Department Questions Flashcards
Tb 57
Who is responsible for closing an area in the city and ordering an evacuation in the event of a disaster?
Both lapd and LAFD
Tb3
Aluminum has a melting point of approximately __ degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature which can be expected about __ minutes after the start of most fires
1300, 10
Tb3
Safety precautions when working on aluminum Roofs:
It is advisable that roof ladders be used whenever possible while working on the roofs of these structures under fire conditions. These roofs may be safe to walk on normally but when heated by fire they become unsafe
Tb8
When cutting wires attached to a building, use the following safeguards
Wear full PPE‘s. Protective goggles must be worn. Consider donning SCBA face piece. Use mechanical axe with a rubber gauntlet gloves. Stand on a dry object. Lock in when working on a ladder. Be sure all insulated wires leading to the service head are cut.
Tb8 electrical hazards
The apparatus is not insulated from the ground by its rubber tires and may be energized by live wires in the following ways:
By touching an object that is in contact with a life conductor ,
by direct contact with a live conductor,
by way of an extended aerial ladder touching a live conductor
Tb8
What are the guidelines for raising ladders at incidents were electrical hazards exist?
Keep ladders 10 feet from powerlines.
All members should identify the presence of overhead wires transformers etc.
Watch tops of ladders being raised for potential hazards.
Be aware of any conditions that may cause ladders to slip or slide in contact any electrical source.
Be aware of hand tools used on ladders
Tb8
Although water is not a good conductor, incidents such as Sheard hydrants where large volumes of water are contacting high-voltage lines should be approached with care the following procedures should guide first responders actions:
Spot apparatus a significant distance from hazard be cognizant that high-voltage lines impacted by water from shared hydrant may arc or fall at any time. All members should be alert for additional down wires or energized exposures. Unless a Life hazard exist, notify in a weight arrival of DWP Personnel.
Tb8
Although injuries to firefighters from applying water directly on electrical fires are rare, water streams applied in the vicinity of high voltage should be avoided. When hose streams must be used the following should be adhered to.
Where possible, extinguish small electrical fires with dry Chem or carbon dioxide extinguishers.
Utilize the 30/33 100 rule for using hose streams around high-voltage.
Maintain a safe distance from the energized equipment.
The DWP also recommends not approaching a high voltage source closer than one’s body length so that a fall would not cause direct body contact.
Remember the safest tactic regarding the use of hose streams around high voltage sources to take a defensive stance, let the equipment burn and protect exposures.
Tb8
Maintain a clearance minimum of how many feet beyond the outer most wire of electrical transmission lines?
100’
Tb8
Utilize the 30\33/100 rule when directing her streams near high-voltage in the wild land refers to what three in order?
Utilize a 30° fog pattern, maintain a safe distance of at least 33 feet from the energize source, maintain at least 100 psi to the nozzle.
Tb8
Never put water into a vault or down a manhole true or false?
True
Tb35
Areas that are deemed to be unsafe for Personnel to access shall be completely restricted with?
Both fire line tape and red and white striped barricade tape
Tb35
What are the types of overhaul?
Complete overhaul.
Wet overhaul .
fire-watch.
Thermal imaging camera. 
Tb35
When a complete overhaul is performed, overhaul piles shall be established in a location that will minimize any inconvenience to the public, and at a minimum of _ feet from any part of the structure. These areas should be identified in the planning phase for coordination of the companies during overhaul
10’
Tb35
What are example of these life-saving procedures in overhaul
Thoroughly ventilating a structure.
Allowing sufficient time for particulate matter to settle.
Shield personnel with a proper PPE.
Conducting post incident decontamination.
Tb 106
Watch outs for structure fires:There are three additional direct causes of firefighter injury or death in the wild land and these were added to L. C. E. S. What are they?
Location, conditions, safety equipment.
Tb 106
There are_Watchout situations that have been identified when working in the wild land. Each one of the watch outs has on more than one occasion caused injury or death to firefighters.
18
Tb 106
For structure fires, options for communication are:
Face to face, radio, hose line pull, air horn operational retreat
Tb 140
Elevator recall phase is considered:
Phase 1
Tb 140
Elevator ascent during fire fighting operations shall be used when the reported location is above the _ floor
6th
Tb140
If the building is equipped with split bank elevators, do not use the elevator that services the fire floor if a lower bank of elevators reaches within_floors of the fire.
5
Tb140
If the presence of any amount of smoke, fire, or_is detected, the use of the elevator for ascent shall be discontinued.
Water
Tb 140
If the circular fire service, fire helmet, or Maltese cross indicator light on the elevator car control panel is blinking, the elevator cars in that bank should:
Not be used
Tb 175
Post structure fire decontamination: it is the overall responsibility of the_to implement this process and designate a decontamination company.
