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Operations Flashcards

1
Q

During a vehicle fire how far should you keep non-response people away

A

100 feet in all directions

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When attacking a vehicle fire, what angle should the fire fighters approach the vehicle?

A

A 45° angle

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3
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If a Vehicle fire seem suspicious who should you notify?

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Fire investigation unit(FIU)

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4
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If a vehicle fire seems suspicious should all members fill out a fire investigation unit statement form?

A

True

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5
Q

During a vehicle fire, should the battery/batteries be disconnected from the negative or the positive side first?

A

(-) Negative

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6
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In vehicle fire should you cut orange cables?

A

No because they Represent high-voltage cables?

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7
Q

Hi voltage battery banks are usually found behind the backseat or in the truck ?True or false

A

True

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8
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Can airbags still deploy if batteries are disconnected?

A

Yes

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9
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What is the 5-10-20 inch rule applies to?

A

You must maintain 5 inches from side impact bags, 10 inches from frontal to airbags 20 inches from passenger-side frontal of airbags

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10
Q

CNG

LNG

EV

HEV

FCV

A

Compressed Natural Gas

Liquefied Natural Gas

Electric Vehicle

Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Fuel Cell Vehicle

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11
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During a vehicle accident how many feet should non-response personnel remain back?

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40 feet In all directions

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12
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During a vehicle accident how many lanes of traffic should be stopped?

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A minimum of two lanes of traffic shall be stoppped by placing the apparatus in position to stop traffic.

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13
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How many stories is a high rise ?

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Six stories or more.

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14
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What are the priorities of High Rise incident?

A

Rescue

Fire Control

Property Conservation

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15
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All floors above the fire are exposures?

A

True

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16
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High Rise buildings are high value buildings with high value contents? True/False

A

True

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17
Q

3 tactical priorities for a natural disaster?

A
  • Life safety
  • incident stabilization
  • property conservation
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18
Q

What are the situations that police are instructed not to use their X 26 tasers?

A

If a female is pregnant , under the age of 7 and over the age of 70.

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19
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How many lanes should an apparatus block during an highway emergency?

A

Block at least one additional lane…Also block block so pump panel is down stream.

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20
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Should responders wear helmet with proper PPE during High way emergencies?

A

Yes

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21
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How many feet should you stay back from a derailed car?

A

2000 ft.. unless life is involved or the product in the derailed car is identified as safe…

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22
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How far up he track in either direction should a firefighter be ahead on the Tracks with flares to alert oncoming trains?

A

1/2 mike in both directions

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23
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Street car emergencies…terminology

SCV
OCS
MOF
ETS
Pantograph
A

SCV=street car vehicle
OCS= Overhead contact system(overhead streetcar electrical wires)
MOF=Maintenance and Operations facility
ETS= Emergency trip switch
Pantograph= Mechanical arm that electronically connects the streetcar vehicle to the overhead contact system wires

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24
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Where does the street car runs?

A

In a loop through downtown and over the Rhine area.

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25
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What are some of the more common special operations incidents?

A 
Bomb runs
HazMat
River Emergencies
Entrapments
Collapse
Signal 500
Bio Hazard
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26
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What are some of the more common Special runs

A

Stuck elevator
Vehicle struck building
Fumes
Fire reported out

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27
Q

What are some of the more common single resource dispatches

A 
Outdoor fire
Lock in/out
Minor gas spills
CO alarms
Salvage
Wires 
Water leaks
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28
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Form-57

A

Hydrant report

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29
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What do you do if a fire is discovered en route to another emergency?

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Notify dispatch and take action at the fire scene

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30
Q

What do you do if another emergency (not fire) is discovered en route to an emergency

A

Evaluate the situation and take appropriate action. Notify dispatch

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31
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What do you do if equipment falls off of the apparatus while en route to an emergency

A

Immediately stop and recover fallen objects then continue en route to emergency

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32
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Form 22

A

Commendation report

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33
Q

What times can a person ride along between

A

1000 and 2200

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34
Q

Span of control

A

Supervising 3-7 subordinates with 5 being the norm

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35
Q

In NIMS, what are the 4 sections directly under the incident commander?

A

Operations, planning, logistics, finance

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36
Q

What are the 3 command modes used by company officers at a company level fire prior to the chief’s arrival on scene?

A

Nothing Showing mode
Fast attack mode
Command mode

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37
Q

What are the 3 staff positions in the NIMS system?

A

Safety
Liaison
Public Information Officer

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38
Q

Under unified command who is in charge of all tactical operations?

