Lesson 6 Flashcards
Which class of standpipe system is intended solely for use by fire fighters?
I
Class l FF use only
Class II occupant only
Class III both
On a NFPA 704 symbol, which number represents the highest hazard?
4
When conducting a fire inspection, where should the inspection begin?
At the exterior of the building
On the bottom floor
On the top floor
It is up to the owner
At the exterior of the building
When a life-threatening hazard is discovered during an inspection, correction must occur __________.
within 72 hours
immediately
within 7 days
within a reasonable time period
Immediately
When non-life-threatening hazards cause failure of an inspection, a follow-up inspection should be conducted within _____ days.
7
14
30
45
30
A ______________ is defined as an itemized summary of estimated or intended revenues and expenditures.
fiscal analysis
budget
revenue plan
financial plan
Budget
What is the first step in the budget process?
Differentiation of capital and consumable items
Shadow analysis of prior period expenditures
Efficiency determination of goods versus services
Identification of needs and required resources
- Planning; Identification of needs and required resources
Preparing
- Implementing
- Monitoring
- Evaluating
- Revisiting
Which purchasing process is best suited for complex, technical items?
Purchase order
Requisition
Request for proposal
Bid by specifications
Request for proposal
Which NFPA standard pertains to an emergency services Incident Management System?***
1451
1500
1561
1600
NFPA 1561***
Which of the following is one of the three immediate command functions that must be accomplished as part of the first-arriving fire officers initial radio report?
Managing resources
Setting the action plan
Providing scene safety
Coordinating with outside agencies
Setting the action plan
When conducting an incident review for a building fire, the process should begin with ________________.
the initial 911 call
a review of the building
the first-arriving fire officer
the first officer to enter the structure
A review of the building
According to the Rules of Engagement, who makes the final decision regarding whether to proceed with an assigned objective?
The company tasked with achieving the objective
The safety officer
The operations chief
The incident commander
The company tasked with achieving the objective
Do not risk your life for lives or property that cannot be saved is which Rule of Engagement?
3
What is Rule 4 of the Rules of Engagement?
Observe the benchmarks of air management.
Maintain continuous awareness of fire conditions.
Extend limited risk to protect savable property.
Look for and respond to changes in the situation.
Extend limited risk to protect savable property.
- According to the Rules of Engagement, a mayday should be declared if a fire fighter becomes separated from his or her partner and reconnection is not accomplished after _____ radio attempts.
3
- Which Rule of Engagement focuses primarily on maintaining crew integrity?
6
- A single fire fighter entering a structure alone is a violation of which Rule of Engagement?
6
- Fire fighters operating inside of an unsavable building is a violation of which Rule of Engagement?
4
- Initiating search and rescue operations in a structure with heavy, black, turbulent smoke pouring from every door and window is a violation of which Rule of Engagement?
3
- Operating inside a hazard zone with no radio communication is a violation of which Rule of Engagement?
8
Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival
- Size-Up Your Tactical Area of Operation.
- Determine the Occupant Survival Profile.
- DO NOT Risk Your Life for Lives or Property That Can Not Be Saved.
- Extend LIMITED Risk to Protect SAVABLE Property.
- Extend Vigilant and Measured Risk to Protect and Rescue SAVABLE Lives.
- Go in Together, Stay Together, Come Out Together.
- Maintain Continuous Awareness of Your Air Supply, Situation, Location and Fire Conditions.
- Constantly Monitor Fireground Communications for Critical Radio Reports.
- You Are Required to Report Unsafe Practices or Conditions That Can Harm You. Stop, Evaluate and Decide.
- You Are Required to Abandon Your Position and Retreat Before Deteriorating Conditions Can Harm You.
- Declare a May Day As Soon As You THINK You Are in Danger.
5 components of NIMS
- Preparedness
- Communications and Information Management,
- Resource Management,
- Command and Management,
- Ongoing Management and Maintenance.
- What is Rule 6 of the Rules of Engagement?
Maintain situational awareness through air management.
Constantly monitor communications for critical information.
Go in together, stay together, come out together.
Situational awareness is everyones responsibility
Go in together, stay together, come out together.
- SCBA air supply management is a primary focus of which Rule of Engagement?
7
What are the two components to an IAP
- Development of appropriate strategy
2. Development of tactics to accomplish the strategy
6 Steps to a pre incident plan
- Identify Physical elements & Site considerations
- Identify occupant considerations
- Identify fire protection systems & water supply
- Identify Special Hazards
- Identify emergency operation considerations
- Identify Special or Unusual Characteristics of common occupancy
Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival
- Size‐Up Your Tactical Area of Operation.
- Determine the Occupant Survival Profile.
- DO NOT Risk Your Life for Lives or Property That Can Not Be Saved.
- Extend LIMITED Risk to Protect SAVABLE Property.
- Extend Vigilant and Measured Risk to Protect and Rescue SAVABLE Lives.
- Go in Together, Stay Together, Come Out Together
- Maintain Continuous Awareness of Your Air Supply, Situation, Location and Fire Conditions.
- Constantly Monitor Fireground Communications for Critical Radio Reports.
- You Are Required to Report Unsafe Practices or Conditions That Can Harm You. Stop, Evaluate and Decide.
- You Are Required to Abandon Your Position and Retreat Before Deteriorating Conditions Can Harm You.
- Declare a May Day As Soon As You THINK You Are in
- Which type of code applies to existing buildings?
Building
Fire
Construction
Plan
Fire
- A code developed by a standards-developing organization that is made available for adoption by authorities having jurisdiction is a(n) __________.
ordinance
standard
reference
model code
model code
- A restaurant is an example of which type of occupancy?
Business
Industrial
Mercantile
Assembly
Assembly
- A retail store is an example of which type of occupancy?
