Mem. Distress, Collapse, Place Of Worship

Question 1

When do we consider a fire an IDLH?

When do we consider it a known life hazard?

Answer 1

IDLH when fire past the incipient stage

Known life hazard: 1- seen, 2-heard, 3-credible source

Question 2

Safety team
3 and 2 response prior to arrival of fast, who is safety team?
1 4 FF engine is on scene?
1 5 FF engine is on scene?
1 4 FF ladder is on scene?
1 5 FF ladder is on scene?
1 engine and 1 ladder on scene?

Answer 2

3 and 2 prior to fast truck = 2nd engine control and backup
1 4 FF engine= officer and 1 ff enter for search w/o line advancement other 2 members are safety team
1 5 FF engine = control and door
1 4 FF ladder = LCC and outside team member designated by officer
1 5 FF ladder = OV and LCC
1 engine and 1 ladder = control and LCC (doesn’t matter if 4 or 5 FF)

Question 3

When is a unit considered understafffed?

Who is the most influential member of fast unit?

Does the 2nd engine announce their arrival over HT?

Answer 3

Understaffed is when less then 4 FF for engines or ladders

Fast unit officer is most influential

Yes, 2nd engine announces their arrival over HT

Question 4

What are the 13 points of size-up?

Answer 4

COAL WAS WEALTH
Construction, Occupancy, Area/access, Life
Weather, Auxilary appliances, Street conditions
Water supply, Exposures, Apparatus, Location, Time, Height of building

Question 5

The fast team is made of of two teams, what are they and what do they do?

What additional tools does the fast team bring?

Answer 5

1-search team - make entry, locate, package, remove
2-removal/resource team - stage at entrance, be available to assist

Additional tools - fast pak, pak tracker, 2:1 rope, stokes with longboard, search rope.

Question 6

When you come across a downed firefighter what are the 4 priorities in order?

Answer 6

FAIR

Fire, Air, Injuries, Removal

Question 7

When an unconscious member is supplied with air, how far do you turn the purge valve?

When no air how long until brain damage? Clinical death?

What are the 3 ways to determine if a member has air?

Answer 7

Turn purge 1/2way to allow for constant flow of air

4-6min for brain damage
6-10 min for death

3 ways to determine if member has air:1 break seal of face piece and listen, 2 turn purge valve, 3- look at remote gauge

Question 8

Prior to starting packaging efforts you should turn the member how?

Answer 8

So that back is facing the exit

Question 9

SCBA to harness, which allow for both horizontal and vertical lifts?
1-Through the leg method
2-use of personal harness leg straps
3- drag rescue device

Answer 9

Thru the leg method and use of personal harness allow for both horizontal and vertical lifts

DRD - for horizontal removal only not upstairs

Question 10

Nylon tubular webbing
How wide is it
How long is it
Can it be used for vertical lifts?

Answer 10

1” wide
20ft long
NO vertical lifts

Question 11

Can the fast unit be used to remove window bars? Place portable ladders?

What channel is the emergency channel?

Answer 11

Yes to both, must maintain unit integrity

Channel 16

Question 12

When a member transmits a mayday for a missing member what info must they give?

When using th personal harness and “D” ring to package a members, how and where do you use the DRD so they can go up and down stairs?

Answer 12

Mayday for missing member
LUNA - Last known location, Unit working in, Name, Assignment

DRD gets wrapped over and under the RIGHT shoulder strap (left strap has air hose)

Question 13

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Is it a single command or unified command?

Initial rescue actions will concentrate on removal of who?

Answer 13

Single command with FD in charge

Initial rescue ops will be ambulatory victims and surface/lightly buried victims

Question 14

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How do the 1st and 2nd engines operate?
3rd and 4th engines?
2nd alarms engines?

Answer 14

1st and 2nd engines will take positions on opposite ends of the block and if possible hook up to different mains
3rd and 4th will act similar to 1st and 2nd but on the rear of structure
2nd alarm engines will seal off the block, ECC’s stay with the rig

Question 15

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What is the only unit to be in front fo the collapse?

Where will additional TL be positioned?

Answer 15

1st TL will be in front of building

Additional TL will be positioned to protect different exposures

Question 16

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What are 1st alarm engine company priorities in order?

Answer 16

1-extinguish fire in affected building and surrounding debris
2- protect exposures
3- extinguish burning vehicles within vicinity of collapse
4- no fire- stretch and CHARGE precautionary 2 1/2” enough to cover entire operations, 3 1/2” for TL stretched and CHARGED

Question 17

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1st engine
What side hose and how much?
Do they supply a TL?
Can they break into teams?

Answer 17

2 1/2” and enough to cover entire site
Consider a 3 1/2” for TL
Members remain together as unit unless ordered by IC

Question 18

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2nd engine
Do they supply a TL?
Can they preform CFRD duties.