A

The Operations Section Chief

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39
Q

A combination of resources which can be temporarily assembled for a specific mission

A

Task force

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40
Q

A set number of resources of the same kind and type, which have an established minimum number of personnel

A

Strike teams

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41
Q

Geographical areas of operations

A

Divisions

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42
Q

Functional areas of operation

A

Groups

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43
Q

What are the 4 primary units assigned to the Planning Chief at an incident

A

resources unit
Situation unit
Documentations unit
Demobilization unit

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44
Q

What two units are utilized in the logistics section of NIMS

A

Supply unit

Communications unit

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45
Q

How many channels are there within each talk group?

A

16

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46
Q

What is the best form of communication

A

Face to face

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47
Q

When must a member declare a mayday?

A

Injured and unable to reach a safe location on their own
Lost/disoriented
Trapped/entagled
Low on air/low air alarm sounding in conjunction with any other item
Negative or no response to PAR after 2nd attempt
By other members who locate another member in any of these situations

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48
Q

When should an emergency be declared?

A

Collapse of wall, roof , or building
Potential collapse that needs to be investigated
Backdraft or explosion
Flashover or rapidly changing fire conditions
Water supply interruption that puts firefighters in danger
Holes in floor
Burned out or missing stairs
Weakened or compromised structural members
Open shafts
Non secured elevator doors
Elevators with swing type doors
Downed power lines in street or yard

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49
Q

When you give a Mayday what information do you need to provide in your mayday?

A 
Nature
Last known location
Company number
Names of members involved
Plans, if any, to remove themselves from the situation
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50
Q

What does PAM stand for

A

Pass device
Air Check
Mayday declaration

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51
Q

When a Mayday is declared what do all other firefighters who are not involved in the mayday need to do immediately

A

Switch to the mayday channel (channel 16 the last channel in the talk group)

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52
Q

Who stays on the original fire ground when a mayday is declared

A

Those involved, RAT, RAT supervisor, Heavy Rescue

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53
Q

When an emergency is declared and orders given to retreat what should be done to all apparatus on scene?

A

Sound the air horn 10 times for 3 seconds each

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54
Q

What are the priorities at a structure fire

A

Rescue, fire control, property conservation

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55
Q

If you have a standpipe and a sprinkler system, which do

You supply first?

A

Standpipe

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56
Q

If fire is on floors 10

And below, how much pressure do you need from the engine?

A

150 psi

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57
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If fire is on floors between 11-20 how much PSI do you need from the engine?

A

200 psi

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58
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If fire is between floor 21-30, how much PSI do you need from the engine to the FDC?

A

250 psi

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59
Q

If you have fire in between floors 31-40, how much PSI do

You need from your engine to the standpipe?

A

300 psi

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60
Q

If their is fire between floor 41-50, how much PSI do you need from your engine to
The FDC?

A

350 psi

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61
Q

What are the 8 main factors of size up?

A 
Building
Fire
Occupancy
Life hazard
Arrangement
Resources 
Action
 Special circumstances
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62
Q

Fire flow formula in Ops 202.02

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Area divided by 3

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63
Q

For what reasons might a fire investigator be called to a fire scene?

A 
To determine a cause
Fire fatality
Suspicious fire
Injury
Or incendiary fire
3 alarm or greater
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64
Q

Juvenile firesetters are between what ages?

A

2-8

65
Q

When should rehab be established

A

After fire has reached 20 minutes and there is still active fire
2 alarm or greater
Incidents involving extended physical labor
Abnormally hot or cold

66
Q

Who is in charge of rehab

A

ALS

67
Q

What color are the engine and truck passports?

A

Engine -red

Truck- black

68
Q

At a fire, what should all members begin any transmission with?

A

Company ID and location

69
Q

What incidents require a safety engine?

A 
One alarm
Mutual aid given or requested
Hazmat 
Natural disasters
Mass casualty
Tech rescue
70
Q

When should a PAR be initiated

A 
Report of missing or trapped firefighter
Change from offensive to defensive
Sudden or unexpected event
When fire is reported under control
Anytime command/operations determines a need
71
Q

The component of the SCBA system that attaches to the antenna and receives the signal from the SCBA before it is routed to the software on the district laptop computer

A

Base station

72
Q

The area of the Team Box that shows a drop down list of fire ground tasks that can be assigned to teams

A

Comments box

73
Q

Report on the immediate conditions found, actions taken by the crew and additional requirements needed to continue or successfully complete the task assigned

A

Conditions, actions, need report (CAN report)

74
Q

Events that occur with the SCBA when firefighters are “on air” the require the accountability Officer to notify the IC and may result in action by the IC to correct or be aware of

A

Critical events

75
Q

A fictitious firefighter created within the SCBA air monitoring system to mimic the air consumption of a team that has lost telemetry within the base station.

