Chapter 5 Flashcards
What level management unit is incident scene rehabilitation
Tactical
Who is responsible for ensuring that every fire fighter completes every incident without injury,disability or death
Fire officer
Which type of error includes a forgotten or missed step in a procedure
Memory failure
What is the minimum number of radios that should be carried in a team of four
one
What is used to begin the risk benefit analysis
Pre incident plan
What is the most important first step with any infections disease exposure
Wash it thoroughly
What is the leading type of fire fighter injury
Sprains
What is the first step in developing an incident action plan
Understanding the cause of fire fighters deaths and injuries
Who must the safety officer report any injury or illness to
Incident commander
Which type of contact must the fire fighters maintain under the “two in, two-out rule”?
Visual or voice
Who is responsible for knowing the location and function of full companies
Command officers
When are near miss reports analyzed every year
August
What should be used to remove standing water from apparatus bay floors
Squeegee
How many fire fighter fatalities per year could be prevented by requiring a seat belt be worn
8 to 12
Where can the definition of IDLH be found
NFPA 1670
Over what age did the NFFF Life Safety Summit note that fire fighters were dying of cardiac arrest while on duty
49
What is the minimum level fire officer the safety officer must be
Fire Officer 1
What should be asked for first when interviewing a witness after an accident
Verbal chronology of the event
What is the rated time for SCBA air tanks based upion
An individual at rest
What type of activities are responsible for many relatively minor injuries to fire fighters at the station
Food preparation
In 2011 what was the least frequently reported type of injury
Burns
Where have minimum driver qualifications been established
NFPA 1002
Who is responsible for writing the post incident analysis
Incident safety officer
What outlines the criteria for an Incident Safety Officer
NFPA 1521
What line of defense is the incident safety officer for ensuring that fire fighters obtain appropriate rehabilitation
Third
Who is usually responsible for conducting an initial accident investigation
Fire officer
Where are fire fighters line of duty deaths higher in 2000 than in the 1970s
Inside at structure fires
Which of the following occupations has the highest rate of sudden cardiac arrest
Fire fighters
What is the direct cause of the fire fighters death when caught
The fire
Which NFPA standard provide the fire officer a structure and resources that help to develop a health related fitness program
NFPA 1583
Nearly how many fire fighter injuries occur for every fire fighter death
1000
What is the minimum allowed size of an interior work team
Two
What must be established to maintain situational awareness at the incident
ICS
What is critical to identify when a reviewing an accident report
Root cause of the accident
Which NFPA standard must be followed when implementing an infection control program
NFPA 1581
Who is used to staff the initial rapid intervention crew
Fire fighters from the initial attack crew
What is a paramount goal at the incident scene
Life safety
What can be helpful if a fire fighter gets entangled in wires
Personal wire cutters
Where should the fire fighters bend when lifting an object
Knees
What portion of fire fighters killed in motor vehicle collisions from 1977 to 2007 were volunteers
Three fourths
Which of the following should fire officers focus on according to risk management principles
High risk activities that are performed infrequently
What percent bleach solution is typically used for decontamination of medical equipment
1 percent
What is usually the second phase of an accident investigation
Interviews with witness
Who does the incident safety officer report to
Incident commander
How often should infection control training take place
Annually
What is the second most common type of fatal collision for fire fighters
Tender rollover
Which of the US Navy human Factors Analysis and Classifications System Levels is intended to examine the role of supervision in a near miss event
Level 3
Who is responsible for deciding when PPE levels can be reduced at the fire scene
Incident commander and safety officer
What accounts for the largest percentage of traumatic fire fighter deaths
Collisions
What percentage of fatal fire suppression incidents tallied in the US fire Administration’s Fire fatality retrospective study involved the death of a single fire fighter
82 percent
At what level do the polices regulate safety practices in most fire departments
Company
