Chapter 6 Flashcards

apparatus positioning

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What is a document developed by gathering general and detailed data used by responding personal to determine the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies at the specific facilities

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Pre-incident plan NFPA 1620

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What is the ultimate goal of a pre-incident plan?

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Know the problems involved in every potential fire building in a companies response area

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Following factors to be considered when assessing the potential situation that could affect a facility during emergency conditions:
Construction ‘’ / ‘’
‘’ to the building
Occupies ‘’’
‘’ systems
Capabilities of responding ‘’ and ‘’
Availability of a’’
‘’ supply
‘’ factors

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Construction type / classification
Access to the building
Occupies characteristics( life, safety considerations)
Protection systems
Capabilities of responding personnel and equipment
Availability of a mutual aid
Water supply
Exposure factors

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When developing criteria for ‘’’’, strong consideration should be given to items such as:
Potential life hazards
Structural size and complexity
Location
Important to the community
Presence of chemicals
susceptibility to natural disasters

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pre incident plans

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Proper positioning of a ‘’ at a fire depends on several factors:
Physical characteristics of the structure
Location of the structure
Width of the street
Dead ends
Setbacks
Overhead electrical wires
Water supply
Normal alarm response roots
Size and location of the fire
Topography
Need for Aerial fire apparatus p. 194

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pumper

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Engine companies should not be allowed to

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Freelance

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In most cases, the first arriving pumper should pull ‘’ the fire. This accomplishes two objectives, which are.

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Past
1. Eli’s to see three sides of the building for size up
2. Leaves room for the ladder truck.

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The word’’ means the assignment of companies to a particular side of a fire building or the fire ground for size up with the objective of a pushing any or all the objectives of a firefighting operation

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Coverage

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The first step and most basic step in coverage is

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Positioning apparatus

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Every officer should always maintain’’ awareness

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Geographical ( A,B,C,D SIDES OF BUILDING ) p. 196

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BRECEO VS Stands for

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Basement
Rescue
Exposure
Confinement
Extinguishment
Overhaul/ventilation
Salvage

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QIAP stands for

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Quick initial action plan p. 197

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2 effective way to get eyes on the back is to

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send a firefighter through and involved adjacent building to get to the C side
Send a crew member to the roof if it is safe or to the roof of another building p. 198

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What is the best entrance for access to the fire alarm panel, the elevator, interior halls, stairways in a multi story building

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The front entrance

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FDC are usually near ‘’ , if not …

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The front entrance, if not they are in the rear alley or next to a stairway exit door

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Some older buildings construction between 1919 50 the standpipe is

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Adjacent To the exterior fire escape

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17
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What engine should take the C side

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Second due engine or third p. 199

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What buildings make it unpractical for initial commands to perform a 360° walk around size of

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Attached buildings p. 201

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Engine companies at the rear of a build can also support

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rooftop operations with protective hose lines p. 202

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Hoses on the bottom become buried by the weight of other charge lines and the freshen created between the jackets make it extremely difficult for the hoses to slide over each other. This is called.

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Hose layering

21
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What is one of the most underutilized tool on the fire ground?

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Engine companies, ground ladders

22
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What is the best ladder for a single-family family residence fire ‘’ FT

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20 foot to 26 foot ladders NOT

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In terms of rescue and firefighting operations, complete’’’ provides the following benefits:
IC has eyes on all four sides
Location of fire is determined
The full extended the fire and where it’s headed is known
Safety hazards and rescue situations can be identified
Severe exposure problems can be discovered and protected
All the ff can work together
FF are already in place on all sides of the building to assist a rapid and intervention p. 203

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If there is no hydrant within 100 feet of the entrance, then lay a’’

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Because they laid forward, the officer can comply with the '' rule
2 in 2 out p. 204
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All large shopping malls have'' standpipes systems throughout and are fully ''
Horizontal, sprinkled
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Each hose line in a shopping mall needs to between ''' FT
200 and 300 feet NOT
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Regarding shopping malls a minimum of how many hand lines need to be brought in
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If the fire requires more than 500 gallons, the officer must wait for
A supply and remain in defense mode p. 204
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What have a heavier Fire load with piles of merchandise or product?
loading docks p. 205
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Unless it is for a confirmed rescue where someone is trapped in the corner room without exterior doors or windows breaching a '' wall should not be attempted
Bearing wall
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Rare coverage is vital in '' areas in general
Mercantile
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Crew should always enter from ''' and head towards the'' side
Unburned side 2 the burned
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Older garden apartments are typically what type of construction, but newer ones are
Type 3 , 5 wood frame
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What roof is popular on a garden apartment and like a common cock loft is consisted of lightweight trust framing that wrap all around of the building
mansard p. 206
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Regarding high-rise buildings: First arriving engine company should be positioned? Second due engine should be positioned Ladder company should be positioned The rest of the responding engines should stage where known as what
At the front with access to standpipes and FDC inlets Second, two ready for pumping if high pressure is needed Ladder companies should be in the corners of the high-rise The rest of the responding engines should stage 200 feet away, which is known as the base p. 208
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How many of a vertical direction indicators are there?
8 A B C D AB BC CD AD
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Ladder crew need about how many feet of rear clearance remove all ladders
25 feet p. 210 NOT
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The third arriving engine can assist with “” to the first arriving engine. It must be positioned at the'' according to the location of builiding on fire.
water supply At the front or end of the row, according to the location of building fire page 201
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The third due engine or even the ladder truck can “” to size up and report conditions on the sea side before being assigned
Drive around the block or as close as possible page 201
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What are coverage assignments usually based upon
Proximity of companies to the fire ground
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Best option to lay when there is a rear access on the c side for an engine apparatus
Lay forward to the fire hydrant
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Regarding shopping malls, what is the minimum amount of hand lines that must be taken in by an engine company?
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What height do building codes usually limit the garden apartments (measured from the street-side front entrance)? p. 207
4 STORIES NOT