CM 2019 Flashcards
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- The Decision Making Model (DMM) is formed around what two activities ?
a) Objective setting and information gathering
b) Reviewing and gathering
c) Planning and Resourcing
d) Deciding and Acting
d) Deciding and Acting
- What is contained in the first three boxes of the DMM ?
a) Information on Resources
b) Information about the task or event
c) Information about the risk and benefit
d) All of the above
d) All of the above
- When carrying out a dynamic risk assessment after you have evaluated the situation, task and persons at risk what is your next step (step two) ?
a) Assess the chosen systems of work
b) Select safe systems of work
c) Introduce additional control measures
d) Re-assess safe systems of work and additional control measures
b) Select safe systems of work
- When should you send the message “Firefighter Emergency” ?
a) Whenever Fire Service personnel or personnel working under the control of LFB are unaccounted for and/or in need of rescue.
b) When an ADSU is sounded
c) If a BA crew does not return before whistle
d) If the incident commander initiates a tactical withdrawal
a) Whenever Fire Service personnel or personnel working under the control of LFB are unaccounted for and/or in need of rescue.
- What is the attendance for a FF Emergency ?
a) 2 pumps, FRU, GM
b) Chief Officer, 3 pumps and operational commander
c) 6 pumps, 2 FRU, FIU, CU, LAS, PLO, FSO, SAI, 3 SMs, GM, and DAC.
d) 2 pumps, 2 FRU’s, FIU, CU, 3 SM’s no tag.
c) 6 pumps, 2 FRU, FIU, CU, LAS, PLO, FSO, SAI, 3 SMs, GM, and DAC.
- What should follow a Fire fighter Emergency, Tactical Withdrawal or Emergency evacuation ?
a) Performance review of operations
b) Roll Call
c) Request for Press Liaison Officer
d) Request for SAI
b) Roll Call
- How many floors below a fire should a bridgehead be set up at a high rise incident ?
a) 3
b) 1
c) 4
d) 2
d) 2
- What floor should you plug your first jet in at high rise incident ?
a) 1 below the fire
b) The same floor as the fire
c) 2 floors below the fire
d) 1 floor above the fire
a) 1 below the fire
- The message “High Rise Procedure Implemented” is sent – what should be in place to allow that to happen ?
a) Hydrant and DRM twinned, FF Lift secure with FF on radio, at least 1 jet in use, Bridgehead set up in a protected shaft
b) Hydrant and DRM has been twinned
c) 2 jets are in use
d) Bridgehead is set up
.a) Hydrant and DRM twinned, FF Lift secure with FF on radio, at least 1 jet in use, Bridgehead set up in a protected shaft
- What height should buildings have a dry Rising Main ?
a) Above 12m
b) Above 22m
c) Above 18m
d) Below 22m
.c) Above 18m
- Within what time frame should a message be sent form the incident ground ?
a) Within 10 minutes of arrival
b) Within 30 minutes of arrival
c) As soon as practicably possible
d) Within 20 minutes of arrival
.c) As soon as practicably possible
- On what messages should a tactical mode be sent ?
a) All messages
b) On all messages except coded stops
c) Only on coded stops
d) When a Hose reel is used
.b) On all messages except coded stops
- Under what circumstances should you send a full worded stop ?
a) When you use one Hose reel
b) Following a make up – unusual incidents, incidents involving people (except shut in lift, lock outs unless people are injured)
c) At an AFA when alarm has been re-set for the second time that morning
d) If breaking in gear has been deployed
.b) Following a make up – unusual incidents, incidents involving people (except shut in lift, lock outs unless people are injured)
- At a basement fire is stage two BA required ?
a) No
b) Always
c) Stage 2 should be considered at an early opportunity but is not mandatory
d) None of the above
.c) Stage 2 should be considered at an early opportunity but is not mandatory
- What is the minimum weight of attack for a basement fire ?
a) 2 x 45mm jets
b) 2 x 70mm jets
c) 1 x HR and 1 jet
d) 2 x HR
.a) 2 x 45mm jets
- True or false. It is acceptable to add water/foam to an oxygen limiting silo ?
a) True
b) False
b) False
- What may occur when water comes into contact with silo contents?
a) The integrity of the silo will diminish by 1/3
b) Silo contents may expand and exert pressure on the silo
c) The low oxygen atmosphere is affected
d) Steam may cause the silo to erupt
b) Silo contents may expand and exert pressure on the silo
Silos may be manufactured from a range of materials. Which of these is not a material typically used?
a) Steel
b) Aluminium
c) Concrete
d) Tin
d) Tin
- When a silo or its contents are subjected to fire. The extent of the risk will be influenced by what ?
a) Contents, design and construction
b) Contents, foundations and tensile limits
c) Contents, Oxygen limits and Ionisation
d) Contents, Location and the weather
a) Contents, design and construction
- The nature of the goods stored within silos may create a toxic, flammable or expolosive atmosphere. Which of the following could be hazardous to us as firefighters ?
