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Organization and safety Flashcards

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What are privet organizations produced by?

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Commercial publications

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What are fire departments governed by?

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Commercial
Federal
Military

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Rules and standards printed by federal government agencies

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Federal publications

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Rules and instructions for military personnel

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Military publications

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What is reference materiel used by different specialty jobs for obtaining special info?

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Technical orders (TO)

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What are the 4 areas of concern for firefighters?

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Fire station
Firefighting agents
Training exercises
Hazardous responses

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6
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What acts outside the body to produce dangerous situations

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Physical

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7
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What causes damage to tissue and organs?

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Health

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8
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What is a short period of exposure called?

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Acute

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9
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What occurs gradually over time?

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Chronic

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10
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What are the 4 main categories for (MSDS) material safety data sheet?

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Product info
Exposure situations
Hazard prevention
Specific info

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11
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What aspects of society did the industrial revolution affect?

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Textile and steel

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12
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What is a situation that is emerging?

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Emergency

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13
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Why do fire departments exist?

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To intervene as quickly as possible

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14
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What is the mission of the fire service?

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Save life’s and protect property

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15
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What 2 programs do fire departments use to prevent fires?

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Fire prevention

Public education

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16
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What following priorities do fire departments operate with?

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Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

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17
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What are the 4 organizational principles?

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Unity of command
Span of control
Division of labor
Discipline

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18
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What is a group of fire fighters assigned to a particular assignment?

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Fire company

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19
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What are some typical duties of firefighters?

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Training
Medical emergencies 
Fire alarms 
Removing people from danger
Performing loss control operations
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20
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What are some special operations found in fire departments?

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Airport firefighters
Hazardous material technician
Technical rescuers
Wildland firefighter

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21
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What is a guide to decision making within an organization?

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Policy

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What is a written communication closely related to policy?

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Procedure

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What is based on policy and procedure where as a directive is not?

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Order

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What is a standard method in which an organization operates to carry out a routine function?

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Standard operating procedure (SOP)

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SOP’s follow what priorities?

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Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

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26
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What is NIMS?

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National incident management system

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27
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What provides a nationwide templet to enable all to work together during domestic incidents?

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NIMS

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28
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What are some fire protection security vulnerabilities?

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Sites that contain classified info
Flight line storage areas
Aircraft emergencies
Safeguarding classified material

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29
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What percentage of injuries occur on the fire ground?

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52%

30
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NFPA

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National fire protection association

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OSHA

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Occupational safety and health administration

32
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What is the single most important NFPA standard dealing with firefighter safety and health?

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NFPA 1500

33
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Program that helps firefighters and family deal with substance abuse, stress, and personnel problems?

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Member assistance program

34
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What are the main goals of safety programs?

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Prevent human suffering
Prevent damage of equipment
Reduce accidents

35
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CISM

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Critical incident stress management

36
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IC

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Incident commander

37
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What is another terms for the passport system which aids in accounting for personnel within a hazardous zone?

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Tag system

38
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What is anything that occupies space and has mass?

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Mater

39
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What is a reaction where substance changes from one type of matter into another?

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Chemical reaction

40
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Chemical reaction where oxygen and other materials combine together?

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Oxidation

41
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Our atmosphere is composed of how much oxygen?

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21%

42
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Reaction what gives off energy as they occur?

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Exothermic

43
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Reactions that absorb energy as they occur?

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Endothermic

44
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What are the 3 components needed for a fire to occur?

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Heat
Oxygen
Fuel

45
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What are the 4 elements to the fire tetrahedron?

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Oxygen
Fuel
Heat
Self sustained chemical reaction

46
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Energy possessed by an object?

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Potential energy

47
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Energy possessed by a moving object?

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Kinetic energy

48
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Unit of measure for amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit?

A

British thermal unit

49
Q

What is the freezing point?

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32 degrees

50
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Applying additional heat to a solid fuel which releases gases?

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Pyrolysis

51
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Applying additional heat to a liquid fuels releasing gases?

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Vaporization

52
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2 forms of ignition?

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Piloted ignition

Auto ignition

53
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3 ways heat can be transferred?

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Conduction
Convection
Radiation

54
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Transfer of heat within a body to another body by direct contact?

A

Conduction

55
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Transfer of heat energy from a fluid to a solid surface?

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Convection

56
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Transfer of energy as an electromagnetic wave?

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Radiation

57
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Materials that absorb heat but do not participate actively in combustion

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Passive agents

58
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Ratio of the mass of a given volume of a liquid compared with the mass of an equal volume of water

A

Specific gravity

59
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Temperature where liquid gives off sufficient vapors to ignite, but not sustain?

A

Flash point

60
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Extent in which a substance will mix with water?

A

Solubility

61
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Material that will mix in water in any proportion?

A

Miscible

62
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Lowest rate a fire can burn at?

A

14% oxygen

63
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What is the range between the upper flammable limit and lower flammable limit in which a substance ignites?

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Flammable range

64
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Fire involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood

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Class A fire

65
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Fire involving flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline?

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Class B fire

66
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Fire involving electrical equipment?

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Class C fire

67
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Fire involving combustible metals such as aluminum?

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Class D fire

68
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Fires involving oils and greases

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Class K fire

69
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4 stages to a compartment fire?

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Incipient
Growth
Fully developed
Decay

70
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Gases forming layers according to temperature

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Thermal layering

71
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Condition where gases form at top of compartment and ignite in gas layers

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Rollover

72
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Rapid transition of growth in fire

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Flashover

73
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Condition where products are above ignition temperatures and additional air mixes igniting an explosion

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Backdraft

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