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Chapter 1 thru 14 Flashcards

1
Q

Clue vs cue

A

A clue is a hint or suggestion that MIGHT lead to an answer.

A cue is an INDICATOR, red flag, or high degree of certainty

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2
Q

______ is the key to effective decision making under emergency situations

A

Experience

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3
Q

The naturalistic method is a process in which the decision maker _____

A

Looks for certain critical cues, relates cues to previous similar situations, and recalls precious conclusions

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4
Q

T or F. The naturalistic method is better than the classical method

A

True

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5
Q

Normally, the brain will automatically try to use a _____ methodology

A

Naturalistic

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6
Q

The _____ _____ is another name for the classical methodology of decision making

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Command sequence

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7
Q

Three phases of sizeup

A
  1. Pre-incident information
  2. Dispatch through on-scene sizeup
  3. Ongoing sizeup
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8
Q

The goal of sizeup is ____

A

Problem identification

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9
Q

____ is the overall plan that will be used to control the incident

A

Strategy

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10
Q

_____ are the specific operations that must be completed successfully to accomplish the strategy’s goals.

A

Tactics

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11
Q

T or F. No actions are taken at the strategy level

A

True

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12
Q

The NIMS was enacted through presidential directives __ and __

A

5 and 8

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13
Q

An operation that lacks organization is usually one in which various tasks and responsibilities are overlooked. Invariably, _____ is one of the first to fall into that category

A

Safety

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14
Q

______ decide what gets done first in order to accomplish their assigned tasks

A

Company Officers

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15
Q

ICS is a _______-oriented system

A

Performance

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16
Q

Under most circumstances, the only position (function) in the ICS that must always be staffed is that of ___

A

Incident command

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17
Q

Span of control (according to command and control book)

A

2 to 7, optimal 5

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18
Q

The five major management functional areas of the ICS

A

Command, operations, planning, logistics, finance/admin

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19
Q

_____ command is generally associated with a critical fast attack situation or known rescue

A

Passing

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20
Q

Command should only be passed

A

Once

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21
Q

T or F. Command is transferred in Both directions, up and down

A

True

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22
Q

The best method of transferring command is through a

A

Face to face

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23
Q

Media area should be established ______ the command post

A

Away from

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24
Q

Liaison area should be ____ the command post

A

NEAR but not AT

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25
Q

Personnel that make a single resource

A

Crew

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26
Q

A task force is a group of ____

A

Resources with common communications and a leader

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27
Q

A strike team is ______

A

Five of the same type and kind of resources

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28
Q

____ is a location where resources are ready for immediate assignment (3 minutes or less)

A

Staging

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29
Q

Staging at a high rise fire is generally ____

A

Two floors below the fire floor

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30
Q

Each incident will have only one ____ but there may be more than one _____

A

Base, staging area

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31
Q

____ is an organizational level responsible for resources and operations within a defined GEOGRAPHICAL area

A

Division

32
Q

Resources assigned to a specific function such as ventilation, rescue, and water supply

A

Group

33
Q

In a ____ command situation, only one agency has legal responsibility

A

Single

34
Q

Unprotected steel members weaken at about _____ and are unable to support their own weight at ______.

A

1000F, 1500f

35
Q

____ continues to be the leading cause of line-of-duty firefighter deaths

A

Heart attacks

36
Q

___ of firefighters killed happens during training

A

13%

37
Q

In ____ states, the state enforces worker health and safety not OSHA.

A

23

38
Q

What is the most important safety milestones for firefighters in the last 20 years?

A

Two-in, Two-out provision

39
Q

In a high rise operation, the RIC should be located in ______, ____ floors below the fire

A

Staging, two

40
Q

Crews must self-rehab for ___ minutes following either ___ minutes of intense work or the depletion of one ___ SCBA cylinder

A

10, 20, 30minute

41
Q

Crews must go to rehab, get a medical evaluation, and rest for a minimum of ___ after depletion of two 30m cylinders, or 40m of work without an scba

A

20 minutes

42
Q

Over ___% of fire deaths occur in residential occupancies

A

80

43
Q

Approx ___ of firefighter fatalities occur in residential structures

A

1/3

44
Q

Partition walls are usually ___” drywall

A

1/2”

45
Q

If roof construction is unknown, assume it is ____

A

Lightweight

46
Q

Ridgepole and rafter construction typically indicates _____ construction, is very _____

A

Older, strong

47
Q

___ is an important part of sizeup

A

Prediction

48
Q

T or F garden apartments are not prone to early collapse

A

True

49
Q

The two basic search methods are ___ and ___

A

Left hand searches, right hand searches

50
Q

Wood beam and rafter with sheathing, generally found in older buildings, has a very ___ resistance to collapse

A

High

51
Q

Parallel-chord wood truss and plywood I beam fail after __ minutes of major fire involvement

A

5

52
Q

Steel bar joists have been known to fail in _____ minutes after significant fire involvement

A

As little as 9 minutes

53
Q

Two types of lumberyards?

A

Traditional - one or more buildings

Home improvement - large retail

54
Q

In the case of larger fires in outdoor lumber storage, you should deploy ____

A

Large hand lines (2.5”)

55
Q

A small hotel or barding house is any building providing transient or short term housing for ____

A

Fewer than 100 persons

56
Q

Large hotels house more than ____ and are ____ or more stories tall

A

100, 8

57
Q

_____ have to be considered the first line of defense in any residential occupancy

A

Alarm systems

58
Q

Standpipe systems in small hotels usually are class ____ systems

A

Class II, 1.5”

59
Q

Class __ standpipe systems, ___” are found in some newer small hotels

A

1, 2.5”

60
Q

___ civilians die in every 1,000 dwelling fires.

___ civilians die in every 1,000 small hotels and boarding house fires every year

A

7, 18

61
Q

A minimum of ___ means of ingress/egress are required

A

2

62
Q

Enclosed malls of modern construction will generally have class __ standpipe systems with multiple outlets

A

Class 1, 2 1/2”

63
Q

You cannot develop strategic and tactical solutions until you have identified the ____

A

Problem

64
Q

There are ____ air ambulances operating in the US transporting approximately ______ patients per year

A

800, 500,000

65
Q

Aluminum has a very low melting temp of _____

A

700-800 F

66
Q

Magnesium ignition temperature

A

1,200 F

67
Q

The typical small private aircraft uses the equivalent of ___

A

100-octane gas

68
Q

Rotor wash can generate winds up to ___ mph

A

70 mph

69
Q

Pipelines range in size from ____ to ___.

A

1/2” to 18”

70
Q

A 14” petroleum transmission line can be under 1,200 to 1,400 psi and carry ______ gallons of product for every mile of line

A

42,000 gallons

71
Q

On a railroad incident, put flaggers at both ends of the incident scene asap as far as ___ miles from the crash site

A

2

72
Q

A 100 car freight train traveling at 5 mph can take up to ___ to stop

A

A mile

73
Q

Never get on the roof of a train. They can carry _____ volts AC

A

Over 13,000 volts AC

74
Q

A rule of thumb is to assign ___ ___ ___ for each firefighter actively engaged in suppression

A

Three support personnel

75
Q

The three generally used methods of obtaining resources are

A

Cooperative agreements, assistance by hire, and voluntary assistance

76
Q
A

Command and Control (1 decks)

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