Firefighter Skills Chapter 1 - Specialized Response Roles

Question 1

Aircraft/crash rescue fire fighter (ARFF)

Answer 1

• Based on military and civilian airports
• Receive specialized training in aircraft fires, extrication of victims on aircraft, and extinguishing agents.
• Wear special PPE and respond in specialized fire apparatus that protects them from high-temperature fires caused by substances such as jet fuel.

Question 2

Hazardous materials technician

Answer 2

“Hazmat” technicians have training and certification in chemical identification, leak control, decontamination, and clean-up procedures

Question 3

Technical rescue technician

Answer 3

• Trained in special rescue techniques for incidents involving structural collapse, trench rescue, swiftwater rescue, confined-space rescue, high-angle rescue, and other unusual situations.
• Sometimes called Urban Search and Rescue Teams.

Question 4

SCUBA dive rescue technician

Answer 4

-Trained in rescue, recovery, and search procedures in both water and under-ice situations.

Question 5

EMS personnel

Answer 5

• Administer prehospital care to people who are sick or injured.
• Prehospital calls account for the majority of responses in many departments, so fire fighters are often cross-trained with EMS personnel.