a) Pulse spraying
b) BA equipment
c) Opening a hatch or door
d) Using the Rados survey metre
c) Opening a hatch or door
- What may cause the contents of a silo to swell and affect its structural stability ?
a) Contents become wet
b) Suction piping within the silo
c) Steel casing of the silo
d) Contents harden and act in a fluid manner
a) Contents become wet
- Why can the construction of a silo make access/egress difficult ?
a) Aluminium construction can become hot and hazardous
b) Natural light virtually non existent
c) Flammable limits lowered
d) Fibreglass construction could shatter
b) Natural light virtually non existent
- Which Silos have a greater risk of backdraft or explosion ?
a) Concrete stave silos
b) Oxygen limiting silos
c) Tower silo
d) bunker silo
b) Oxygen limiting silos
- What is the attendance once the message “Initiate Fire Survival guidance procedure” is sent ?
a) One PL, one CU and a Station Manager
b) Command unit
c) Station manager and a Group manager
d) 2 pumps and a station manager
a) One PL, one CU and a Station Manager
- What should the IC ask a crew member to do once a Fire survival call is in operation ?
a) Lay out more jets
b) Inform the bridgehead commander
c) Complete a Control information form and stay on the main frame radio
d) Make a note on the incident command wallet
c) Complete a Control information form and stay on the main frame radio
- Is it necessary to repeat back to control the details received regarding a fire survival guidance call ?
a) Yes
b) No
a) Yes
- It is still the responsibility of the IC to send the message “persons reported” once a fire survival guidance call has been received ?
a) False
b) True
a) False
- Small spills of fuel, engine oil, limited to the contents of the vehicles fuel tank and calls to a reported natural gas leak carbon monoxide detector actuating or mercury spill will be considered to be what level of HAZMAT response ?
a) Level 1
b) Level 2
c) Level 3
d) Level 4
a) Level 1
- What is the mobilisation to a Level 2 HAZMAT ?
a) 3 pumps and SM
b) IRU, CU and Station Manager
c) FRU, IRU Station Manger and HMEPO
d) 2 Pumps, FRU, HMEPO and Station Manager
d) 2 Pumps, FRU, HMEPO and Station Manager
- Once the IC has confirmed the name of a chemical involved in HAZMAT incident what should they use to gain further information on how to deal with it ?
a) Operational information folder
b) Hydrant location book
c) CHEMDATA on the MDT
d) Await the arrival of the HMEPO
c) CHEMDATA on the MDT
- What distance is the restricted zone at level one water operations?
a) 5 metres
b) 10 metres
c) 3 metres
d) 1 metre
c) 3 metres
- When would level 2 water operations commence?
a) When fire-fighters enter water to a depth where their PPE is not compromised
b) When the FRU are in attendance
c) On the instruction of a station manager water rescue specialist
d) When fire-fighters enter still or moving water to affect a rescue
d) When fire-fighters enter still or moving water to affect a rescue
- At what stage of operations would the flood response kit (FRK) become involved?
a) Level 3 plus
b) Level 3
c) Only level 3 incidents involving other brigades
d) On level 3 operations when water is below waist height
b) Level 3
- When an incident involves moving water, crews equipped with throw lines and spotters should be positioned where?
a) Crews positioned upstream at a high gradient, spotters downstream on a low gradient
b) Crews positioned upstream with spotters positioned downstream
c) Crews positioned downstream with spotters positioned upstream
d) Crews and spotters positioned downstream
c) Crews positioned downstream with spotters positioned upstream
- Operations on ice can only be conducted by who?
a) FRU (SRTs)
b) Fire-fighters fully competent
c) FRU and fire-fighters
d) FRU and fire-fighters under the guidance of a level 3 station manager(water rescue)
a) FRU (SRTs)
- At incidents involving water who is available to provide advice to the incident commander?
a) Technical riverway tactical advisor
b) Technical rescue tactical advisor
c) Tactical rescue technical advisor
d) Tactical Radio technical advisor
b) Technical rescue tactical advisor
- If there is any doubt about the level of water operations what should the IC do?
a) Commence level 1 and request the attendance of a TRA
b) Commence level 1 water operations
c) Escalate to level 2
d) Escalate to level 3
c) Escalate to level 2
- What is the minimum PPE for a fire-fighter entering water to affect a rescue?
a) Leggings, Helmet, Personal Floatation Device & safety line
b) Tunic and Personal Floatation Device
c) Full PPE, Personal Floatation Device
d) Full PPE and a floating safety line
c) Full PPE, Personal Floatation Device
- When a fire-fighter enters the water to affect a rescue what control measure must be in place?
a) FRU with full water rescue equipment must be in attendance
b) Station Manager(water) must be in attendance
c) Level 3 water operations
d) A floating safety line supervisor must be in place
d) A floating safety line supervisor must be in place
- What three elements make up the hierarchy of rescue when conducting rescue under level 1 conditions?
a) Talk-Reach-Commit
b) Talk-Reach-Throw
c) Wait-Reach-Throw
d) Wait-Throw-Debrief
b) Talk-Reach-Throw