Chapter 21 Flashcards
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p239
When information is unknown at a fireground we often make educated guesses or hypotheses about the information we need. What three things guide these guesses/hypotheses? What is the name the author gives them?
Hypotheses are guided by:
- Your knowledge base
- Previous experiences at similar fires
- Current information you are gathering
The author calls this, Foundation, Recall and Recon
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p239-240
How does that author suggest that FFers entering do to help them adapt to a reduced sensory environment?
Take a second and let your body and mind adjust, try to focus senses you have.
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p240
What is the true source of a firefighter’s “sixth sense”
the sixth sense could be seen as the culmination of mastery in knowing how your five senses preform at fires. recognition primed decision making.
comes from the ongoing absorption of sensory awareness
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p241
COAL WAS WEALTH
Construction
Occupancy
Apparatus and personnel
Life Hazard
Waster supply
Auxiliary appliances
Street conditions
Weather Exposures Area Location and extent of fire Time Health
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p241
Size up in an ongoing process , we must resist the temptation to focus on____
the mental images of the fire during the initial size-up. Size-up is a fluid and ongoing process.
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p241-242
Explain Look, Listen, and Feel as applied to size up.
Look- Dwelling’s style, visual landmarks (doors, stairs) on the exterior to guide your path. Pause and look under smoke to gain insight on layout, Once inside Use the TIC to help and use your scenes to help fill in gaps, ie gloved hand feeling allowing you to ID objects.
Listen- Is just that have good radio technique allowing you to hear and be heard.
Feel- Use gloved hand, temperature changes/heat conditions,
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p242
Who should hold the TIC?
The unit leader, officer or not.
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p243
What are the two biggest factors that affect us being able to actually hear radio transmissions?
Microphone/speaker placement and volume adjustment
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p244
What is the cause of radio feedback?
attempting to transmit near another radio set at max or near max volume will cause transmission to be unreadable.
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p244
At what approximate setting should radios be set to?
At 7…. turn to max and turn down a bit
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p244
How to shame a screamer into changing their ways.
Record their transmissions and play it back to them.
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p244. (Test Question)
How should a RIC team move throughout a building in hopes to hear a downed firefighter in a noisy environment.
15-10 approach to silence. Move for 15s followed by 10s of stopping and being silent even holding breaths for that 10s to hear downed firefighter.
In residential buildings (non-RIC) 30-10 is recommended
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p244
If 15-10 is for RIC how should the same principle be adapted to residential firefighting without RIC activation?
And what are you listening for?
30-10: listening for human life (coughing, crying, moaning), as well as the fire crackling and poping
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p247
exposed skin can begin to burn at temperatures as low as ___.
130-140 degreesF
Chapter 21 Look, Listen, Feel: Residential Recognition p247
How can we use heat to feel our way to the fire?
Heat we feel through PPE, the direction of the heat can be felt, stopping and turning you head may help you determine the direction heat is come from since the head and neck are more sensitive to the temperature difference in PPE.
