EOG’s Flashcards
Key points of offensive strategic mode
Inside the hazard zone
High priorities: primary search and fire control
What are the key points of defensive strategic mode?
Conducted outside the hazard zone
High priorities: exposure protection, and area evacuation
What are the benchmarks for structure fires?
All clear primary search
All clear secondary search
Fire control
Loss stopped
What are the strategic modes for special operations incidents?
Rescue
Recovery
Define rescue strategic mode
Conducted when the possibility to save a human life exists
Define recovery strategic mode
Operations conducted without the goal of saving human life
What are the benchmarks for special operations?
Rescue complete
Recovery complete
What are the benchmarks for mass casualty?
Rescue/extrication complete
Incident under control
Last red transport
Last patient transport
What are the numbers of patients for the different levels of mass casualty incidents?
Level 5:5 to 9 patients
Level 4:10 to 24 patients
Level 3:25 to 49 patient
Level 2:50 to 99 patients
Level one: 100+ patients
What is included in a personnel accountability report? When is it given?
Given when a rollcall is asked for
Includes identifying location (I.E. parr three on the exterior, alpha side)
When is a rollcall conducted?
Change from offensive to defensive strategy
Sudden change of incident
When a Mayday is called
Anytime command fields it’s necessary
Which elevators can be used in a high-rise incident?
Only elevators equipped with phase 2 firefighter controls with those controls activated
What’s the maximum number of firefighters plus gear allowed in an elevator?
6
Where can elevators be used in high-rise incidents?
To a max of two levels below the lowest level of alarm
What are the elements of a safety plan on the roadway?
Vehicle placement
Set up advanced warning
Control scene lighting
Control traffic
When can safety officer bypass chain of command?
When unsafe acts or conditions present an immediate threat to personnel that needs immediate correction
How far from a bomb response should we remain?
300 feet outside the established hazard zone unless or until an explosion occurs
What is the goal of fire suppression?
Control fire situation through aggressive action with regard to life, safety, exposures, extension, and fire control.
When is defensive mode appropriate?
When there are:
Unacceptable risks
In adequate resources for offensive
Property or lives are unsaveable
What are signs of impending structural collapse?
Cracks or bulges and exterior walls
Sounds of structural movement
Smoke or water leaking through the walls
Movement of floor/roof where firefighters are walking
Interior/exterior loadbearing walls or columns, leaning, twisting, or deflecting
Anytime the fire area involves a trust system
Define rescue priorities
Immediate fire area
Floor above
Top floor
Floors below fire area
Largest number of victims
Remainder of fire area
Exposed areas
What is the critical factor in second secondary search?
Thoroughness, not time.
Fill in the blank:
It is critical that ventilation is ___ , ____ , and _____ with interior crews?
Controlled, communicated, and coordinated.
When should PPV be used?
Only after knockdown, and while hose lines are still in place.
