Chapter 4 Positioning Apparatus

Question 1

The act of preparing to manage an incident at a particular location or a particular type of incident before incident occurs.

Answer 1

Pre-incident planning

Question 2

I’m going evaluation of influential factors at the scene of an incident.

Answer 2

Size up

Question 3

Person in charge of the incident command system and responsible for the management of all into an operations during an emergency.

Answer 3

Incident commander(IC)

Question 4

T or F: Pull the apparatus past the front of the building if feasible when arriving at an incident were no fire is evident. This position allows personnel on the apparatus to view three sides of the building.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Attempt to position apparatus _______ of an incident whenever possible.

Answer 5

Upwind

Question 6

Apparatus and personnel should be _______ of the main body of fires as wildland fires move uphill faster on flat terrain or downhill.

Answer 6

Downhill

Question 7

Apparatus and personnel should maintain a collapse zone of at least ______ times the height of any building determined likely to collapse.

Answer 7

One and a half

Question 8

T or F: Indicators that factor into the incident commander‘s decision to withdraw firefighters and apparatus from an area or building include buildings with reinforced rods which may be identified by ornamental stars or bolts those with bulging walls traveling exterior cracks and falling bricks.

Answer 8

Trie

Question 9

Depending on the incident, apparatus, equipment, and personnel operating within______ ft of the base of a high-rise fire may need to be protected from falling glass and debris.

Answer 9

200ft

Question 10

If the building is less than five stories tall the _______is placed inside the aerial closest to the building

Answer 10

Pumper

Question 11

If the building is more than five stories tall the ______apparatus is placed inside the pumper closest to the building

Answer 11

Aerial

Question 12

Point at which the fire department can connect into a sprinkler or standpipe system to boost the water pressure and flow in the system. Disconnection consist of a clappered Siamese with two or more 2 1/2 inch intakes or one large diameter intake.

Answer 12

Fire department connection(FDC)

Question 13

To shuttle water between a source and an emergency scene using mobile water supply apparatus

Answer 13

Relay

Question 14

Process of acquiring water from a static source in transferring it into a pump that is above the source level, atmospheric pressure on the water surface forces of water into the pump were a partial vacuum was created.

Answer 14

Drafting

Question 15

Supply of water at rest that does not provide a pressure head for fire suppression may be employed as a suction source for fire pumps, for example, water and a Reservoir pond or cistern.

Answer 15

Static water supply

Question 16

Permanently install pipe that has pumper suction connections installed at static water source to speed drafting operations. It consist of an intake hose connection on the shore and a length of pipe extend it into the water with a strainer on the end

Answer 16

Dry hydrants

Question 17

Howe used to connect a Fire Department pump or a portable pump to a nearby water source, maybe soft sleeved or hard suction hose.

Answer 17

Intake hose

Question 18

Operations where a strong hydrant is used to supply to pumpers by connecting the pumpers intake to intake. The second pumper receives the excess water not being pumped by the first pumper, which is directly connected to the water source

Answer 18

Dual pumping

Question 19

Short relay operations in which the pumper taking water from the supply source pumped into the intake of the second pumper, the second pumper than boost the pressure of the water even higher. This method is used when pressures higher than the capability of a single pump are required. This operation me also be used in situations where the attack pumper is located a relatively short distance from the water source, but a great distance from the fire.

Answer 19

Tandem pumping

Question 20

In tandem pumping operations apparatus may be located up to ____ft apart.

Answer 20

300ft

Question 21

Line area or zone were an undeveloped wild land area meet a human development area

Answer 21

Wild land/urban interface

Question 22

Positioned the apparatus on the ________ side of the structure to minimize exposure to heat and blowing embers.

Answer 22

Leeward side

Question 23

Pointe from which a fire line is begun, usually a natural or man-made barrier that prevents fire spread and the possibility of the crew being flanked while constructing the fire line. Examples include lakes,ponds, streams, roads, earlier Burns, Road slides and cliffs.

Answer 23

Anchor point

Question 24

Ability of an apparatus to transverse a body of standing water. Apparatus specifications should list of specific water depth through which trucks must be able to drive.

Answer 24

Fording

Question 25

Overhaul of a fire or hazardous material seen

Answer 25

Mop up

Question 26

Standardized process or procedure by which available resources responding to a fire other emergency incidents are held in reserve a location away from the incident while awaiting assignment.

Answer 26

Staging

Question 27

Used on all multiple company emergency response is the first arriving vehicle of each type proceed directly to the scene, and the other standby a block or two from the scene in await orders. You don’t usually stage at the last intersection on the route of travel before reaching they reported Incident location. This is often used on any multiunit response of two or more units.

Answer 27

Level 1 staging.

Question 28

Used on large scale incidents Where a larger number of fire and emergency services companies are responding, these companies are sent to a specific remote location to await assignment.

Answer 28

Level 2 staging.

Question 29

Company officer of the first arriving company at the staging who takes command of the area and is responsible for a communicating available resources and resource needs to the operation section chief.

Answer 29

Staging area manager

Question 30

Location at which the primary Incidentmanagement logistics functions are coordinated and administered. The incident commander post may be co-located with the base. There is only one base Per incident.

Answer 30

Base

Question 31

T or F: Apparatus should not travel opposing the normal flow of traffic on highways or ramps unless the police have close the road to traffic.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

System of barriers surrounding designated areas at emergency scenes, intend to limit the number of persons exposed to a hazard and to facilitate its mitigation. A major incident has three zones.

Answer 32

Hazard control zone

Question 33

What are the three types of hazard control zones.

Answer 33

Restricted( Hot zone)
Limited access ( warm zone)
Support zone( cold zone)

Question 34

Potentially hazardous area immediately surrounding the incident site, requires appropriate protective clothing and equipment and other safety precautions for entry. Typically limit to technician level personnel ( red zone)

Answer 34

Hot zone

Question 35

Area between the hot and cold zones that usually contains the decontamination Corridor, Typically requires a lesser degree of personal protective equipment than the hot zone(yellow zone).

Answer 35

Warm zone

Question 36

Safe area outside the warm zone where equipment and personnel or not expected to become contaminated in special protective clothing is not required, the incident command post and other support functions are typically located in this zone. (Green zone)

Answer 36

Cold zone

Question 37

On average how long does it take to fully stop a train In the likelihood of an emergency situation.

Answer 37

1to 2 miles.