Fireground Survival (FGS) 2017

Question 1

What does NFPA recommend when it comes to staffing?

Answer 1

(4) person engine and truck companies

*** some companies maybe staffed with five or six firefighters

Question 2

_____________________________attack is the correct tactic for derelict and abandoned buildings.

Answer 2

Defensive exterior fire attack

Question 3

Four components to a size-up

Answer 3

1. Construction
2. Location and Extent of the fire
3. Occupancy
4. Life Hazard
   * **360 view of the home. DO IT or have it done!

Question 4

What does reading smoke do?

Answer 4

Helps the fire fighter make the decision to enter or exit a structure

Question 5

The four characteristics of reading smoke?

Answer 5

Volume
Velocity
Color
Density

Question 6

What can velocity do under reading smoke?

Answer 6

Can help identify where the fire is located now and where it’s going next

Question 7

What’s the most important attribute of reading smoke?

Answer 7

Density

• —tells one how much fuel is present
• —-The thicker the smoke the more likely a hostile fire event will occur and the more dangerous and explosive that event will be

Question 8

What does slow moving white smoke indicate?

Answer 8

initial stage heating

Question 9

Fast moving white smoke

Answer 9

Indicates heat, but the smoke has traveled a distance

Question 10

What does brown smoke indicate?

Answer 10

– Brown smoke occurs during mid to late stage heating of Unfinished wood

– Observing brown smoke venting from void spaces in the floors, walls, ceilings or roof is an indicator that structural components are being heated and compromised–Be on guard for collapse!

Question 11

Black smoke “Thin fast moving”

Answer 11

Seeing black thin fast moving smoke venting from a specific location indicates clean burning and that the fire is nearby

Question 12

NFPA 1404 now regulates what?

Answer 12

It now mandates that fire fighter’s be out of the IDLH area before the low air alarm activates.

Question 13

Consider defensive operations if what?

Answer 13

Pressurized smoke exiting the structure.
Smoke coming from the walls of the structure.
Truss roof assemblies exposed to fire upon arrival.
Fire self-venting from the roof of the structure.
Two or more floors involved with fire.
Any factor likely to destabilize the structure.

Question 14

Companies must practice what?

Answer 14

Backing out

Question 15

Before searching the floor above, what needs to be in place?

Answer 15

A hose line on the 1st floor advancing towards the fire.

Question 16

What type of resources should be ordered in the event of a “mayday?”

Answer 16

Another alarm 
Speciality units (heavy rescue, hazmat, EMS, etc)
Request additional tach channel (fire ground activities)

Question 17

What three things should be mentioned by the firefighter calling the mayday?

Answer 17

Name
Assignment
Location
**are you stuck and your needs?

Question 18

What should one do to suppress the panic response?

Answer 18

B.O.A.
Breathing: controlled steady breathing
Organize: follow a plan with logical steps
Act: take action and perform steps in order

Question 19

GRAB LIVES

Answer 19

G: Guage
R: Radio
A: Activate the pass alarm
B: Breathing control

L: stay low
I:  illuminate flashlight 
V: make some NOISE!
E: look for exits
S: shield your airway

Question 20

What should the couplings feel like and which one leads outdoors?

Answer 20

The first one should be smooth, followed by short lugs (female), and then long lugs is the (male).

Question 21

How much rope comes in our P.E.S.?

Answer 21

50 feet, 7.5 mm

Question 22

What’s one of the most critical findings during a pre-fire that helps with firefighter survival?

Answer 22

Building construction

Question 23

What is one of the most critical things to do in preventing mayday?

Answer 23

A pre-fire plan

Question 24

What will a comprehensive pre-fire plan do for you?

Answer 24

It will provide clues to when and where a building might fail.

Question 25

What type of structures do we NOT enter?

Answer 25

Abandoned and derelict buildings

Question 26

What type of tactic should be used in an abandoned structure?

Answer 26

Defensive tactics

Question 27

The “thicker” the smoke says what?

Answer 27

more likely a hostile fire event will occur and the more dangerous and explosive that event will be.

Question 28

How do firefighters do more task with less air?

Answer 28

Cardio vascular training

Strength training

Question 29

A major contributing factor of LODD with a cluster of (4) or more fighters?

Answer 29

Lack of situational awareness & human error

Question 30

What needs to occur before a search of the second floor can be established?

Answer 30

Hose line on the first floor

Question 31

Radio worn at hip in holster significantly ______________________?

Answer 31

Reduces radio strength due to interference with body.

Question 32

Under the accountability system, an IC must identify what when a firefighter is in distress?

Answer 32

• name
• location
• assignment

Question 33

What type of class harness shall be worn to escape an upper floor?

Answer 33

Class III

Question 34

Size-up should consist of interior and exterior?

Answer 34

YES

Question 35

IC responsibility after rescue is complete?

Answer 35

Return operations back to normal

Question 36

What’s something that should be considered if occupants may be injured and/or firefighters for EMS?

Answer 36

Staging an ALS for occupants and firefighters

Question 37

Where should the RIC Leader be assigned to?

Who should fill the “RIC Group Sup” position?

Answer 37

• to the ICP

- a BC

Question 38

As the IC, what information needs to be given to the RIC Leader?

Answer 38

• Name and assignment
• Last known location
• Radio Channel
• Special rescue information

Question 39

IC responsibility after rescue is complete

Answer 39

Return IC to operations
RE-define incident priorities
Ensure fresh crews are available
Utilize Public Information Officer 
Determine need for investigative team
Assess need for critical incident stress debriefing
Direct post-incident review

Question 40

If droplets of water do not return during “penciling” the ceiling means what?

Answer 40

It’s a watch out situation and it is extremely hot.

Question 41

If you arrive to a house fire and the front door is open, what should you do?

Answer 41

Take a look in to verify trapped occupants and announce. If none, close the door.

Question 42

Why do firefighters get trapped, die, or run out of air?

Answer 42

Lack of situational awareness