Engine Company Operations

Question 1

What occurs when command recognizes a serious threat to firefighters and safe operations in a structure that is compromised and immediate evacuation is needed?

Answer 1

An Emergency Evacuation is called

P. 28

Question 2

What is the expansion of water to steam ratio for a fog nozzle

Answer 2

1:1700 @212 degress F

P. 43

Question 3

Effective crew communication between the officer and crew should be practiced where prior to entering an IDLH

Answer 3

Officers determined crew communication methods prior to the incident response through company training

P. 55

Question 4

What is a fast and effective method (formula) of estimating the hose lenght needed

Answer 4

Setback + width of building + length of building + 1/2 length (25’) per floor + 1 length at the point of attack

P. 33

Question 5

What is the correct body position to keep an eye on conditions and observe movement of the hoseline and personnel?

Answer 5

Heads up, Leading leg out

P. 51

Question 6

The water supply plan should be communicated to responding units. What are the four methods that a first in engine officer can choose for their water supply plan?

Answer 6

Method of water supply 1. Own water
2. Forward lay
3. Split lay
4. Reverse lay

P. 29 & 30

Question 7

The Engine officer MUST ensure what prior to opening the door to the fore area for hose line advancement

Answer 7

Check for unprepared Firefighters and civilians so they are not exposed on the stairs or the hallway above .

Question 8

After the main body of fire has been extinguished , the Engine officer should order what action?

Answer 8

Shut down the nozzle to allow fire to light back up

Question 9

What memebr of the Engine company calls for water

Answer 9

Officer

Question 10

Black or Brown smoke indicate what condition

Answer 10

Under ventilated fire, different fuel types can produce these colors.

P. 8

Question 11

Velocity and pressure of smoke are indicators of _______and _______

Answer 11

Location relative to smoke exhaust point and Flow Path

P. 7

Question 12

Locating the fire is the responsibility of who

Answer 12

First due Engine officer

Question 13

With the exception of single family dwellings, for at least what units are important to determine positioning for?

Answer 13

First two engine companies and first truck company

Question 14

When planning for positioning with consideration of layouts what units may affect this?

Answer 14

Second due engine and first due truck

Question 15

The first engine company will generally?

Answer 15

Lay primary supply line and deliver on-scene report

Question 16

The 2nd due engine company will generally _________?

Answer 16

Ensure primary water is established and deploy 2nd hoseline.

Question 17

Third due engine company will generally _________?

Answer 17

Lay secondary supply line and deploy 3rd hoseline.

Question 18

Fourth due engine company will generally ________?

Answer 18

Establish secondary water supply and assume rapid intervention team.

Question 19

When responding to a fire alarm, if the engine company stages at the water supply, the truck company should proceed to ______?

Answer 19

The front of the building.

Question 20

In order for combustion to occur, each component must be in place.

Answer 20

Oxygen, heat, fuel, and chain reaction

P. 4

Question 21

The acronym RECEO-VS means?

Answer 21

Rescue. Exposure. Confinement. Extinguish. Overhaul. Ventilation. Salvage.

P. 11

Question 22

Interior tactics shall not commence until what?

Answer 22

Report from side charlie.

Question 23

When life hazards exist, the initial company officer _________ .

Answer 23

shall report immediate interior firefighting actions needed to bypass size up from side charlie.

Question 24

Locating the fire inside the building is the responsibility of the _____ .

Answer 24

Initial engine company officer.

Question 25

When smoke is encountered from floor to ceiling, this condition may indicate a ______.

Answer 25

Basement fire P. 15

Question 26

A blitz attack is _______ .

Answer 26

when the initial attack is defensive and then transitions to offensive once the exterior fire is knocked down. P. 49

Question 27

What is the decision-making process based on intuitive reactions to sights, sounds, smells that trigger a memory from past experiences or learning. It is also known as the Recognition Primed Decision-Making (RPDM?

Answer 27

The naturalistic decision-making method P. 2

Question 28

When responding to fire alarms, how should companies treat each fire alarm to avoid complacency?

