FRPs Flashcards
What 6 tools are used by the Accountability System to track companies, crews, and individuals?
Helmet shields, passports, nametags, Command Boards, Tactical Worksheet, and Telestaff
When is a PAR performed?
Change from offensive to defensive strategy, a major negative change in incident conditions, missing resource (Mayday), and as IC deems necessary
Company officer duties for Air Management?
Develops strategy for crew air management, directs crew members to check air levels often, communicates to command via CAN, maintains situational awareness and orientation to exit, and initiates exit when lowest air reaches 50%
Command duties for Air Management?
Maintains crew accountability, tracks IDLH entry/exit time, uses 10 minute timers to check air, anticipates crew replacement
Reasons for a calling Mayday?
Disorientation, unknown travel distance to the exit, situation requires help from RIT, and low air.
Reasons for calling Emergency Traffic?
Abandoning the hazard zone, reporting extreme safety hazards (collapse), changing from offensive to defensive strategy, and to additional request resources in a critical situation
What must the incident action plan include after receiving a mayday?
Commit the RIT (becomes FF Search Group)
Establish a defensible space
Order additional resources / upgrade
Establish a Rescue Branch
Reestablish a new RIT
Assign a separate OPS channel (missing FF remains on original ops)
Assign an additional Safety Officer to Rescue Branch
Order support resources
Mandatory notifications, order additional alarm, assign separate ops channel, place LF on standby
What are the 6 components of FF Rescue Branch?
FF Search Group
Fire Control Group
FF Extrication Group
Medical Unit
FF Rescue Branch Staging
FF Support Group
What is the Risk/Benefit Value Statement?
Within a structured plan:
We may risk our lives to protect savable lives.
We may risk our lives to protect savable property.
We will NOT risk our lives or endanger ourselves to save lives or property that are already lost.
What is the assumed hot zone per Fireground Decon FRP?
75 ft
What are the minimum resources in Base if not defined by command?
2 engines and 1 truck
What is PBRRMEE in a secondary size up?
People, Building, Resources, Red (Fire), Moving (where is it going), Exposures, Emergencies
Primary and secondary single-task truck functions?
Search & Rescue
Ventilation
Forcible Entry
Support Fire Attack
Laddering
Utilities
Secondary means of egress
Support RIT
Salvage/Overhaul
Primary and secondary Truck-A functions?
Forcible Entry
Search (primary, secondary)
Support Fire Attack
Utilities
Salvage/Overhaul
Primary and secondary Truck-B functions?
Exterior rescue
Ventilation
Secondary egress
Utilities
RIT support
Salvage/Overhaul
What are the 12 fireground messages?
Entry/Exit
Water supply
Knock down
Primary Search
Secondary Search
Utilities
Unusual or high risk operations (VES)
Ready for reassignment
IC Benchmarks (All Clear, Fire Under Control)
Alpha Side (optional)
CAN reports
Recalls
What is the flash point of transil (transformer) oil?
300F
Who are the 5 notifications for a fire victim death?
County ME
Law enforcement
Fire Chief or designee
Duty Investigator and Assistant Fire Marshal
District Chaplain
What are the elements of DRAW-D?
Defend, Reinforce, Advance, Withdraw, Delay
What are the 3 modes of operation in wildland firefighting?
Offensive (Direct), Defensive (Indirect), and Combination
What are the 5 strategies of operation in wildland firefighting?
Anchor and Flank, Split the Head, Envelopment, Parallel Attack, Indirect Attack
What are the 3 fire control tactics of wildland firefighting, and the methods of each?
- Mobile Attack (pincer, tandem, envelopment)
- Hose Deployment (simple hose lays, progressive hose lays)
- Fire Control Lines (handlines, dozer lines, natural barriers, wet lines)
What are the 4 categories of wildland structure triage?
Defensible Stand Alone (low risk), Defensible Prep and Hold (moderate risk), Non-Defensible Prep-and-Go (high risk), Non-Defensible Check and Go (extreme risk)
