OPS Manual Flashcards
What is the preferred method to disconnect power at the fire scene on a residential property?
Find breaker panel in the house and turn main breaker
Safety practices around solar panels?
Keeping distance, use fog streams, disconnect them from their inverter, and cover with think dark colored tarp
What is the key to preventing heat related illnesses?
Pre Hydration
How many oz of water are encouraged to drink before arrival for shift prior to participating in hands on drills?
17-20 oz
How many hours prior to activity should beverages be consumed?
2-3 hours
How many oz of water to be consumed during physical training every 30 mins?
8 oz
When should the Humidex chart be used?
When ambient temp is above 71 degrees F
What are the four zones of Humidex chart?
Caution, Extreme Caution, Danger, Extreme Danger
How long of a break starts a new 3 hour outside training period in the Caution Zone?
1 Hour
In the Caution Zone outside training shall not exceed?
3 hours before a 1 hour break then can start a new 3 hour period
What type of cooling is to be used during rest periods on Caution zone?
Active cooling, wet towels and fans ect
Length of required breaks for every hour of after each training evolution?
15 min
During Extreme caution zone work periods should be shorten to?
Max 15 min with 20 min breaks
In Extreme Caution Zone what is required for heavy work in PPE
Company level rehab
Which Zone is no outside training or outside pe permitted?
Extreme Danger Zone
Which Zone is no PPE to be worn for any training outside?
Danger Zone
Describe Heavy, Moderate, Light work as it pertains to Humidex zones
Heavy: bunker gear, stretching charged lines, search drills, anything with scba on air
Moderate: bunker gear with extrication, pulling dry hose, ladders
Light: no bunker gear, loading hose etc
At what Zone can you not perform live burns?
Extreme Caution
What zone is no heavy work permitted?
Danger Zone
Extreme Danger Degrees
128 F and above
Danger Zone degrees
114-127F
Extreme Caution degrees
103-113F
Caution zone degrees
86-102 F
What temp will all apparatus with booster tanks not be used outside for training?
20 degrees F
What temp (actual or wind chill) will all outside activities stop or be moved inside?
20 degrees
When will live fire drills not be conducted?
Temp below 32
Lightning in the area
Moderate to Heavy rains, snow, ice
When not enough personnel are available to ensure safe live fire evolution
Winds greater than 25 in acquired structures
How close for a lightning strike to stop outdoor training?
10 mile radius
How many Volts and Amps does a 4x4 solar panel produce?
40V and 8A
15 panels in series would produce around 1000V
Main breaker disconnects all power in the house except for?
Feeder line from utility and the solar panels
How many volts can artificial light from fire apparatus produce on solar panels?
300-800 volts 1.5-200MA
How many feet long should a hose stream be in needed to be directed at a solar panel?
15 feet
UL found a straight stream is safe up to how many volts?
1000V
Which extinguisher for a battery on fire?
C02
What should be done if a downed power line is found onscene?
Notify command and give notification over the radio
How many division chiefs at level 4 staffing?
1
How many on duty personnel at level 4 staffing?
37
Below level 4 staffing what engine goes to squad status?
Engine 38
What number of personnel requires 24 on 24 off staffing?
31 per shift
What are the three systems critical to districts mission?
Staff, Firefighting apparatus, physical plant (brick and mortar)
What is the easiest access in a bungalow fire with exception to basement fires?
Front Door
During a 360 on a bungalow fire what should be determined before committing the first line?
Which side is the living side, bedroom side, if a basement is present and if there is a second story on the rear of the structure.
What building type has high ceilings, plaster and lath, and or multiple layers of sheet rock
Bungalow
If a bungalow has a second story on the rear you should be prepared for what type of construction?
Knee walls and no top plates (balloon frame style construction)
In a bungalow what hazard is typically located between living room and dinning room near the entrance to the hallway that leads to bedrooms?
Removed floor furnace that may have thin wood covering
If a basement is involved in a bungalow what is the typically quickest way to access it with a hose line?
The rear or side of the structure
What was the typical original roofing system of a bungalow?
1x1 covered with shake shingles
What is the typical insulation of a bungalow
Blown in cellulose
What is the typical wiring in the attic of a bungalow?
knob and tube with aluminum conductor
Where would the breaker box be located in a bungalow?
Rear mud room
What construction type was built from 1880’ through 1920’s?
