Chapter 3 - Rescue Flashcards
The greatest number of deaths and inujuries due to fire occur in
a. Hotels
b. Hospitals
c. Places of assembly
d. Single-family dwellings
d. Single family dwellings
which of the following are important factors in determining what rescue operations are needed?
a. Extent of fire
b. Size and age of the building
c. Number of occupants
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
When occupants are seen at windows, this means that
a. There may be other building occupants who cannot be seen and who are trapped.
b. These occupants are in the most danger
c. All victims have either self-rescued or made it to a window
d. All other tasks should be delayed until all visible occupants are removed
a. There may be other building occupants who cannot be seen and who are trapped.
Ladder companies must be properly equipped, adequately staffed, and trained to handle fires in the types of buildings and occupancies in their response area that
a. Are most abundant
b. Contain the largest number of occupants
c. Present the greatest challenge in terms of height and area
d. Are the most complex
d. Are the most complex.
In residential occupancies
a. Rescue operations may be needed at any time of day.
b. Rescue operations tend to be a greater challenge at night.
c. There tend to be more people at home at night.
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which of the following occupancies is most likely to require a search rope procedures?
a. Single-family detached dwelling
b. Individual units in an apartment building
c. Patient care area in a hospital
d. A production area in an industrial plant.
d. A production area in an industrial plant.
When encountering smoky conditions in a hospital room, the text recommends which of the following as a short term method for immobile patients?
a. Moving the entire bed through the doo (doors leading to patient room are generally wide enough to move the entire bed through the opening).
b. Lower the patient to the floor by lifting the mattress with the patient on it to the floor
c. Lowering patients to the floor and removing them using a blanket drag
d. Using one of the standard hospital carries shown in basic firefighting manuals
b. Lower the patient to the floor by lifting the mattress with the patient on it to the floor.
Searching for victims at a fire is the responsibility of
a. The first-arriving ladder company
b. The first-arriving engine company
c. The second-arriving ladder company
d. All companies as they move through the building.
d. All companies as they move through the building.
Of the duties that ladder company crews should perform, which of the following is by far the most important?
a. Locate and remove trapped occupants
b. Ventilate
c. Temporarily prevent extension by closing fire doors and windows
d. All of the above are equally important and should be carried out simultaneously
a. Locate and remove trapped occupants
When conducting a primary search in a room, the room should be immediately vented if
a. There is a fire in that room
b. The room contains heat and smoke but no fire.
c. The room contains fire or any products of combustion
d. Venting should always occur concurrently with the search
b. The room contains heat and smoke but no fire.
When conducting a primary search in a room, the door to that room should be shut to isolate the fire if
a. There is fire in that room.
b. The room contains heat and smoke but no fire
c. The room contains fire or any products of combustion
d. The fire should be isolated any time there is a fire separation available
a. There is fire in that room.
When search and rescue staffing is limited and priorities must be established regarding removal of victims from the building
a. Immediately remove all victims to the outside
b. Immediately move all victims to either the outside or to an area separated from the fire area by fire-resistive construction with rated opening protective devices
c. Move victims from the room being searched to the hallway or if in a large room move the victim to an adjoining apartment or room, and resume the search
d. Move the victims to a location near the door and call for assistance to remove them to the outside
a. Immediately remove all victims to the outside.
