J&B Ch. 12 Flashcards

1
Q

Of all the calls a modern fire department responds to, the riskiest is:

A

structure fires.

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2
Q

True or False: The primary role of the ISO is to always be monitoring/evaluating and devising ways to make response efforts safer.

A

True

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3
Q

The monitoring–evaluation relationship helps the ISO assess risk-taking and can be expressed by the formula:

A

Principal Hazards ± Integrity + Other Hazards ± Resource Effectiveness = Risk-Taking.

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4
Q

A four-person crew can put “water on the fire” how much quicker than a two-person crew?

A

16%

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5
Q

A four-person crew completes essential fireground tasks, such as attack, search, and ventilation, how much faster than a three-person crew?

A

25%

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6
Q

Staffing guidelines for initial fireground operations would recommend how many responders for a school?

A

42

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7
Q

For an apartment fire, how many engines are recommended to be on scene?

A

Three

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8
Q

In cases where the personnel accountability report is incomplete, what is the next step?

A

A RIC should be deployed to find responders who are unaccounted for.

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9
Q

Spaces or areas where conditions are simply not survivable have a __________. The most obvious indicator of unsurvivable space is a fully developed fire within the space (post-flashover) that has floor-level temperatures over 300°F (149°C; beyond human life threshold).

A

zero rescue profile

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10
Q

True or False: Some fire departments mandate PARs every 30 minutes while firefighters are working in an IDLH environment or other high-risk environments.

A

False

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11
Q

While the ISO is fulfilling his or her other responsibilities, he or she should also be listening for trigger words on the radio that could indicate a developing problem, such as:

A

“I’m lost.”

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12
Q

Some departments have organized their systems and SOPs so that the RIC officer actually reports to the ISO when in standby mode. Upon RIC engagement, the RIC reports to:

A

the IC.

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13
Q

For a center hall–configured building, or one with central shared stairwells, the number one tactical priority must be:

A

controlling the smoke and heat.

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14
Q

All of the following are locations for an ASO during a high-rise incident EXCEPT:
A) performing recon outside the building.
B) at the incident command center.
C) working with the operations section.
D) where rehab and forward staging are located.

A

at the incident command center.

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15
Q

Why shouldn’t the ISO judge the tactics and overall strategy during an incident?

A

It is not the ISO’s responsibility.

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16
Q

True or False: The key for the ISO is to have a supportive tactics and strategy attitude and focus on safety issues (risk-taking).

A

True