Lt. Questions Flashcards
At a fire in a Brownstone with a victim trapped in the rear, where it is impractical to get a portable ladder to the rear, the OV will have to make a decision whether to stay in the rear reassuring the victim that help is on the way or proceed to the roof and assist with a LSR rescue. This decision should be based on…?
Acronym: ”LIE” Location and severity of the fire Immediate smoke/fire in vicinity of victim Emotional state of victim Bwst 2.6 E3E
Most Mayday situations will not require members to switch handie-talkie (HT) channels; however, when the situation calls for members to switch, which channel is the designated “emergency channel?”
Channel 16 (5-watt emergency channel)
MMID Ch5 Add1 1.1
When a CFR-D Company applies the AED pads to a patient and turns on the AED during a cardiac arrest resuscitation attempt, they should…?
CFR-D Manual Chapter 5
Original PCR(Part one) faxed and forwarded to the Office of Medical Affairs(OMA)on return to quarters
Copy of PCR (Part one) and AED module sent to CFR-D Depot. AED module exchanged for a blank one.
CFR-D Depot will forward module and PCR copy directly to OMA.
The SERIAL# of module documented on the PCR
If CFR-D Company’s AED not applied during a response to a cardiac-details and reason why not used in PCR comments section.
If an EEO complaint involves sexual harassment, the complainant may also choose to file directly with?
BITS
TB EEO 7.2 E Note
A newly promoted company officer should be aware of all of the following regarding wearing a tie with his/her work duty uniform
- Wearing a tie with the long sleeve work/duty shirt is optional from 2300 to 0900 hours, if not dealing with the public. Deal with public-required tie
- Ties are optional at all times when wearing the short sleeve work/duty shirt(1 button undone)
- Ties are optional wearing the long sleeve work/duty shirt when responding to, operating at, and returning from alarms.
Regs 29.6.3
Which units carry the Pelican 9440 Remote Area Lighting System (RALS)?
- The Safety Battalion
- Each Fire Division Vehicle
- Each EMS Logistic Support Unit(Carries 2)
TB Tools 33 3.2
Upon arrival at an incident where live electrical wires are down and creating a situation that places human life in danger, all of the following actions should be taken…?
- 1st arriving tell dispatcher there is life is in danger.
- Give location (address, pole number) of the downed wires/request forthwith power removal and utility company.
- Request BC, if not already assigned.
Stretch HL/fog nozzle. Keep at least 25feet away from wires when operating
TB Emerg 3 8.2 A, B
You are a Company officer in charge of the FAST Unit that just went 10-84 for a fire on the 3rd floor in the “A” wing of a 6 sty H-type multiple dwelling. There are 4 Engines, 2 Ladders, and the Battalion on scene and the fire is spreading rapidly to the floor above. As you exit the apparatus, the Can FF who is designated to monitor EFAS asks you where she should go. You tell her to go where?
To relieve the Battalion FF who is monitoring EFAS
Division is not on scene. If they were, she would be relieving the backup Division FF
Also, The member monitoring EFAS shall be identified by radio designation “EFAS” when communicating by HT, e.g., “EFAS to Command” “Command to EFAS”
Communications ch 9 add 3 page 2
There are several possible removal options for ambulatory victims at an under river rail emergency. They are…?
URR 7.2.2
- Direct them to walk track to the nearest station. Depending on: travel distance, patient condition, and status of 3rd rail power.
- Evac vict via emergency exit stairs-depending on depth of the shaft, stairway configuration, and smoke condition. Emerg exit stairs may be difficult to climb. Person may stops going up due to injury or fatigue= delaying evac.
- 2stairs: 1 Evac/ 1 Attack . Some cases, there is another set of emergency exits between the tube and the nearest station. They should be evaluated as an alternate or supplemental means of egress.
- Rescue Train(takes time): remove non ambul vict. CFR-D/EMS should initiate treatment on Rtrain conditions permitting.