Mercantile
Business
Industrial
Assembly
Mercantile
- Which of the following is the most common cause of a fire code violation pertaining to egress points?
Path of exit travel
Hardware
Inadequate signage/illumination
Improper storage
Improper storage
- Which type of occupancy fire is associated with a higher-than-average number of fire fighter line-of-duty fire deaths?
Factory
Residential
Mercantile
Educational
Mercantile
- What is the term for the level of funding that would be required to maintain all services at the currently authorized levels?
Fiscal budget
Continuance plan
Base budget
Operational budget
Base budget
- One of the best ways to ensure approval of a budget proposal is to show that __________.
it is necessary to comply with some legal requirement
it is voluntary and would represent goodwill by the governing body
it would be a popular action to take
the entire fire department is behind the request
it is necessary to comply with some legal requirement
- Which term describes funds that are set aside from a budget account, pursuant to a certain budget request?
Annotated
Enjoined
Attributed
Encumbered
Encumbered
- What is the second step in the six-step budget process?
Identify needs.
Issue a request for proposal.
Prepare the budget request.
Identify resources.
Prepare the budget request.
- What is the fire officers role when using a purchase order to obtain a service?
Obtain a reimbursement from the budget officer.
Minimize the cost.
Obtain petty cash to make the purchase.
Write the justification for the purchase.
Minimize the cost.
- What has been used in recent years to streamline purchases and leverage greater discounts?
Requests for proposal
The Internet
Adoption of military specifications
Interagency cooperation
Interagency cooperation*
- Which purchasing process is best suited for complex, technical items?
Purchase order
Requisition
Request for proposal
Bid by specifications
Request for proposal*
- In the ICS, actions required to achieve tactical objectives occur at which level of command?
Task
Single resource
Tactical
Group/division
Task
- One of the benefits of the ICS is to maintain ________________. **
a manageable span of control
unity of command
a unified command structure
a rational riskbenefit ratio
a manageable span of control***
- Which of the following is one of the five components of NIMS?
Resource management
Programmed response
Recovery
Reimbursement
Resource management
- Which of the following is one of the three immediate command functions that must be accomplished as part of the first-arriving fire officers initial radio report?
Managing resources
Setting the action plan
Providing scene safety
Coordinating with outside agencies
Setting the action plan
- Which organization developed the Rules of Engagement (ROE)?
NFPA
IAFF
IAFC
USFA
IAFC
According to a study by Captain William R. Mora, three-fourths of LODDs occur _________.
as a result of flashover
in enclosed structures
during rescue operations
due to structural collapse
in enclosed structures
- According to the Rules of Engagement, who makes the final decision regarding whether to proceed with an assigned objective?
The company tasked with achieving the objective
The safety officer
The operations chief
The incident commander
The company tasked with achieving the objective
- According to studies conducted by UL, flashover in a legacy home occurs in about _____ minutes.
10
15
25
30
30
- According to studies conducted by UL, flashover in a modern home occurs in about _____.
3 minutes and 40 seconds
6 minutes
10 minutes and 30 seconds
13 minutes and 20 seconds
3 minutes and 40 seconds
- According to the Rules of Engagement, a mayday should be declared if a fire fighter becomes separated from his or her partner and reconnection is not accomplished within _____.
1 minute
2 minutes
3 minutes
5 minutes
1 minute
- According to the Rules of Engagement, a mayday should be declared if a fire fighter becomes separated from his or her partner and reconnection is not accomplished after _____ radio attempts.
2
3
4
5
3
- What is Rule 6 of the Rules of Engagement?
Maintain situational awareness through air management.
Constantly monitor communications for critical information.
Go in together, stay together, come out together.
Situational awareness is everyones responsibility.
Go in together, stay together, come out together.
- For SCBA units sold after August 2013, the low-air alarm activates at _____ of tank capacity.
20 percent
25 percent
30 percent
33 percent
33 percent
- What is the main goal of a code compliance inspection on public assembly occupancies?
To identify the number of patrons
To clear access and egress paths
To identify the type of use
To identify mixed uses
To clear access and egress paths
- Budget preparation is a process that is both technical and ________________.
intuitive
political
relational
creative
political
- What is one of the five options available to fire departments if revenues are reduced?
Issue a bond series.
Defer scheduled expenditures.
Restructure debt packages.
Hire additional personnel to reduce overtime.
Defer scheduled expenditures.
- Which famous California measure was passed by voters to stop the trend of dramatic increases in property taxes in 1978?
The Homeowner Relief Act
Proposition 13
The Taft-Hartley Act
Title VI
Proposition 13
- Which component of ICS outlines the strategic objectives and states how emergency operations will be conducted?
Operational plan
Standard operating procedures
Incident action plan
Situation status briefing
Incident action plan
- When a fire officer observes poor performance by an individual on an incident scene, the matter should be discussed ___________.
in private
immediately
with the entire crew
during the incident critique
in private
- During a critique, in which order should fire officers present their descriptions of the incident?
By order of rank, from lowest to highest
By order of rank, from highest to lowest
In the order they arrived on scene
In any order
In the order they arrived on scene
- What is the last step in conducting an incident review?
Determine the cost of the response.
Review the recording of communications.
Draw an incident scene.
Write a summary.
Write a summary.
- What is the cause of the majority of fire fighter non-cardiac-related fatalities that occur while operating inside structures?
Crushing/internal trauma
Burns
Penetrating trauma
Smoke inhalation
Smoke inhalation
- Which phrase best summarizes the factors to be considered when determining the occupant survivability profile?
Fire conditions upon arrival of the fire department
The occupants likelihood of surviving the search and rescue process
The likely location of the occupants
Available resources
The occupants likelihood of surviving the search and rescue process
- Which term means the level of understanding and awareness one has regarding the reality of a set of conditions?
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