Chapter 9 Flashcards
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What is the foundation of the accountability system?
On-scene reporting (size-up)
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How must we deliver the on scene report/Size up?
deliver the information in a clear, concise, and consistent manner.
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Templates can be helpful for firefighters giving a size up, what do they accomplish?
It can breed confidence and remove some of the distractions on the fire ground.
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What was the basic template for giving size ups?
- Restate the address if different from dispatched
- Side of building
- Building size and loaction
- Conditions and location
- Actions for water supply
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Why is it important to know the correct address even if the fire is across the street.
At a minimum we must know where we are going and where to look for the fire.
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Why is it important to know the side of the building the fire is on?
Its its in place the response routes and positioning of incoming units.
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When we talk about building type what is the information that is really important?
When we discuss building construction we are ultimately concerned with how the building will act when it is on fire.
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What does the stating fire condition and location help responding firefighters know?
The state of the fire, two windows, then one room
Only smoke then conditions are not right for fire yet
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what is your one ultimate mission as the first arriving engine at a working fire.
get water, doesn’t mean you must lay out but you have to start the plan
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The on scene report is not a safety umbrella that will keep us all safe and stop the fire from changing…
It’s a benchmark of conditions when you arrive, denoting how the fire is acting.