A

Dummy firefighter

76
Q

This is the process where the IC can effectively order individuals, an individual company, or all “on air” firefighters to exit the hot zone.

A

Evacuation

77
Q

The portion of the SCBA telemetry system software screen where firefighters initially log onto the system and where dummy firefighters are held until utilized

A

Holding bin

78
Q

This is where communications between the base station and “on air” firefighters SCBA has been interrupted.

A

Loss of telemetry

79
Q

Set of identification fobs kept with the HR companies or the mask services unit

A

Master tags

80
Q

What are the seven sides of a fire?

A 
Front
Rear
Both sides
Top
Bottom
Interior
81
Q

If the fire is marginal what is the reason for an offensive attack?

A

Rescue

82
Q

When do you abandon marginal attacks?

A

Primary search is clear

Roof is unstable

Interior forces encounter heavy heat and can’t locate the fire

Heavy smoke is being forced from the building

83
Q

During marginal attacks, how soon do you want to assign a roof team?

A

As early as possible to monitor roof conditions

84
Q

If defensive operations are conducted from the onset, what will command tell dispatch?

A

There will be no primary search

85
Q

Fire under control CFD meaning?

A

Fire has been stopped and remaining fire can be extinguished with on scene resources?

86
Q

Pre-plans are required for the following buildings?

A

Fire suppression system

Industrial complex

High hazard area

87
Q

For every 1000’ of 5 inch stretch, what must happen?

A

Another engine company is there to help boost pressure and relay water

88
Q

For defensive operations, what must the FAO do?

A

Placed supply line on side intake to provide maximum GPM

89
Q

Hose line for offensive rescue attacks should be placed in a manner to;

A

Control interior access

Confine the fire

Protect avenues of escape until primary search is complete

90
Q

Once an apartment is search, how do you know that it has bee searched?

A

An X will be placed on the door

91
Q

What is the key to successful firefighting?

A

Anticipating what the fire will do next

92
Q

If a hoseline is going to take a considerable amount of time AND fire is venting through window, what can you do?

A

Darken down the fire with a solid stream no more than ten seconds

93
Q

The portion of the SCBA Telemetry system software screen where individual SCBAs are identified and the details shown with respect to air and critical events.

A

SCBA statistics

94
Q

How many firefighters is each company limited to in the SCBA monitoring system?

A

6

95
Q

How many base stations are on each district vehicle?

A

2

96
Q

How many firefighters can each base station manage?

A

50 firefighters on air

97
Q

How many firefighters can each district laptop computer monitor?

A

100

98
Q

What are critical events that are monitored for by the accountability officer on a fire scene

A

Thermal alarm activation
PASS alarm
Low battery
Lost radio link

99
Q

Activated when the interior temperature in the vicinity of the firefighter rapidly increased to a life threatening condition.

A

Thermal alarm activation

100
Q

Who becomes the RAT supervisor during a MAYDAY incident?

A

The 2nd in DC

101
Q

What channel do all other companies not involved in a MAYDAY turn to during a MAYDAY incident

A

Channel 16

102
Q

Which truck company gets assigned as RAT

A

The 3rd due truck (and 2 members from the 4th due Engine

103
Q

What does dispatch RAT procedure provide?

A

Additional alarm for staging
Additional RAT
Additional DC

104
Q

What is the number one priority at a structure fire?

A

Confine the fire

105
Q

What is the collapse zone of a building according to CFD Operations

A

1 1/2 times the distance of the highest point of the building

106
Q

What are the priorities at a defensive fire?

A

Firefighter safety

Protect exposure

Knock down main body of fire

107
Q

What is the most effective tactic to be employed in defensive operations

A

Master stream

108
Q

For tactical purposes what should the standard flow of the master stream be?

A

Greater than 750 GPM

109
Q

When are preplans required

A

For buildings equipped with fire suppression systems
Industrial complexes
High hazard buildings
High rise building

110
Q

When should a second engine company be placed to boost pressure to attack line

A

When first engine has laid 1000 ft of supply hose

111
Q

How many times will the emergency message be repeated over the radio for an evacuation order

A

5 times

112
Q

What temperatures indicate the need for rehab?

A

Heat above 95 degrees and wind chill index below 20 degrees

113
Q

How much time is an acceptable level of work before rehab is mandatory

A

45 minutes

114
Q

How long should rehab last

A 
Until vital signs normalize 
Systolic BP <160
Diastolic BP<100
Pulse<120
Respiratory rate <24
Temp<102
115
Q

Where should all rehab, firefighter injuries, and ALS forms be submitted to?

