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Metro SOGs Flashcards

1
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ACRE

A

A – Access Locate & find best access to site
C – Control Control the emergency, manage the victims, remove hazards, extinguish any fire, ventilate, & organize the scene
R – Rescue Rescue any trapped victims
E – Evacuate & EMS Evacuate the site & provide EMS as needed

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Metro Box Assignment

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5 Engines
2 Trucks
2 BFC’s (1st Due is IC, 2nd Due is Metro Liaison)
1 BFC Special Ops (If not available regular BFC)
1 Squad
1 EMS Supervisor
1 Basic Unit
1 Medic Unit
1 Safety Officer

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All Units except ________ are dispatched to main station. _______ is sent to a specific
Alternate Entrance or Emergency Exit at Single Entry Stations

A

4th Due Engine

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Metro Surface & Aerial Box Alarms are dispatched for:

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Fire
Smoke
Major Incident located on Metro Surface or Aerial Right of Way

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5
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________ will be automatically dispatched as _______ on a Metro Aerial Box Assingment

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Tower 3, 3rd Truck

If Tower 3 is supposed to be 1st or 2nd Due Truck on the box, the 3rd Truck dispatched will take whatever position due Tower 3 would have been

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Dispatched for the report of:

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Fire
Smoke
Other Major Incident in Metro Tunnel

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7
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What is a Primary Station

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Closest to the incident

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Secondary Station

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Most distant from the incident

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Metro Tunnel Box Alarm Assignment at Primary Station

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4 Engines
2 Trucks
1 BFC
1 BFC Special Ops
1 Squad
1 EMS Supervisor
1 BLS Unit
1 Medic Unit
1 Safety Officer

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Metro Tunnel Box Alarm Assignment at Secondary Station

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2 Engines
1 Truck

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Metro Hazardous Materials / CB-EMIS Alarm Assignment dispatched for:

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Haz Mat Incident
Suspicious Package / Powder
CB-EMIS Alarm in Metro

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Metro Rescue Alarm are dispatched:

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any time that persons injured or trapped anywhere in Metro System, require Technical Rescue Capabilities

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WSAD

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Warning Strobe and Alarm Device

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14
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No personnel will enter the track bed until:

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Permission is granted by IC
Metro OCC has confirmed all power has been removed & Trains stopped
Emergency Trip Switches (ETS) have been pushed for all affected track sections
3rd Rail test with Volt Probe

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15
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There may be as many as ___ different sections of 3rd Rail in a switching, crossover, or interlocking
area

A

6

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16
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To safely work around Switches, they will be placed in the “Blocked” position with _____

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4”x4” cribbing

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17
Q

The following Chopper Controller Cars can store electrical current in resistor grids for up to 15
minutes after 3rd Rail power has been removed:

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Ruhr 1,000 & 8,000
Breda 3,000 & 4,000
CAF/AAI 5,000

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18
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Filter Capacitor Discharge Switch (FCDS) will discharge the capacitors after ___________ of
operation

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15 seconds

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_______ must be operated whenever personnel are working in track bed near train undercarriage

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FCDS

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Cam Controller Cars:

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Don’t normally store electric, but are thermally hot.
Controller boxes are bolted closed & should never be opened.
Most have or will be converted to Chopper Controller

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21
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Flagging Procedures to warn oncoming trains of an obstruction:

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Personnel will have Hand Light & Portable Radio and positioned 750ft on each side of the metro incident

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22
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What is a metro hazard zone?

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All areas of Metro especially Stations & Tunnels are considered a Hazard Zone

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23
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What level of accountability is required on all metro incidents?

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Level 3

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24
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Incidents with 2 stations will have an ____________at each main station entrance

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entry control point

25
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What is the maximum number of control points for an incident?

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Never more than 3

26
Q

Where are entry control points located and who is stationed there?

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Entry Control Points will be at Street Level of Main Station & Accountability Officers will be
established at these points

27
Q

How are entry control points established?

