LAFD Quiz 21 Flashcards
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 60, “Methonal Vehicles”, the Training
Bulletin provides firefighting and emergency medical service personnel with a general understanding of the _________________.
A) Chemical properties & associated hazards of methanol
B) Firefighting methods for methanol fuel
C) Methanol fueled vehicle characteristics
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
D) All of the above
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 60, “Methonal Vehicles”, Methonal is in
the _________ chemical family.
A) Gasohol
B) Alcohol
C) Methane
D) Hydrogen
E) All of the above
B) Alcohol
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 60, “Methonal Vehicles”, the vapor
density of Methonal is 1.11. Therefore, Methonal vapors will tend to ____________.
A) Drop to the floor
B) Float mid-room
C) Rise to the ceiling
D) Disipate
A) Drop to the floor
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 60, “Methonal Vehicles”, Methanol is a Class _________as defined by the National Fire Protection Association and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
A) II-A Flammable Liguid
B) I-A Flammable Liquid
C) I-B Flammable Liquid
D) Non-Flammable Gas
C) I-B Flammable Liquid
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 60, “Methonal Vehicles”, there are several methods of extinguishing methanol fires. The more effective method is the use of __________________.
A) Water
B) Dry Chemical Extinguisher
C) Halon
D) AFFF/ATC
E) All of the above
B) Dry Chemical Extinguisher
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 60, “Methonal Vehicles”, each bus will
be equipped with an on-board fire/explosion suppression system. The components of the system include ____ 20 pound Halon ____ cylinders mounted beneath the chassis.
A) Two, 1211
B) Three1211
C) Two, 1301
D) Three, 1301
C) Two, 1301
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 82, “Infectious Disease Protocols”, if a
known or suspected exposure to an infectious disease, or an exposure to blood and body fluid has occurred, the member shall notify Medical Liaison of an Level ____ exposure.
A) IV
B) III
C) II
D) I
B) III
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 82, “Infectious Disease Protocols”, skin
testing for Tuberculosis should be monitored at least every ____ years.
A) One
B) Three
C) Five
D) Seven
C) Five
According to the LAFD Earthquake Operations Manual (Book 98), Chapter IV
“Responsibility and Authority”, the ______________ gives the Fire Department the power and duty to control and extinguish injurious or dangerous fires and to remove that which is liable to cause such fires.
A) City of Los Angeles Fire Code, LAMC Chapter 5, Article 7
B) City Administrative Code, Division 8, Chapter 3, Article 9
C) Constitution of the United States of America
D) Los Angeles City Charter, Article X
D) Los Angeles City Charter, Article X
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, fire behavior can be defined as the manner in which __________.
A) Fuels ignite
B) Flames develop
C) Fire spreads
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
D) All of the above
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, the wildland fire environment consists of three major components, topography, ____________, and weather.
A) Slope
B) Fuel
C) Time
D) Aspect
B) Fuel
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, air is fluid and almost constantly in motion. High-pressure areas force air toward the ____________.
A) Surface
B) Sky
C) Mountains
D) Fire
A) Surface
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, it is estimated that doubling the wind velocity will approximately __________ the rate of fire spread.
A) Double
B) Triple
C) Quadruple
D) Reduce
C) Quadruple
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, wind speeds quoted in weather forecasts are wind speeds measured at ______ feet above the surface in light fuels.
A) Two
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Twenty
D) Twenty
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, it is generally considered that at ___% relative humidity, conditions are becoming favorable for brush fires.
A) 15
B) 20
C) 30
D) 45
C) 30
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, common indicators of unstable air are all of the following, except ______________.
A) Stratus-type clouds
B) Smoke that rises to great heights
C) Dust devils
D) Good visibility
A) Stratus-type clouds
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, the position of a slope is important because this influences the types and loading of fuels and their availability. __________ facing slope(s) typically have the greatest number of fires.
A) South
B) East
C) West
D) Both “A” & “B”
E) Both “A” & “C”
E) Both “A” & “C”
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, each of the __________ fuel complexes are made up of various combinations of live and dead material in various size classes.
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
B) Three
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter V “Fire Environment”, most of the brush fires in the City of Los Angeles occur in the__________ type of fuel complex.
A) Grass & Weeds (Light Fuels)
B) Coastal Sage Scrub (Moderate Fuels)
C) Mixed Chaparral (Heavy Fuels)
D) Tall Strands
B) Coastal Sage Scrub (Moderate Fuels)
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, the ______________ chartered the FIRESCOPE project in 1972 and directed the Forest Service to assist Southern California fire agencies in its development.
A) United States Congress
B) California State Fire Authority
C) National Fire Protection Association
D) Bureau of Land Management
A) United States Congress
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, the dispatch policy of the Los Angeles City Fire Department states that, as per our Manual of Operations, we will dispatch up to ______ engine companies, in the form of strike teams, to major brush fire incidents when requests are received through the major mutual aid agreements we participate in.