You have just received a ticket for a ship fire in the East River. You and your members board the apparatus and start heading to the designated location as per the ticket. En-route, you request additional information and the dispatcher tells you that your unit is to provide support for Marine Company 7 and to report to the designated pick-up site. Once 10-84 at the pick-up site, you do?
Marine Manual pg7
- Members shall respond wearing shoes, shall NOT board fireboat wearing bunker gear and/or SCBA.
- Once on board to don the PFD handed out by marine FFs
- Give the Marine Officer a copy of the riding list.
- Members not boarding: return to quarters with rig and remain there until directed to pick up members of the unit.
The isolation zone surrounding a suspicious explosive device according to the FDNY would generally exceed how many feet?
300ft
HT and cell phones shall not be used within 150’ of a suspected device, and Apparatus, Post and Marine radios should not be operated within 300’ of a suspected device
ERP add 3 4.1
You are S.A. and in charge of L-500 for the 9X6 tour on a cold and windy day in the month of January. You receive a run for a fire in a Con-Ed steam facility shortly after Roll Call, and as you are donning your gear, you ask the LCC if he knows anything about this facility. He tells you that he has never responded to this building. As you go 10-84 as the first arriving ladder company, you try to recall from your study days the correct tactics for this type of run. You should…?
- Members are to never enter the facility without an escort
- Plant personnel will mitigate the emergency
- When entering the facility. stay close to the provided escort and be guided by their advice
- Upon arrival, members should respond to the designated mustering site just OUTSIDE the facility.
Two Captains discussing the detail of members to other quarters at the change of tours would know all of the following to be correct…
AUC 287 6.2-6.4
- Officer shall notify the next level of command when a detail from WITHIN the borough does not arrive within 1hr or a member returns from a detail under the same condition. ANOTHER borough does not arrive in 2hrs or a member returns from a detail under the same condition.
- Detailed to a qtrs within one mile or ~20 blocks, of their assigned quarters, walking is acceptable. More than one mile can not walking. Can use public transp or their car.
When notified of an out of service fire protection system for a HRFPMD in your administrative area you should?
Investigate with members and apparatus.
Exceptions under certain conditions:
Routine shut down for scheduled inspection, testing, or maintenance, then an investigation is not necessary, unless the officer feels it is required.
BISP Ch 5 Ref# 1.1 sec 4
At a high rise office building fire, the first arriving ladder company should obtain as much information as is possible from the fire safety director or his/her surrogate as to each of the following…
“SEAL”
Status of elevators
Evacuation procedures implemented
Access stairs serving fire floor
Location of the fire.
HROB 8.3.1 A
According to FDNY Fire Prevention Regulations, complaints related to places of public amusement and entertainment such as theaters, sports arenas, convention halls, dance halls, cabarets or similar occupancies shall be handled in what manner?
Immediately telephone the administrative Battalion Chief.
BC will investigate with the appropriate fire company and inform the Deputy Chief of actions taken, first by telephone and then in a written report. The Deputy Chief has the discretion to conduct an investigation if required.
Regs 12.1.6
Relay Operations
Evol. 8
- Intake pressure gauge reading on the Operating Pumper drops below 15 psi-request the Supply Pumper to increase throttle in 10 psi increments as needed. Increase 10psi until pressure achieved at operating pumper OR until supply pump intake drops to 15psi
- Where head pressures must be overcome(SP) requiring higher pump pressures, the Supply Pumper should be in the volume and the Operating Pumper must be in the pressure position.
- Time permitting, a 2½” gate should be attached to the hydrant’s 2½” outlet.
- Upon hearing signal 10-70, the next arriving pumper, designated as the Water Resource Unit, must find a viable water source.
PD Fires
PD Ch3 1.6, 1.7, 2.2, 2.5
- When controlling the interior cellar door, the door construction should be relayed to IC.
