Chapter 19 Safety Precautions Prior to Collapse

Question 1

if you see something, say something
if they say something, do something
relate to

Answer 1

encouragement for firefighters to point out hazards

encouragement for chiefs to mitigate those hazards

Question 2

the list of safety actions and incident commander may consider when receiving a danger report

Answer 2

1. acknowledge and report, take no immediate action
2. light up the danger
3. assigned an experienced officer to investigate
4. increased supervision
5. alert RIT
6. evaluate unstable structure with telescopic lens
7. rope or tape off danger area
8. establish a collapse zone
9. evaluate people and firefighters near reported danger
10. order partial withdrawal
11. change strategy from all offensive to defensive
12. order an immediate emergency evacuation

Question 3

whenever there is a danger reported to the command post this information should be relayed to as well

Answer 3

the rapid intervention team, so they can prepare for possible activation

Question 4

when his sins had a secondary collapse could occur if the firefighters must continue to rescue surface victims, how should an incident commander deal with the situation

Answer 4

or an officer or firefighter to observe the structural defect continually and worn the incident commander of any change… transit is effective

Question 5

collapse zone area should be equal to

Answer 5

1, 1.5, or 2X the height of the wall depending on the incident commanders orders

Question 6

when can a partial withdrawal be performed

Answer 6

only when the construction of the building is known in detail in a partial collapse will not cause the entire structure to fall

Question 7

was the most frequent event that causes incident commanders to withdraw firefighters from a burning building

Answer 7

a large body of fire on several floors of an old building

Question 8

a large uncontrolled body afire in an old building must be considered what

Answer 8

a warning sign in many older cities and towns chiefs have developed informal guises to when to withdraw firefighters from certain collapse prone structures

Question 9

why should fire departments train members for emergency evacuation

Answer 9

so they understand the urgency and are not confused by its rare occurrence

Question 10

why is a MAYDAY the announcement noneffective as an announcement to withdraw from the building

Answer 10

there too many reasons to use the Mayday signal today, it needs to be a signal with no other purpose