Procedures, Pre-Incident, Planning, And Size Up Flashcards
The IC who is faced with a large or complex building, and no pre-incident plan, or applicable SOP’s is at…
A Great disadvantage
Prefire information and incident – specific information are evaluating in terms of
Factors related to the operational, priorities of life, safety, extinguishment, and property conservation.
Besides Life Safety, Extinguishment and Property Conservation What are the subtopics of prefire information and incident-specific information?
Name 6
-structural condition
-Resource needs
-Contents
-Occupancy type
-Access limitations
-Water supply
-Special challenges
Good department, SOP’s and pre-incident plans take the ______ ______of those first few precious moments on the _________ ________
Guesswork out
Fire ground
During large-scale operations, the IC is faced with numerous, complex decisions. SOP’s provide a ________ for the ________-_______process
Structure
Decision-making
NFPA 1500 makes a definite statement that training must be commensurate with…
SOP’s
The most valued fire, suppression resource, and any community is the
Fire fighter
Anytime new equipment is introduced or a new procedure is written, the entire cycle must be completed. What is the cycle?
The equipment-SOP-training cycle 
When all or part of the community is not serviced by a water distribution system, special provisions are necessary. name three
1- Working from the apparatus tank.
2- Setting up water relays
3- implementing water shuttles
Once the rate of flow has been determined, the next step is to evaluate various sources of water and their…name both variables
- Accessibility
And - Reliability
The operational priority list provides direction regarding which buildings may need to have pre-incident plans. What are the operational priorities
Life safety
Extinguishment
Property conservation
Pre-incident planning deals more with ________ demand then it does with ________ demand.
Potential
Realized
What two conditions are directly related to occupant survival, as well as firefighters safety and are primary factors at a structure fire
Smoke and fire conditions
Wether, intentional or unintentional this status may change the direction of smoke and fire travel
Ventilation status
Evacuation status
Size-up of evacuation status considers the following 6 factors. Name four.
1- occupant proximity to fire
2- awareness of occupants
3- Mobility of occupants
4- occupant familiarity with Building
5- primary an alternative egress
routes
6- medical status of occupants
7- estimate the number of people 
Incident conditions determine which size-up factors are most important.Name the Four Size-up/preplan Checklist factors
1-life/fire fighter safety
2-extinguishment
3-property conservation
4-general factors
Under the Primary factor Life Safety In the Size-Up/Preplan Checklist name the six sub factors
1- smoke and fire conditions
2-ventilation status
3- occupancy type
4- occupant status
5- operational status
6- structure
Under the Primary factor of the Size-Up/Preplan Checklist name the seven sub factors of Extinguishment.
1- probability of extinguishment
2- offensive\defensive back/non-attack
3-ventilation status
4- external exposures
5- internal exposur
6-Manual extinguishment
7- automatic fire suppression equipment
Size-Up/Pre incident plan checklist
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Primary factors
Life Safety/Fire Fighter Safety P 70
• Smoke and fire conditions
• Fire location
O Direction of travel m Ventilation status p72
a Occupancy types P 73
• Occupant status p 74
• Estimated number of occupants*
• Evacuation status p74
• Occupant proximity to fire
C Awareness of occupants*
• Mobility of occupants*
• Occupant familiarity with building*
• Primary and alternative egress routes*
• Medical status of occupants*
• Operational Status P 74
• Adherence to SOPs
•W Fire zone/perimeter
• Accountability*
• Rapid intervention*
• Organization and coordination*
• Rescue options*
• Staffing needed to conduct primary search
Staffing needed to conduct secondary search
• Staffing needed to assist in interior rescue/evacuation
• Staffing needed for exterior rescue/evacuation
• Apparatus and equipment needed for evacuation
D Access to building exterior*
E Access to building interior* (forcible entry)
• Structured 9.78
• Signs of collapse w Collapse zone*
• Construction type*
• Roof construction*
• Condition*
• Live and dead loads*
D Water load
© Enclosures, and fire separations*
D Extension probability*
D Concealed spaces*
D Age*
[ Height and area*
• Complexity and layout*
9 Green Buildings
Size-Up/Preplan Checklist
Extinguishment P83
L Probability of extinguishment*
• Offensive/defensive/non-attack
• Ventilation status
• External exposures* m Internal exposures*
• Manual extinguishment a Fuel load*
• Calculated rate of flow requirement*
• Number and size hose lines needed for extinguishment*
• Additional hose lines needed*
• Staffing needed for hose lines *
• Water supply*
• Apparatus pump capacity*
• Manual fire suppression system*
• Automatic fire suppression equipment*
Property Conservation P86
• Salvageable property*
• Location of salvageable property*
D Water damage
• Probability of water damage*
• Susceptibility of contents to water damage*
Water pathways to salvageable property*
•• Water removal methods available*
• Water protective methods available*
• Smoke damage
• Ventilation status.
• Probability of smoke damage*
• Susceptibility of contents to smoke damage*
• Damage from forcible entry and ventilation*
General Factors
ÈI Total staffing available versus staffing needed*
• Total apparatus available versus apparatus needed*
Staging/tactical reserve*
•© Utilities (water, gas, electric)*
Special resource needs*
• Time
• Time of day
• Dav of week
• Time of year
• Special (e.g., holiday season)
© Weather
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Precipitation
• Winds
* This factor can be at least partially known in advance of the fire through preplanning.
Standard operating procedure, pre-incident plans, and incident specific information are interrelated any more important components of …
The Size-Up
When are pre-incident plans needed?
1 High life hazards
2 Difficult extinguishing problems
3 high-value property
T/F
Building materials, roof, construction, age and overall condition, fuel load, live loads, dead loads, and layout are key factors in determining likelihood of fire extension and building collapse?
True