Answer 28

Must treat every call as the most significant incident of their career until determined otherwise

Question 29

What engine company is responsible for positioning opposite of the first engine company, if possible?

Answer 29

3rd Engine

Question 30

What is the stage of fire that begins with heat, oxygen, and a fuel source combine and have a chemical reaction resulting in a fire?

Answer 30

Incipient stage

Question 31

What is the term for the amount of energy released over time?

Answer 31

Heat Release Rate (HRR) P. V

Question 32

Personnel should understand that a HRR plus combined with what will lead to early flashover?

Answer 32

Uncoordinated ventilation P. 5

Question 33

What characteristic of smoke provides insight from the exterior, indicating the location of a fire?

Answer 33

Smoke velocity or speed P. 7

Question 34

Percentages of Oxygen less than what percent will result in rapid death?

Answer 34

10% P. 17

Question 35

What form of attack method must not be used in areas where victims may be located or firefighters are operating?

Answer 35

Indirect attack

Question 36

A backup firefighter on the hand line should maintain what formation in the line?

Answer 36

"S" formation

Question 37

What is critical to the safety of all firefighters operating above the fire?

Answer 37

Door control

Question 38

Who is responsible for locating a fire inside of a building?

Answer 38

Initial Engine company officer

Question 39

What are the two distinct methods to describe the human decision-making process?

Answer 39

Naturalistic and Classical P. 2

Question 40

What are the three categories fire service training falls into?

Answer 40

Self-Study, Company Training, Multi-Unit Training P. 2

Question 41

A flashover occurs between what two stages of fire behavior

Answer 41

Growth and Fully Developed P. 5

Question 42

What should serve as a warning that the fire area may be reaching the point of flashover?

Answer 42

Rollover P. 5

Question 43

In terms of Victim Survivability Profiling, at approximately _____ ppm of CO the human body is rendered unconscious within 4-12 seconds with death following shortly thereafter?

Answer 43

200,000 P. 17

Question 44

What two types of attack methods must not be used where victims may be located, or firefighters are operating?

Answer 44

Indirect attack and Combination attack

Question 45

What method is also known as Recognition Prime Decision Making (RPDM).

Answer 45

Naturalistic Decision Making P. 2

Question 46

What is the step by step decision making process on firefround called?

Answer 46

Classic decision making process

Question 47

The layering of fire gases in accordance with temperature is called

Answer 47

Stratification P. V

Question 48

What is the tendency of gases to form into layers according to temperatures?

Answer 48

Thermal layering

Question 49

——— refers to the thickness of emissions and how much fuel is laden in the smoke?

Answer 49

Density P. 7

Question 50

Where should you begin overhaul?

Answer 50

At the seat of the fire

Question 51

What it called when smoke level rises, increasing the distance of clean air at the floor level?

Answer 51

Lift P. 16

Question 52

What is the primary cause of fire related deaths?

Answer 52

CO

Question 53

Who does the first engine officer request to transfer command?

Answer 53

1st BC

Question 54

When should first OIC not hold command?

Answer 54

3 or more resources on scene

Question 55

A __ - ___ is the space between both handrails in a stairwell and allows engine companies to achieve the maximum length of the hose.

Answer 55

Well-Hole P. 42

Question 56

The first due engine company generally has what responsibilities on a fire alarm response?

Answer 56

Lay the primary supply line

Question 57

Which engine is responsible for: ensuring primary water supply, assume command if assigned, ensure successful deployment/advancement of initial attack line, deploy second hose line.

Answer 57

2nd Engine

Question 58

Oxygen, Heat, Fuel and ___ make up the fire tetrahedron

Answer 58

Chain reaction P. 4

Question 59

The ___ begins when heat, oxygen, and a fuel source combine under the right conditions causing a chemical reaction resulting in fire

Answer 59

Incipient stage

Question 60

___ ___ consist of natural materials, such as cotton, wicker, solid wood, and dimensional lumber

Answer 60

Legacy materials P. 5

Question 61

HRR is simply defined as the…

Answer 61

Heat Release Rate P. V

Question 62

______ is the process of removing large amounts of smoke and heat from the interior of a structure.

Answer 62

Hydraulic ventilation P. 48

Question 63

Threats to safety on the fire ground primarily come from two categories:

Answer 63

Advanced Fire conditions and Collapse potential P.

