LCES Flashcards
A person(s) who can see what the fire is doing in relation to operating crews is called?
LOOKOUT
Immediate communications between all members in the crew and adjacent crews is called____ in LCES
COMMUNICATION
Making sure the crew and the engine can get to a safety zone in a safe and timely manner is an
ESCAPE ROUTE
An area of safe refuge not requiring special protection to survive is called a
SAFETY ZONE
There are three additional direct causes of firefighter injury or death in the wildland and these were added to L.C.E.S.
The three additional considerations are:
Locations
Conditions
Safety equipment
The end result is L.C.E.S. stands for:
LOOKOUT(S)/LOCATION
COMMUNICATION/CONDITIONS
ESCAPE ROUTES
SAFETY ZONE/SAFETY EQUIPMENT
The member operating the nozzle might be described as having ______ vision
tunnel
The member backing up the nozzle member may be described as having _____ vision
funnel
The company officer operating on a hoseline with their crew may be described as having _______ vision.
surrounding
Who’s responsibility to maintain an awareness of what the fire is doing all around the crew while operating at an incident.
Captain
If the engineer is operating immediately outside the structure, this person gets the __________.
big picture
By being able to see what is going on both inside and outside the structure, he/she may be able to recognize important changes that occur with the incident is who?
Engineer
Communication among members operating at incidents is always best when accomplished ________.
face to face.
An additional method of communicating to a company operating inside that the fire conditions are changing is by _________
pulling on the hoseline.
Sounding the horn for ten seconds followed by ten seconds of silence and repeating this cycle three times for a total of fifty seconds indicates that all companies need _____________
to retreat to their safe area.
Transitioning from an offensive to defensive and then back to an offensive attack requires knowledge of the _____________.
conditions and control of the resources.
All too often the only life hazard present at an incident is the lives of the __________.
firefighters
__________ and _______ are not normally located above rolling steel doors
Facades and mezzanines
At a multi-story incident safety zones may be ___________.
two floors below the fire.
if possible a safe refuge for firefighters should not ___________.
be located above the fire.
How many “watch outs” are there for interior firefighting?
14
Coordination between _______ and _______ are critical for making decisions on offensive vs. defensive operations
Roof and Interior
Consequently ___________ should be utilized for interior operations, if possible, as they are easier to see, offer a much larger exit and will normally not have a mezzanine or façade above them.
rolling steel doorways
The 14 interior lookouts are:
- You have a working fire and your entry will be delayed.
- Multiple companies have been assigned to enter through a minimum opening.
- Companies assigned to Roof Division are being driven off as you prepare to go inside.
- Air is being drawn in rapidly in zero visibility and the heat is banking down.
- You can hear the fire burning above you but can’t see it.
- You realize you are working underneath a mezzanine.
- You feel uncomfortable. Listen to your instincts, they are generally correct.
- Your SCBA alarm bell sounds and you still haven’t found the fire
- You flow water for several minutes and make no progress.
- You hear the sound of roof ventilation being conducted behind you
- You are unable to communicate with the incident commander.
- You are working with unfamiliar members.
- You are very fatigued
- You feel that training is something the “other person” needs.