A

Risk management DC

116
Q

A wide area around the incident scene maintained by the CIncinnati Police Department

A

Fire Perimeter

117
Q

The area immediately around the incident where an established level of protective clothing is required

A

Fire zone

118
Q

During water ops, personnel

Have to wear PFF if they’re working within how many feet of water?

A

10 feet

119
Q

Who does IC have to consult with in order to determine what boat to use?

A

Highest boat operations officer

120
Q

CFD is only trained to fight boat fires in which way?

A

Defensively

121
Q

What are the roles of boats and zodiacs during a boat fire

A

Zodiacs- rescuing people in water and RAT ops

Boat 3- fighting fire

122
Q

Boats shouldn’t be used during

A

Ice conditions
Excessively high or rapid moving water
Excessive debris

123
Q

During a water rescue where do you need spotters?

A

Upstream and downstream

124
Q

What should all spotters have during a river emergency

A

Two FF
Radio
Throw bags

125
Q

What are 3 critical incidents to be aware of at a fire?

A

Backdraft, flashover, and collapse

126
Q

Where can batteries and fuel tanks for buses be found?

A

On the roof

127
Q

Why do you need to engage the mechanical brake before cutting battery on buses?

A

Because the electric interlock

Can be disengage when cutting battery

128
Q

If the PRV on a fuel tank are venting does that increase or decrease the chance for a BLEVE?

A

Decrease

129
Q

How can fuel tanks be cooled?

A

By bouncing water on the ground onto fuel tanks

130
Q

Priorities for a structurally unsafe building?

A

Determine structural stability

Know what type of construction the building is

131
Q

Signs of imminent collapse?

A

Cracks in exterior

Bulge in exterior

Sounds of creaking

Smoke or water leaking through walls

Flex movement of building

132
Q

Buildings of non combustible or unprotected construction may collapse in how many minutes?

A

20

133
Q

If a building has collapsed, what are priorities?

A

Determine number of victims

Determine if it’s safe for firefighter to search

Shore access points

Turn off utilities

134
Q

During elevator rescue, what do you disconnect?

A

Main power circuit to the driving motor

135
Q

Where is the main power circuit to the driving motor on a elevator located

A

In the machine room or near it

136
Q

What button do we tell passengers to push in a stuck elevator?

A

The emergency stop switch

137
Q

If elevator rescue is due to bound door, what should be the first act?

A

Open door by hand

138
Q

If electric power is off during a elevator rescue and you must force hoist way door open where do you pry?

A

At the top

139
Q

In order to remove passenger from top elevator door, what are the three steps?

A

Enter the car

Secure passengers

Remove passenger passenger

140
Q

There is a potential for fire at any of the three basic division of elevator installation

A

Machine room, the car and the pit

141
Q

If fire is in elevator, do you shut of the electric?

A

Yes

142
Q

When does the Heavy Rescue request the 2 HR besides 2nd alarm?

A 
CBRNE emergencies
Building collapse
Trench rescue
HMAT
Confined Space
High angled rescue
Mayday
Bio hazard at post office
High rise fire
143
Q

If on an entrapment and the truck is cutting patient out and they are adequate, what does the squad do?

A

Support the truck

144
Q

T or F.

You need a science officer to read The chemical for any HMAT incident

A

True

145
Q

During a man hole rescue, what do you want to provide the victim with?

A

Fresh air

146
Q

What is the preferred way to rescue victim out of a man hole

A

Lowering FF from an aerial

147
Q

What do you want to test for before you go into a manhole?

A

Flammable gas or vapors

148
Q

Before you enter a manhole, what will you need?

A

Test for gases and vapors
Electricity shit off
SCBA
Life safety rope

149
Q

If there’s a fire in a mailbox what is the preferred method of extinguishment?

A

CO extinguisher

150
Q

Who do you contact once there’s a mailbox fire

A

Post Master’s Office

151
Q

If there’s a fire at the base of a mail chute, what needs to happen?

A

Have building personnel place Out of order notes on all floors and contactPost Office employee

152
Q

How would you refer a child to the juvenile fire setter program?

A

Either F-47 or email fire investigator

153
Q

What information do you include when referring a child to the juvenile fire setters program?

A 
Date of incident 
Run number
Child’s info including grade and school
Parents gurardians information
Brief description of incident
154
Q

If there’s a fire fatality who does command notify?

A

Dispatch

155
Q

Who does the hood exchange at a structure fire?

A

SO2

156
Q

During cold weather, how will you decon firefighters

A

Use a damp towel and a brush to wipe off large particles

157
Q

What area do you start decon on a firefighter?

A

From the top

158
Q

What are some clues that you have a basement fire

A

Homes built on grade

Windows on foundation

Fire in ballon frame

Smoke from vent floor

Smoke from chimney

Smoke stain on baseboards

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