DB 11-12 Apparatus Availability Flashcards
The what updated by station commanders on a daily basis and when the apparatus service status changes provided the department with timely info pertaining to apparatus assignment and availability?
Apparatus tracking system (ATS)
The ATS info enables the department to provide what to planned and spontaneous events?
“Surge capacity”
How many fully equipped engines and BLS RAs make up the reserve fleet?
21 engines, 26 BLS RAs
What is an apparatus that is normal staffed and equipped on a daily basis?
Front line apparatus
What is an apparatus that is not equipped or staffed, is maintained on a stand-by basis to temporarily replace front line apparatus that have been placed out-of-service for repair?
Reserve apparatus
What is a reserve apparatus that takes the place of a front-line apparatus on a temporary basis using staffing and equipment from the front-line apparatus and takes on the radio designation of the apparatus replaced?
Relief apparatus
What is an apparatus that is equipped, but not normally staffed, apparatus include Rescue Ambulances, Engines, USAR apparatus, HazMat apparatus, Brush Patrols, Foam Tenders, and many other apparatus?
Ready reserve
What is the process of taking equipment from a Front-line apparatus and moving it to a Reserve apparatus, or vice-versa?
Change over
What is detailing or hiring members to staff Ready Reserve apparatus in order to augment field resources?
Surge capacity
What is known as increasing the number of available resources by staffing apparatus not normally staffed i.e. Ready Reserve engines, 200-series engines, Ready Reserve rescue ambulances, brush patrol apparatus?
Augmented staffing
What is known as a repair made on apparatus that is expected to be completed within no more than 8 hours?
In-and-our repair
Who is responsible to see that assigned equipment including portable hand-held radios, ePCR, defibrillator, and cell phone are properly maintained, ready for use, and accounted for?
Station commanders
What shall be stored in a pelican case provided by the Fire Communications and Dispatch Support Section?
Portable handheld radios
Electronic equipment including the pelican case containing hand-held radios, ePCR, defibrillator, and cell phone shall be stored in a secure location within the Fire Station, as designated by who?
Station commander
A storage location identification tag, identifying the secure location within the Fire Station where this equipment is stored, shall be attached to the apparatus what to enable members assigned to augment staffing to know where to obtain assigned equipment?
Steering wheel
Who shall ensure that Ready Reserve apparatus status is accurately maintained in the ATS?
Station commanders
When a Ready Reserve apparatus is placed out-of-service for more than how many hours, station commanders shall “Change-over” the Ready Reserve apparatus into a Reserve apparatus?
8 hours
Ready Reserve apparatus may be used for a maximum of how many hours to replace a front line apparatus placed out-of-service for mechanical repairs and beyond this would require a change over into a reserve apparatus?
8 hours
What apparatus may be staffed by closing a Front-line apparatus and moving personnel to the Ready Reserve apparatus for specific need, as directed by MFC. (Example: Close Engine 87 to staff Squad 87 for a Hazardous Materials Dispatch)?
Ready reserve
At the discretion of the who, Front-line apparatus may be augmented on an “as-needed” basis by taking a Ready Reserve apparatus along with the assigned Front-line apparatus i.e. Brush Patrol apparatus taken along with the Engine to a brush dispatch?
Company commander
What may be augmented by staffing Ready Reserve apparatus for a specific duration at the direction of Fire Chief, Chief Deputy Emergency Operations, Deputy Department Commander, or OCD Division Commander?
Department staffing
Who shall notify their Administrative Battalion Commander and MFC anytime a Ready Reserve apparatus is activated?
Station commanders
Who is responsible for the availability and distribution of LAFD emergency resources?
MFC
MFC shall not allow more than a total of how many companies to be either NAV and/or CAV?
15
