Ops Manual Smoke Alarm Program—2019 Flashcards
The Department will assign ______ “First Responder” Program Representatives, _____________?
Three, one per division
Program components:
The ______________ will track all materials distributed to the SDFD units and coordinate replenishment.
Burn institute
Smoke alarms and batteries will be stored and tracked at the ________________?
Office of the PIO
______________________will assist in the tracking and storing of supplies at the SDFD PIO Office.
SDFD Program coordinators
First responder crews should direct questions and issues regarding the First Responder Smoke Detector Program to _______________________?
Their division representative
Installation procedures:
Smoke detectors will be installed if a residence is without a working smoke detector in _________________________________?
each room used for sleeping purposes.
Smoke detectors will be installed on the _______ or ______ in the following areas:
Ceiling or wall
When can we be summoned to install a smoke alarm?
Upon request by the following:
Media spots
Community meetings
Burn Institute
Fire company assesses a residence and recognizes the need for a smoke detector or battery replacement
All requests for installation of smoke detectors will be coordinated through ___________________________?
The office of the PIO
The office of the PIO will then forward the smoke detector installation request to the ______________________________?
Community Risk Reduction Complaint Clerk. Formerly known as the Fire Prevention Bureau
Once received at the fire station, the ________________will be responsible to assign smoke detector installation requests to a division within the fire station.
Station captain
The assigned first responder unit shall respond to smoke detector installation requests within ___________ shifts of receipt
5
Crew should allow for a __________ window for installation purposes
Four - hour
If a smoke detector is replaced, the removed smoke detector should be forwarded to the __________________where it will be forwarded to the ______________________ for recycling
Office of the PIO
San Diego Burn Institute
After installation of any smoke detector, the first responder unit who performed the installation will be responsible to complete ____________________________________________?
an Installation / Liability Release form (FD-559).
The Installation / Liability Release Form (FD-559) serves the following purposes:
It is mandated by the funding agency for accountability purposes
It authorizes the installation of the smoke alarm or battery
It serves as a liability releases for both SDFD and the San Diego Burn Institute
It allows residents the opportunity to receive fire and burn prevention information regularly from the San Diego Burn Institute
Once completed, the Installation / Liability Release form should be sent to ___________________________?
Office of the PIO
*****PIO will forward the forms to the Burn Institute. An electronic database will compiled at the Burn Institute.
So why is it important to send in the installation/liability forms to the Burn Institute?
It shows geographical areas impacted
It shows the number of individuals benefiting from the program
It shows the demographic information.
***look this form up (FD-559)
One civilian fire death occurs every ___________________?
2 hours and 35 minutes
*****according to the American Burn Association
Education:
The ______________________has agreed to provide SDFD with life saving literature to be distributed at the time of a smoke alarm or battery installation.
San Diego Burn Institute
Residential fires, what percentage of these fires have been determined to not have smoke alarms?
80% of residential fires revealed no smoke alarms in the home.
When it comes to structure fires, what is the percent occurring in residential homes?
80 percent roughly
Can fire companies install a smoke alarm “on the spot?”
Yes. After a medical or fire incident or FCIP.
How long does the “assigned first responder unit” have to respond to an install?
(5) shifts