- An indication of a cellar fire can be smoke coming from the attic windows
- The primary consideration in the placement of the first hoseline for access to a fire on the first floor or floors above when an interior attack is ordered is the main entrance door to the building
- The primary consideration in the placement of the first hoseline for access to a fire in the cellar when an interior attack is ordered is via the entrance door that provides the quickest access to the fire area
While performing a secondary search of a large collapse area, your unit comes across a marking consisting of a large, 2 ft “V” with a circle painted around it and a horizontal line through the middle. There is also an arrow next to the marking. This indicates…?
Collapse Add 2 5.2
- The location of a potential victim has been confirmed visually, vocally or by hearing sounds that would indicate a high probability of a victim.
- The victim is confirmed deceased.
- An arrow next to the “V” points toward the victim’s location if not clearly visible or if not immediately nearby.
- If a “vertical line” is painted through the confirmed victim mark after the victim/s have been removed from the specific location identified by the marking.
When filling out PCR’s, members shall press firmly and darken in all circles completely. When correcting a darkened circle on the PCR, a member shall do which of the following?
Place a single line through the darkened circle and place the initials of the member making the correction above the single line.
CFR-D Manual Chapter 5 sec 3.4
When proceeding to the floor(s) above during a PD fire, the company officer should notify who before doing so?
All company officers on the fire floor.
Private Dwellings ch 4 sec 5.5 (5)
You arrive 1st due at the intersection of Wilherm Lane and Church st for a report of a manhole fire. Upon your arrival, you discover a large orange and white vent pipe with a blue strip on the lower portion of it with steam emanating from the top. The blue strip is a indication of what?
Water leak
Emergency Procedures/Steam Emergencies 4.3
During Roll Call in L-100, the junior FF tells you that the C.O. meter is not working properly and is defective. You notify who for a replacement meter?
Notify BC on duty of exchange so notification can be made to HazMat Ops Meter Room.
HazMat ch 4 bottom of last page
Engine 231 returns to quarters after a CFR-D response and the Officer asks his ECC to make the proper notification(s) that the Engine will be in service for fire duty but out of service for CFR-D runs while the unit replenishes supplies. Who must the ECC notify?
CFR-D Manual Chapter 2 3.16.2
Advise both the dispatcher and Battalion that you are not available for CFR-D responses.
*You only have to notify the dispatcher when you are back in service for CFR-D
Structures with cell site installations require specific tactics. The following is information regarding decisions that should be made at these buildings…
- Consider calling a UC and cellular phone rep. through the FD dispatcher.
- Special call an additional BC above the 10-75 to supervise roof operations.
- Ensure TL response on the initial alarm for a reported fire in these buildings.
- Special call an additional engine and ladder company, IF the cell site installation is “involved.” These additional units could be used for power removal, roof operations and handline placement.
AUC 331 6.2-6.6
Upon arrival at a hazardous materials incident, the Chemical Protective Clothing (CPC) officer shall report to whom?
Report to IC for a briefing. The first arriving CPC Unit Officer will RECOMMEND to the IC the entry point into the Hot Zone, and then establish the CPC Unit Assembly Area adjacent to the entry point.
Hazardous Materials 5 sec 5
When the Rehabilitation Group is established, the rehabilitation process shall include all the following…
- Calorie and electrolyte replacement. Rehydration (fluid replacement) and rest and recovery.
- Medical assessment by EMS to all members exposed to products of combustion shall have their oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), and carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO) levels measured.
- Bunker coat removed. Doffing of PPE (removing helmet, hood, gloves, bunker coat and pulling down bunker pants).
AUC 230
Cross unit details of Probationary Firefighters shall be initiated by the Company Commander, in consultation with the Battalion Training Coordinator, after the Probationary Firefighter?
Has completed 90 days of service in the firehouse.
AUC 323 2.6
When necessary repairs to the apparatus have been reported and not made within a reasonable time, the company commander shall forward a written report to the?
Division Commander
Regs 13.2.1
All Truck Officers should be aware that FAST Radio Forms can be acquired through?