Answer 18

Ensure TL is supplied by 3 1/2”
Assist 1st engine with stretching handlines
May perform CFR-D duties

Question 19

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What does the 3rd and subsequent engine do?

Answer 19

A under direction of IC
Fire control
Stretching additional lines
Augment water supply
CFR duties assist in removal of lightly buried victims

Question 20

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What does the 1st ladder do?
Can the officer split up unit into teams?

Answer 20

Reconnaissance, scene survey, hazard assessment and control. Remove surface and lightly buried victims to casualty collection point. Preliminary void search

Yes officer can split into teams

Question 21

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What does the second ladder do?

Answer 21

Immediately begin controlling utilities.

Ensure dispatch has notified utility emergency crews

Question 22

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What do the 3rd and subsequent ladder companies do?

Answer 22

Search additional line of sight voids, assist in control of utilities if needed, perform debris removal as directed, cut time ERS for shoring, assist with victim removal.

Question 23

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How often do you rotate personnel?
What are the 5 stages of collapse?
What do the air horn signals mean?

Answer 23

Rotate frequently, every 30 min

5 stages: 1-reconnaissance 2-removal of and accounting of surface victims, 3- void search, 4-tunneling and selected debris removal, 5- general debris removal

One long blast (3 sec)- stop/ all quiet, One long and One short-resume operations, three short blast- Run/evacuate the area

Question 24

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Which type of collapse is the simplest to locate victims?
What are the 4 types of voids?
Can you search voids while simultaneously removing surface victims?

Answer 24

Pancake collapse is simplest to locate victims
4 voids- lean to, pancake, v-shaped, and individualized
Yes you can do both at same time if manpower allows

Question 25

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What is the method for locating a missing member?

Answer 25

LUNAR
Last known location
Unit working in
Name
Assignment
Resources needed to reach safety

Question 26

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Which of the 5 stages is not useful when we have no idea where a victim is?
When does the selected debris removal stage end?

Answer 26

Selected debris removal not useful when we have no idea where someone is
It ends when all LIVE victims have been removed

Question 27

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What do you draw at the entrance of an area to be searched and how big?
What goes in each quadrant?

Answer 27

X, 2’x2’, one slash when you enter, the other then you leave
Left- (Ladder) company ID
Top- Time and date company/team LEFT the area
Right- Rats, hazards
Bottom - # of live or dead victims

Question 28

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What do you draw when there is a known or potential victim (and how do you know which way to look)?
What if the victim is confirmed?
What is the confirmed victim is dead?
What if victim is removed?

Answer 28

Draw a 2’ V with arrows that points toward victim
Circle the V for confirmed victim
Horizontal Line (-) thru the V if dead
Vertical line (l) thru the V if victim has been removed

Question 29

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What is a lean-over collapse?
Inward/outward collapse?
Curtain fall wall collapse?

Answer 29

Lean-over=wood frame building collapse when it leans over
Inward/outward= top falls back on top of building, bottom collapses outward onto the street
Curtain-fall wall =exterior masonry wall drops like a curtain

Question 30

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If a victim is pinned for more than ___min a rescue paramedic must be given access

Answer 30

60min or 1hr

Question 31

Worship

TorF both newer and older places of worship are susceptible to early collapse

Answer 31

True

Question 32

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How many of the following are considered major defect or faults in construction: 1- early collapse potential. 2-numerous concealed voids, 3-vast quantity of combustible material in truss roof, 4- lack of fire suppression and detection systems, 5-large open areas with limited or no fire stopping

Answer 32

All are major defects or faults

Question 33

Worship
When fire is in large open area what is the 1st priority?
When fire is suspected in concealed attic or cockloft?

Answer 33

Large open area- use TL thru the rose window

Concealed cockloft or attic TL in ventilation opening above rose window

Question 34

Worship
What size hoseline for cellar fires? For main floor fires?

What exposures are a collapse danger?

Answer 34

1 3/4” in the cellar, 2 1/2” for main floor

Exposures 2 and 4

Question 35

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For cellar fires, 1st floor fires, choir loft fires what entrance door do you use? What does the 2nd line do?

Answer 35

Always use the entrance that provides the quickest access to fire area.
2nd line will be positioned and charged outside of fire building

Question 36

Worship
When do the walls and attic area checked for extension?

Who will attempt an examination of the cellar, who ensures it is examined for fire?

Answer 36

As soon as fire is knocked down

1st ladder will attempt, 2nd ladder will ensure

Question 37

Worship
What are the 1st ladder duties?
2nd ladder duties?

Answer 37

1st ladder - primary of fire floor, locate and confine fire, attempt examination of cellar

2nd ladder - coordinate with 1st ladder and do primary search of area not covered, examine above fire for extension, ensure cellar is examined

3rd ladder- as ordered by IC