IC
Tb 175
In the event a company is returning to quarters NAV D con and is alerted or comes across a Still alarm incident that needs immediate intervention, what is the best course of action?
Officers shall take the appropriate actions necessary to ensure PPE is donned and mitigation of the incident is accomplished
Book 100 ch2
What is the Primary responsibility of the first in company?
Locate and identify the emergency and determine its scope
Book 100 ch2
Lobby control performs all of the following functions 
Initial pressurization of stairwells, controls the air handling system, coordinate logistics between base and staging, controlling the elevators, vertical access routes and taking responsibility for initially activating the buildings communication system.
Book 100 ch2
Staging should be established utilizing a company from the_assignment consistent with strategic considerations and priorities.
First alarm
Bk 100 ch2
Staging personnel must ascend by a safe route and set up staging, normally_floor is below the fire.
2
Bk 100 ch2
Supplying water to the building standpipe system will be the responsibility of the first arriving?
200 series engine or second arriving single engine
Bk100 ch2
The basic requirements of the incident command system have been met with the establishment of:
Fire attack, lobby control, staging and base
Bk 100 ch2
As incidence expand beyond_, the incident commander shall ensure the assignment or designate a rapid intervention company to standby
The first alarm assignment
Bk 100 ch2
In a high-rise fire incidents, a rapid intervention company shall be located_. This will allow for a rapid invention company to to be deployed in an expedient manner
In, or proximity to, staging
Tb 90
One of the greatest risk firefighters encounter during firefighting operations is thermal burns. These can occur in one or more of the following ways: 
Contact with conducted heat sources
Exposure to convective heat sources
Exposure to radiant heat sources
Exposure to direct flame impingement
Tb 90
One of the greatest risks firefighters encounter during firefighting operations is thermal burns, flashover occurs during which stage?
Growth
Tb 90
Warning signs of flashover:
A fire burning within a room or area that is producing a buildup of heated smoke at the upper levels of the structure
Smoke that is increasing in heat and density. A rapid baking down of heated smoke.
Fire of significant intensity exposing contents and surrounding areas to radiant and conducive heat.
Roll over occurring. Flame visible in the smoke rolling out the tops of open doors or windows, and or flames rolling in the upper ceiling level inside the fire area.
Tb 90
Steam can cause full thickness burns to unprotected skin in less than_seconds
3
Tb 90
A major cause of burns to firefighters is when there is a disruption of thermal layer ( on an interior fire) by the:
Use of a high flow spray nozzle
Tb 090
Warning signs of a Backdraft are?
Smoke issuing out of any available structural openings, door jams, window frames, roof, and attic vents, wall cracks etc.
Smoke igniting when it rolls into the outside air. Heavy, hot smoke is visible but no fire can be seen or heard
 Structure appears to be breathing or puffing smoke
Windows darkened do to long exposure to heat, may look like mirrored glass from the outside
Tb 90
A Backdraft occurs during what stage?
Decay stage
Tb 90
__Is a warning more deadly event to follow
Rollover
Tb 106 lces
The company officer operating on a hose line with their crew may be described as having what kind of vision?
Surrounding vision
Tb 106
Communication among members operating at incidence is always best accomplished:
Face to face
Tb 106
The air horn signal which is used as an adjunct to an operational retreat is sounded and silenced for__cycles for a total of__ seconds.
3, 50
Bk 100
Which company establishes lobby control?
Second arriving company
Tb 90
The primary method of heat transfer in fire and smoke spread, within a structure is:
Convection
Tb 90 
The three stages in the development of an interior fire are:
Growth, fully developed, decay
Tb 90
The primary factor that determines the time to flash over or full room involvement, assuming that there is adequate air supply, is that:
Ratio of combustibles to room or area volume
Tb 90
The primary difference between flashover and Backdraft is:
Amount of air present
Tb 35 overhaul
Debris from the fire should normally be located where?
On the property itself
Db 11-10 second 800 MHz
All officers shall carry two radios __.
During all emergency operations
Tb 101
The five organizational levels in SEMS are
Field level, local government level, operational area, regional, state
Tb 101
Some incidents may dictate a transfer of command. A transfer of command may take place for the following reasons:
A more qualified person arrives on scene
Situational changes where a jurisdictional or agency change in command is required by law or just makes good management sense
Normal relief of personnel on extended incidents
Transfer of command may also take place in certain situations where a person of lower rank but higher qualifications would be the best suited person to assume command
Tb 101
___ Means that every individual has a designated supervisor
Unity of command
Tb 101
Once established, the ICP should not be moved unless absolutely necessary. Establish the immediate priorities. First priority is always safety what are the other priorities?