The Division
MMID Ch2 Add1 2.2
When fully functioning, the EFAS screen will download the latest version of the Spare Radio Database in the bottom center of the task bar in what color?
Green
Comm ch 9 add 3 sec 4.2
During a class trip to the firehouse you describe to the children what an ERS Alarm Box is and how it works…
- Has both police and fire channels
- To activate, you need to lift handle and push button
- After the push button is depressed, a series of beeps or ring-backs is audible for ~20 feet from the alarm box
- The caller should stand ~1 foot from the speaking grid and speak slowly and clearly
In an effort to help reduce damage caused by the forcing of machine room doors, New York City Transit (NYCT) has begun installing locks on these doors throughout the Transit system for FDNY use in an emergency…
(AUC207 Add21)
- 1620 key to access these room.
- Doors equipped with these locks can be identified by the red colored lockset and firefighter’s helmet
- If this type of lock is forced, forward a report to the Chief of Ops and notify PTSU via email with the Box Number, Station Name and Room Number along with the particulars of the incident.
- These locks can be found on elevator and escalator machine room doors in the NYCT system.
When encountering a displaced pet at the scene of a fire, members shall protect/secure the pet with a responsible party (owner, neighbor, building representative, NYPD, etc.) if possible. If reunification with the owner is not possible, the FDNY IC shall?
Contact the Animal Care Center (ACC) through the respective borough dispatcher.
AUC361 2.1
There is one 4 FF Engine Company and one Ladder Company on scene for a fire on the 1st floor of a 2 1/2 sty Class 4 peaked roof private dwelling. According to the OSHA requirement, the two members who will comprise the safety team until other units arrive can be found in which choice?
Control and LCC FFs
(This is the same for 5 FF Engine with a Ladder Company)
MMID ch 1 sec 5
The Search Assessment Marking System used during collapse operations is denoted by the letter “X.” The “X” is constructed in two operations. One slash is drawn upon entry and the second slash when the unit exits. Information is place in each quadrant of the letter “X.” From the choices listed below, what information is placed in the left, right, top, bottom?
Top: Date/Time
Co. Leaves Area
L:Unit Op. X R: Personal Haz
Bottom: # lives or expired vict
still inside
(Collapse Ops Add2 pgs 2-3)
Can Cards” will be issued to ladder companies, rescue companies, and any other unit that uses gasoline for saws, tools, etc. When using the “Can Card” to purchase gasoline for for saws, tools, etc., enter what number for the odometer reading?
99999
Requisitions and Payroll
ch1 sec 1.7.4
A newly promoted Lieutenant would be correct to ensure the LCC of an “aerial ladder” unit is positioned how at a building fire?
Place the inboard side of the apparatus not more than 35’ from the building line.
Lad2 8.6
Some possible indications of a cellar fire in a private dwelling are?
PD Ch3 2.2
- Very hot floorboards on the 1st floor or smoke showing from baseboard areas on the first floor. Fire or smoke venting from a cellar window.
- Smoke pushing from the chimney (especially during WARMER weather).
- High heat and heavy smoke with no visible fire on the first floor.
- Smoke from attic windows or louvered vents (especially in older homes with balloon frame construction).
A series of alarm boxes are OOS in your area. Who is expected to post OOS signs on the affected boxes?
Normally assigned 1st due Engine
(If the normal 1st due Eng not avail to post signs, another unit selected by dispatcher. Eng normally be assigned this duty, however, Lad can replace Eng in the performance of the above procedure. Ladder companies may also be directed to assist Engine companies)
Comm. Ch1 1.7.1
Security of quarters is the responsibility of all members. If a relocated unit does not receive a teleprinter response message, the lock combination can be obtained through the dispatcher. What is the correct method of obtaining the combination, in order of preference?
- Use a nearby ERS box.
- Use an outside public telephone.
AUC 300 2.1.4 2
The First Responder’s Bridge Manual is comprised of two stand-alone manuals, a Field Guide and a Risk Management Guide. What color is the Risk Management Guide?