Question 64

_______ is a term that the fire service has used for many years. The core concept is that firefighters have to conduct a thorough size-up of a structure to determine the likehood of a victims potential to be rescued.

Answer 64

Victim Survivability Profiling P. 17

Question 65

What is the primary cause of fire related death; at approximately 200,000 parts per million (ppm) the human body is rendered unconscious within 4 -12 seconds with death following shortly thereafter.

Answer 65

Carbon monoxide P. 17

Question 66

____ is the distance from the engine company to the entrance of the fire building

Answer 66

Setback

Question 67

When do you begin preperations for engine company responses?

Answer 67

When you enter quarters

Question 68

Whats is the goal of an engine Company?

Answer 68

Effective Delivery of water and pressure to the fire ground

Question 69

Which type of decsion making is step by step, logical?

Answer 69

Classical P. 2

Question 70

What is the most important part of pre incident planning?

Answer 70

Learning about buildings that could cause problems or injury

Question 71

What is a warning that the point of flashover is being reached?

Answer 71

Roll Over P. 5

Question 72

What must be cautiously vented?

Answer 72

Large glass sliding doors

Question 73

What is the Immediate evacution of all personnel from an unsafe structure?

Answer 73

Emergency Evacuation P. 28

Question 74

Defensive to offensive mode. Fire is knocked down with exterior streams then transitioned inside?

Answer 74

Blitz attack P. 49

Question 75

Articulates the general plan or course of action taken to reach the objectives. Most often manifests in the mode of operation.

Answer 75

Strategy P. 11

Question 76

Involve the specific actions employed to fulfill a strategy

Answer 76

Tactics P. 11

Question 77

The initial engine company officer takes responsibility for locating

Answer 77

A fire inside a building

Question 78

Unit officers should complete a 360 lap of the structure during the

Answer 78

Size up P. 15

Question 79

When smoke is encountered from floor to ceiling, companies must check the

Answer 79

Floor below P. 15

Question 80

When smoke is encountered from floor to ceiling, this could indicate a fire in what phase with limited ventilation?

Answer 80

Decay P. 15

Question 81

If smoke pours out of the opening at the top, lifts rapidly and begins to draw in at the bottom. This may indicate

Answer 81

A significant fire relatively close to the entry P. 16

Question 82

If smoke lazily or barely exhausts and lifts. This may indicate

Answer 82

A fire located farther away from the point of entry that is less intense or located on the floor below P. 16

Question 83

VSP stands for

Answer 83

Victim Survivability Profiling P. VI & 17

Question 84

Officers engaged in both interior and exterior operations who observe significant incident changes should communicate them to command in the form of

Answer 84

Progress reports

Question 85

If initial arriving units find a well advanced fire officers may deem that the building cannot be saved, what strategy is appropriate?

Answer 85

defensive mode P. 12

Question 86

If the crew cannot initiate an offensive attack (re-enter) after a withdrawal the engine officer should advise the IC

Answer 86

As soon as possible P. 27

Question 87

Not only should the first arriving engine officer formulate this plan, they must clearly communicate it to other responding units.

Answer 87

Water supply plan

Question 88

The engine officer secures what when they deem a hydrant close enough to their position without needing a supply engine?

Answer 88

Own water

Question 89

When arriving at the scene of a structure fire, first arriving company officer must determine

Answer 89

Which hose line to use

Question 90

Water supply instructions, on scene report, situation report, command statement

Answer 90

Primary elements of communication relayed by the first arriving engine officer

Question 91

The engine officer must make tactical decisions based on what?

