Fire Service Search and Rescue Ch 11 Flashcards
1) There are two types of fireground search and rescue:
a. Rapid intervention, Conventional primary and secondary
2) There are two types of rapid intervention operations;
a. Firefighter location is known, firefighter location is unknown
3) The first job of every RIC its to locate any firefighters in distress and proved them with a _____
a. Continuous air supply….
4) The opening between studs in standard framing is ___ inches
a. 14 ½
5) There are two main objectives of a conventional building search:
a. Finding victims, searching for fire extension
6) A ____ is a rapid but thorough search that is preformed either before or during fire suppression operations.
a. Primary search
7) A ___ is conducted after the fire is under control
a. Secondary
8) Teams assigned to primary search should always carry ___ with them whenever they enter a building and throughout the search
a. Forcible entry tools
9) If available primary search teams should also carry _____
a. Thermal imaging cameras
10) At least one member of the team should carry a _____
a. Portable radio
11) Ideally personnel — should do the secondary search
a. Other than those that conducted the primary
12) Firefighters preforming a VES must be aware of the possibility of initiating a _____
a. Backdraft
13) A female coupling will be towards the ____ and the male toward the ____, the ____ has lugs on its shank the ___ does not.
a. Nozzle, water source, male, female
14) It is always better to have ___ or more rescuers when attempting to drag an adult, one rescuer can drag a ____
a. Two, small child
15) The most common drags preformed at structure fires are the ___ , ____, ____, and the ____
a. Incline drag, blanket drag, litter drag, strap drag
