Chapter 8 "Exterior Rescue Skills" Flashcards

1
Q

What is the safest and most efficient means of rescue from a house?

A

Out the bedroom window

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2
Q

A secondary teams prepares what during a RIT event?

A

The exterior operations for the rescue

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3
Q

The first teams prepares what when using a secondary exterior crew?

A

The victim and secures the room by closing doors and performing ventilation.

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4
Q

What are the methods for placing a firefighter into a window?

A

Face-Up Method
Face-Down Method
Flip-Over Method

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5
Q

What drag method is useful for getting heavy victims in the window?

A

Face-Down

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6
Q

Advantages to the Flip-Over Method are:

A

Speed

Victims SCBA can stay in place

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7
Q

What are the methods for moving an unconscious firefighter down a ladder?

A

Forward-Facing Method

Inward-Facing Method

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8
Q

What is the safest way of moving an unconscious firefighter from an upper level window under hazardous conditions?

A

Using ground ladders and exterior personnel

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9
Q

What is a benefit to taking a unconscious firefighter down a ladder using the Inward-Facing Method?

A

The firefighter SCBA stays on the entire time.

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10
Q

What are the methods of ladder rope rescues?

A
Basic One-Rope Method
Modified Basic One-Rope Method
2:1 Pulley Rescue
Block and Tackle
Simple Rope Rescue out a Window
Ladder Slide
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11
Q

The primary use of ladder rope rescues is?

A

Lowering firefighter from upper windows

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12
Q

If you must move an extremely heavy victim through a window, what ladder rope technique would you use?

A

Block and Tackle

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13
Q

What rope technique can be used if ladders are unavailable?

A

Simple Rope Rescue Out the Window

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14
Q

What is the biggest asset of the Simple Rope Rescue?

A

The ease of it.

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15
Q

What ladder technique is used to remove a Firefighter with a back or neck injury from a floor above grade?

A

Ladder Slide

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16
Q

What is the preferred aerial device for rescues?

A

Platform Aerial

17
Q

Fire in Modern Attic spaces are fought?

A

from below in combination with ventilation

18
Q

Attics in these settings generally require firefighters to make entry to perform search or suppression activities

A

Older Homes and Garages

19
Q

What can cause firefighter disorientation in attics?

A

Contents and Complex Layouts

20
Q

Locating and removing a firefighter from and attic is generally harder due to?

A

Fewer natural ways out

21
Q

What is often the preferred option for rescue from an attic?

A

Exterior Rescue

22
Q

What can be used in place of an aerial apparatus when that vehicle is not available or practical?

A

35’ Extension Ladder

23
Q

What is the creation or enlargement of holes in walls for the purpose of firefighter entry or egress called?

A

Wall Breaching

24
Q

RIT generally breaches what 4 types of walls:

A

Wood
Masonry
Metal
Gypsum Board

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Holes in load bearing walls must be kept _______.
Small
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One of the most common types of building materials is ______.
Wood
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What is the best tool for breaching a wooden wall?
Power Saw
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Masonry Walls Include those made of:
Brick, Concrete, and Stone
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Masonry Walls are commonly located?
On the exterior of homes and commercial structures
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What tool is useful in Masonry Walls?
Sledge Hammer (10 lb preferred)
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What type of hole should be made in masonry walls?
Diamond Shape
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Where are metal walls commonly found?
Commercial Structures and Mobile Homes
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What is the recommended tool for Metal Walls?
Circular Saw w/ Metal Cutting Blade
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When making a hole at ground level in Metal Walls the preferred technique is....
to make two diagonal cuts from the top down from a common entry point
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The easiest wall to breach is the?
Plaster Board/Gypsum Wall
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Breaching an interior Plaster Board / Gypsum Wall takes less than one minute and generally uses what tool?
Hand Tools
37
Breaching should be considered and additional?
Rapid Intervention Tool
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When firefighter lives are on the line RIT can not afford to _______ ______.
Waste Time