Command and Control Book 1 Flashcards
Hint or Suggestion, an innuendo, a notion, or an insinuation that might lead you to a conclusion or an answer.
A clue
An indicator, red flag, a sign, that certain conditions exist and/or certain results will occur if conditions persist.
A cue.
A fire officer that has been around the bock.
Expert.
The command sequence involves three action steps.
Size up
Strategy and Tactics
Implementing the action plan.
The process of gathering and analyzing incident information that affects our decision making.
Size-up
3 phases of Size-up
- Pre-incident information
- Dispatch through on scene size up
- Ongoing Size up.
The goal of a size up
Problem identification.
What must be assigned for tactics to be completed successfully.
Adequate Resources.
The Iowa fire Flow formula
length x Width x Height divided 100= gpms
What GPM flow does Iowa and NFA formula become increasingly Inaccurate.
1000 gpms
What were NFA and the Iowa fire formula designed for?
Compartment fires.
NEW NFA Fire Formula.
GPM= Lxw divided by 3.
Full formula
GPM = LxW divided by 3 + exposure charge percent involved.
Exposure Charge Rules ?
25% for each exposure.
For each floor above to a Max of 5 floors is 25%
The incident Command System ICS was born out of ?
Wild land fire that ravaged Southern California in the 1960s and early 1970s
FIRESCOPE
Firefighting
Resources of California
Organized for Potential Emergencies.
FGS
Fire Ground Command System developed by the Phoenix Fire Departemnt.
NIMS evolved from the lessons of several incidents.
Oklahoma City bombing, Katrina, and 9/11
What are the five major management functional areas of ICS ?
Command Operations Planning Logistics Finance/ administration.
When will a deputy Incident Commander m be used ?
Utilized on very large incidents that span two or more operational periods.
The General staff is comprised of
Operations Logistics Planning Finance Administration.
Operations section is established on larger incidents involving or projected to involve
15 or more fire companies.
Hand crew strike teams are composed of
30 personnel including a Leader
A dozer strike team is composed of
Two dozers and a Tender
Staging is a location where resources are ready for immediate assignment.
3 minutes or less into the incident.
At a high rise incident base is located?
At least 200ft from the building.
Branches are the ICs or Operation section chief to
Correct a span of control problem.
Operational Periods may be
As short a 2 hours but no longer the 24hrs.
Rule of Thumb for Exposure
0 to 30 feet = Exposure
30 to 100 feet =probably Exposure
>100ft = probably not Exposure.
When should you staff a safety officer position?
Rule of thumb when the IC can not devote the necessary time and attention to safety issues.
Non- combustible construction is most prone to
Collapse
Unprotected steel members weakens at what temps?
1,100 degrees F and are unable to support their own weight at 1500 degrees F
13 percent of firefighters are killed in?
Training.
For the past 5 years vacant buildings have accounted for
Approximately 14 percent of firefighter deaths.
Type I construction.
Fire -resistive
Type II construction
Noncombustible
Type III construction
Ordinary. Mason
Type IV construction
Heavy Timber
Type V
Wood Frame.
According to the United States Fire administration national fire data states
Over 80%of all deaths occur in residential structures.
The bearing walls in a single family dwellings are generally constructed of
Masonry, concrete block, wood frame, platform or ballon with wood.
Sheet of thick metal that has been punched with 1/4 to 3/8 points protruding from one side
Gang nailer.
As a general rule wall in heavy timber or ordinary construction will
Fall outward.
One Half times their height.
Aluminum melting temperature is
700 to 800 degrees F
Magnesium ignition temperature
1200 degrees F
Extinguishing a magnesium fire requires smothering by using
MET-L-X or G-1 powder.
Small private aircraft use the equivalent fuel of
100 octane gasoline.
Most turbine powered helicopters uses a fuel similar to
Diesel low flame spread and high flash point.
NFPA 1901
Standard for automotive Fire apparatus.
Approach helicopters at a
45 degree angle to the cockpit so that the pilot can see you at all times.
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride.
Added to Natural Gas lines to make leaks easier to detect
Mercaptan
Natural Gas is
Lighter than Air
(LPG) propane is
Heavier than air
3 basic types of shipping documents for Trains.
Consist, Industry, switch list and way bill.
When engaged in suppression activities what is the rule of thumb regarding personnel?
3 support personnel for each firefighter actively engaged in suppression.
What are three generally used methods of obtaining resources?
Cooperative agreements
Assistance by hire
Voluntary Assistance.