Risk Management Guide: Red
Command Chiefs will respond to the scene with the Risk Management Guide (Red Book) or have it transported to the scene via FDOC.
AUC 344 1.2
When cutting an initial ventilation hole at a peaked roof private dwelling fire, all of the following are correct…
1st hole should be made at the main gable.
A center hall usually follows the same direction as the main gable.
A hole at the main gable, with the ceiling pushed down, when directed by the ladder company officer, will vent the blind attic space, the knee walls and the attic hall and rooms below, allowing rapid line advancement and search by the inside team.
The power saw may only be used from the basket of a tower ladder.
PD Ch 4 6.3 A
At vacant buildings, normally TL is given access in order for extinguishing capability. However there are vacant building fires where the officer gives precedence to the positioning of their aerial apparatus. These situations are…
The officer receives information or has prior knowledge that part of this building is used by vagrants or squatters.
The reach of the 100’ aerial is required to expedite or execute certain tasks or assignments.
A building is not completely vacant.
Lads 2 6.6.1
The subway emergency key that opens the standard emergency exit is in what shape?
Triangle
FFP Under River Rail Ops page 5
The GasAlert Extreme CO meter is a pocket sized warning device issued to all units for monitoring CO gas in ambient air. A visual and low audible warning with a slow vibration is given if the CO in the atmosphere exceeds _______PPM and a visual and high audible warning with a fast vibration is given if the CO in the atmosphere exceeds _______PPM.
35, 100
(36-100 would be during the low alarm
101 and higher would be the high alarm)
Haz-Mat 4 add 1 sec 1
At an Old Law Tenement fire, which size-up factor will determine the “severity of the life hazard and intensity of the fire?”
Occupancy
Lads 3 1.4.1
Correct regarding subway ventilation fans?
AUC 207 Add 8
-Approx 200 vent fan plants located throughout the Transit System, with each fan plant having between one and four fans.
-Most of the plants have a single fan. Plants serving under-river tubes may have up to four fans.
-Not every subway station has an associated fan plant. Fans are not universally distributed throughout the subway system.
-Most Transit System ventilation fans operate in the EXHAUST mode. A SMALL NUMBER operate in the SUPPLY mode. (*Hint: SS - Small number Supply). Ventilation fans associated with under-river tubes are reversible, as are replacement fans.
On some older type fans, the direction of the airflow can be changed by moving dampers.
The Apparatus Collision Report (CD-19) shall be forwarded by the apparatus operator/officer within _________ of the apparatus collision/incident?
96 hours/4 days
The officer in charge or the operator of the apparatus at the time of the collision/incident shall prepare and forward a Collision Packet through the chain of command, which consists of 2 copies of the CD-19
2 copies of the MV-104(s) when required
2 copies of the PD accident report when required
SB 56 sec 10
Which unit is responsible to shut the utilities at a collapse?
2nd Ladder
Haz-Mat personnel may be special called to assist to assist the 2nd arriving ladder company in shutting down utilities
FFP Collapse Operations sec 7.6 and sec 10.1.7
You are working under the Search and Evacuation Group Supervisor (SAE) during a ripping High-Rise office building fire conducting searches on several floors. What channel are you on?
Channel 3- Secondary Tactical
Ch2 is Command
Ch1 Primary Tactical
When the SAE Group is established, units assigned to the SAE Group shall switch to secondary tactical channel and shall not communicate with the ICP unless urgent
HR page 19 and Communications ch 11 page 13
At a Taxpayer fire (cockloft) all of the following tactics are correct…
- 1st Ladder Company to shut down gas and electric
- 1st Roof FF to take saw to roof
- 1st LCC to roof to assist Roof FF. (NOT in CL-1st LCC join FE team
- 2nd Roof FF to take saw to roof
- When authorized by IC (CL fire) can take show window. (Cellar fire-take out store windows after communicating and coordinating with 1st Ladder Company Officer) 8.2.2
Taxpayers sec 8
To operate as a SOC Support Ladder Company, the unit shall be staffed with a minimum of how many trained members?
