Month II Probation Flashcards
Identify a local alarm.
Answer:
An alarm to which a unit, or unites less in number than a box assignment responds to a report of an emergency.
Identify a box alarm.
Answer:
An alarm on which five engine companies, two truck companies, two battalion chiefs, one rescue squad and one ambulance responds.
Identify a multiple alarm.
Answer:
Second- 4 Engine Companies, 2 Truck Companies, a Rescue Squad, and a Battalion Chief and the Hazmat Unit.
Third- 4 Engine Companies, 2 Truck Companies
Fourth- 4 Engine Companies
Fifth- 4 Engine Companies
Greater Alarms- The Incident Commander will specifically request units.
Identify a Special Alarm
Answer:
When an alarm that is requested by the Incident Commander , for a specific type of supporting unit, or definite number and type of units.
Identify the Working Fire Dispatch
Answer:
An alarm consisting of an Engine Company, a Truck Company, a Battalion Fire Chief, the Safety Officer, an Air Unit, a Fire Investigation Unit, the EMS Supervisor, and an Ambulance or Medic Unit. The Engine Company and Truck Company dispatched on the Working Fire Dispatch will be designated as the Rapid Intervention Team.
Define Needless or Accidental Alarm
Answer:
Alarms caused by smoke or steam scares, reflections, accidents to boxes or where a mistake has been made.
Define a False Alarm
Answer:
In general, false alarms include only those that are sent in willfully or knowingly false.
What must all Department Vehicles do at each and every stop sign or red traffic light, when responding to alarms
Answer:
All Department vehicles shall stop at each and every stop sign and red traffic light and shall not proceed ahead into the intersection until it is consistent with the safe operation to do so.
What are the guidelines regarding speed for responding vehicles?
Answer:
In responding to alarms, vehicles shall not be driven at a rate of speed greater than that justified by the physical condition of the vehicle, traffic conditions, and general condition of the roadway.
Explain the right-of-way at a street intersection for units responding to an alarm?
Answer:
Right of way at intersections shall be governed by the order in which units are dispatched.
- When an engine company and a truck have the same order of dispatch, the engine company shall have the right of way over the truck company.
-Engine companies and truck companies shall have the right of way at all times over chiefs, rescue squads, and ems units.
-a chief shall have the right of way over rescue squads and ems units.
-a rescue squad shall have the right of way over ems units.
Should headlights be used when responding to alarms?
Answer:
headlights shall be used while responding to alarms, day or night.
When may members don their SCBA?
Answer:
when responding to an alarm, the donning of self contained breathing apparatus is prohibited until the apparatus has arrived on the scene of an emergency and has come to a complete halt.
Are members permitted to don SCBA while apparatus is in motion without seat belts fastened?
Answer:
members are reminded that they are to be seated and have their seatbelts fastened about them any time the apparatus is in motion.
Identify the horn signals used between the driver and tiller person of Aerial ladder trucks?
Answer:
one sound of the horn - stop
two sounds of the horn - go ahead
three sounds of the horn- back up
Probationer identification shall be worn where?
Answer:
left breast centered 1/4 inch above the top seam of the pocket.
When is PPE # 1 and PPE # 2 sent for Departmental cleaning?
Answer:
PPE 1 is sent out in the January / June cycle
PPE 2 is sent out in the July / December cycle
Identify the phases of the “Emergency Mobilization Plan”.
Answer:
Phase I Mobilization- Battalion recall
Phase II Mobilization - Platoon Recall
Phase III Mobilization - Full Mobilization Recall
Can members be relieved from duty when the Department is operating under the “Emergency Mobilization Plan”?
Answer:
If at the time of the change of platoons, the Department is operating under any portion of the Emergency Mobilization Plan, no member of the department will be relieved from duty without the approval of the Fire Chief or his designee.
What will members of the off duty platoon be required to have with them when reporting for duty under the “Emergency Mobilization Plan”?
Answer:
- Proper Work Uniform
- EMS Certification Card
- PAT
- ID Card
- Drivers License
- Full PPE
- Go Bag
What are the hours of duty while operating under the “Emergency Mobilization Plan?
Answer:
-The normal hours of duty under the Emergency Mobilization Plan will be 0700 - 0700 However any phase may be instituted at any hour. The Department has the ability during a Full Platoon Recall tatus to operate with two platoons working for the 24 hours who will then be relieved by two different platoons. The department may operate 0700-1900 and 1900 - 0700 with two platoons working 12 hours each.
Name the Area Commands used in our Department and what Battalions are assigned to each?
Answer:
1-6 Command will be assigned the geographic areas of the 1st and 6th battalions
2-3 Command will be assigned the geographic areas of the 2nd and 3rd battalions.
4-5 Command will be assigned the geographic areas of the 4th and 5th battalions.
What information should the Watch Detail impart when an alarm is received?
Answer: Notify the company officer or officers that are assigned to the units that have been dispatched of all the information received. Including -Type of alarm -Position Due -Correct Address -Assigned Tactical Channel -All other pertinent information
On an alarm, when is the Personnel Accountability System implemented?
Answer:
The incident commander will begin tracking the units assigned to the incident the moment units are dispatched and continue until the incident has been mitigated and the incident commander determines tracking is no longer necessary.
What is the purpose of the Personnel Accountability System?
Answer:
The purpose of the DCFD Personnel Accountability System is to account for all
firefighters operating within the Hazard Zone of an incident.
