Chapter 10 Search and Rescue Flashcards
Why do search and rescue operations demand a high level of training and timely execution?
Hazardous conditions and minimal time constraints
What common element should precede effective search and rescue operations?
Training that has resulted in a basic plan or set of SOPs
What time period presents the highest occupancy loads in residences?
The nighttime hours
Name several types of institutional occupancies.
Nursing homes, hopitals, jails, and schools
What should be the initial priority if the occupants of a high-rise are evacuating the structure as the suppression resources arrive?
Suppression personnel should attempt to gain control of the evacuation
If available, why should a 60-minute bottle be used for search and rescue operations?
A 60-minute bottle provides additional time and flexibility
What are several advantages of tag lines?
Tag lines ensure contact between search personnel, expand an area of search, and enhance egress from a structure
What are the two phases of a search and rescue operation?
Primary phase and secondary phase
What is the minimum and maximum number of personnel that should comprise a search and rescue team?
A minimum of two personnel and a maximum of three
When using chalk to mark doors during a search and rescue operation, what does an X mean?
What the room has been searched
What is one of the weakest fireground operations? and why?
Search and Rescue.
Infrequent use
Depending on the type of occupancy, what will set the parameters for search and rescue?
The time of day
A single-story, single-family dwelling can be searched in a timely manner by how many personnel?
two
What type of occupancies present the highest need for search and rescue?
residential
When searching Industrial-Commercial occupancies, what are the major hazards that search teams may encounter?
Large areas of varying floor plans Presense of machinery Tiered storage open shafts hazardous materials high voltage mezzanines
High-rise buildings are normally defined by Mittendorf as buildings that are how tall?
75 feet tall
What is the greatest hazard to high-rise building occupants?
exposure to smoke and products of combustion
Search and rescue should be conducted on a priority basis. How is this acheived?
Begin in the immediate area of the fire
Advance to immediate area ABOVE the fire
Conclude with rest of building–above and below
Concerning high-rise fires and evacuation procedures, occupants how many floors down should remain in place until those above them are completely evacuated?
Three or more floors below the fire
If possible, relocate occupants of the fire floor (and at least 2 floor above or below the fire floor) to a level more than what?
more than 2 floors below the fire floor
What is an excellent indicator of an occupancies potential complexity, floor plan, and the number of personnel require to conduct search and rescue?
The size of the occupancy
Why should any plywood removed from doors and windows be completely removed?
enhance ventilation and provide better passageway
If plywood type of material is removed from one entry point, what should happen to the other points of entry with it on them?
All points of enty should be clear
What can a tether be made from?
12-foot piece of one-inch tubular webbing
What does RECEO stand for?
Rescue Exposure Confinement Extinguishment Overhaul
Concerning occupancy, personnel responding to a private dwelling fire will most likely (70-90 percent of the time) encounter a what??
Vacant structure
A basic knowledge of the following factors are required before any search and rescue operationg:
Structure--construction and layout Fire--location and extent Victims--number, age, location Resources SOPs
If following a hose line for search and rescue, what should you know from the pump engineer before entering a structure?
Which line to follow
How many feet have been advanced
Is it a forward or reverse lay
What should be a prime consideration and will dramatically enhance search and rescue operations?
A quick attack in conjuction with ventilation
