FIRE-03 AIR MANAGEMENT FOR SCBA

Question 1

What is the Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training?

Answer 1

NFPA 1404

Question 2

At what levels of CO must personnel wear SCBA?

Answer 2

Exceeds Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) 30 ppm

Question 3

What is ROAM and what does it stand for?

Answer 3

Rule of Air Management
“know how much air you have in your SCBA cylinder and manage that air so you can leave the hazardous environment before your low air alarm activates.”

Question 4

You should leave IDLH by what marker in your air supply?

Answer 4

Before consumption of reserve air, which is at 25% of capacity

Question 5

Activation of the reserve air alarm is _____ for the individual and the team.

Answer 5

an immediate action item

Question 6

Conduct a READY check before entering IDLH. What does READY stand for?

Answer 6

Radio
Equipment
Air
Duties
Yes

Question 7

What are some natural breaks in action that should prompt air checks?

Answer 7

Enter room
Moving down hallway
Finish searching room
Before/after physically demanding task
Change floors
Before beginning new task

Question 8

When should officer report that the team has 50% air remaining?

Answer 8

When first person on team is at 50%?

Question 9

What should a leader do if a team member’s low air alarm goes off?

Answer 9

Consider this an immediate action items

Inform command of unit, location, low air alarm and estimate of how close team is to exit.

Question 10

If low air alarm goes off, if/when should a MAYDAY be called?

Answer 10

If personnel are still inside IDLH and will be unable to exit within 5 minutes

Question 11

When are the timed benchmark reports given while in IDLH?

Answer 11

Every 10 minutes

Question 12

What should personnel do when asked to provide timed benchmark report?

Answer 12

IC asks for PAR
Personnel do air check
Officer provides a UCANA

Question 13

10 Standardized Actions for Lost and Disoriented Firefighters?

Answer 13

MAYDAY
Stay calm, preserve air
Provide situation report
Use PASS
If with crew, stay with crew
Search for exit, look for light
Attempt to follow hose/lifeline out
Retreat to area of safety
Assume horizontal position
Use flashlight as beacon
Tapping noises with tool

Question 14

If low air or PASS is heard in hazardous atmosphere and no one claims it, this is considered:

Answer 14

an emergency until proven otherwise.