Final Test Flashcards
What is LCES?
Lookouts
Communication
Escape routes
Safety zones
How to decrease entrapments
LCES
Safety Zone bs Deployment zone
Safety zone- no fire shelter needed
Deployment zone- fire shelter needed
PPE
Eye protection
Gloves
Nomex
Helmet
IC system
Incident commander
⬇️
Safety officer
⬇️
PIO
⬇️
Liaison
⬇️
Logistics-planning-finance-ops
⬇️
Squad boss/ engine bossHand tools
Combi
McLeods
Pulaski
Firing devise and rules
Drip torch
Fusees
Rules: don’t breath smoke
Don’t get fuel on yourself
Patrolling for spotfires is
Systematic
Hazmat
ERG and protect the origin
Common denominators for near misses and fatalities
- On relatively small fires or on quiet areas of large fires
- In relatively light fuels such as grass herbs and light brush
- When there is an unexpected wind shift in direction or speed
- When fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill
Weather factors
Wind
Temp
Humidity
Human factors
Fatigue Dehydration Smoke Poor visibility Other people
Fire shelter does what?
Reflect radiant heat
Fail when in contact with flames
Wildland interface concerns
People
Power lines
Propane tanks
Bad places to deploy shelters
Heavy fuels
Middle of road
Can’t seal shelter
Canyons and chimneys
Good fire shelter place
Devoid of vegetation
Fire line berm where?
Away from fire
Rolling hose how?
Make inside protect threads
Chain
66ft
12 paces
Hose lay techniques
Simple
Progressive
Tanker vs tender
Tanker- flying
Tender- driving
Saturday drill was…
Prescribed fire
Always carry fire shelter
Risk management process
Identify hazards Assess hazards Develop controls and make risk decisions Implement controls Supervise and evaluate
Communication has…
Sender
Receiver
Mode