Individuals involved in the incident
Responders
Other emergency workers
Bystanders
Tb 101
The general staff consists of the following positions:
Operations section chief, planning\intelligence section chief, logistics section chief, finance/administrative section chief
Tb 101
__Are used to divide an incident into geographical areas of operation
Divisions
Tb 76
NFPA__is the standard on occupational safety and health program
1500
Tb 76
Following the establishment of command, subsequent arriving resources will__. Once the first arriving officer has taken charge and announced to MFC his assumption of command
Stop a block away from the reported address
Tb 76
If the officer of the first arriving engine company commits to a tactical objective or function like fire attack, utilization of the__will permit the company officers involvement in the attack without neglecting incident commander responsibilities.
Portable radio
Tb 76
The__arriving on the scene shall automatically assume command
First fire department resource or member
Tb 76
Who establishes the incident command post
BC
Tb 76
NFPA__mandates a back up team, two in two out, prior to entry into an IDLH With very limited exceptions
1500
Tb 76
Department incident commanders shall, At a minimum, designate at least one RIC upon the arrival of additional resources above
The original structure assignment
Tb 76
No roof cutting operation shall be performed without the presence of a_
Safety member
Tb 76
Personnel assigned to a rescue ambulance that is first on scene shall do all of the following
Give a size up
Request additional resources if needed
Designate a staging or base location if appropriate
Report to and transition command to the first in officer
Tb 73
Do not approach or enter the structure alone. Personal safety is greatly enhanced by utilizing the__in all incidence
Buddy system
Tb 73
Anytime a department member is assaulted, the members battalion/section commander shall be notified and police response requested. Medical liaison shall be contacted and the assaulted member Shall be
Sent to a first care facility and be evaluated by a doctor to determine the extent of injury
Volume 1
When responding to move ups they are:
Move ups are non-emergency unless directed emergency by metro
Volume 1
No apparatus with the exception of chiefs apparatus shall overtake and pass another unless the apparatus being passed is
Delayed or disabled
Moving at a reduced speed due to terrain or type of apparatus
Giving way in order to alter the response sequence so as to obtain optimum approach an apparatus placement at the emergency
Volume 1
What is required of a B assignment
Flow above 4500 GPM
More than 15,000 ft.² under one roof, two floors
More than 10,000 ft.² under one roof on one floor
Schools, special schools, Day nurseries two or more stories
Vol 1
What are the modes to declare in a structure fire
Offensive, defensive, investigative
Volume 1
To prevent damage to pump packing seals, all pumps shall not be operated dry for a period exceeding__ seconds. We are practical, fire pumps shall be carried wet
30
Volume 1
Company commanders shall have the option to equip wagon batteries with the following tips
Inch and a half smoothbore
Variable spray tip
500 GPM or larger fog hog
5/8s inch smooth bore
Vol 1
_ Is a term to use when there is a large hostile crowd and An apparent danger to LAFD personnel or apparatus
Fire department needs assistance
Vol 1
Fires in US mailboxes shall be extinguished with _if possible
Dry chemical or CO2
Vol 1
Investigations are initiated to determine the cause of the fire; and, for criminal fires, to establish the corpus delicti or body of the crime. Cause investigation has as its main purpose the determination of how the fire started: what was ignited, how, and why. Upon such determination, the cause is categorized into 1 of 4 groupings:
Other known cause a fire, undetermined fire, suspicious fire, incendiary fire
Vol 1
The incident commander shall request the immediate response of an arson/counter terrorism section when any of the following conditions exist:
Fire set willfully and maliciously by juveniles, a suspect is in custody at the scene, undetermined fires with loss of $25,000 or more, explosions.
Vol 1
Los Angeles city has been designated a block of numbers_through_under the State mutual aid system.
1000 through 1074
Vol 1
The IC is responsible for the completion of the tactical priorities. What are they?
Rescue endangered occupants and treat the injured, stabilize the incident and provide for life safety, conserve property, provide for the safety accountability and welfare of personnel.
Vol 1
How many companies make an incident a major emergency?
16 or more
Vol 1
Which members are exempt from recall?
Members on sickleave, members on leave no pay, members on disciplinary leave, members assigned to accounting.
Vol 1
What are the no parking rules for a roadway widthof 20 feet to 28 feet?
No parking on one side parking allowed on the same side of the roadway has the fire hydrant
Vol 1
What is the position of choice for the siren?
Wail
Vol 1
Should it be necessary to pull out of a fire station due to the degree of civil unrest you should notify LAPD through Metro so they can provide security and leave the station in the following condition:
Lights shall be left on, all exterior doors and windows shall be closed and locked, gates to parking lots and exterior courtyards shall be closed and locked, all window coverings shall be drawn close
Vol 1
When operating department hose lines on fires above the_floor, exterior standpipes shall be used when practical.
