Ch 4 Loss Control Flashcards
Today, salvage is recognized as a very important fire department function that is a part of the broader category called_________
Loss control
The purpose of______ is to reduce damage from fire, smoke, water, inclement weather, or other contingencies before, during, and after a fire
Loss control
______ Is damage produced by the fire and smoke
Primary damage
________ is damage that results from Fighting the fire and or leaving the property unsecured
Secondary damage
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_______
Operational plan, contingency plan
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
Operational, contingency
_________ Plans should be devised for the most likely hazards to be encountered if a fire starts in the building
Mitigation
An important part of minimizing secondary damage is conducting an adequate _________ so that an accurate picture of the problem is developed
Dynamic risk assessment
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
Primary
_______ 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
Size up
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
Primary
After fire control has been achieved, some departments withdraw all interior personnel and use _____ to help locate hotspots
Blowers
Regardless of what method is used to find hidden fires, applying ______ can’t help to extinguish hotspots more effectively
Class a foam
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
Acrolein
This fire gas is a highly toxic, colorless gas with a disagreeable odor of musty hay
Phosgene
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
Hydrogen chloride
This fire gas is a colorless gas with a characteristic almond odor
Hydrogen cyanide
This fire gas is a colorless, odorless, and non-flammable gas produced in free burning fires
Carbon dioxide
This fire gas is two toxic and dangerous gases liberated in the combustion of pyroxylin plastics
Nitrogen oxides
One of the most effective means of secondary loss control is performing ______ in a professional manner
Forcible entry
One of the most effective means of reducing secondary loss in a structure fire is by performing rapid and effective______ operations
Salvage
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
78
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
Economic, psychological
To reduce ______losses from fires, firefighters should salvage as much of the occupants property as possible while overhauling the fire
Economic
One of the first things firefighters can do to reduce _____ fire loss is to use discretion about where they deposit debris during overhaul
Psychological
Means by which fire spreads vertically from floor to floor in a multi story building
Lapping
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
Loss control
Today, ______ is recognized as a very important fire department function that is part of the broader category called loss control
Salvage
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
Loss control operations
The purpose of all ____-, including that for loss control, is to increase incidence safety, efficiency, and effectiveness
Preincident planning
By definition, _____ are events that are emerging, they are dynamic and changing events
Emergencies
Using a ______ Process can increase the likelihood of a successful outcome on the fireground
Systematic preincident planning
Regardless of what system is used to assess and manage loss control risk, All such systems involve the same basic steps_____,_______&_____
Risk identification, risk evaluation, plans development
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
Extinguish the fire
Even though overhaul normally takes place after a fire has been knocked down, the damage done by hidden fire is still________
Primary damage
A thorough overhaul can be a very important part of ______ structure fires
Primary loss control
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
Portable electronic rekindle detectors
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
Origin, cause
Cleaning turn out gear after a structure fire helps to prevent ________
Residual exposure
Regardless of what method is used to find hidden fires, applying _______ can help to extinguish hotspots more effectively
Class a foam
______ Lost control considerations may involve assisting the fire attack, ventilation, and salvage
Secondary
_______ 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
Heat removal
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_______
Vent as you go
Heat and smoke for my fire on a lower floor could enter through the open window by phenomenon known as______
Lapping
If there are sufficient onscene resources, firefighters should start salvage operations on the _______the fire as soon as it safe to do so
Floor below
The exposed contents of burning buildings can be protected into general ways:_____&____
Being removed, being covered
The most common way for firefighters to protect furniture and other items is with______ 
Salvage covers
When properly applied, ________ reduces the amount of water needed for extinguishment
Class a foam
One of the first things firefighters can do to reduce _______ is to use discretion about where they deposit debris during overhaul
Psychological fire loss
______ is usually accomplished through an ongoing program of preincident planning surveys
Risk identification
Firefighters should consider _______ when conducting preincident planning surveys, while fighting structure fires and during post fire operations
Loss control
During a structure fire, _____ can result from forcible entry, fire attack, ventilation and smoke removal, what are use and removal, and overhaul
Secondary damage
If a ___________ is available the atmosphere within the damaged area should be checked for all noon or suspected gases that may be present
Broad-spectrum gas analyzer
