Fire Tech Promotion Course 7/18/14 SUMMER 2014 On-line Program Flashcards
PART I – BISP MANUAL - CHAPTER 2: PART II - INSTRUCTOR INSTINCTS:
- RBIS is not static but rather a dynamic system that will re-evaluate a company’s district each day and upon new information in order to provide the user with the most up to date priority list of inspections. Please choose an incorrect item about the Risk Based inspection System (RBIS) from the list below? (2.5.1)
A) If a Company is unable to inspect an item on their list RBIS will automatically re-evaluate the list and input that missed inspection into a new priority list for the next day.
B) Fire Officers will be required to log into RBIS at the start of every 9x6 tour regardless if the Unit has BISP duty or not.
C) RBIS will schedule inspections on BI and non-BI days according to policy rules.
D) RBIS is limited by one component; it only schedules and/or records inspections that have an associated address, regardless of a Building Identification Number.
- Answer: D = RBIS is limited by one component; it only schedules and/or records inspections that have an associated Building Identification Number.
- RBIS will provide a list of various inspections each day for fire companies in order to manage and perform building inspections; all of these inspections do not have to be completed in one inspectional period. Company Officers should attempt to complete as many inspections as possible based on the priority list for their district. Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the below paragraph as it relates to the RBIS priority list? (2.5.2)
“Company Officers may conduct inspections in whichever order they choose (ex. If one high priority and one low priority building were located in close proximity, in the interest of using time more efficiently the lower priority inspection may be conducted before moving on to a higher priority inspection.”
A) Agree or D) Disagree
- A
3. RBIS will individually score the buildings assigned to a particular administrative district. The significance of this feature is the customization of inspectional frequency based on risk severity within a particular administrative district and not citywide. RBIS is limited by one component; it only schedules and/or records inspections that have an associated Building Identification Number. Building Identification Number and Address issues should be forwarded to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ via an e-mail or a phone call. Please fill in the blank? (2.5.2 Note) A) Battalion B) Division C) BISP Unit D) FDOC
- C
- After rigorous testing the RBIS development group realized that inspections can be added in error by company officers, for example a complaint is entered under a different BIN in the same administrative district. At this time RBIS does not have the ability to delete this inspection at the company level; however BTDS can override the system and prevent the added inspection from appearing on the pre-inspection schedule. In order to do this, Company Officers will notify the BISP Unit via an ____________. Please fill in the blank? (2.6.2)
A) immediate phone call
B) e-mail
- A
2.6.2 As mentioned in 2.6.1 above certain inspections will be added by the Company Officer
and have been identified in section 2.6 (Examples of Inspection Type Priority) with a
double asterisk. After rigorous testing the RBIS development group realized that
inspections can be added in error, for example a complaint is entered under a different
BIN in the same administrative district. At this time RBIS does not have the ability to
delete this inspection at the company level; however BTDS can override the system and
prevent the added inspection from appearing on the pre-inspection schedule. In order to
do this Company Officers will notify the BISP Unit via an immediate phone call, the
BISP Unit will document all relevant information and notify BTDS through an
“Inspections Added in Error” tab only available to BISP Officers in RBIS. BTDS will
take the steps necessary to un-schedule the added inspection. If a Company Officer adds
an inspection by mistake and realizes the mistake, do not add any further information into
the system as it pertains to this inspection; call the BISP Unit for assistance.
Note: All Officers will be able to view an “Added in Error Records Report” for their unit
in RBIS, under Reports. Officers will have the ability to check the status of requests, either
pending, processed, or returned to the BISP Unit for further clarification.
2.6.3 Another situation that can occur is when a Company Officer by mistake picks the
incorrect building and begins to add information about the inspection he or she performed
on a different building. If this occurs and the Company Officer has already saved the
inspection he or she will be unable to delete the saved information. The Company Officer
should record the inspection data under the correct building. The Company Officer
should re-open the building with the incorrect data and mark it as incomplete. The
Company Officer should also record a note, so the next Officer conducting inspections
will understand that this incomplete building requires an inspection and the data already
entered needs to be updated. An incomplete building will be displayed by RBIS on the
next inspection set.
