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Chapter 11: Delivery Of Emergency Services Flashcards

1
Q

Company officers may be highly trained and knowledgeable in?

A 
Incident management
Incident priorities
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property and environment conservation
Post-incident activities
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The following problems may be difficult to overcome

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Wide in diverse area emergency scenes
Multiple casualties
Unstable structures or vehicles
Leaking hazardous materials
Debris strong over a wide geographic area
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3
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A _______________ is necessary when an incident involves or threatens to involve more than one jurisdiction or agency.

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Unified Command Structure

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4
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NFPA 1561

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Standard for fire department incident management system

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NFPA 1021 requires the fire officer 1 to be able to develop an?

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Initial incidents action plan

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6
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An essential element of the NIMS-ICS is?

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Personnel Accountability

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7
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The operational planning P focuses on the first 5 steps of the NIMS-ICS planning process, what are they?

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  • Understand the situation ( size up)
  • Establish incident objectives and strategies
  • developed the plan of action (IAP)
  • make assignments
  • Evaluate and revise the plan
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8
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These incident priorities are always considered in this order

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Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property/environment conservation

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9
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NFPA 1500

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Standard on fire department occupational safety and health program

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10
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OSHA requires___________. Anytime a company officer has a crew members engage in (IDLH) situations.

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2 in 2 out

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11
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What does the acronym (IDLH) mean?

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Immediately dangerous to life and health

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NFPA 1710

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Refers to the 2 out members as an (IRIC)

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13
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(IRIC)

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Initial rapid intervention crew

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________ are established at incidences when back up Crews arrive at the scene to replace the initial 2-out (IRIC) assignment with a dedicated crew.

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Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)

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_____________ (sometimes called occupant survivability profiling) is a type of size up that should be employed to evaluate the potential of a victim being alive within an IDLH environment.

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Victim Survivability profiling

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Upon arriving at an incident, Company officers should perform a_____________of the situation and make an intelligent, informed decision based on the known events or circumstances.

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360 degree size up plan

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17
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The environment within a structural fire can exceed________ within the to four minutes with the potential for flashover to occur within five minutes.

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500°F (260°C)

18
Q

The upper human survivability limit is________According to the NFPA.

A

220°F (100°C)

19
Q

Company office and their crews may respond to incidents with a hostile conditions.These incidents may include?

A

Civil unrest/disturbances
Riots
Active shooters/hostile events

20
Q

While conducting victim survivability profiling, the company officer asks the following questions

A
  • How long has the incident been ongoing and in process?
  • Are victims suspected of being or known to be trapped?
  • Is it reasonable to assume that the victims I still alive?
21
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To stabilize an incident, the company officer must ask

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What type of incident?
What hazards will responders face?
What resources are present or needed?
What strategies and tactics are available?

22
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A company officer must employ the following to accomplish incident priorities

A

Proven leadership skills
Proper resource management
Supervisory skills
Knowledge of fire behavior

23
Q

Layman described the following considerations needed for analyzing any emergency situation.

A 
Facts
Probabilities
Own situation
Decision
Plan of operation
24
Q

Upon arrival, the first arriving company officer as the initial incident commander should?

A
  • Establish command
  • Perform a 360 check
  • Determine Offensive or defensive strategy
  • assign task
  • Begin completing the organizations tactical worksheet
25
Q

__________I things that are not known for certain but based on known facts, are likely to happen.

A

Probabilities

26
Q

___ or more decisions must be made in the ongoing size up process and initial decision and one or more supplemental decisions based on three incident priorities.

A

2

27
Q

A variety of_______options are available to the company officer had an incident.

A

Command

28
Q

Situations that require immediate action to stabilize the incident mandate the company officers assistance to carry out the critical operation.

A

Fast Attack Option

29
Q

In an _____________, the risk versus gain to firefighters is to significant to make an interior fire attack.

A

Offense strategy

30
Q

In an_______________ the risk versus gain to firefighters is too significant to make an interior fire attack.

A

Defensive mode

31
Q

Indicators of defense of operation include.

A
  • Danger of eminent collapse
  • The building is already lost
  • Survival of any victims trapped inside is unlikely
  • Lack of available resources to effectively deal with the problems
32
Q

Area where resolving the problem takes place.

A

Hot Zone

33
Q

Area immediately outside the hot zone for personnel who are directly support in the work being performed by those in the hot zone.

A

Warm zone

34
Q

Area immediately surrounding the heart in warm zones that may include the ICP with the rapid intervention crew nearby.

A

Cold zone

35
Q

Anyone who refuses treatment or transportation to a medical facility should be asked to sign a?

A

Release of liability form

36
Q

Involves limiting the spread of the problem to the area or property of origin by taking action to save adjacent structures that are uninvolved we’re only slightly involved.

A

Exposure control

37
Q

Three primary classifications of evidence are?

A

Direct
Circumstantial
Physical

38
Q

___________ is composed of fax to which a person can attest without further support.

A

Direct evidence

39
Q

_________supports an inference formed from direct evidence.

A

Circumstantial evidence

40
Q

___________ includes physical objects available for inspection.

A

Physical evidence or (tangible evidence)

41
Q

Legal access to private property obtain in 1 of 5 ways

A

Right of entry

42
Q

Right of entry stating that the fire department does not require I want to enjoy a property to suppress the fire, or to remain on the property for a reasonable amount of time after word in order to determine the origin and cause of the fire.

A

Exigent circumstances

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