Organization and safety Flashcards
What are privet organizations produced by?
Commercial publications
What are fire departments governed by?
Commercial
Federal
Military
Rules and standards printed by federal government agencies
Federal publications
Rules and instructions for military personnel
Military publications
What is reference materiel used by different specialty jobs for obtaining special info?
Technical orders (TO)
What are the 4 areas of concern for firefighters?
Fire station
Firefighting agents
Training exercises
Hazardous responses
What acts outside the body to produce dangerous situations
Physical
What causes damage to tissue and organs?
Health
What is a short period of exposure called?
Acute
What occurs gradually over time?
Chronic
What are the 4 main categories for (MSDS) material safety data sheet?
Product info
Exposure situations
Hazard prevention
Specific info
What aspects of society did the industrial revolution affect?
Textile and steel
What is a situation that is emerging?
Emergency
Why do fire departments exist?
To intervene as quickly as possible
What is the mission of the fire service?
Save life’s and protect property
What 2 programs do fire departments use to prevent fires?
Fire prevention
Public education
What following priorities do fire departments operate with?
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
What are the 4 organizational principles?
Unity of command
Span of control
Division of labor
Discipline
What is a group of fire fighters assigned to a particular assignment?
Fire company
What are some typical duties of firefighters?
Training Medical emergencies Fire alarms Removing people from danger Performing loss control operations
What are some special operations found in fire departments?
Airport firefighters
Hazardous material technician
Technical rescuers
Wildland firefighter
What is a guide to decision making within an organization?
Policy
What is a written communication closely related to policy?
Procedure
What is based on policy and procedure where as a directive is not?
Order
What is a standard method in which an organization operates to carry out a routine function?
Standard operating procedure (SOP)
SOP’s follow what priorities?
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
What is NIMS?
National incident management system
What provides a nationwide templet to enable all to work together during domestic incidents?
NIMS
What are some fire protection security vulnerabilities?
Sites that contain classified info
Flight line storage areas
Aircraft emergencies
Safeguarding classified material
What percentage of injuries occur on the fire ground?
52%
NFPA
National fire protection association
OSHA
Occupational safety and health administration
What is the single most important NFPA standard dealing with firefighter safety and health?
NFPA 1500
Program that helps firefighters and family deal with substance abuse, stress, and personnel problems?
Member assistance program
What are the main goals of safety programs?
Prevent human suffering
Prevent damage of equipment
Reduce accidents
CISM
Critical incident stress management
IC
Incident commander
What is another terms for the passport system which aids in accounting for personnel within a hazardous zone?
Tag system
What is anything that occupies space and has mass?
Mater
What is a reaction where substance changes from one type of matter into another?
Chemical reaction
Chemical reaction where oxygen and other materials combine together?
Oxidation
Our atmosphere is composed of how much oxygen?
21%
Reaction what gives off energy as they occur?
Exothermic
Reactions that absorb energy as they occur?
Endothermic
What are the 3 components needed for a fire to occur?
Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
What are the 4 elements to the fire tetrahedron?
Oxygen
Fuel
Heat
Self sustained chemical reaction
Energy possessed by an object?
Potential energy
Energy possessed by a moving object?
Kinetic energy
Unit of measure for amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit?
British thermal unit
What is the freezing point?
32 degrees
Applying additional heat to a solid fuel which releases gases?
Pyrolysis
Applying additional heat to a liquid fuels releasing gases?
Vaporization
2 forms of ignition?
Piloted ignition
Auto ignition
3 ways heat can be transferred?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Transfer of heat within a body to another body by direct contact?
Conduction
Transfer of heat energy from a fluid to a solid surface?
Convection
Transfer of energy as an electromagnetic wave?
Radiation
Materials that absorb heat but do not participate actively in combustion
Passive agents
Ratio of the mass of a given volume of a liquid compared with the mass of an equal volume of water
Specific gravity
Temperature where liquid gives off sufficient vapors to ignite, but not sustain?
Flash point
Extent in which a substance will mix with water?
Solubility
Material that will mix in water in any proportion?
Miscible
Lowest rate a fire can burn at?
14% oxygen
What is the range between the upper flammable limit and lower flammable limit in which a substance ignites?
Flammable range
Fire involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood
Class A fire
Fire involving flammable liquids and gases such as gasoline?
Class B fire
Fire involving electrical equipment?
Class C fire
Fire involving combustible metals such as aluminum?
Class D fire
Fires involving oils and greases
Class K fire
4 stages to a compartment fire?
Incipient
Growth
Fully developed
Decay
Gases forming layers according to temperature
Thermal layering
Condition where gases form at top of compartment and ignite in gas layers
Rollover
Rapid transition of growth in fire
Flashover
Condition where products are above ignition temperatures and additional air mixes igniting an explosion
Backdraft
