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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Rescue is always the first priority, when inner stairwell is available it is the preferred route for evacuation for victims located above ground level. Using Ariel for evacuating should always be ________.

A

last resort

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Some of the most common uses for the aerial apparatus include
– Rescue
– Exposure protection
– Ventilation
– Elevated fire attack
These uses our term \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A

operational strategies

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Remove victims in the following order of priority
1.
2.
3.
4.
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  1. most severely threatened by current fire conditions
  2. largest number or group of people
  3. Remainder of people in the fire area
  4. People in exposed area
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Determining which victims are in the most danger is a judgment call that must be made by the IC, truck company officer, or the aerial apparatus driver/operator.

A

T

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Typically those occupants located on or _____ the fire floor will be in the greatest danger

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immediately above

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If both an aerial and an elevated platform are present in a rescue situation, the aerial ladder should be raised to the ______________

A

The largest number of victims

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Occupant who are on the fire floor are in the ____________

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greatest amount of danger

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In all situations, the best position is in which the extended and rotated aerial device is __________ to the object

A

perpendicular

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If an aerial ladder is designed to be used in the unsupported position, place the tip___________ the target

A

4 to 6 inches above

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9
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When maneuvering an aerial device to reach a victim trapped in an elevated position, initially ____________

A

aim the aerial device above the victim and then lower it to meet the victim

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When using an aerial ladder place the tip with the_______ even with the sill

A

first rung

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When removing trapped victims from a roof place the tip of the aerial apparatus so that at least_____ extends above the edge of the roof

A

6 feet

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Infants and small children may be _______ while the other arm is used to assist with balancing while descending the latter

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cradled in one arm

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13
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Larger victims will require the firefighter to use the over the shoulder method when using this method at least _____ preferably ____ firefighters will be needed

A

2 preferably 3

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14
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The removal of conscious victims requires at least ___ and preferably ____ firefighters

A

one

two

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15
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Do not allow victims to jump into the platform this creates a potentially dangerous ____ load on the aerial device

A

dynamic load

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16
Q

With the rapid increase in rope rescue technology in the past decade, the need to use aerial ladders as part of the lowering system has ______ significantly

A

decreased

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17
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Warning if the aerial device manufacturer does not recommend deploying it’s aerial device below grade, do not attempt this type of maneuver aerial device ______ or apparatus _______ occur.

A

failure

Tip over could

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18
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________Priority for aerial apparatus is exposure protection

A

2nd priority

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__________ is defined as a structure or separate part of the fire ground to which the fire could spread

A

Exposure

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20
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Fire spreads to exposures by either ________ or________heat

A

radiant or convected

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21
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Radiated heat is he movement in all directions in the form of ______.

A

energy waves

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22
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________Is the travel through a heat circulating medium, the most common being _______

A

Convection

Air

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23
Q

Conditions that may affect exposure hazards include
– Weather
– Building construction
– Spacing between the fire building in the exposure
Both the________And______ weather conditions affect a fire’s ability to spread to exposures.

A

present and recent

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_______ heat is the biggest factor in exposure protection

A

Radiated

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25
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In severe fire situations the fire itself will create a very strong wind
True or false

A

True

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26
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Keep in mind that the ________must be considered an exposure hazard

A

apparatus itself

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27
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Exposure protection is best accomplished by placing water _____ the exposed structure

A

directly on

28
Q

In exposure protection operations _______nozzle patterns are generally used to cover the involved area

A

wide sweeping

29
Q

The third priority for aerial operations is to assist in ________.

A

ventilating buildings

30
Q

It is important to note that ventilation operations should _____ leave rescue operations deficient of apparatus or manpower

A

not

31
Q

When putting firefighters on the roof with an aerial ladder extend the fly sections so that a minimum of____ protrudes over the edge this makes the location of the latter plainly visible to firefighters on the roof even if in smokey conditions

A

6 feet

32
Q

When using elevating platform, for rooftops. The bottom of the platform should be positioned __________the edge

A

even with or extended slightly over

33
Q

If wind is blowing across the face of the building, take out windows on the _______ portion first. Using proper ventilation practices

A

downwind

34
Q

Warning all firefighters operating on an aerial device should be ____________________

A

attached to the aerial device by an appropriate safety harness at all times

35
Q

The final priority for aerial device operations is the use of______ for the fire attack

A

elevated master streams

36
Q 
Priorities for aerial apparatus 
First priority rescue
Second priority exposure protection
Third priority ventilation
Fourth priority elevated fire attack
A

T

37
Q

Aerial ladders with detachable waterways present more of an operational challenge then do those with piped waterways
true or false

A

True

38
Q

75 – 80– 80 rule

A

75° – elevation
80% extended length
80 psi nozzle pressure for 1 1/2 inch tip

39
Q

The ladder pipes horizontal sweep should be limited to no more than ____° in either direction from center

A

15°

40
Q

Do not use ________ and nozzles strapped to the latter as a ladder pipe.

