General knowledge Flashcards
it takes approximately ___ firefighters to rescue 1 firefighter in distress, and 1 in ___ will have an emergency of their own
12, 5
the average time a MAYDAY was declared was ___ minutes after the arrival of the initial company
9
it is the responsibility of _______ to conduct a size up of the incident and develop an action plan that keeps firefighters safe
company officer
Firefighters must always be ready to ____ ____ should they find themselves in a situation where they need to declare a MAYDAY
self rescue
Initial RIT consists of _____
a single resource
RIT Level 1 consists of ______ when the incident is determined to be a working structure fire
1 engine, 1 special service (preferably a heavy rescue)
RIT Level 2 consists of _______
1 engine, 1 truck, 1 rescue, 1 ALS unit, 1 BC
RIT Level 3 consists of _______
A minimum of 2 rescue companies or units with structural collapse rescue capabilities
To move up from the initial RIT, the IC shall request a RIT Level be dispatched as soon as ______
A working structure fire is determined
When requesting a 2nd alarm, RIT Level ___ is mandatory and must be requested by the IC
1
RIT Level ___ becomes mandatory for an IC to request if a MAYDAY is called
2
When the RIT Level 1 is dispatched, these units will augment the Initial RIT resource. The resulting RIT Level 1 is to be referred to as the ____ _____. The officer of the initial RIT will become ____ _____ ______.
RIT Group
RIT Group Supervisor
The sole function of the RIT Group is _____
Firefighter rescue
The ____ ____ dispatched with the RIT Level 2 will become the RIT Group Supervisor
Battalion Chief
The initial RIT tool cache shall minimally consist of these 8 items:
1 - Hand lights 2 - Portable radios 3 - Forcible entry tools 4 - Tagline/search rope 5 - RIT air supply 6 - Additional SCBA (if RIT pack unavailable) 7 - Thermal imager 8 - Pak Trackers, if available