3rd
Vol 1
The duties and responsibilities of the_are to assess hazards, evaluate strategy, and correct unsafe operations.
Safety officer
Vol 1
The general staff section that gathers, assimilates, analyzes, and processes information needed for effective decision making is?
Planning
Vol 1
What is phase 2 of recall?
A limited recall when 41 to 71 companies and or 20 to 25 rescue ambulances have been committed to a major emergency
Vol 1
The emergency overtime report is?
F-23
Vol 1
The resource and situation status record or tactical work sheet is:
F-666
Which of the departments CORE values state that members will honor the fire fighter oath?
Professionalism
Which of the departments CORE Values state that members will take creative risk to adapt and improve?
Innovation
What are the departments operating principles?
Operate through teamwork, operate ethically and with integrity, operate to position the department for the future.
Bk 30
The definition of a tactical level operation is:
Objectives assigned to divisions, groups etc.
Book 30
The tactical priorities listed in order are:
Rescue, hazard control, loss limiting, victim/occupant stabilization, and safety
Book 30
Command Termanology is required anytime a category_assignment his head to work
B
Book 30
There are situations that require immediate action in order to stabilize the incident and require the company officers direct involvement. In these situations company officers normally stay with their crew to provide the appropriate level of supervision. These are:
Offensive fire attack especially in marginal or uncertain situation‘s,
critical life safety situation‘s that must be achieved in a compressed time (rescue).
Any incident where there is an inordinate concern for the safety and welfare of firefighters,
obvious working incidents that require further investigation by a company officer.
Book 30
In defensive mode, the risk versus game to firefighters is too significant to make an interior fire attack. When the probability of saving lives is highly unlikely and the risk to firefighters in attempting to save any salvageable property outweighs the game therefore, a defensive mode is the strategy of choice. Per book 30 defensive mode is considered?
Protecting the exposure from further loss, confining the damage to the structure involved
Book 30
The standards of command defined those activities that are performed by the incident commander to achieve the tactical priorities and incident objectives. What are they?
Assumption of command
Communications
Resource deployment
Evaluate and revise
Book 30
If the company officer assumes the incident command mode, the following options are available regarding the assignment of the remaining crewmembers.
The company officer who remains as the incident commander may place the company into action with a member who is assigned as the acting company officer
The officer may assign their crew to work under the supervision of another company officer
The officer may elect to assign the crew member to perform staff functions to assist the incident command
Book 30
The basic configuration of incident command addresses three operational levels:
Strategic level, tactical level, task level
Book 30
The number of divisions/groups that can be affectively managed by the incident commander various. Firescope, NWCG, and MIMS provide for a span of control from_to_with_being optimal
Three; seven; five
 Book 30
Form_is also known as the incident briefing form
ICS 201
Book 93
What is the departments city wide command post
Department operations center or DOC
Book 93
Expanded command operations manual which of the following Are primary agencies in the phase 1 tactical alert pre-planning stage?
LAFD
LACOFD
CHP
LASD
LAPD
Book 93
Which of the following represents phase 3 of tactical alert?
The commitment of resources on incidence into an impact area, as a result of civil disturbance or other tactical operations
Book 93
What are the criteria that should be considered when selecting an area command facility?
Close proximity to incidents
Capable of continuous operation
Near commercial sources support for food and lodging
Availability of the back up power
Book 93
How many tactical alert phases are there?
3
Book 93
Resources will be pre-deployed during which phase of tactical alert?

2
Book 93
Tactical alert operations manual states that in terms of firefighter safety during the phase 2 members shall do all the following
All members should take safety clothing and uniforms home when going off duty for a possible recall
Shop off duty for meals, if possible
Discontinue all outside non-emergency activities or as directed by MFC
Use direct roots and avoid known problem areas commuting to and from work
TB 135 Operations at tactical law enforcement incidents
What is the THREAT acronym
Threat suppression
hemorrhage control
Rapid Extraction to safety
Transport to definitive care
TB 135
The first arriving fire department unit on scene of an active shooter incident should do all of the following:
Confirm the nature of the incident
Provide a size up to MFC and responding units
Designate a staging area
TB 135
The rescue group is configured to extract viable patients from the_zone or casualty collection point to the treatment areas
Warm
Tb 135
The Incident action plan may vary based on the situation, but key components the fire department will be responsible for include:
Rescue group
Communications plan
Fire group
Medical group
What are the standards of command?
Assumption of command
Situational awareness
Communications
Incident objectives, incident action plan
Resource deployment
Evaluate and revise
Transition of command
