Random Flashcards
Can anyone call a mayday
Yes
Where do you flush when catching a hydrant
Furthest away side
How long until full alarm on PASS
30 seconds
Where does rehab set up in a high rise
One floor below staging
How do you sector a building
By floor
What do you do if your hood is damaged
Tell the captain
What is code 1
Police now!!
Who is resonsible for knowing the limitations / spec of a flash hood
The user
Rated weight of a Bangor ladder
750 lbs
Distance between defibrillator pads?
Minimum 1 inch apart
Immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) Co?
100ppm or greater
Know the CO levels for 8 hour work week
25ppm
Working distance of 4x4 24” cribbing?
16” (3.5 overlap)
When to use a hose clamp except
Can be used to prevent charging the hose bed during a forward lay from a hydrant
Allow replacement of a burst section of hose without stopping water supply
Allow extension of a charged hoseline without stopping water supply
can not control hydrant pressure
When to flush tank of apparatus
First Saturday of every month
How long to vigorously rub/ stimulate neonate after they are born
30 seconds
Max distance between pumper and aerial when charging 100mm hose
30m
How many conditions to match before administering naloxone (6)
suspected opioid toxicity
over 12
Unresponsive
Resp depression
SPO< 92%
Inability to be adequately ventilated
Ladder placements
Top of window for ventilation
Bottom of window sill fro rescue
3-5 rungs in for firefighter entry
What is the Stack effect?
Natural movement of air in and out of a structure, caused by pressure differences in the atmosphere outside the structure compared to within
Stack effect in summer
upper floors will be sucking in air from the outside, lower floors will be pushing cool air out creating negative pressure at the top REVERSE STACK EFFECT (air goes up)
Stack effect in the winter
Negative pressure created at the bottom, cold air rushes in and travels upwards, pushing warm air from the top out
Tic can’t see through
Walls
Glass
water
K-tool is used for
pulling locks
V collapse
The v collapse occurs when beams burn through their centre and remain attached at both ends
Hose test?
inspected and tested ANNUALLY (by mechanical taking 5-6 hrs)
Taken off truck 4x a year
Inspected at hall when washing, rolling and loading
Can you start a saw with a leg lock on a ladder?
False
What are the liters per minute for the following?
45mm (570)
65mm (950 fog nozzle)
(1003 smooth bore)
Auto ex hotzone
6m radius
Code 1
POLICE now
Hydrant colours and flow?
Blue >5700
Green 3800-5700
Orange 1900-3800
Red <1900
Aerial least stable?
45
The City of Toronto has 100mm storts on all hydrants?
False
What does the DVRS acronym stand for?
Digital Vehicular Repeater System
G-over broken windows /roof? Cover with ?
plastic sheeting before leaving accident scene
Aerial operation sequence
rotate, raise, extend
Kpa for foam
1400kpa
What does a class III standpipe consist of?
Min 1892l/min 450kpa pre 1993 and 700kpa post 1993
NFPA 14 standard
Both 38mm and 65mm, 38mm equipped with hose
Equipped with FDC and fire pump
Which trucks carry Decon brush
Air Light / HazMat
When do you use a 60 min bottle?
TTC track level
Subway
Underground parking garage
Air brake -when CUT IN pressure kicks in
550 KPA \ 80 PSI
One way of telling slack adjusters
Lift hood and see pin in between pin
Vent saw safety features include,
chain catch and depth guard
Ladders and rescue set up
Below window sill
IDLH for CO exposure
100ppm or more
Know distance from from power lines for an Ariel
Aerial clearance for wires= 3m from power lines
1m from TTC streetcar lines
30m for pumping into an aerial
Auto ex tools (pretty sure it’s all)
TNT Red (double connection) (rescues)
Holmatro Orange (single connection) (squads)
Herst E tools (235)
Spreaders, and shears
Time weighted average for CO
25ppm
Same hose clamp ones from midterm (distance from truck?)
20FT \ 6m from behind the apparatus
5ft \ 1.5m from coupling.
Class B/orange hydrant
1,900 L\min to 3,800 L\min
PRV valve
Cannot be removed, installed with pressure over 1225kPa (no threads)
What to do when leaving a scene with broken windows
plywood sheet as per IFSTA
Plastic sheeting (TFS)
When you conduct a CO bump test?
daily
How often do you inspect your nozzles?
first saturday of each month
How often do you drain your pump tank?
first saturday of each month
Least stable position of an aerial
45 degrees
Aerial inspection is how often
Inspected daily
Operational test by on-duty personnel first monday of every month
Ariel fall device name?
Travel Restraint System (TFS Preferred) Full body harness or safety belt
Fall Restricting System
Fall Arrest System
How many people does it take to raise a Bangor Ladder?
5
NOT a hose clamp best practice
2m from truck
What does the S in VEIS stand for?
SEARCH
What doesn’t matter when fighting fire downstairs?
Dropped elevation in pressure ?
Is there a roll of plastic on every truck?
no only on aerials
What do you do if you make holes in a roof or walls
create flow path
PPE level for communicable disease
Level 4
Gown
What is not a factor determining how many sections of hose we need
occupancy
Is a Jigsaw used for forcible entry?
NO False
Chain saw inspection
don’t measure bar
Joist
ceiling and floor( made of wood)
What types of fans are carried on an aerial
PPV and electric and gas
Nozzle inspection is
first SATURDAY MONTHLY
Gusset plates
truss construction
TIC inspection is conducted
Daily
How many modes on a TIC
4 total {Standard, Fire, Persons, Thermal scan}
Salvage cover holes
Mark holes with chalk or marking pen, can use duct tape or iron on patch
Hips and valleys are what part of a structure
roof framing
Safe roof practice
Sound roof
When do you charge stand pipe
On command
Foam deluge charged at:
1400 Psi
Load bearing walls
Can be exterior and interior
At what temperature does the TIC automatically change to fire mode?
1000 degrees celsius
