Fire Fighters Guidance Notes

Question 1

1. Ontario Fire Service, Fire Fighters Guidance Note #6-23 – Safety During Salvage and Overhaul states the most common risk that this aspect of firefighting presents is:
   A) Potential for building collapse. B) Respiratory exposure.
   C) Electrocution.
   D) Sprains and strains

Answer 1

B) Respiratory exposure.

Question 2

2. The Ontario Fire Service, Fire Fighters Guidance Note # 6-18 – Unprotected Lightweight Building Construction states that Incident Commanders should: A) Consider the type of construction, the presence of protective sprinkler systems and to what extent the structure may have been damaged by the fire before initiating firefighting efforts and continually evaluate the risks during operations in buildings that contain unprotected lightweight construction.
   B) Consider employing offensive fire attack strategies where no threat to human life exists within buildings that contain unprotected lightweight construction.
   C) Always use a thermal imaging camera as part of size up.
   D) Employ emergency warning procedures every time there is an incident involving fire in lightweight construction buildings.

Answer 2

A) Consider the type of construction, the presence of protective sprinkler systems and to what extent the structure may have been damaged by the fire before initiating firefighting efforts and continually evaluate the risks during operations in buildings that contain unprotected lightweight construction.

Question 3

3. Ontario Fire Service, Fire Fighters Guidance Note # 6-17 – “Clandestine Drug Labs/Marijuana Grow Houses” states that the primary concerns for fire fighters entering Marijuana Grow Houses and Clandestine Drug labs are____________:
   A) Wire entanglement, toxic atmospheres, false floors and doorways, weapons, low hanging light fixtures, hoarding, unstable occupants, mold, unauthorized hydro connections,
   B) Electrocution, flammable liquid explosions, structural collapse, chemical hazards, mold hazards, improperly contained toxic chemicals, and highly secured areas.
   C) Electrocution, propane/natural gas/flammable liquid explosions, structural collapse, chemical hazards, toxic and corrosive atmospheric hazards, improperly contained toxic chemicals, and booby traps.
   D) Proper decontamination, police notification, building department involvement, engineering department assessment, hydro disconnection, utilities suspended, and media interest.

Answer 3

C) Electrocution, propane/natural gas/flammable liquid explosions, structural collapse, chemical hazards, toxic and corrosive atmospheric hazards, improperly contained toxic chemicals, and booby traps.