary damage

Question 53

If a ___________ is available the atmosphere within the damaged area should be checked for all noon or suspected gases that may be present

Answer 53

Broad-spectrum gas analyzer