chapter 12 Flashcards
What is the minimum size that the RIC should be according to OSHA
two
What is an organized reporting activity designed to account for all personnel working at a structure fire incident
PAR
What is the greatest traffic risk to firefighter at a structure fire
When arriving
Which of the following would the RIC report to when called on for a firefighter emergency
reports to an operational function, IC
Who should assist in RIC monitoring when personnel have gone missing on the structure fire scene
ASO
What must be the number one tactical priority in buildings with central halls or stairways
control smoke and heat
Which is a less important sign of compartmental collapse
Dropped ceiling grids
Operating with a company below what size has it been found will lead to twice the percentage of injuries at a structure fire
Four
Where should the ISO be located at a high rise incident
At the command post
In which type of building do must LODDs occur
residential
What is the number two cause of injuries on the structure fire incident scene
being struck
What is the minimum number of escape areas should the ISO ensure are available to the crews at a structure fire
two
Which section of the NFPA fire protection handbook, volume 2 is used to help the ISO judge staffing adequacy at structure fires
13
What is the gorilla at structure fires
Cancer causing agents
Which of the following must be used by the ISO to determine if crew efforts are succeeding during a structure fire
Read the smoke
Which leads the list at structure fires in terms of hazardous energy
Explosions and electrocutions
What should be worn when reapplying contaminated PPE before returning to the same incident
EMS gloves`
Which is critical when classifying environmental integrity
Rate of change
What has the greatest impact on the effectiveness of the response to a structure fire
Staffing level
What should the ISO do if he she feels that the IC’s IAP does not fie the incident
Develop a way to reduce the risk
What is the minimum size RIC for the most effective operation
4
Where can fire spread quickly before a collapse in the strip mall
Facade
Which type of principle hazards at a structure fire would include back draft
Hostile fire events
Which type of rescue profile is assumed when there is black fire at a structure fire
Low
How should a request to increase the size of the RIC be done
ISO to IC face to face
What should happen to the pace of the operation once an all clear has beeb issued at a structure fire
Reduce it
What will exponentially add to risk taking at the structural fire scene
Unstable and changing quickly
How many people are needed for a simply low hazard single family dwelling fire per NFPA 1710
14
What must the ISO have to determine resource effectiveness
IAP
As a starting place, the ISO uses reading smoke, building, and hazardous energy skill sets to define the incident environment in three dimensions
The principal hazard, environmental integrity, and the effects of the surrounding element
Two components, environmental integrity and resource effectiveness
Can help minimize risk taking
Environmental integrity can be defined
as the status of the building conditions, and hazards in terms of stability, and time.
Using RIC to help increase rapid escape options
Is a preventative safety measure
Principal hazards at structure fires typically fall into general categories
Hostile fire event
Building geometry
Collapse potential
Hazards energy
