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Chapter 17: Fire attack Flashcards

1
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structure firefighting is based on?

A

experiments and experience

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2
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2 entities that conduct fire experiments?

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national institute of standards and technology (nist)/underwriter labs (ul)

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3
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in 1908 american society for testing and materials that led to?

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standard time temperature curve

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4
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by 1917 astm e 119 provided fire behavior as applied to structural firefighting?

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standard test methods for fire tests of building construction and material.

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5
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100 years ago fires within a structure were?

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fuel limited

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6
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modern fires are?

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ventilation limited

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7
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stephen kirber (analysis of changing fire dynamics and its implication on ff operational time frames) indicates 4 factors that distinguish modern dwelling from legacy dwelling?

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larger homes/open house geometries/increased fuel loads/new construction material

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8
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traditional fire behavior?

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ignition/growth/fully developed/decay

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9
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nist began work to id ff survival factors when assisting?

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dc’s investigation of 1999 cherry road townhouse

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10
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who died in 1999 cherry road townhouse fire?

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anthony phillips/louis matthews

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11
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which fire protection engineers continued research on wind driven fires?

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dan madrzykowski and stephen gerber

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12
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volume between inlet and exhaust that allows movement of heat and smoke from higher pressure area to lower pressure area?

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flow path

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13
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ul study of effectiveness of fire service vertical ventilation and suppression tactics in single family homes conducted by fdny in 2012 on governors island concluded the following?

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essential to control access door/move from ventilation limited to fuel limited through application of water before vertical ventilation/30-90 seconds water application “softens” the target/can not make big enough hole

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14
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important factors limiting heat resource and temperatures?

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limiting flow paths until fire supression water is ready

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15
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serves as eyes and ears of incident command?

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company officer

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16
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the fire officer must frequently make decisions with?

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little or no input from subordinates

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17
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success of a ____style comes when officer has developed trust of his/her subordinates?

A

authoratative

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18
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which nfpa standardizes sop’s?

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1720

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19
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examples of command staff roles?

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safety officer/liaison officer/public information officer

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20
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systematic approach of gathering and processing info to deal with situation?

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size up

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21
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when does size up begin and end?

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before situation/once situation is stabilized

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22
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end result of good size up which identifies pertinent info, strategies and tactics and resources?

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incident action plan (iap)

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23
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the ic must consciously differentiate _______ in processing size up info?

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what is known/what is assumed/what is anticipated

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24
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specific size up begins with?

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dispatch

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25
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should guide officers systematic thinking to ensure all important factors are considered?

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sop’s

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26
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understanding of _____ is needed to predict where fire is burning and where it will spread?

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conduction/convection/radiation

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27
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most significant factor in size up?

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visulization

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28
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experienced officers know vicarious dark smoke churning means a higher heat release indicating?

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flashover conditions

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29
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____is generally closer to seat of fire than____

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darker smoke/lighter smoke

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30
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the volume and color of smoke aid officer in determining?

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ventilation timing

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31
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no smoke showing could indicate building is?

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ventilation limited

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32
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class a combustibles usually indicate?

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direct attack with water

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33
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class b combustibles require use of?

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foams

34
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in 194o chief lloyd layman authored fundamentals of fire tactics 5 step process for analyzing emergency situations? (FiPSDiP)

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facts/probabilities/situation/decision/plan of operation

35
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examples of additional facts?

A

visible smoke and fire conditions

36
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things that are likely to happen or can be anticipated?

A

probabilities

37
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aspect of considering probabilities is time it takes to?

A

accomplish fire ground tasks

38
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3 situation considerations?

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resources on scene or enroute adequate/specific capabilities or limitations of resources/limitations or capabilities or personel

39
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4 questions officer needs to ask in decision step of laymans size up?

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enough resources/sufficient resources for interior fire attack/most effective assignment of on scene resources/most effective assignment of responding resource

40
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nfa’s 3 phases of size up? (PIO)

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pre incident info/initial size up/ongoing size up

41
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3 questions of initial size up?

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what do i have/where is it going/how do i control it

42
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consists of advancement into building with means of extinguishment?

A

offensive operation

43
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used when risks outweigh benefit?

A

defensive operation

44
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when firefighting operation changes or is about to change?

A

transition operation

45
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important components of iap after size up?

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determination of appropriate strategy to mitigate situation/development of tactics to execute stratgey

46
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strategies are?

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general

47
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tactics are?

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specific

48
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priorities for iap?

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life safety/incident stabilization/property conservation

49
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ranked lowest on priorities list?

A

property conservation

50
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llloyd laymans 7 factors to assist developing iap? (RECEOVS)

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rescue/exposures/confinement/extinguishment/overhaul/ventilation/salvage

51
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when do many fires occur?

A

at night

52
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many emergency operations are conducted?

A

in the street

53
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which zone has the highest hazard and minimum number of crews in it?

A

hot zone

54
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moderate hazards and restricted number of crews?

A

warm zone

55
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minimum hazards and no restriction on crew size?

A

cold zone

56
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fire officer should encourage ff’s to have on duty____? with duplicate of important info

A

wallets/keys/phone

57
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dedicated crew of ff’s assigned for rapid deployment to rescue lost or trapped members? how many make up?

A

rapid intervention crew (ric)/4

58
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nfpa standard for ric?

A

1407

59
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2 members of initial attack crew should be?

A

initial rapid intervention crew (iric)

60
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differnce between ric and iric?

A

ric is 4 members sometimes referred to as rit(rapid intervention team)/iric is 2 members of initial attack crew

61
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radio term for lost ff?

A

mayday

62
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systematic method of accounting for all personel at emergency incident?

A

personel accountability report

63
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fire officer should have what type of contact w/ ff’s to verify their status?

A

physical/visual

64
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first arriving officer at incident assumes role of?

A

incident command

65
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specific assignments typically performed by one company or small number of companies working together?

A

tasks

66
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the ic should use____when assigning tasks?

A

tactical priorities

67
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when situations exceed capabilities of organization sometimes this is needed?

A

mutual aid

68
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more civilian deaths occur these type of dwellings than any other?

A

1 and 2 family dwellings

69
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single family dwellings constructed since 1980 have?

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geometry design w/ lightweight support components

70
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type of construction common until 1930’s?

A

balloon frame construction incorporated void spaces

71
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low rise multiple family dwellings are often this type of construction?

A

type 5 (wood frame)

72
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multiple family dwelling usually have this type of sprinkler?

A

13r

73
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type of construction popular decades ago highlighted by inside steel flue and outside steel flue separated by 1 inch (2.5 cm) of air?

A

zero clearance chimney

74
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nfpa estimates no automatic sprinklers in these dwellings?

A

41% high rise/45% high rise hotels/54% high rise apartments

75
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built in sprinkler systems fail in?

A

one out 14 fires

76
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responsible for communications and ff rehab?

A

service branch

77
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responsible for adequate supplies, personnel, and equipment?

A

support branch

78
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where primary logistics functions are coordinated and administered?

A

base

79
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controls entry of ff’s and civilians in lobby?

A

lobby control

80
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labor intensive moving of equipment and firehose up and down stairwells?

A

stairwell support group

81
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3_____ have killed members of the first arriving company since 1983?

A

wind driven fires

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