5. Three family multiple dwellings with no common area have been identified in many sections of the city, these dwellings are typically three stories in height with no basement. A separate exterior entrance gives direct access to each individual apartment. Separate heating units are found within each unit. No common area in the building is available for inspection. These buildings will be placed into an \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ inspection classification by the administrative unit. Please fill in the blank? (2.7.1) A) Exempt B) Building Not Found C) Temporarily Unoccupied D) Vacant
- A
6. An Exempt Status Change in RBIS is automatically approved by default for \_\_\_\_\_ days. (2.7.1 Note) A) 7 B) 14 C) 21 D) 30
- B
- True or False? Small garages associated with adjacent buildings will also be placed into an Exempt status. (2.7.2)
A) True or B) False
- A
- If an Operational Unit is prompted by RBIS to conduct an inspection and the inspection reveals the building is a Private Dwelling, which is a one or two family residence, the unit can perform the following: (2.7.3)
A) An exterior inspection and remove the Private Dwelling from the Risk Based (Full Building Inspection) category.
B) When the unit returns to quarters the Private Dwelling can be updated through the status change tab.
C) This status change is instant and does not require Battalion Chief approval.
D) All of the above.
Please choose the most correct answer from the list above?
- Answer: D
2.7.3 Private Dwellings:
If an Operational Unit is prompted by RBIS to conduct an inspection and the inspection reveals
the building is a Private Dwelling, which is a one or two family residence, the unit can perform
an exterior inspection and remove the Private Dwelling from the Risk Based (Full Building
Inspection) category. When the unit returns to quarters the Private Dwelling can be updated
through the status change tab. This status change is instant and does not require Battalion Chief
approval.
Note: An Operational Unit will continue to have access to building data to record
inspections as a result of complaints or other issues. However, “Private Dwellings” will be
removed from the risk based inspectional cycle and do not require Battalion approval.
Additional Note: Please refer to the RBIS user manual in order to complete a status
change
- Upon inspection, buildings which are found to be temporarily unoccupied may be removed from RBIS by requesting a status change to “temporarily unoccupied”. Please choose an item from the list below that is not correct according to this procedure? (2.7.5)
A) Changing the building status to “temporarily unoccupied” will reschedule this building one year from the Company Officer’s requested date of the status change.
B) The modification of a building to “temporarily unoccupied” will void any outstanding violations.
C) Any violation voided by this building status change will have a void reason of “temporarily unoccupied”.
D) A “temporarily unoccupied” building will be rescheduled one year later as a Risk building with a designation of “temporarily unoccupied Full Building Inspection”.
- Answer: A = Changing the building status to “temporarily unoccupied” will reschedule this building one year from the Battalion Chief’s approval date of the status change
- Upon inspection, buildings which are found to be vacant may be removed from RBIS by requesting a status change to “Vacant”. Please choose the correct procedures from the list below in regards to Vacants? (2.7.6)
A) This status change will require approval by the Administrative Battalion Chief.
B) The modification of a building to “Vacant” will halt any incomplete inspections from future scheduling and void all outstanding violations.
C) A vacant building will not be scheduled for one year and then RBIS will schedule the building again.
D) Any violation voided by this building status change will have a void reason of “Vacant”.
E) Officer’s finding a vacant building in their administrative district shall file an E-CIDS report and either forward an A-8 or High Priority Referral Report.
- Answer: A, B, D, E = C = A vacant building will no longer be scheduled.
- Procedures for Buildings with “No Access” after 2 attempts are provided below, which one is incorrectly listed? (2.7.7)
A) When a unit is unable to gain access to a building the officer should record the inspection as “No Access.”
B) After attempting to gain access a second time and still unable to gain entry the officer will once again record the inspection as “No Access.”
C) After recording the second consecutive “No Access” for the same address RBIS will not reschedule that inspection again for 6 months from the initial “No Access” inspection set date.
D) All outstanding Violations for this BIN number that are not associated to another inspection type must be voided by the user.
- Answer: D = All outstanding Violations for this BIN number that are not associated to another inspection type may be voided by the user
- Please choose an incorrect Public School inspection policy from the list below? (2.8.1)
A) All public schools K-12 will be inspected during every school year by the Bureau of Fire Prevention or the Bureau of Operations.
B) The Bureau of Fire Prevention will utilize a school unit in order to conduct inspections of public schools K-12.
C) The Fire Prevention school unit will conduct these inspections from September to February 1 of each year.
D) After February 1, an assessment of public school inspections will be conducted by the Bureau of Fire Prevention. If required, Fire Operations may be requested to assist in the completion of public schools by the end of the school year.
E) Whenever a school which does not occupy the entire building is scheduled for inspection, units will be required only to inspect the school occupancy.
- Answer: E = Whenever a school which does not occupy the entire building is scheduled for inspection, units will be required to inspect the entire building as well as the school occupancy.