The Bungalow
What are the fire attack priorities?
Quick stretch to get attack line on the fire, Quick primary search, Quick water supply
What are the considerations for fire attack fundamentals?
Fire involvement, size, fuel
Smoke conditions
Ves/Targeted search
Oriented Search
Soften Structure/sweep exterior doors
For involvement greater than ____ square feet consider a ____ attack line
500’ , 2 1/2”
When should fire attack crews search off the line?
When the attack line is in place at the seat of the fire.
Who will search the fire room and the immediate area?
The firefighter with the nozzle
Define attack line
primary line that is stretched to the seat of the fire.
This line is the first priority and command should assign as many personnel as necessary to get the line in place?
Attack line
Define Backup line
priority of this line is to protect the attack crew and maintain means of egress.
This line must be equal to or larger than the attack line
Backup line
Define second line
Secondary attack line if more than one attack line is needed
This line is likely to be stretched to an alternate location
Secondary line
When will additional pumpers be used for fire attack?
At supply capacity, pump capacity or geographical distance requires the use of more than one pumper
What must happen if a line is pulled from a pumper that is not the primary attack pumper?
Command must be notified over the TAC channel to maintain accountability and situational awareness
Construction that which the exterior walls, columns, beams, girders, trusses, arches, floors, and roofs are entirely or partially wood or other approved combustible material smaller than the required for Type IV construction
Type V
Most homes built since _____ are in the lightweight construction
1980’s
What are types of basements and description of basement windows that should be communicated on 360
Walk-out, view-out, daylight window, egress windows
A basement fire has a minimum of how many attack lines?
Minimum of two attack lines
This general age of residence has location of stairways close to an exterior door?
Older
This general age of residence has location of stairway more centrally located
Newer
What are indications of living spaces in an attic space?
Dormer windows or exterior stairs
An attached garage requires a minimum of how many attack lines?
Two attack lines
If on a garage fire an the 360 indicates that fire is not contained to the garage where does the first line go?
Living Quarters
We should vertical vent over an attached garage
False
What should the 360/charlie side report include?
Fire location, additinal hazards, presence of a basement, ves opportunities, alternate access/egress points on tac channel
A large commercial structure usually type II or type III construction that spreads out horizontally which could require the extension of multiple lines.
Big box/ Wide rise
This structure can have active fire with nothing showing upon arrival
Big box / Wide rise
What type of ventilation is best for wide rise structure?
Verticle
Wide rise search crew needs at least an _______ crew assigned to it
Engine/Quint
If no attack line can protect the search crew on wide rise what needs to be done?
a hose line should be taken in by search and search off the line
What task must the 3rd engine do on a wide rise fire?
locate and supply the fdc
What are the conditions for second or third alarm?
In a garden style apartment the front door may block what when opened?
hall to bedrooms
What size hose should be used on top floor with possible attic extension garden style apartment building
2 1/2
Any building 4 to 6 floors
Low rise
How many feet of hose is used to stretch hose up stairs
50 feet per floor
How many feet of hose is used per floor on a well hole stretch
15 feet
When was the term mobile home changed to manufactured home?
1976 with national mobile home construction and safety act
How wide are single wide? double wide?
14-18 20-36
In the ranch home what was the floor trusses used in the 1960s
web floor trusses with nail plates
In the ranch home what was the floor support used in the 1970s
wood I-Joist
How many clicks on a ladder is needed to set it at rescue angle for 2nd story
3-4
What are the units dispatched for shed/barn
2 engines/quints 2 tenders, 1 squad, 2 battalions
If you commit a tender to the fire scene what should you do
Request an additional tender for water shuttle ops
Over how many feet of supply line is relay pumping needed in commercial/apartment fire setting
200
Over how many feet of supply line is relay pumping needed in residential fire setting
400
What should the water supply engine do in commercial/apartment fire setting
reverse lay 3” and 5” to first hydrant, full hydrant capture
Over how many feet should you consider a reverse lay in residential setting
400
Who is normally assigned water supply officer
2nd arriving tender officer
FDC should be pumped at?
150
how many gpm per minute is estimated for open sprinkler head
30gpm
What psi should not be exceeded on standpipe fdc
200psi
Counterweights are usually what percentage of maximum capacity of car
10%
What is the odorant in natural gas
butyl mercaptain
what is the odorant in propane
ethyl mercaptain
