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Jones and Bartlett Strategies and Tactics 4th Edition Flashcards

1
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NFPA 1500

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Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program

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2
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What organization requires Two-in two out rule

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OSHA

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3
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First Life Safety Initiative

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Define and advocate a need for cultural change within the fire service relating to safety

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4
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Risk Assessment Model

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We will take greater risk to save a lot.
We will take a little risk to save a little.
We will take no risk to save what is already lost.

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5
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What carry the weight of the law. Their requirements are mandated by federal and, in some cases, state and local legislation.

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Regulations

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6
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Where are federal regulations found

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50 titles of the Code of Federal Regulations

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7
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A group of professionals with a specific expertise came together and agreed on how a specific task should be performed and created ___

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Standards (example NFPA)

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8
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What is the concept of standard of care

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Everyone has certain expectation when it comes to performance

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9
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When is IMS to be used

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An IMS must be used at all incidents, regardless of size, so safety, accountability, and operations can be controlled efficiently.

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10
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NFPA 1561

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Standard on Fire Department Incident Management Systems

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11
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Three levels of Fireground Command system

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Strategic, Tactical, Task

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12
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The five major functional areas of the NIMS model are

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i. Command
ii. Operations
iii. Planning
iv. Logistics
v. Finance/administration

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13
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IC is responsible for

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The overall incident

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14
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The operations section is responsible for

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managing all tactical objectives and activities

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15
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The planning section is responsible for

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developing action plans and collecting and evaluating tactical information

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16
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The logistics section is responsible for

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all nonoperational support needs and activities, including:

i. Facilities
ii. Transportation
iii. Supplies
iv. Equipment and apparatus
v. Food for incident personnel
vi. Communications
vii. Medical services

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17
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The finance/administration section is responsible for

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analyzing incident costs, tracking the time of equipment and personnel, procuring food and supplies, and processing documentation

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18
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A branch is established when

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i. The manageable span of control of the number of division and/or groups is exceeded.
ii. There are at least two specific and distinct operations that need to take place simultaneously.

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19
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A division is established and named by

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geographic areas

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20
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Groups are established and named by

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a specific function that they are to accomplish

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21
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A task force is

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a combination of unlike resources

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22
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A strike team is

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a combination of five like resources

23
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Unified Command is used when?

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When multiple agencies are involved in the mitigation of an incident

24
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Strategic goals are

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broad, general statements of what we are expected to accomplish

25
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RECEOVS

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rescue, exposure, confinement, extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, salvage

26
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Tactical objectives are

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specific functions, designed to meet strategic goals

27
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Tactical methods satisfy

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tactical objectives. Which are processes employed at the task level

28
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What model implies that a fire-ground commander in most cases does not make a decision based on a section of choices, but rather based on previous experience

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Recognition Primed Decision Making

29
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According to NFPA 220, Standard on Types of Building Construction, what are the 5 types?

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i. Type V: Frame (wood)
ii. Type IV: Heavy timber
iii. Type III: Ordinary
iv. Type II: Noncombustible
v. Type I: Fire resistive

30
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What type of building frame Involves a wood stud framing system in which the studs run continuously the full building height?

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Balloon Frame

31
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What is the most common type of new frame construction in use today, also known as Western framing?

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Platform Frame

32
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This framing system uses posts (vertical members) and beams (horizontal members) to create a load-bearing frame connected by rigid points

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Post and Beam

33
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This framing method resembles post and beam but uses much larger beams

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Plank and Beam

34
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The most dangerous type of truss is the _____ truss, which can collapse without warning

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Bowstring

35
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What type of construction is often found in old industrial buildings.

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Heavy Timber or Mill Construction

36
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______ construction is composed of masonry load-bearing walls with wood-joisted floors and a wood roof

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Ordinary

37
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What are “spreaders”

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A spreader might look like a star, a letter S, a channel, a circle, or another decorative device on the exterior of the building.

It is used to spread the load between two or more structural members

38
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Examples of Ordinary construction?

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typical corner gas station, drugstore, or supermarket

39
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Parts of the truss

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Chords—the top and bottom members

Web—the inside members

Ties—connectors that tie trusses together

Panel points—the connections

40
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Types of trusses

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Bowstring

Peaked roof

Parallel Chord

41
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5 Classes of Fire

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Class A fires involve ordinary combustibles.

Class B fires involve fuels comprising flammable petroleum products (solids, liquids, or gases).

Class C fires involve electrically energized equipment.

Class D fires involve combustible metals

Class K fires involve combustible cooking fuels

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A fire’s progress depends on the ____, the combustibility of the fuel, and the intensity of the heat produced

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Fuel load

43
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Four principal means for the spread of fire are

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Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Direct Flame Impingement

44
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Five feet into the room where flashover has occurred is commonly known as ______

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the point of no return

45
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What is the key sign to recognizing flashover is imminent

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If the smoke is banked down almost to the floor and the heat is escalating

46
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What is backdraft

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When an oxygen-starved fire in an enclosed compartment suddenly gets a fresh supply of air, it will ignite

47
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7 Indicators of impending back draft

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Thick smoke is pushing out of windows, doors, and openings under pressure.

Heavy smoke appears with no visible fire in well-sealed spaces.

Dark yellowish-brown smoke is seeping from a tightly closed building.

Smoke is pushed out of the building and is then drawn back in.

Windows are stained black and are hot.

There are little or no visible flames.

The building is tightly closed or contained.

48
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As smoke hits the cooler air outside the room what will it do?

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it will begin to stratify and slow in its movements

49
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Types of smoke

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a. Dark black smoke indicates an oxygen-starved fire.
b. Lighter smoke is more indicative of Class A fires.
c. In cold weather, any of the smokes can look white because of the water condensation due to the heat of the fire.

50
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What are the 8 phases of the preincident planning process?

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a. Touring the building and obtaining information
b. Creating the rough sketch (diagram)
c. Incorporating photos
d. Completing the drawings and documents
e. Placing the plans on the apparatus
f. Sharing and training
g. Touring regularly
h. Updating plans

51
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NFPA 1620

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Standard for Pre-Incident Planning

52
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11 Common Occupancy Types

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a. Assembly
b. Business
c. Day care (combined with educational in officer book)
d. Educational
e. Factory/industrial
f. Hazardous (special properties in officer book)
g. Institutional
h. Mercantile
i. Residential
j. Storage
k. Mixed

53
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4 types of extinguishing agents

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Water, Dry chemical, foam, dry powder

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