Ch. 8: Reading Risk Flashcards

1
Q

Firefighters make choices about the dangers they face.

A

That is RISK TAKING.

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2
Q

Firefighter’s action approach to get results exposes them to dangers that they may not appreciate.

A

Because many firefighters are “arbitrarily aggressive.”

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3
Q

Instead of arbitrarily aggressive, we should be __________ aggressive.

A

intellectually

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4
Q

What is required to be intellectually aggressive?

A

Being able to recognize predictable dangers and taking steps to reduce risk taking by our fellow responders.

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5
Q

You can acquire the perspective of intellectually aggressive by front-loading what two things?

A

The understanding of defined risk-taking values and the increased ability to achieve situational awareness.

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6
Q

What is perhaps the most difficult decision that the ISO has to make at the incident scene?

A

Determine the appropriateness of risk taking.

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7
Q

Physical property whose loss will cause harm to the community.

A

valued property

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8
Q

What must the ISO consider when determining an acceptable or unacceptable risk?

A

What is commonplace and accepted by their departments in terms of acceptable risks.

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9
Q

What is the foundation for risk taking established by?

A

Defined values

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10
Q

In order to establish defined values, why must one be keenly dialed into the incident?

A

In order to have situational awareness.

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11
Q

The degree of accuracy by which one’s perception of the current environment mirrors reality.

A

situational awareness

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12
Q

The ability to accurately read potential risks and recognize factors that influence the incident outcome.

A

situational awareness

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13
Q

What approach can help you “read risk,” instead of using a size-up model?

A

situational awareness

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14
Q

Situational awareness is actually a measurement of __________.

A

accuracy that mirrors reality
reading potential risks
recognize factors that influence outcome

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15
Q

A series of “gauges” to help an IC understand hazard severity. Each gauge included a green-yellow-red scale of relative dangers to responders.

A

The Brunacini Approach

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16
Q

What are all the three methods that have been developed to help you “get” the risk being taken on and help apply situation awareness to reading risk at an incident?

A
  • The Brunacini Approach
  • Value-Time-Size Method
  • ISO’s Read-Risk Approach
17
Q

How is the Brunacini’s Situational Evaluation factors rated?

A

Each of the factors is “gauged” 1-5 with 5 being the highest risk.

18
Q

What is a quick risk-versus-benefit evaluation that offers a way to think through the appropriateness of risk taking?

A

Chief Stewart Rose’s Risk-Versus-Benefit Evaluation that evaluates:
value
time
size.

19
Q

What factors are paramount in making risk decisions?

A

Knowledge, sound judgment, experience, and wisdom.

20
Q

What is one way to prepare for situational risk decision making?

A

Read the many accident investigation reports generated for firefighter duty-deaths.

21
Q

What is defined as learning from the mistakes of others?

A

vicarious learning

22
Q

Which approach consists of a collection of the information and questions?

A

“read-risk” approach

23
Q

What are the steps to the ISO’s Read-Risk Approach?

A

Step 1: Collect Information
Step 2: Analyze
Step 3: Judge Risks
[CAJ]

24
Q

What is used to measure situational awareness?

A

Degree of accuracy

25
Q

What is it called when firefighters make choices about the risks they take?

A

Risk taking

26
Q

What was the size-up like in the nineties?

A

27-point

27
Q

Who should the ISO consult with if he is not comfortable
with the risks being taken but cannot quite justify his
concern?

A

Incident commander

28
Q

Which is NOT part of the first step in collecting
information?

A

Read the principle hazard

29
Q

What is vicarious learning?

A

Learning from the mistakes of others

30
Q

What are considered factors that reduces situational
awareness?

A
  • Insufficient communication
  • Fatigue and stress
  • Task overload
  • Task underload
  • Group mind-set and biases
  • “Press on regardless” philosophy
  • Degrading operating conditions
31
Q

Which is NOT a factor in Stewart Rose’s
Risk-Versus-Benefit Evaluation model?

A

Location

32
Q

What are the factors in Stewart Rose’s Risk-Versus-Benefit Evaluation model?

A

Value-Time-Size

33
Q

How many factors are included in the Brunacini’s Situational Evaluation Approach?

A

16

34
Q

What are the evaluation factors in the Brunacini’s
Situational Evaluation Approach biased towards?

A

Structure fire

35
Q

What is it called when the ISO is keenly dialed into the
incident?

A

Risk/benefit analysis

36
Q

What is the second step in the ISO’s read-risk approach?

A

Analyze [CAJ]

37
Q

What is physical property whose loss will cause harm to
the community?

A

Valued property

38
Q

Simplified NFPA guidelines can generally be broken down into 4 statements

A

Risk a life to save a known life

  • *Perform** in a predictable, practiced manner to save valued
  • property*

Take no risk to save what’s lost

Default to defensive when conditions deteriorate quickly