RUNDOWN REVIEW

Question 1

What is the one function that will be filled at every emergency incident?

Answer 1

Incident Command (IC) position.

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Question 2

It is MANDATORY for the first arriving division officer to initiate the ___

Answer 2

Basic incident command function

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Question 3

What are the 3 Incident Command Modes?

Answer 3

Fixed command
Mobile command
Passing command

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Question 4

Of the 3 command modes, what is the MOST PREFERRED mode?

Answer 4

Fixed Command.

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Question 5

What command mode is used for investigations when nothing is showing.

Answer 5

Mobile Command

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Question 6

Knowing who is operating, where they are operating and what their function is… is called.

Answer 6

Accountability

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Question 7

In the NIMS Incident Command system, what is optimum span-of-control?

Answer 7

5 is the optimum span of control

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Question 8

What is the acceptable spread of the NIMS Incident Command System?

Answer 8

2 to 7 spread is acceptable

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Question 9

At a large scale or complex incident, special consideration should be given to the implementation of ____, ____ and/or ___

Answer 9

Divisions, Groups and/or Branches

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Question 10

When becoming a division or group supervisor, what are the 3 OBJECTIVE “T’s “?

Answer 10

What is my TASK
Who is my TEAM
How am I TALKING (Radio Channel)

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Question 11

What is a management term that means “a member has only one boss”?

Answer 11

Unity of Command

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Question 12

What is the only way to develop a habbit?

Answer 12

Do the same thing over and over

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Question 13

The SOP for the on-scene radio report divides the report in to two parts. Name the 2 parts.

Answer 13

Initial radio report

Initial action plan/360

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Question 14

A brief report given INSIDE the apparatus on arrival is the ____

Answer 14

Initial Radio Report

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Question 15

What are the 5 “steps/benchmarks” in the Initial Radio Report?

(Radio C-BECA)
“What’s the initial Radio Report C-BECA?”

Answer 15

Radio C-BECA

•Company on scene
•Building description/construction type
•Extent of emergency (working fire/nothing showing)
•Command Mode
•Accountability location

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Question 16

A brief report given OUTSIDE the apparatus is called.

Answer 16

Initial Action plan/360 Report

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Question 17

If unable to complete a 360, what should be done?

Answer 17

Announce on the radio that the 360 was not completed.

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Question 18

Best practices for transmitting clear and concise messages over the radio include placement of the ____ and using ____

Answer 18

Placement of the LAPEL MIKE and using LOCATOR PHRASES

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Question 19

What is a vital part of any successful incident scene?

Answer 19

Accurate Incident Size-ups

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Question 20

What type of construction has walls, columns, beams, floors and roofs made of non-combustible or limited combustible materials?

Answer 20

FIRE RESISTIVE
TYPE I

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Question 21

Steel building components will not be protected with fire resistant materials in what type of construction?

Answer 21

NON-COMBUSTABLE
TYPE II

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Question 22

What type of construction has non combustible exterior walls and compartmentalized interior spaces? Interior walls and floors are primarily constructed of wood.

Answer 22

ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION
TYPE III

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Question 23

What type of construction has interior walls, floors and roof material consisting of large dimensional lumber?

Answer 23

HEAVY TIMBER
TYPE IV

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Question 24

What type of construction has exterior walls, interior walls, floors, roofs and other structural members are typically made of wood?

Answer 24

WOOD FRAME
TYPE V

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Question 25

What are the 5 building construction types?

Answer 25

FIRE RESISTIVE NON-COMBUSTIBLE ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION HEAVY TIMBER WOOD FRAME PG 84

Question 26

What acronym helps in gathering all the initial information required on scene?

Answer 26

COAL WAS WEALTH PG 85

Question 27

In COAL WAS WEALTH, what does C.O.A.L. Stand for?

Answer 27

Construction Occupancy Apparatus and Personnel Life Hazard PG 85

Question 28

What is a "MAJOR CAUSE OF FF INJURIES"?

Answer 28

Inadequate staffing at the beginning of AND during operations. PG 85

Question 29

In C.O.A.L, the "O" stands for what? What does that mean?

Answer 29

OCCUPANCY Means what the building is USED for, not the number or types of civilians inside. PG 85

Question 30

In COAL WAS WEALTH, "W.A.S." stands for ___.

Answer 30

WATER SUPPLY AUXILIARY APPLIANCES STREET CONDITIONS PG 86

Question 31

If a building has a sprinkler system AND a standpipe system, which should be supplied first?