1 trained officer or acting trained officer and at least 3 trained FFs
Haz-Mat ch 10 sec 4
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strict requirements when it comes to PCBs. Storage of PCB…
-As per the EPA, combustible materials must not be stored within a “PCB Transformer” enclosure, within 5 meters(16.4ft) of a “PCB Transformer” enclosure or within 5 meters of an unenclosed “PCB Transformer.”
-EPA precautionary markings consist of letters and striping on a white or yellow background, on a 6” x 6” square down to 2” x 2” square depending on the size of the equipment.
-“Permanent Storage Site”: storage for up to 1yr allowed for PCB items and PCB liquids.
-Temporary Storage Site”: (outdoor or indoor) Storage of “PCB” (500 or less ppm PCB) items and “PCB CONTAMINATED” liquid (50-499ppm of PCB) allowed for up to a period not exceeding 30days. PCB liquids (500 or > PPM PCB) are NOT allowed to be stored in a Temporary Storage Site.
AUC266
In nonfireproof multiple dwellings, gas meters may cause the Department many problems. All are correct…
- Gas meters are usu in the cellar but can be found in apts and in hallways. Piping containing flamm gas shall not be permitted to pierce or be run in stair enclosures, in a shaft containing a SP riser, or in public hallways leading to exits. This includes vertical and horizontal runs of piping.
- If gas meters burning-allow to continue to burn until the gas is shut off.
- If gas is leaking w/o being ignited-supply should be shut off and the area vented. Mems moved away from the area of leaking. Fog lines may be used for venting.
- Combustible material near burning meter should be wet down while waiting for the gas to be shut off. Leak/break in piping may be stopped/reduced by stuffing rags, paper, etc., into the break.
MD 3.5.9
The EDSCBA will provide the wearer with up to _____ hours of breathable air, a significant increase over current SCBAs.
4
TB SBCA Add4 1.3
One way to enter a near-miss event is to access the Near-Miss webpage on the FDNY Intranet to share it with all members of the Department. Rather than submitting a form through the webpage, another option is to ?
Download the form from the FDNY Internet and send it through the bag with no endorsements to the Chief of Safety.
SB 91 sec 1.8
Local Law 26 expanded the role of the Fire Safety Director to an Emergency Action Plan Director (FS/EAPD) who is responsible for managing non-fire emergencies in Class “E” office buildings. All are correct…
- 1st units should be met at the Fire Command Station with one of the following: Fire Safety/Emergency Action Plan Director, Deputy Fire Safety/Emergency Action Plan Director, Fire Safety/Emergency Action Plan Building Evacuation Supervisor
- In an emergency, the FS/EAPD can shelter in place, in-building reloc, partial building evac, and full building evac.
- FS/EAPD is responsible for comm. w/ building occupants during emerg utilizing the building’s Fire Alarm Communications System
- FS/EAPD is authorized to implement the EAP and take actions to ensure occupant safety. These actions may include: elevator recall, public announcements, and evacuations
FFP High-Rise add 1 pages 1-2
The placement of units for the 10-76 assignment can be correctly found in all of the following…
- CFR eng, w/ CFRD equip and FE tools, shall be assigned to the Fire Sector Supervisor/Branch Director
- 1st and 2nd arriving Lad-assigned to search and evac the fire floor
- 3rd Lad shall be assigned to search and evac the floor above the fire
- 4th Lad operate on the upper floors and to initiate the search of the attack stairway
HROB 5.3.1B
During a suspected chemical attack in an underground transit system, which company is responsible to inform the second arriving ladder company and IC if victims collapse on their way from the subway exit to the gross decontaminated area?
