Incident Response Pocket Guide(IRPG) Flashcards
the most successful firefighting Leader is __and __Leader
Competent-Confident
poor fitness level can reduce resistance to?
fatigue
24-hours awake affects your decision making capability like__blood alcohol content?
.10
in wild land fire environment, pay special attention to surface winds above what MPH?
10
pay attention to steep slope in excessive of ?
50%
pay special attention to high temps. greater than?
85 degrees
pay special attention to atmospheric Instability,in particularly?
High Haines Index
there are __major common denominators of fire behavior on fatal and near fatal fire?
4
an acre is approximately the size of a football field,or__feet by__feet
208 x 208
seperation distance between the firefighter and the flames should be at least__times the maximum continuos flame height?
4
when providing structure protection, do not stay and protect a structure unless?
a safety zone has been identified
when predicting wild land fire behavior, what shall we do first?
base actions on current behavior and base actions on expected behavior
when providing structure protection,you should always leave __gallons of water in reserve?
100
type __Incident complexity indicators may range up to200 total personnel?
3
if you see lighting and hear the thunderclap follow in less than__seconds, resume work in exposed areas__minutes after storm activity has passed?
30 and 30
spot fires o low grounders can be fought with hose lines if heavy smoke or flames are not within__feet of power lines
100
normal tactics apply when fires is more than__feet from power lines
100
always maintain a distance of__feet from all transmission towers?
35
always stay__feet from unexploded ordnance(UXO) sites that are on fire?
1,000
contact the__operations for incidents involving explosives and ammunitions?
UXO