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Firefighter Procedures Flashcards

0
Q

How many members of the search team must have a handy talkie

A

At least one member in the IDLH stall have a handle talkie

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When is a fire considering IDL H atmosphere

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Fire progresses past incipient stage

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A known life hazard is defined as

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A victim can be seen
A victim can be heard
A credible source or person at the scene indicating the location of the life hazard

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Who do you contact if entering an IDLH by yourself for a known life hazard

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Incident commander

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Who makes up the safety team before the fast truck arrives

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Back up and control of the second arrived engine

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Who makes up the safety team for the first due engine 4 man company

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Officer and one firefighter enter the IDLH

The two numbers left are the safety team

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6
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Who makes up the safety team of the first due engine

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5 FF Control and door member

4 FF 2 FF designated by Officer

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Who makes up the safety team for the first due ladder company only on scene

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5 FF LCC OV

4 FF LCC OUTSIDE FIREFIGHTER DESIGNATED BY OFFICER

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8
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Who makes up the safety team for the first engine and first truck on scene

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5 FF Ladder control and LCC

4 FF Ladder control and LCC

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What does understaffed engine or letter company mean

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The unit is staffed with less than four firefighters

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When the first to arrive companies are understaffed what should the company do

A

Take a defensive position

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When arriving second do engine what should the officer do when the first engine is understaffed

A

Announced 1084 over the Handie talkie

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12
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Before entering IDLH atmosphere a member must contact who

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Their assigned a company officer

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Only two engines on scene who makes up the safety team

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Back up and control of second arriving engine

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Q

What is the single digit codes on the handie talkie for each company

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1 rescue
2 command
5 engine
6 spare
7 ladders 
8 squads
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15
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What is the Position codes for engine and squads

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1 officer
2 chauffeur 
3 nozzle
4 back up
5 control
6 door
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16
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What is the position codes for trucks and rescues on the handy talkie

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1 officer 
2 chauffeur 
3 roof 
4 OV 
5 irons
6 can
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17
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Where should the fast truck officer announce the arrival

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Over the handy talkie and in person to the incident Commander

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18
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Who is the only person of the fast team who states 157 fast truck

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Only the officer after each radio transmission

19
Q

What should the fast officer bring to the command post

A

An updated copy of the response ticket along with the CIDS information available

20
Q

What information should the fast officer get from the IC

A

Fire location
Tactics implemented
Location of units operating

21
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What two positions should a truck officer assigned at rollcall for the fast team

A

Fast pack

EFAS

22
Q

13 point size up

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Construction
Occupancy
Area and access
Life
Weather
Auxiliary appliances
Street conditions
Water supply
Exposure
Apparatus equipment
Location
Time
Height of building
23
Q

What does FAIR stand for for firemen removal

A

Fire
Air
Immediate medical care
Removal

24
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Which tools should the fast unit report to the command post with

A

FAST Pak
Search rope
Stokes basket with back board
2:1 rope

25
Q

What are the specs of the 1 inch tubular webbing used for fireman removal

A

20’ lengths
4000 lbs breaking
Water knot 3000. Lbs

26
Q

How often should you to be wedding be inspected

A

Monthly and after each use

27
Q

FFP Taxpayers. How much does a cubic foot of brickwork weigh?

A

100 pounds

28
Q

FFP Taxpayers. What is a backdraft, smoke explosion, or hot air explosion?

A

The ignition and rapid combustion of a mixture of flammable gases or dust and air which flashes back through openings around the fire area

29
Q

FFP Taxpayers. What colors of smoke are associated with a backdraft?

A

Dirty brown, yellow brown, gray yellow, dense black

30
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FFP Taxpayers. What is the % of explosive mixture to possibly explode?

A

25% of the space

31
Q

FFP Taxpayers. Best way to prevent a backdraft is?

A

Open roof directly over the fire

32
Q

FFP Taxpayer. What is a axial load?

A

A force perpendicular to support members

33
Q

FFP taxpayer. What is corbelling?

A

A course of bricks built out from the face of the wall, as steps in reverse

34
Q

FFP Taxpayer. A common definition of a taxpayer?

A

Business structure one or two stories in height of class 3 construction (exterior firewalls with wooden interior structural members )

35
Q

FFP Taxpayer. Before what year removing the front sign on a store will open up the cockloft?

A

1920

36
Q

FFP taxpayer. What is the size of a cockloft found in taxpayers?

A

4”-6’

37
Q

FFP taxpayer. What are the three parts of truss construction?

A

Top chord
Bottom chord
Webs

38
Q

FFP taxpayer. What is the updates calculation on bowstring truss?

A

40%of originally design to hold

39
Q

FFP taxpayer. What is the range between bow string truss spaced?

A

10-20 feet

40
Q

FFP taxpayer. What is the CIDS for bowstring truss?

A

BWSTRG

41
Q

FFP taxpayer. When should you not take the returns in a sky light?

A

When you are going to use it as a fire stop when trenching.

42
Q

FFP taxpayer. What is the longest distance you can span open web joist?

A

60’

43
Q

FFP taxpayer. Unprotected open web joist can fail how soon?

A

5 to 10 minutes

44
Q

FFP taxpayer. An average 50 foot I beam heated uniformly to 970* expands how much?

A

Four inches

45
Q

FFP taxpayer. A 100 foot I beam heat 1000* can expand as much as?

A

9 1/2”

46
Q

FFP taxpayer. Cast iron columns are unpredictable and fail on average in about how long?

A

30 minutes

Commuication (12 decks)

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