Evolving Fireground Ch4 Flashcards
1) Some of the tactics we are still deploying were written in the ____ for an enemy that is similar but yet not the same as it is today.
a. 1950s
2) Remember that the first option should be for the search team to control the fire room door the isolate the ___ and interrupt its ___ ___
a. Fire, flow path
3) The _____ needs to be thought of as the most dangerous place for firefighters
a. Hallway
4) Some teams include a ____ ____ ___ _____ with the search team
a. Pressurized water can extinguisher
5) It takes about ____ seconds to search a 12x12 room
15
6) If the room is isolated from the fire it is safe to ventilate the room’s ____
a. Window
7) This will provide ___ for smoke, which increases ____ and increases ____ for any trapped victims
a. Lift, visibility, survivability
8) If the ____ cannot be controlled do not take the windows
a. Door
9) Numbering the ___ is beneficial to staying oriented while searching.
a. Walls
10) Halligan gain of ___ ft, new York pike pole gain of ___ ft
a. 3, 6
11) Pig tool ___ Lbs, Piglet tool ___lbs
a. 8, 6
12) New York Hook can search a path of ___ to ___ ft
a. 10, 12
13) If you are face with the decision to go right or left we say go –
a. Away from the outside corner
14) Works in ____% of bedrooms in America
99
15) The benefit may be more than __ to ___ ft in large house
a. 5 to 10
