OPM 700 Flashcards
- How will Sunrise FR achieve higher staffing levels for company operations? 700.01
a. Assuring adequate personnel are dispatched
b. Assembling engine, ladder, and rescue crews together to form working companies
- What is the minimum crew staffing for an engine? 700.01
a. 3 personnel
- What is the minimum crew staffing for a ladder? 700.01
a. 2 personnel
- What is the minimum crew staffing for a rescue? 700.01
a. 2 personnel
- What are 5 basic engine company responsibilities? 700.02
a. Fire ground operations
b. Medical rescue
c. Hazard abatement
d. Non-emergency incident abatement
e. Equipment and station maintenance
- Where can you find the methodology for specific tasks performed by engines? 700.02
a. Competency Based Driver Operator Performance Objectives
- What size hose stream should be used on a Defensive Plan? 700.02
a. 2 ½” or larger
- Responses of an ALS engine, for medical purposes, will be dictated by: 700.02
a. OPM 705.00 “Response Assignment Strategy”
- Who initiates ALS treatment on an ALS call? 700.02
a. ALS Engine Paramedic
- Who will advise Dispatch as for the need of transport? 700.02
a. ALS Engine Paramedic
- When an Engine request a transport unit, the Rescue will respond: 700.02
a. “Emergency” unless otherwise requested
- Who is the first choice in shutting down a unit to assist in transportation? 700.02
a. EMS Captain
- Does the loss of the jump seat firefighter mandate that an engine is out of service? 700.02
a. No, the engine will advise Dispatch of their reduced staffing and remain in service on a limited call basis
- Can the engine follow the rescue to the hospital? 700.02
a. Requires permission from the shift commander
- Failure to willingly obey a supervisor represents: 700.02
a. Insubordination
- What are two specific tasks assigned to aerial companies? 700.03
a. Elevated fire streams
b. Laddering a building beyond ground ladders
- What are some primary aerial company responsibilities? 700.03
a. Victim rescue
b. Ventilation
c. Laddering
d. Forcible entry
e. Elevated water streams
f. Salvage and overhaul
g. Secondary means of egress
- What are some secondary functions of an aerial device? 700.03
a. Utility control
b. RIT
c. Engine company ops
- Initial concerns on the fire ground for an aerial company pertain to: 700.03
a. Positioning to perform aerial functions
b. Staging out of vehicle travel lanes
- What are basic rescue company responsibilities? 700.04
a. BLS and ALS
b. Communicate with hospitals
c. Transportation to hospitals
d. Vehicle extrication
e. Fire ground operations
- Can a rescue unit establish command? 700.04
a. It is not recommended
- Engine companies will deal primarily with what on a Hazmat call? 701.01
a. Scene safety and product identification
- When an Engine is responding to a Hazmat call, they should check with dispatch for additional information, particularly: 701.01
a. Material involved
b. Size of leak/spill
c. Immediate life endangerment
- An engine should perform immediate rescue at a hazmat scene when the rescuers are: 701.01
a. Fully aware of risks
b. Full PPE and SCBA
c. Utilize minimum number of personnel
d. If hazard is unknown, wait for hazmat team