IFSTA ARFF 6th: Ch. 12 Flashcards
Strategic and Tactical Operations
When does tactical decision making start?
Upon notification of an emergency and continues through emergency operations
How long do you have before scene size up and tactical decision making needs to be implemented?
Seconds
Where is the best time to practice the decision making process?
In the training room prior to the incident
Components of NIMS-ICS is a combination of :
Command Strategy with Organizational Principals
In addition to the standard CFLOP positions of NIMS, another position is __________.
Intelligence
In some instances the Intelligence position may be part of the _________ function.
Planning
Hydraulic/Gear failure can affect the aircrafts:
Steering
Braking
and/or Stopping
ARFF personnel should try and prevent unnecessary evacuation by doing what?
Contacting the flight crew and reporting exterior conditions
Fusible plugs on wheel assemblies are designed to melt and deflate tires when the rim reaches:
300-400 degrees
The two most common hazards related to wheel assemblies are?
Hot Brakes
Wheel Fires
Hot brakes is usually recognizable by _______ colored smoke coming from wheel assemblies.
Brown
Peak wheel temperatures may not be reached until ____ to ____ minutes after the aircraft has come to a complete stop.
20 / 30
What is the safest way to extinguish wheel fires?
Apply large quantities of water from a distance
Magnesium has a melting point of:
1202 degrees
Titanium is as strong as ordinary steel but is only ____ percent as heavy.
56
The melting point of Titanium is ________
3140 degrees F
Severity of the hazard created by a fuel spill is dependent upon:
How volatile the fuel is
Proximity to sources of ignition
Hot starts and tail pipe fires are usually controlled by the:
Flight deck crew
Where can heaters be found on aircraft?
Fuselages, Wings and Tail
Power switches and circuit breakers for galley equipment are located in the ________
cockpit
Extinguishing systems that must be activated by pilots are also provided in ________________
lower cargo holds
Aircraft interior fires can originate and travel in concealed spaces such as:
Between the skin of aircraft
Overhead access area
Cargo/Belly areas
Other than using infrared heat detectors or TI’s, personnel can do what to pinpoint areas of fire?
Apply light water mist, watch for water to convert to steam.
What can water runoff from interior fire fighting operations do?
dilute the foam blanket outside the aircraft
