LCES

Question 1

A person(s) who can see what the fire is doing in relation to operating crews is called?

Answer 1

LOOKOUT

Question 2

Immediate communications between all members in the crew and adjacent crews is called____ in LCES

Answer 2

COMMUNICATION

Question 3

Making sure the crew and the engine can get to a safety zone in a safe and timely manner is an

Answer 3

ESCAPE ROUTE

Question 4

An area of safe refuge not requiring special protection to survive is called a

Answer 4

SAFETY ZONE

Question 5

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:

Answer 5

Locations
Conditions
Safety equipment

Question 6

The end result is L.C.E.S. stands for:

Answer 6

LOOKOUT(S)/LOCATION
COMMUNICATION/CONDITIONS
ESCAPE ROUTES
SAFETY ZONE/SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Question 7

The member operating the nozzle might be described as having ______ vision

Answer 7

tunnel

Question 8

The member backing up the nozzle member may be described as having _____ vision

Answer 8

funnel

Question 9

The company officer operating on a hoseline with their crew may be described as having _______ vision.

Answer 9

surrounding

Question 10

Who’s responsibility to maintain an awareness of what the fire is doing all around the crew while operating at an incident.

Answer 10

Captain

Question 11

If the engineer is operating immediately outside the structure, this person gets the __________.

Answer 11

big picture

Question 12

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?

Answer 12

Engineer

Question 13

Communication among members operating at incidents is always best when accomplished ________.

Answer 13

face to face.

Question 14

An additional method of communicating to a company operating inside that the fire conditions are changing is by _________

Answer 14

pulling on the hoseline.

Question 15

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 _____________

Answer 15

to retreat to their safe area.

Question 16

Transitioning from an offensive to defensive and then back to an offensive attack requires knowledge of the _____________.

Answer 16

conditions and control of the resources.

Question 17

All too often the only life hazard present at an incident is the lives of the __________.

Answer 17

firefighters

Question 18

__________ and _______ are not normally located above rolling steel doors

Answer 18

Facades and mezzanines

Question 19

At a multi-story incident safety zones may be ___________.

Answer 19

two floors below the fire.

Question 20

if possible a safe refuge for firefighters should not ___________.

Answer 20

be located above the fire.

Question 21

How many “watch outs” are there for interior firefighting?

Answer 21

14

Question 22

Coordination between _______ and _______ are critical for making decisions on offensive vs. defensive operations

Answer 22

Roof and Interior

Question 23

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.

Answer 23

rolling steel doorways

Question 24

The 14 interior lookouts are:

Answer 24

• 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.

Question 25

Only by __________ continually asking ourselves, LCES, will we remain alert to the potential dangers that present themselves.

Answer 25

each member