1st Engine
Duties:
1- establish water
2- remain outside the subway system unless ordered by IC
3- provide emergency gross decon for ambulatory victims
4- Direct persons who have been decon to Casualty Collection Point
5- Provide estimate number of victims to IC
6- Inform 2nd arriving ladder company and IC if victims collapse on their way from the subway exit to the gross decon area
ERP add 2 pages 8 and 9
The placement of an aerial ladder apparatus (tractor-trailer and rear mount) is dependent on each of the following conditions with the exception of which choice?
“FISH” Frontage Immediate rescue Heat/smoke/fire Street/area conditions
Lads 2 2.1
Removal of manhole covers by FDNY personnel may reduce the infiltration of gas into surrounding properties during a natural gas emergency. All are correct policy when removing manhole covers…
- Under no circumstances shall rectangular or square electric manhole covers be removed
- Removal of electric manhole covers by FDNY personnel may be performed when requested by the UC AND approved by Chief
- 2 FFs utilizing the 2 manhole hooks for use in removing electric manhole covers carried in all battalion vehicles
Emergency Procedures Natural gas 9.2.4 sec 3
When used for ventilation purposes, what tools must be placed in the Tower Ladder bucket?
”SLASH” Saw LSR Axe Six foot hook Halligan
Lads 6 4.1.2
For a top floor fire, in a Mill Loft building, who brings the saw to the roof?
2nd Roof FF
This is for Cast-Iron and Mill Loft Buildings
Access to roof will be an adjoining building, Aerial/TL, or a fire escape.
In Fireproof Loft Buildings, ladder company operations shall be conducted as per Fireproof Multiple Dwellings
Lofts 7.2.1.D.1, 7.2.3.D.1, and 7.3.1.A
Communications plays a very important role at most FDNY operations, especially during operations involving under river rails. All are correct comments made about communications at under river rails.
- If enough personnel are on scene and conditions warrant, the HT relay should be established
- In under river tubes, phones are by blue lights and are found near emerg power removal boxes, approximately 600 feet apart
- Post radio is not to be used in immediate vicinity of signals, comm equip or train operator cabs. However, if members are to use the Post Radio within the subway system, the Transit Authority is to be notified
- Currently there are NO repeaters at most emerg exits, and NO repeater coverage inside most emerg exit stairways.
FFP Under River Rail Operations sec 2.9.3
Upon return of a reserve apparatus to storage, the officer on duty in the unit at which the apparatus is stored must compare the outstanding RT-2 with the tools and equipment being returned with the apparatus. If any item is found to be missing, the officer shall take all of the following actions
-Immed notify, by telephone, the administrative Battalion Chief.
-Record in the company journal.
-Prepare and fwd report to COD documenting the missing items and explaining the circumstances of the loss. Fwd report thru the chain of command.
-The administrative Battalion shall notify the OFFICER WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE APPARATUS, WHILE IT WAS OUT OF STORAGE, that the responsibility for the preparation and forwarding of the Lost Property Report and the notifications required regarding the loss of Department property are his/hers.
AUC 259 7.5.3, 7.5.4
When conditions permit, the engine officer may order a fog or broken stream directed out a window in the fire area to assist in removal of heat and smoke conditions. The stream is directed out the selected window with the nozzle held how many feet from the window?
4-5feet
If the FT-2 was used for extinguishment, the tip is adjusted so that a fog pattern fills the window opening and is operated similar to the MST
Engine Company Operations 5.1.23
What is the order of preference for roof access at a peaked roof private dwelling fire?
Tower Ladder, Aerial Ladder, Portable Ladder
PD Ch4 6.2
A newly promoted company officer stated all the following comments below regarding units with “reduced staffing”. All are correct.
REDUCED staffed unit is a Lad, Rescue, or Squad staffed with four firefighters. When this occurs, the Co OFF shall determine which outside position will be staffed.
-Upon arrival, if the needed OFF may reassign the position of the outside FF (OV to ROOF or ROOF to OV). The OFF shall inform the IC and units operating of the unstaffed position
-An additional Lad (above FAST) shall be assigned to 10-75 when both of the 2 initially assigned Lad are responding with 4FF.
