Firefighter Safety/Survival Flashcards
What is a reactive action designed to break the accident chain called?
Intervention
What five components make up the accident chain?
Environment Human Factors Equipment Event Injury
What is a proactive action designed to reduce the potential of creating an accident chain called?
Mitigation
What three components make up the safety triad?
Procedures
Equipment
Personnel
What does a health and safety committee do?
Identify and create solutions for safety issues
What does IDLH mean?
Immediately dangerous to life and health
What does L in LUNAR stand for?
Location
What Does U in LUNAR stand for?
Unit
What does N in LUNAR stand for?
Name
What does A in LUNAR stand for?
Assignment
What does R in LUNAR stand for?
Resources
When do you use the LUNAR acronym?
After you announce a mayday
What do you do after you say the LUNAR acronym?
Activate PASS
Aluminium cylinders need to have hydrostatic tests every how many years?
Every 5 years
At what psi will the second alarm activate in an SCBA?
At 1100 psi