A

Each Metro Station & Tunnel have been pre-determined, and will be
designated on initial dispatch & rebroadcasted on Tac Channel

28
Q

Prior to Establishment of Accountability Officer, units arriving at Main Entry Control Point will
drop their UDC’s on

A

1st Due Engine Officers’ seat

29
Q

Units at Alternate Entry Control Points will drop UDC’s on ________ at that location

A

1st arriving unit

30
Q

UDC will only contain PAT’s for ________, Drivers at apparatus _________

A

Personnel entering, will their PAT

31
Q

Alternate Control Points are recommended to be staffed by an Accountability Officer when
more than ________ are entering, but this is at the discretion of the IC

A

2 Units

32
Q

Metro Phones can be found in the following locations:

A

Blue Light Boxes
Kiosks
Base of Emergency Shafts
Near Fan Control Panel at Fan Shafts
Some Service Rooms

33
Q

Kiosk has 1 handset with 2 lines:

A

1st line for incoming

2nd line for outgoing – Dial 0 request outside line, then dial number

34
Q

Passenger Emergency Reporting System (PERS)

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PERS is the intercom connecting Kiosk and Station Platform

35
Q

Where is PERS located?

A

Intercom is located in a pylon on platform approximately 200ft from ends of platform

36
Q

Each Train’s Communication System has

A

Radio
Public Address System
Operator has Metro Portable Radio
Intercom between Operator & Rear of Each Metro Car - Only works when intercom button is pushed & Operator activates system

37
Q

Fan Local Control Panel has a switch that can select either:

A

Automatic
Remotely Controlled by OCC & locally by thermostats
Fans activate at preset values and can more air either way
OCC can only override thermostat control in this mode

Emergency Supply
Fans will move air into station or Tunnel
Red light will be lit to show when in this mode

Emergency Exhaust
o Fans will move air out of Station or Tunnel
o Red light will be lit to show in this mode

Off
This position is not on all Fan Control Panels

38
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Emergency Ventilation

A

Upon arrival you must determine what OCC has done about ventilation, & what fans are operating in what direction

39
Q

Once OCC is aware of fire, ventilation system is placed in ___________

A

Emergency Mode

40
Q

OCC considers the following before activating fans:

A

Location of fire
Fan & Vent Shafts in area
Type of situation
Direction of Evacuation

41
Q

Changing direction could affect up to ________ evacuating away from fire

A

1,000 people

42
Q

Ventilation in Stations is accomplished by _______

A

Dome relief vents and Under Platform Exhaust
System (UPE)

43
Q

Under Platform Exhaust System (UPE):

A

Control Panels in Mechnacial Equipment Rooms at each end of platform
Each Panel controls half of station
Both switches must be operated to place entire Station in same mode
Controls work the same as Tunnel Fans

44
Q

UPE in the following Stations can only operate in Supply:

A

Dupont Circle
Gallery Place
Farragut North
Judiciary Square
Metro Center
Union Station

45
Q

To ventilate platform level of a Station the Fan Shafts at both ends of station & the UPE will be
placed in ________

A

“Exhaust”

This will pull fresh air down from Escalators & push smoke into Tunnel & out the Fan Vent
Shafts

46
Q

Units will only enter Fan / Emergency Exit Shafts if:

A

Fans are not exhausting smoke or heat
Fan Shaft is located in an Emergency Exit
Fans can be placed in “Manual Supply” or “Manual Off”
They are ordered to enter
There are obvious Rescues to be made & proper notification of conditions has been made & approval has been received

47
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When Units enter such a Shaft

A

Fans will be manually placed into “Supply” or “Off” depending on how the fan was at
arrival

If Shaft doesn’t have an “Off” mode, Units will immediately exit & make proper
notifications
Units will never enter a Fan / Emergency Exit Shaft in exhaust mode

48
Q

Metro has diesel locomotives which can be used for evacuation, but take up to _______
to arrive

A

4 hours

49
Q

An _______ Metro Train can carry as many as _____ Passengers

A

8 car, 1800

50
Q

Mass Casualty Incident is any Incident:

A

With 9 or more Patients

That has been declared as a Mass Casualty

51
Q

Victims may be _____ underground to ______ mile from point of access

A

150ft, 1/2

52
Q

At least ___ FF’s should be assigned to carry ___ stretcher

A

4, 1

53
Q

Consider using Emergency Tunnel Evacuation Carts (ETEC’s) ____ FF’s can move up to ____ Victims at 1 time with the cart

A

2, 4

54
Q

Ambulance Bus can transport: ____ Stretchers and ____ Ambulatory Victims

A

8, 12

55
Q

1st & 2nd Due Trucks park _______, unless its Surface or Aerial Box, & ladders are needed

A

1 block away

56
Q

Numbers the Train cars with medical tape or other means at least _____ number on side of each car to identify them

A

24’’

57
Q

Safety Walks along the Right Of Way are only ____ wide

A

22’’

58
Q

What does CB-EMIS stand for?

A

Chemical Biological Emergency Management Information System

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