Communications Ch 10 Add 2

Question 0

All buildings in the rear should be referred to as exposure

Answer 0

3

Question 1

Buildings separated by more than _____feet from the fire building should not be identified as exposures unless the volume of fire or complexity of the incident causes an exposure problem

Answer 1

30 feet

Question 2

If operations on exposure 3 become too complex the IC should

Answer 2

Create a sector/branch and assign a sector supervisor/branch director to manage this area

Question 3

Large buildings often need to subdivided to gain better control of operational or problem areas. How do we do this

Answer 3

If necessary subdivide the building into front, center and rear or just front and rear. Starting from the left designate sectors:
Sector A. Sector B

Question 4

Plain speak exposure ID is the process of identifying building and/or occupancies

Answer 4

By name, occupancy type, address or any other distinctive characteristic. It should be used on the foreground in situations when it would benefit fire operations. It can be used in combination with the standard alpha-numerical exposure identification system to clearly define operational locations. This can be particularly effective in taxpayer fires.

Question 5

The intent of plain speak English is

Answer 5

Not to replace the standard exposure ID system. It should only be used when it enhances our ability to properly ID exposures. It should be noted that plain speak alone may not be an effective method of communication with all members on the fire ground.

Question 6

A combination of____________and __________may be the most effective method of exposure ID on the fire ground

Answer 6

Plain speak and exposure numbering

Question 7

Plain speak shall only be used for

Answer 7

Fire ground communications. Plain speak exposure ID shall not be used in preliminary and progress reports to the borough dispatcher