No. 19-13 - REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO FIREGROUND CONTAMINANTS AND CARCINOGENS

Question 1

____ is one of the most dangerous threats to the health and safety of firefighters nationally.

Answer 1

Cancer

Question 2

OBJECTIVES

Embrace a clean culture regarding ______ and ______ reduction.

Answer 2

Contamination and exposure reduction

Question 3

OBJECTIVES

Reduce duty-related cases of

Answer 3

Cancer

Question 4

OBJECTIVES

Educate members and share information of ____ _____ to firefighters.

Answer 4

Health threats

Question 5

OBJECTIVES

Improve on-scene _______ ______ and on-scene post-incident ______ ________.

Answer 5

Environmental monitoring

Personal decontamination

Question 6

OBJECTIVES

Develop health and safety practices to support existing
_______, ________, and ______.

Answer 6

Policies, procedures, and tactics

Question 7

OBJECTIVES

Establish Chief Officer, Company Officer, and member responsibilities to eliminate preventable exposures to ______ and other harmful contaminants.

Answer 7

Carcinogens

Question 8

OBJECTIVES

Develop an internal exposure reporting system within the Department’s __________(IIRS) Program and continue to assess the effectiveness of other exposure reporting systems.

Answer 8

Injury/illness reporting system

Question 9

From January 2002 to May 2015, __% of the firefighters on the IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial Wall of Honor died from cancer.

Answer 9

60%

Question 10

The balance of firefighters on the wall died of the following cases:

Cardiac \_\_%
Burns \_\_%
Collapse \_\_%
Unknown _%
Other \_\_% (includes infectious disease, stroke, respiratory arrest, military, aneurysm, crushed, drowning, bleeding, heatstroke and electric shock)

Answer 10

16%

12%

3%

4%

5%

Question 11

According to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), in 2017, __% of all firefighter line of duty deaths were attributable to cancer.

Answer 11

74

Question 12

firefighters are statistically at a higher risk for cancer based on credible medical evidence:

Testicular cancer (\_\_times greater risk)
Multiple myeloma (\_\_ times greater risk)
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (\_\_\_ times greater risk)
Skin cancer (\_\_\_ times greater risk)
Prostate cancer (\_\_ times greater risk)
Malignant melanoma (\_\_ times greater risk)
Brain cancer (\_\_\_ times greater risk)
Colon cancer (\_\_ times greater risk)
Leukemia (\_\_\_ times greater risk)

Answer 12

2 times

1. 5 times
2. 5 times
3. 4 times
4. 3 times
5. 3 times
6. 3 times
7. 2 times
8. 14 times

Question 13

The two routes of greatest concern for firefighter exposure to carcinogens are

Answer 13

Inhalation and absorption

Question 14

Inhalation exposure occurs when firefighters do not wear their _______ or remove it too soon;

Answer 14

SCBA

Question 15

absorption occurs when carcinogens are absorbed through the firefighter’s

Answer 15

SKIN

Question 16

Some areas like the face, angle of the jaw, neck, throat, and groin are ____ _______ than others.

Answer 16

More permeable

Question 17

In addition, permeability increases with temperature. Skin absorption increases by ____% for every __ degree increase in skin temperature.

Answer 17

400%

5 degrees

Question 18

The most permeable piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the

Answer 18

Hood

Question 19

The hood does not offer _____, ______, or _____ protection.

Answer 19

Vapor, moisture, or smoke protection

Question 20

Fireground particulates contaminate you and your PPE. Contaminants found on PPE continue to “___ ___”, exposing the wearer and others to carcinogenic toxins.

Answer 20

Off gas

Question 21

As PPE remain dirty, the performance of the PPE is ______. Contaminants in the fabric can wear the outer shell materials down due to ____ ______.

Answer 21

Reduced

Micro abrasion

Question 22

The engrained contaminants are often _________ based, these products lower the fire resistive qualities of the outer shell, endangering the safety of the firefighter.

Answer 22

Petrochemical

Question 23

Overhaul, rubbish, auto, and “fire out” scenarios can be impact firefighter’s health and safety due to the lack of compliance with ______ ______.

Answer 23

Respiratory protection

Question 24

Our firefighter DNA is made up of genes that include:

___ – getting to the fire as quickly as possible.

___ – getting water on the fire as quickly as possible.

____ – getting as close to the seat of the fire as possible when applying the water.

Answer 24

Fast
Wet
Close

Question 25

TWO TOOLS FOR CHANGING FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIOR REGARDING PPE

Answer 25

Support a firefighters individual will

Leading by example should never go out of style

Question 26

The first Firefighter Life Safety Initiative from the Everyone Goes Home program instructs firefighters to “____ and _____ the need for a cultural change within the fire service relating to ______; incorporating _______, _______, _______, _______, and personal responsibility.”

Answer 26

Define and advocate

Safety

Leadership, management, supervision, accountability