A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 50
C) 30
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, the Los Angeles County Fire Department currently operates about eleven Camps. Each Camp is under the supervision of a Los Angeles County Fire Captain. This officer’s title is “_________”.
A) Fire Boss
B) Fire Officer
C) Foreman
D) Superintendent
D) Superintendent
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, working with or without the support of an engine company, a fresh hand crew can be expected to complete about _____ chains of fire line per hour.
A) 3
B) 7
C) 10
D) 15
C) 10
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, normally, a hand crew can be to any location within the City within _________ of dispatch.
A) 15 minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 1 hour
B) 30 minutes
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, fix wing air tankers are not effective and will not fly during periods of high winds (______ MPH).
A) 20+
B) 25+
C) 35+
D) 40+
D) 40+
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VII “Interagency Coordination”, while building a line in heavy fuels, a bulldozer operator will usually construct a “safety island” about every _______ feet along the line.
A) 200
B) 400
C) 600
D) 800
C) 600
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VIII “Evacuation Guidelines”, the Evacuation Division will report directly to _________.
A) Operations
B) Incident Commander
C) Planning
D) Logistics
A) Operations
According to the LAFD Brush Fire Operations Manual (Book 99), Chapter VIII “Evacuation Guidelines”, establishment of the evacuation center location is a function of the __________________.
A) Los Angeles Fire Department
B) Department of Recreations and Parks
C) Los Angeles Police Department
D) Department of Transportation
B) Department of Recreations and Parks
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 76, “Company Operations”, as the incident expands in size or complexity, which includes an incident commander’s request for additional resources beyond the First Alarm Assignment, at least one Rapid Intervention Company (RIC) shall, upon the arrival of the additional resources, be designated as the ________________.
A) RIC
B) Back-up RIC
C) Rescue Group Supervisor
D) Technical Specialist
A) RIC
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 76, “Company Operations”, NFPA_____, “Standard on Fire Department Incident Management System” requires that Department SOG’s provide for one individual to assume the role of Incident Commander from the start of operations.
A) 1021
B) 1500
C) 1561
D) 1901
C) 1561
According to LAFD Training Bulletin No. 76, “Company Operations”, all company
officers are reminded that the “____________” is a key component for firefighter accountability for members assigned to each company. All ___________ shall assure magnetic name tags carried on the Department apparatus are updated whenever staffing changes take place.
A) Apparatus Roster System, Members
B) Apparatus Accountability System, Officers
C) Apparatus Roster System, Officers
D) Apparatus Accountability System, Members
C) Apparatus Roster System, Officers
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), the acronym “START” stands for __________________.
A) Simple Triage And Rapid Transport
B) Simple Treatment And Rapid Transport
C) Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
D) Simple Treatment after Rapid Triage
C) Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), the “START” plan allows the first responders to triage patients in _________ seconds or less.
A) 15
B) 20
C) 30
D) 60
D) 60
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), the START plan allows the first responders to triage patients based upon three simple observations. These physical assessments are __________.
A) Ventilation, Heart Rate, & Blood Pressure
B) Airway, Breathing, & Circulation
C) Ventilation, Perfusion, & Mental Status
D) Airway, Skin Color, Blood Pressure
C) Ventilation, Perfusion, & Mental Status
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), patients are tagged so that rescuers arriving later can immediately turn their attention to the patients most in need. Patients who are separated from the general group at the start of triage to a specific location would be tagged _______________
A) Immediate
B) Minor
C) Delayed
D) Morgue
B) Minor
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), when it becomes necessary to remove bodies from disaster sites due to rescue work or the health and safety of others, a set of specific procedures should be followed. The following information is required on the tag or label that is attached to the body, except ________________.
A) The date and time found
B) The exact location where found, including floor and room number, or other specific location as appropriate
C) The name and work telephone number of person making identity or filling out tag
D) All of the above are required on the tag or label
D) All of the above are required on the tag or label
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), personal information if possible (Name, Address, City, and Telephone Number) would be documented on the Triage Tag _____.
A) Part I
B) Part II
C) Side A
D) Side B
B) Part II
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), if the triage priority of the patient changes, personnel shall_____________.
A) Remove and discard the existing tag with a new triage tag that indicates the new priority
B) Remove the entire bottom portion, leaving the injury information, and add a second tag identifying the new triage priority and the reason for the change
C) Leave the existing tag exactly as the patient was triaged initially
and add a second tag identifying the new triage priority
D) Leave the existing tag and contact the Medical Group Supervisor
B) Remove the entire bottom portion, leaving the injury information, and add a second tag identifying the new triage priority and the reason for the change
According to the LAFD Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures Manual (Book 70), the ___________ assumes responsibility for treatment, coordination of patient treatment, and preparation for transport in the treatment areas.
A) Transportation Unit Leader / Group Supervisor
B) Treatment Unit Leader
C) Triage Unit Leader
D) Ambulance Staging Manager
B) Treatment Unit Leader