- Please choose the correct Public School Familiarization Drill policies from the list below? (2.8.1)
A) Operational Units will conduct their first familiarization drill once the school is automatically scheduled by RBIS.
B) Units will subsequently continue to conduct familiarization drills every two years from the last inspection or familiarization drill date.
C) If an Operational Unit performs an inspection at a public school that was not inspected by the Fire Prevention school unit, the two year clock for familiarization drills will be reset. This inspection will satisfy the two year drill requirement.
D) An inspection can satisfy the drill requirement however a drill cannot satisfy an inspection requirement by the Fire Unit, if requested.
E) Familiarization drills are not to be conducted during BISP and shall be conducted during company and multi-unit drills.
F) If field units are unable to enter the school because of access issues they shall document the drill using RBIS and in the notes section indicate “exterior drill conducted”.
- Answer: All are correct
- Operational Units will be required to inspect all Private/Charter Schools and College/Universities within their administrative districts during every school year, no exceptions. Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the above statement? (2.8.2)
A) Agree or D) Disagree
- Answer: D = Exception: Occasionally private/charter schools can be found in larger public schools. These schools are occupancies inside the public school. If this situation occurs Fire Prevention will inspect these schools when the larger public school is inspected.
15. RBIS will automatically schedule theaters for inspection from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ through \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ of each year. Please fill in the two blanks? (2.8.5) A) June / August B) April / June C) October / December D) None of the above.
- A
16. Operational Units will perform \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ inspection of New York State Day Cares. Please fill in the blank? (2.9.2) A) an annual B) a semi-annual C) a one time D) None of the above
- C
- In any premises having a fire alarm system or a smoke detector that automatically transmits signals to the Department or a central station, the owner (including any lessee or tenant) of the premises shall be responsible for preventing the transmission of unnecessary or unwarranted alarms, and shall be liable for any violation of this section. Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the below statement? (2.9.8)
“It shall be unlawful to transmit two (2) or more unnecessary or unwarranted alarms in any three-month period.”
A) Agree or D) Disagree
- A
- Please choose an incorrect item about Building Record Folders from the list below? (2.10.1)
A) A Building Record Folder is required for each building in a unit’s inspection district requiring an inspection only.
B) The folder shall contain all pertinent information concerning that building and its occupancies.
C) Individual addresses are placed in the upper left corner of the folder. Unit block numbers are placed in the upper right corner.
D) Folders are filed by address in numerical or alphabetical sequence, NOT by unit block numbers.
- Answer: A = A Building Record Folder is required for each building in a unit’s inspection district requiring an inspection or familiarization drill.
PART II - INSTRUCTOR INSTINCTS:
1. An Engine officer supervising operations of the first line at a 10-75 for a fire on the 2nd floor of an OLT building would be correct to know that she should not delegate which one of the following tactics? (Engines—Chapter 5—5.1.25, 5.1.26)
A. Calling for more line
B. Stream direction as the line moves through the apartment
C. Direction of the nozzle team advancement
D. Opening the nozzle in an emergency
- C
- You are a Lieutenant in an Engine performing hydrant inspection with your unit when a civilian approaches you and makes a complaint about an overcrowding condition in a dance club across the street. In this situation, it would be most correct for you to? (Regs 12.1.6)
A. First verify the location is in your administrative district, and if it is, conduct a prompt inspection to determine conditions within
B. Conduct a prompt inspection, and if the overcrowding exists, immediately notify the Battalion and the Division
C. Immediately call the Administrative Battalion regarding this situation
D. Immediately notify the Public Assembly Unit at the Bureau of Fire Prevention
2) C = Complaints received for a place of public amusement or entertainment like a theater or dance club—make no inspection—instead—immediately notify ADM BC who will investigate with the appropriate fire company and inform the DC of actions taken
- An officer conducting a drill on the potential for a backdraft in a taxpayer, was incorrect when he stated that? (FFP—Taxpayers—4.4.1–NFC)
A. The severity of a backdraft is influenced by the amount of turbulence in the building
B. A room or fire area requires only 25% of its space to contain the explosive mixture for the entire area possibly to explode
C. To prevent a backdraft, one alternative that is more effective than roof venting is the use of a hose stream
D. When using a hose stream to avert or minimize a backdraft, the hose stream can be placed in a flanking position and then immediately discharged into the fire area when the fire area is opened up.
- C
C. Factors that influence the severity of the backdraft are:
- type of gases, their temperature, pressure and make up.
