Quiz #4 Flashcards by Sean Rorden

According to DB 13-04, Dangers of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings, the the definition of an abandoned building is…

A building where there is no clear owner/landlord or responsible party that can be easily reached.

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According to DB 13-04, Dangers of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings, fires in these types of structures are usually caused by…

arson or warming fires

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DB 13-04, Dangers of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings, states that the Los Angeles _________________ is the agency responsible for the abatement of buildings which constitute a nuisance, are hazardous, or in a substandard condition.

Department of Building and Safety

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According to DB 13-04, Dangers of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings, the Fire Department will place these _________ placards on at least ____ sides of this structure to alert incoming fire companies. The Fire Department will provide and install these placards at no cost to the property owner.

24” X 30”; 2

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According to DB 13-04, Dangers of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings, who is responsible for posting placards on vacant/abandoned buildings?

Field personnel

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DB 13-04, Dangers of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings states that the following symbols shall be used to designate known hazards on the vacant/abandoned building marker. All that apply shall be placed directly above the placard. What are the approved symbols?

S/M - Stairs, steps and landing missing
H/F - Holes in floor
F/E - Avoid fire escapes
R/O - Roof open

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TB 54 - Hazardous/Illegal Mezzanines states that a mezzanine or mezzanine floor is an intermediate floor placed in any story or room. When the total area of any such mezzanine floor exceeds ______ percent of the total floor area in that room, it shall be considered as constituting an additional “story” in the building.

33 1/3

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TB 54 - Hazardous/Illegal Mezzanines states that the clear height above or below a mezzanine floor construction shall be not less than _______ feet.

7 ft

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According to TB 54 - Hazardous/Illegal Mezzanines, two exits shall be provided from mezzanines having an occupant load of more than ___ or when the area of the mezzanine exceeds ______ square feet, whichever is the more restrictive

10; 2,000 sq ft

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According to TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires, the three general categories of hillside homes are

ascending, descending, cantilever

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TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires states that ___________ hillside homes have historically been the most dangerous to firefighters

descending

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According to TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires, if the building features make it impossible to attack the fire at or below the lowest level of fire involvement, concerned officers should consider utilizing the tactic of _________________

transitional attack

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According to TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires, all of the following are tactical watch outs…

apparatus placement
portal of entry
thermal imaging
360 degree size-up

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According to TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires, a normal response for a hillside, single or multi-family dwelling is a “______” assignment (note: this may vary depending on the square-footage of the occupancy and the location of the dwelling within a hillside area)

C assignment

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TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure fires states that any occupancy having a floor at street or grade level would become the first floor or Division 1. The next level below grade would become _________

Sub-Division 1

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According to TB 156 - Hillside Home Structure Fires, when engaging in fire suppression on a Descending Hillside Home, fire attack, backup fire attack and additional resources shall…

make an attack from a common portal of entry until water can placed on the seat of fire.

According to TB #164, Optional Transitional Attack with Handlines, a Transitional Attack is…

an exterior application of water using a handline with a straight stream, as soon as possible to reduce heat prior to firefighters entering the structure

TB #164, Optional Transitional Attack with Handlines states that the transitional attack option should be considered whenever the following conditions exist…

Water supply is delayed or insufficient
Excessive storage or packrat conditions.
Ventilation is delayed or non-existent.
Fire conditions at the point of access make it unsafe to enter.

TB #164, Optional Transitional Attack with Handlines states to use this technique effectively, direct a _________________ through an open window or door at an ______________ towards the ceiling of the involved room.

straight stream; exaggerated angle

According to TB #179 - Residential Garage Fires, garages, by their very nature, are hazardous under fire conditions. All of the following make them hazardous:

excessive storage of ordinary combustibles
house an automobile
interiors are often unfinished
heavily loaded with flammable liquids

According to TB #179 - Residential Garage Fires, a more reliable way of recognizing a garage has been converted into a residence is…

additional address numbering

According to TB #179 - Residential Garage Fires, horizontal ventilation may be accomplished by opening or cutting the garage door which will provide all the following:

access to the seat of the fire
improved visibility
greater survivability for occupants
improved conditions for personnel

According to TB #179 - Residential Garage Fires, common style garage doors found on garages are all the following:

roll-up
tilt-up
sectional
swinging door

Book #101, Rapid Intervention Company states that _____________ is a radio channel designated by the Incident Commander, that is provided for communications between the incident commander and the tactical level management components (i.e. divisions or groups) during emergency incidents

Command Channel

Book #101, Rapid Intervention Company states that the emergency traffic radio tone is transmitted for testing purposes on each Division Tactical Channel every _______________ hours

Sunday at 0800

Book #101, Rapid Intervention Company states that when a field Chief Officer becomes the Incident Commander, all the following radio channels shall be monitored for possible communication with the affected members(s)

Dispatch Channel Emergency Channel 6 Rescue Tactical Channel (if assigned) Incident Tactical Channel(s) Incident Command Channel

According to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company as incidents expand beyond _____________, the Incident Commander shall designate a Rapid Intervention Company to stand by

the first alarm assignment

According to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company the tactical worksheet (______) provides a space for tracking and identification of Rapid Intervention Companies

F-666

Book #101, Rapid Intervention Company states the Los Angeles Fire Department system consists of magnetic strips marked with information about the member’s assigned to each apparatus that day. The information that will be contained on the magnetic strip is as follows: the member’s full civil service name and the member’s rank. This system satisfies

NFPA 1500

Book #101, Rapid Intervention Company states the “EVACUATION SIGNAL” will consist of repeated short blasts of the air horn for a period no longer than ___ seconds, followed by ___ seconds of silence. This sequence will be done three times.

10; 10

According to Vol. 2, 2/3-20.40 INCIDENT CLOCK, at each __-minute interval, Metro will advise the Incident Commander of the elapsed time on the incident clock until the incident is declared under control, a “knock-down” is declared, or cancelled by the Incident Commander.

10 minute

According to Vol. 2, 2/3-20.30, when arriving on scene and reporting into base or staging all companies shall use the ______________ as assigned

Bureau Staging Channel

According to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company, there are _________ “watch out” situations that have been identified when working in the wildland. The failure to recognize “watch outs” by firefighters has on more than one occasion caused injury or death to firefighters. With this in mind the following list of _________ “watch out” situations have been developed for interior structure firefighting

eighteen, twelve

According to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company the RIC SCBA Kit consists of the following: Nylon bag with sling and carrying handles, ___ minute air cylinder, First stage pressure reducer with ___ feet of intermediate pressure hose, Second stage regulator, Facepiece, Pelican Flashlight with integrated holder, and 150 feet drop bag line.

60; 10

According to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company, provisions of ________ require an Incident Command System (ICS) that includes standard operating guidelines to evacuate personnel from an area where an imminent hazard condition is found to exist, and to account for their safety.

NFPA 1561

vAccording to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company, when unable to broadcast “FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS HELP” message over the radio because this action may bring possible retribution from assailant(s), the member should...

actuate the emergency button on the hand-held radio.

According to Book #101 Rapid Intervention Company, Rapid Intervention at a high-rise incident should involve a Light Force, Engine, or Squad and an ALS Resource at minimum. Resources assigned to rapid intervention will initially report to IC/Operations. As the incident escalates, the RIC should expand to a Task Force for standby _______________

in Staging.

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