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Rescue Ops Bulletins Flashcards

1
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Where there is a bank elevator system (more than one car to a shaft), the keyways are usually located in the shaft doors on what floors?

A

Basement
First Floor
Top Floor

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2
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What must be designated and assigned to monitor the structure for any further movement that may indicate a secondary collapse?

A

Look Outs

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3
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All members operating within how many feet of the edge of a body of water, or anywhere accidental entry is possible, must wear a proper fitting U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD) or ice rescue suit?

A

10’

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4
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Turnout gear/PPE, including firefighting helmets, will not be worn within how many feet of a body of water, even if the member is wearing a personal flotation device (PFD), during a Water and Ice Rescue Incident?

A

20’

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5
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A throw bag line utilizing an under-hand throw aimed at the victim’s chest area is effective up to approximately?

A

60’

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6
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If possible, a minimum of how many much space should be between the rescuer and the path of an un-deployed airbag?

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10-15 inches

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When responding to a structural collapse incident, units, with the exception of the first due Engine Company, shall initially stage at one location a minimum of how far from the incident?

A

1500’

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What forces are usually the result of vertical loads caused by gravity pushing on floor slabs and beams?

A

Bending forces

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9
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On single shaft elevators, the key-ways are usually located in the shaft doors on what floors?

A

Each floor including the basement

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10
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On a structure collapse incident, what does 1 long air horn blast for about 3 seconds mean?
Evacuate the Area?

A

Stop all operations/QUIET

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11
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If entry is to be made into a confined space with an SCBA, the entrant(s) are permitted to move no farther than how far from the entrance?

A

25 feet

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12
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What is the minimum acceptable PPE for all personnel on all rope rescue incidents?

A

Helmets and gloves

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13
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On a high angle rescue all personnel operating at or within how many feet of the edge of any height shall be tethered to an anchor point?

A

5’

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14
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Responding companies shall position apparatus no closer than how many feet to the trench/excavation?

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200’

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15
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Who is a member qualified to be stationed outside of the confined space who monitors authorized entrants and performs other specified duties?

A

Rescue attendent

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16
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“River Right” is the right hand bank of a moving body of water when facing which direction?

A

Downstream

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17
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How far should the exclusionary zone extend from the water’s edge at a water rescue incident?

A

20’

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18
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Air bags inflate at speeds up to:

A

200MPH

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19
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What is the minimum staging distance for a Structural Collapse incident

A

1500’

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20
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At a structural collapse incident, the Truck Company shall eliminate sources of vibration within what distance?

A

500’

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21
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Which victims should be removed first at the scene of a structure collapse?

A

A. Those located on the surface or lightly buried

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22
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Which air horn sequence at a structure collapse signals “Evacuate the Area”?

A

3 short blasts about 1 second each

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23
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In general, if dust obscures vision at what distance, it may be within its flammable range?

A

5’

24
Q

Apparatus shall be positioned no closer than what distance at a High Angle Rescue?

A

100’

25
Q

What is the required safety margin when designing a rope rescue system?

A

10:1

26
Q

What will be considered a 1 person load

A

300lbs

27
Q

What will be considered a 2 person load

A

600lbs

28
Q

Braces placed horizontally against sheeting, transmitting the load from sheeting to shores, are:

A

Whales

29
Q

How many members will initially approach the excavation at a trench collapse?

A

2

30
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What size will the Exclusionary Zone be at a trench collapse?

A

200’

31
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Where will the staging area be located for a trench collapse incident?

A

1 Block away

32
Q

All members working within _____ feet of the edge of a body of water will work in teams of at least two persons and wear PFDs.

A

10’

33
Q

How many degrees is the ferry angle

A

45

34
Q

In the event of a vehicle fire, the airbag will not explode, as it is designed to inflate normally in the event that the canister is heated above?

A

300 degrees

35
Q

On a structural collapse incident, how far is the staging distance for the first due Engine Company?

A

1500’

36
Q

In the structural collapse “Search and Rescue Assessment Marking System” the identity of the search team is written in the ______________.

A

Left Quadrant

37
Q

In the structural collapse “Search and Rescue Assessment Marking System” the date and time the search was completed is written in the ______________.

A

Upper Quadrant

38
Q

In the structural collapse “Search and Rescue Assessment Marking System” any hazards identified are written in the ______________.

A

Right Quadrant

39
Q

In the structural collapse “Search and Rescue Assessment Marking System” the number of live or dead victims still in the building is written in the ______________.

A

Lower Quadrant

40
Q

How far can the SABA reach

A

300’

41
Q

Dropping any rope rescue hardware from higher than _____ shall warrant that the item involved to be placed out of service.

A

4’

42
Q

What is meant by “pole your way to the desired floor”?

A

Starting at a shaft door with a key-way, open adjacent doors until the closest shaft door can be opened

43
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If there is no key-way on the desired floor of a banked system elevator, where can the elevator be opened from?

A

A elevator car can be placed adjoining the stalled elevator and a pole can be used to open the door

44
Q

Where is the elevator company’s operating key kept?

A

Inside a box that is opened by the large fire alarm box key

45
Q

What phenomenon occurs when moving water flows over an object causing a victim to be entrapped or recirculated into a hazard?

A

Hydraulic

46
Q

Why should a rope never be tied and tensioned around a victim in swift water?

A

The victim will plane to the bottom drowning them

47
Q

A self-rescue technique to instruct a victim that cannot swim is?

A

Roll onto their back with their feet facing downstream

48
Q

When using a ceiling hook, portable ladder or any long object extended to a victim in the water, what position should a rescuer take?

A

Lay down on the ground

49
Q

Hypothermia is generalized cooling of the body’s core. At what temperature does unconsciousness and death occur.

A

80 degrees

50
Q

With “Cold Water Immersion”, units should remain in “Rescue Mode”, for how long?

A

1 hour

51
Q

An atmospheric oxygen concentration above _____ percent may constitute a hazardous atmosphere.

A

23.5

52
Q

The first step in confined space entry preparation is:

A

Confirm lockout/tagout

53
Q

When testing the atmosphere of a confined space, which is tested first?

A

Oxygen Content

54
Q

oncrete and masonry have no reliable strength against what forces?

A

Tension

55
Q

At a collapse rescue, which zone is the first to be established?

A

Hot Zone

56
Q

At a structural collapses, support activities will be located in what zone?

A

Warm Zone

57
Q

Using the Search & Rescue Assessment Marking System, what signifies that searches in the building have been completed?

A

An X

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