Chapter 8 Flashcards
Initial size up and developing a quick incident action plan
What consistently ranks in the top five contributing factors in fire ground line of duty deaths ?
Inadequate size up and failure to perform a risk assessment
QIAP is for ?
First arriving officer who takes command of the fire
Standard on fire department, occupational safety, health and wellness programs is what NFPA
1500
The following are specific to first IN ‘’’
Arrive on scene before assuming command
Assuming command of an incident
Perform evaluations/risk assessment
Initiate, maintain and control incident communications
Development overall strategy
Initiate an accountability in inventory worksheet
Develop an effective incident organization by managing resources
Review evaluate and revise action plans
Company officers
What is the observation and systematic evaluation of the existing conditions in order to identify the problem presenting themselves: determine what has occurred, what is occurring and what is about to occur; develop strategic objectives: and select the tactic for rescue and firefight
Size up
Size up is usually confused with
The initial radio report
Three phases of size up are
Pre-incident size up
Initial size up
Ongoing size up
What is a component of each size up?
Risk benefit analysis
What is a dynamic, ongoing and continual process process throughout the incident
Size up
Unless its impossible every size up should include a
360° walk around
Remember your preforming a ‘’ sided size
6 sided ( above, below)
’’’ should determine the following:
Occupancy type
Size of occupancy
Type of construction
Whether construction is occupied or not
People trapped
Survivability profile whether to initiate search and rescue
Building content
What is burning?
Fire location
Size of fire
Current fire conditions
Where the fire is headed?
What the fire look like in five minutes
Whether they required resources are responding p. 238
SIZE UP
Everything in modern fire service is driven by
Risk management
What is the most overused phase at the administrative level and the most misunderstood phase at the company level of fire service
Risk management
’’ is the possibility of suffering harm, and injury Or a loss from the dangers and hazards of fire and the emergency and nonemergency operations.
Risk
Risk management simply put is showing you how to
Avoid getting hurt or killed in the first place
What PLANS serves as documentation that risks have been identified and considered, and that all reasonable control efforts have been applied and adhered to by the firefighters
Risk management plan
Having what increases operational safety, and effectiveness for the firefighter and helps protect fire departments from liabilities
Having a risk management plan
What also have a positive effect on departments morals, a reduction and personal injuries and an increase in firefighter longevity as long as Fire departments members are familiar with the commitment to the plan
Risk management plans
At a minimum risk management plan should include:RISK
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P
CT
M
Risk identification
Evaluation
prioritization
Control techniques
Monitoring
Risks are activities that can lead to:
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D
PD
L
Injuries
Death
Property damage
Lawsuits
Once the risks and hazards have been identified what can occur
Evaluation
Trapped occupants, Survivability prof…
Is there something we can save?
Do we have time to save this property?
Is the benefit worth the risk are EVALUATIONS of
evaluations of risks p. 239
Risk priorities fall into three categories, which are:
HR- S
MR-E
LR-S
High risk- significant
Medium risk - elevated
Low risk- standard
