Chapter 2

Question 1

15

The combat ready approach is really a way of running your professional life as a firefighter. What does it mean?

Answer 1

Always being prepared, always being professional whether you are compensated or not, never accepting complacency, and always doing the job for which you took an oath to the highest level.

Question 2

16

What factors decides what equipment you will need, where you place it, on your apparatus?

Answer 2

1. The area you serve- can your apparatus handle the fires in your area?
2. The citizens you serve- know the citizens that you serve
3. The skills and abilities of your members- The foundation of our success will always be in the training we perform every day. FFers must know how to handle the equipment on the Unit and expected incidents for that territory.

Question 3

16

According to the National Association of Home Builder, how much larger are modern homes?

Answer 3

The average home increased 93% from 1970 to 2009 to an average size of 2700 square feet.

Question 4

18-19

What are some way crews can preplan to gain a better understanding of the community we serve and how best to serve it?

Answer 4

1. Use the kitchen table and look over the real estate section to learn about up coming developments and examples of homes in the area.
2. Territory familiarization, drive your territory and get out of the apparatus look at building construction, plan methods of attack

Question 5

19

When preparing preplans what should be mandated?

Answer 5

Standard form for pre-plans.

Question 6

20

How would striving to eradicate the complacent manta “we have always done it that way” extend to apparatus equipment?

Answer 6

If you cant explain why you have a tool or hose load on your apparatus, it could be a sign that you are not training enough to know the answer or that it is time for that item to go.

Question 7

20

What does the blueprint of success start with (apparatus)?

Answer 7

It starts with a basic foundation for your equipment and then builds up. Begin your combat ready apparatus blueprint by defining the scope of what you want your apparatus to do.

Question 8

21

What is simple way of reminding yourself of the average depth of a doorjamb?

Answer 8

By notching the halligan forks with a depth marker.

Question 9

21
Our tools and our people should be ready to work at a moments notice, for tools this readiness is centered on maintenance, care, and operation. For people its centered on ____.

Answer 9

training

Question 10

21

The tools we use and prepare are useless unless…

Answer 10

The firefighters holing them are competent and professional.

Question 11

21
What is the first step maintaining a combat ready code? How do we get our firefighters to carry forward the legacy of combat ready apparatus forward?

Answer 11

Every member who ride on your apparatus should know the capabilities and limitations of the equipment they operate.