Answer 91

What actions will most quickly and safely mitigate the incident

Question 92

After making the command statement what 2 options does the engine officer have?

Answer 92

Request to transfer command, establish command

Question 93

Officers should consider having one firefighter remain with the engine driver to

Answer 93

Facilitate water supply operations and deploy the initial hose line

Question 94

This is the tendancy of gses to form into layers according to temp.

Answer 94

Thermal layering

Question 95

During hydraulic ventilation the nozzle should be this far away from a window.

Answer 95

2 feet P. 48

Question 96

The CAN report consists of?

Answer 96

Conditions, Ations, Needs P. 26

Question 97

NFPA suggests that the upper range of temperature tenability for humans is around ____ degrees F.

Answer 97

212 P. 17

Question 98

Co levels greater than 200,000 ppm will cause the human body to go unconscious in _____.

Answer 98

4-12 sec P. 17

Question 99

When this occures all personnel, hose, and equipment will be moved to a safe area, followed by a PAR check.

Answer 99

Withdrawl P. 27

Question 100

Under normal circumstances, which unit will generally deliver the on-scene report?

Answer 100

1st Engine P. 59

Question 101

Some tasks of what unit may include ensuring the establishment of the primary water supply, deploy second hose line,

Answer 101

2nd Engine P. 59

Question 102

What are the elements of the fire tetrahedron?

Answer 102

Oxygen, fuel, heat, chain reaction P. 4

Question 103

During what event are all objects within a space heated to their ignition temperature, resulting in the simultaneous ignition of all surfaces?

Answer 103

Flashover P. 5

Question 104

Dense smoke with no visible flame, black smoke pushing around closed doors, stained glass, and reversal of air flow are warnings signs for a

Answer 104

Backdraft P. 5

Question 105

What is being observed when flames are present in layers of smoke as a result of heated gases being pushed under pressure from the fire area into uninvolved areas?

Answer 105

Rollover P. 5

Question 106

What are the four stages of fire growth?

Answer 106

Incipient, growth, fully developed, decay P. 4

Question 107

What is the significance of the Heat Release Rate pertaining to modern materials?

Answer 107

HRR is much higher, quickly leading to higher temperatures P. 5

Question 108

With regard to fuel loading, materials consisting of natural materials such as cotton, wicker, solid wood, and dimensional lumber are known as what?

Answer 108

Legacy materials P. 5

Question 109

When conducting hydraulic ventilation, approximately what percentage of the opening should be covered by a fog stream?

Answer 109

80% P. 48

Question 110

What acronym encompasses the main firefighting objectives?

Answer 110

RECEO VS P. 11

Question 111

During ongoing size-up, what acronym assists with progress reports?

Answer 111

C.A.N. P. 26

Question 112

What term describes the maneuver that occurs when transitioning from an offensive attack to a defensive attack?

Answer 112

withdrawal P. 27

Question 113

The preferred method when chocking a door open is to chock it

Answer 113

Low P. 42

Question 114

——— is an explosion that happens when oxygen enters an oxygen deficient compartment during the decay stage.

Answer 114

backdraft P. V

Question 115

What are the four inherent characteristics of smoke leaving a structure?

Answer 115

1. Volume 2. Velocity 3. Density 4. Color P. 7

Question 116

Threats to safety on the fire ground fall primarily into two categories

Answer 116

1. Advance fire conditions 2. Collapse potential P. 14

Question 117

Upon withdrawal officers should be prepared for a ———- check their crews ——— and ———

Answer 117

Par check, air supply, and physical condition P. 27

Question 118

Residential fires fire flow rate between ———, making the ——— hose line appropriate

Answer 118

100 - 200 GPM and 1 3/4” P. 32

Question 119

A commercial building exterior and exposure protection flows required a ——— and ——— are required

Answer 119

200 - 325 GPM and 2 1/2” hose line P. 32

Question 120

Knowing that the average residential roadway width is ——— feet helps estimate the length of a hose stretch

Answer 120

12’ P. 33