-A REDUCED staffed unit responding to alarms shall transmit to the dispatcher “WE ARE RESPONDING WITH FOUR FIREFIGHTERS”.
An UNDERSTAFFED unit is any unit staffed with less than 4FF. An understaffed unit responding to alarms shall transmit to the dispatcher “We are responding understaffed”.
AUC 287 8.2.1-8.3.2
To operate as a Decon Engine, the company shall be staffed with a minimum of?
1 trained officer or trained acting officer, and at least 3 trained FFs
HazMat Ch12
You are the 1st arriving ladder company officer for a cellar fire in a 7 story 100x100 Cast-Iron Loft type building. You attempt to gain access to the cellar by entering through the front door on the 1st floor with the 1st arriving engine company. However, you are confronted with heavy fire coming up from the cellar preventing you and the engine from descending the cellar stairs. Your next move is to?
Notify the IC and the 2nd arriving ladder company, and remain with the 1st engine and conduct a search for life, fire extension, and provide ventilation on the floor above the fire.
(2nd ladder company will gain access to the fire area via alternate means (exterior, adjoining building, etc) for the second hoseline)
Lofts 7.2.1.2
As the officer of Ladder 100, your unit arrives on the third alarm for a fire in a row of attached frame buildings. You are assigned to operate in the Exposure 2 Sector under the command of Battalion 6. What is the most correct way for you to contact this Sector Supervisor?
Ladder 100 to Exposure 2 Sector Battalion 6”
Under the Department’s “Command and Control” policy, units and/or individual members should use both the Sector/Group Supervisor’s designation and the unit number when contacting sectors. Ex. “Ladder 100 to Exposure 2 Sector Battalion 6”
CC 2.4.6
Answer this question according to Chief Dunn’s book “Collapse of Burning Buildings” 2nd edition. Chief Dunn states that the most dangerous area outside a burning structure is the sidewalk directly in front of the building and it is even more deadly if the building has a what?
Parapet wall
Ch 5
Parapet walls are unstable because they are free standing
Have fewer connections to a structure
Built over a 1 or 2 story commercial building with large display windows beneath is a collapse prone structure because the parapet walls are often supported by steel beams spanning large windows
A parapet wall is a vertical cantilever beam. A cantilever beam is supported at only one end
A parapet wall often supports a marquee, canopy, or cornice. This is an unstable structure supporting an unstable structure
Answer the following question according to Chief Vincent Dunn (Collapse of Burning Buildings 2nd edition.) You receive a response for a fire on the 15th floor at the intersection of 31 ave and 86th street. There is no additional information available. Upon arrival you realize the building is under construction and the construction workers are waving their hands in the air stating that there is a fast moving fire on the 15th floor. The workers are also directing you to the two construction hoist elevators to use. Which hoist elevator can you use?
Firefighters should use the hoist car designed for use by construction workers. This elevator has built-in safety brakes to stop the car from free falling.
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Arson is a serious crime in New York City and it is imperative that all officers be alert to signs indicating a suspicious fire. A competent Lt would be most correct when he made the following statements…
Absence of a “V” Pattern could indicates an incendiary fire.
Large crazing indicates remoteness from the point of origin and/or relatively slow heat build up.
Heavy smoke stains, remote from the point of origin, usually indicate a slow fire build up.
Checkering of glass usually results from water being applied to heated glass and indicates the window was still in place when firefighters operated at the fire
During a busy summer day tour, members of your unit discuss FDNY operations at transformer fires and emergencies. Understanding that all members must exercise extreme caution when these incidents occur, you know all to be correct…
Subsurface structures, known as transformer vaults, come in various sizes but a typical vault is approximately 12’X4’
All transformers in vaults contain dielectric oil, which acts as a coolant, amts ranging from 200 gallons to 600 gallons
Stretch precautionary HL. Due to the amount of flamm liquid in these transformers, Eng Co be prepared to initiate a foam ops if needed
The amount of electricity contained in these vaults
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