Engine Company Flashcards
What is company training designed to identify?
Deficiencies in knowledge, skills and abilities
At a minimum, what two positions should be assigned and the associated duties discussed on the engine company?
Nozzle firefighter and backup firefighter
If the building you are running is equipped with a standpipe, what equipment shall your crew bring while investigating?
High-rise packs
Backdraft typically exist during the _______ stage of fire growth.
Decay
When should fire officers identify ventilation needs?
When the size-up is complete
What type of ventilation is very effective at clearing a single room after knockdown has occurred?
Hydraulic
What is a continuous process which contains various benchmarks and decision points where information is obtained during an incident?
Size-up
The most reliable indicator to the fire’s location is?
Smoke velocity or speed
What do companies need to do if smoke is encountered from floor to ceiling?
Check the floor below that location
______ is a coordinated and specific relocation if units and their equipment operating from an area deemed untenable to a specific area deemed safe to continue operations.
Tactical withdrawal
With this strategy, the engine crew knocks down the main body of fire from the exterior upon arrival, typically with a large caliber stream and than progresses to an interior offensive attack using hand lines.
Blitz attack
If a blitz attack is used with trapped victims, what needs to be known?
Victim’s location
If you encounter fast moving smoke flow from the outside of the building, what could this tell you about the location of the fire?
The fire is near you
Recognizing a change in the smoke conditions is the best for firefighters to maintain their ____ by identifying, reacting and preventing flashover or rapid fire propagation.
Personal safety
A ______ is the general plan or course of action decided upon to reach the objectives.
Strategy
What is the primary focus of any incident?
Rescue of life
What is the primary goal of the exposure line?
To minimize fire spread and stay ahead of the fire
What is by far the fastest way to quickly mitigate an incident?
Extinguishment
When the crew attacks the fire from a doorway, widows or other protected area this type of attack is called _______.
Indirect attack
When calling out your crew members name in smoky conditions what name is the best name to use?
Last name
If you encounter solar panels on a roof where ventilation is needed, what is the best action?
Stay away and do not touch
Stairs that are not required to be a part of the means of egress system and typically connect no more than two levels are called?
Convenience stairs
This type of window has a side-hinged sash that is usually installed to swing outward. It may contain one or two operating washers and can be opened fully by unlatching and pushing or using the mechanical window crank for ventilation.
Casement
What interior operations begin, security bars and grilles must be ______.
Removed or disabled
Traditionally, collapse zones have been estimated by taking the height of the structure and multiplying it by a factor of ____.
1.5
A ______ is the amount of heat required to raise the temp of one pound of water one degree Fahenheit.
BTU (British Thermal Unit)
What year was the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) established?
1896
______ means following a strict ethical code and doing the right thing simply because it is right, not because it is required.
Integrity
Which of the below are personnel who provide emergency services to external customers (the public)?
Line Functions
Which NFPA standard is the Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents?
NPFA 472
Which NFPA standard is the Standard for Wild-lane Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications?
NFPA 1051
Which of the below are uniformed or non-uniformed personnel who ensure code compliance by reviewing architectural plans and fire protection plans system, for both new construction and renovations?
Plans examiners
What NFPA standard is the Standard of Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications?
NFPA 1041
Which of the below is a guide to decision-making within an organization?
Policy
Which of the below is a step-by-step written plan that is closely related to a policy?
Procedure
Which of the below are uniformed or non-uniformed personnel who perform periodic inspections, enforce building and fire codes and interact with the public?
Fire prevention officers/inspectors
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of firefighter fatalities, accounting for ______ percent of line-of-duty deaths.
45%
A 2010 study found that up to ______ percent of firefighters nationwide are overweight.
40%
Which NFPA standard is the Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews?
NFPA 1407
Multiple emergency vehicles should travel at least how far apart?
300-500 feet
What is the only exception to never standing on a moving apparatus?
While loading hose as the apparatus moves slowly forward (5mph or less).
According to an NFPA study how many firefighters died during training between 1996 and 2005?
100
U.S. Department of Transportation regulations require all personnel at roadway incidents to wear which of the following?
High-visibility vest
Limiting the access of non-emergency personnel to the scene is the definition of which term?
Crowd control
Most structural collapses involve which of the below material?
Brick or masonry block
Which NFPA standard establishes safety requirements for all uses of tools and equipment?
NFPA 1500