- size and location of the areas involved.
- type and size of openings made by the Fire Department.
- proximity of openings in relation to the fire.
- amount of turbulence in the building caused by the direction and velocity of the wind and hose streams directed in the building.
N. An alternative to roof venting although not as effective, is the use of a
hose stream.
- A Lieutenant giving a drill on the Roof FF position at Tenement fires was correct when he stated that? (Ladders 3—Pg 23)
A. The interior stairs may be used to access the roof only if there is a light fire condition
B. The aerial ladder is the preferred method to reach the roof if the building is isolated
C. The 1st arriving Roof FF shall bring the power saw to the roof for top floor fires
D. Always vent the skylight prior to removing a roof scuttle
- B
ACCESS TO THE ROOF:
1. Adjoining Building - Generally, there are contiguous buildings making this
the safest and most dependable method. Be aware of possible extension of
fire to exposures.
2. Aerial Ladder - The aerial ladder is used when the building is isolated or
the roof cannot be reached, or accessed from the adjoining building, due to
a difference in height or obstructions caused by security barriers, fences
etc. Roof access from the aerial can be dangerous. The cornice slopes
towards the roof and in some instances there is a high front parapet wall.
Use caution stepping off the aerial, especially when visibility is poor.
3. Rear Fire Escape - This access to roof is least desirable. It is only used
when other means are not available and when the fire floor can be safely
passed at this location. It is obviously dangerous to try to pass the fire
floor when the fire is exposing the fire escape or is on the verge of venting
itself in this direction. Rear fire escapes extend to the roof (Figures 3D
and 3E) unless of the party wall balcony type (Figure 3F). Front fire
escapes do not extend to the roof (Figures 3C and 3E).
NOTE: The interior stairs are NEVER used for the following reasons:
Danger of being trapped above the fire.
Banked heat and smoke may prevent member from reaching roof.
Will lead to a delay in roof ventilation when it proves dangerous or
impractical
- Engine companies arrive on the scene of a major collapse in a 5-story multiple dwelling caused by an explosion and find a large volume of fire on arrival. In this situation, the highest priority for the Engine Company would be to: (FFP Collapse, 7.1.1)
A. Extinguish active fire in burning vehicles within the vicinity of the collapse
B. Protect the exposures
C. Extinguish active fire in the affected building and surrounding debris
D. Stretch a 3 ½” line to supply a Tower Ladder
- C
- You are the officer of an engine company reporting in to a 10-77 for a fire on the 10th floor of a High-Rise MD. You are ordered by the IC to operate the High Rise nozzle. In this situation, you would be correct to know? (TB—Tools 7-DS 17—4.3, 5.6, 5.10, 5.14)
A. The supply line must be attached to the High-Rise nozzle after the nozzle is slid out on the window sill
B. If repositioning of the High-Rise nozzle is required, the supply line should be shut down at the shut-off located one length back and the nozzle opened to bleed the line.
C. Putting the nozzle into service requires the service of one Engine Company
D. The correct pressure when supplying the High Rise nozzle with 3 lengths should be 50 psi at the standpipe outlet gauge with water flowing
- B
4.3 Supplied by a 2 1/2” hoseline, the high rise nozzle will produce flows of 200-225 gpm at
50 psi nozzle pressure with water flowing. Units must use the standpipe pressure gauge
and consider the number of lengths in the supply line. As a general rule when supplying
the high rise nozzle with 3 lengths of 2 1/2” hose, the pressure at the outlet gauge should
be 70 psi with water flowing and 80 psi when using 4 lengths
5.6 Putting the nozzle into operation will require the services of two engine companies
equipped with roll-ups, standpipe kits, forcible entry tools including a rabbit tool and the
high rise nozzle
5.10 The supply line must be attached to the high rise nozzle before the nozzle is slid out on
the window sill for use. Firefighters operating the high rise nozzle will use the T-handle
to properly position the nozzle for optimum stream placement. The T-handle will allow
the firefighters to move the nozzle along the window sill and maintain control
5.14 A shut-off shall be placed in line one length back from the nozzle. When repositioning of
the High Rise Nozzle is required, the supply line should be shut down at the shut-off
located one length back and the nozzle opened to bleed the line. This will make it easier
to move the nozzle and supply line while repositioning. Once in position, the officer
supervising nozzle operations will order water started. This officer will then notify the
IC that the nozzle is in position and ready to operate. The nozzle will not be operated
until the IC has given approval.