A

2 1/2 inch and larger lines

41
Q

Drawback to fog nozzles is that they do not provide the _________often needed to reach the seed of the fire.

A

reach and penetration

42
Q

The best applications for fog streams are close up _______ and _________.

A

blitz attacks and exposure protection

43
Q

_________ nozzles provide excellent penetration into the fire area

A

Solid stream

44
Q

In many cases, the water from a fog stream will _________ reaching the seat of the fire.

A

evaporite before

45
Q

_________________are more likely to hit the seat of The fire

A

Solid streams

46
Q

The best application for _______ are reaching fires deeply seated within a building or defensively attacking large well-developed fires from a long distance.

A

solid streams

47
Q

_________ used while firefighters or victims are inside the building increase the possibility of injuries

A

Elevated master streams

48
Q

In offensive firefighting ops, the strategy is to attack the fire on the inside and immediately stop the progress of the fire in the area of origin. Making this type of attack from the exterior with a large caliber fire stream is often referred to as___________

A

Blitz attack

49
Q

The best way to affect a blitz attack with an elevated master stream is to try to _____________of the fire room

A

deflect water off the ceiling

50
Q

Caution the water ads wait to the structure at the rate of ________and could contribute to the collapse of an already fire we can structure. When possible find avenues of escape from the building for water that is being introduced during the firefighting ops

A

1 ton per minute

51
Q

Water should enter the window at an angle of about _____ degrees

A

30°

52
Q

When elevated master streams are used in blitz attacks they should only be flowed _________________

A

long enough to blacken out the fire

53
Q

Defensive ops
A more common use of elevated streams is in defensive ops a defensive attack is an exterior attack with emphasis on ________

A

exposure protection

54
Q

Indicators of a defensive attack are

A

– Fire building conditions that prohibit safely advancing hand lines into the building
– The I C giving up part of or all of the building to the fire
– Large amount of water needed to extinguish the fire

55
Q

Care should be taken _________ the fire into uninvolved areas. The power of elevated streams is such that it is possible to change the direction of fire spread and even reverse the rise of products of combustion into the thermal column

A

not to push

56
Q

Using the aerial as an ___________to upper floors is a tactic that can eliminate difficult hose lays up interior stairwell

A

exterior standpipe

57
Q

Using the aerial as an _______ is also an effective tactic for fires in parking garages, building roofs, bridges overpasses and and new buildings under construction where the standpipe system may and several floors below the fire

A

exterior standpipe

58
Q

Never direct an elevated master stream into the ventilation opening if an ________ is still in progress

A

interior attack

59
Q

Solid stream nozzles will not allow the foam to proportion properly nor will they help areaiation occur after the foam has been discharged
T or F

A

T

60
Q

You must use either ______ or film ________ concentrate when applying non-irrigated foam streams through master streams

A

AFFF

forming floral protein FFFP

61
Q

A ________ will be required to discharge foam from an aerial device

A

fog nozzle

62
Q

______ is used only on a pool of liquid fire either ignited or unignited on the open ground

A

Roll on method

63
Q

________method may be employed when an elevated object is near or with in the area of a burning pool of liquid ignited or unignited liquid spill

A

Bank down

64
Q

________ method the foam stream is deflected off the object, allowing the foam to run down onto the surface of the fuel

A

Bank down

65
Q

_________ method this method is used primarily in Dyke fires involving spills around damaged or overturned transport vehicles

A

Bank down

66
Q

________[ method is used when the other two methods are not feasible because of either the size of the spill area or the lack of an object from which to bank the foam

A

Rain down

67
Q

________ method directs the stream into the air above the fire or spill and allows the foam to float gently down onto the surface of the fuel

A

Rain down

68
Q

_______– directing the stream at one location to allow the foam to take affect there and then work it’s way out from that point

A

Establishing a foam footprint

Aerial Apparatus (2 decks)

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