Answer 31

It is best to supply the STANDPIPE first PG 86

Question 32

In COAL WAS WEALTH, W.E.A.L.T.H. stands for...

Answer 32

WEATHER EXPOSURES AREA and HEIGHT LOCATION and EXTENT TIME HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PG 87

Question 33

What is the number 1 priority on any fire scene?

Answer 33

Life Hazards PG 87

Question 34

What is the number 2 priority after Life Hazards?

Answer 34

EXPOSURES are the number 2 priority. PG 87

Question 35

"No operation can begin and no action plan can be set into motion until the location and extent of the fire has been determined." Chief Avillo calls this ____.

Answer 35

The most important size-up factor. PG 87

Question 36

The action of the first-due apparatus that can tip the balance of time spent vs. tactical benefit is the ___.

Answer 36

360-Degree size-up PG 88

Question 37

When doing the 360 size-up, things to be looking for are summed up with the acronym P.A.L. P.A.L. stands for ___

Answer 37

People - life safety Access - ways in and out of structure Location - Location of the fire PG 89-90

Question 38

A "Half Window" almost always indicates the location of ____

Answer 38

Almost always indicates the location of an interior stairwell landing PG 90

Question 39

Smaller windows on a house often indicate what types rooms?

Answer 39

Kitchens and Bathrooms PG 91

Question 40

Trying to make a best guess on interior fire location and extent, comes down to 3 simple factors... "Best guess is an ART"

Answer 40

ART Ask the occupant Read the smoke/fire conditions View all sides with the TIC PG 91

Question 41

Smoke leaving a structure has 4 key attributes. Name them. V.V.D.C.

Answer 41

Volume Velocity Density Color (V V D C, like ACDC, but not) PG 93

Question 42

Hot smoke is extremely ____ and ultimately dictates _____.

Answer 42

Extremely flammable and ultimately dictates Fire behavior. PG 93

Question 43

The products of combustion in open flaming are minimized to basically ____, ____ and ____.

Answer 43

Carbon, Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor PG 93

Question 44

Decomposition brought about by high temperatures (off-gassing)

Answer 44

Pyrolysis PG 94

Question 45

What two triggers may cause the smoke to ignite?

Answer 45

The right temperature and right mixture. PG 94

Question 46

Smoke gases with the right air mixture and above their Flashpoint just need a ___ to complete ignition.

Answer 46

Spark PG 94

Question 47

Smoke gasses above their ignition temperature just need a proper __ __ to ignite.

Answer 47

Proper AIR MIX. PG 94

Question 48

What are the only 2 things that can cause smoke to pressurize within a building?

Answer 48

Heat and Volume. PG 95

Question 49

Smoke pressure that will typically rise and slow gradually after it leaves the building is caused by ____.

Answer 49

Heat. PG 95

Question 50

Smoke pressure that will immediately slow and balance with outside air flow is caused by ____.

Answer 50

Volume PG 95

Question 51

"Smooth" or "straight line flow" smoke are sometimes used to describe ____ smoke.

Answer 51

Laminar Smoke PG 95

Question 52

"Agitated", "boiling" or "angry" smoke are words used to describe _____ smoke.

Answer 52

Turbulent Smoke PG 95

Question 53

In addition to speed, smoke will have a FLOW CHARICTORISTIC of ___ or ___.

Answer 53

Characteristic of Turbulent or Laminar PG 95

Question 54

Laminar smoke is considered a more ____ smoke.

Answer 54

Stable smoke PG 95

Question 55

Something to remember: Find the fastest smoke from the smallest opening - that is where the fire is.

Question 56

What characteristic of smoke can help you understand how hot and where a fire is?

Answer 56

Velocity PG 96

Question 57

What characteristic of smoke will tell you how bad things are going to be?

Answer 57

Density PG 96

Question 58

Virtually all solid materials will emit a white smoke when 1st heated. This white smoke is ____.

Answer 58

Moisture PG 96

Question 59

"The Blacker the smoke, the ___ the smoke"

Answer 59

Hotter the smoke. PG 97

Question 60

The issuance of Brown smoke from Gable-end vents, eaves and floor seams is a warning sign of ___ ___.

Answer 60

Impending Collapse PG 97

Question 61

Faster/darker smoke is ____ to the fire seat.

Answer 61

Closer to the Fire seat. PG 98

Question 62

Slower Lighter smoke is ____ from the fire seat

Answer 62

Further away PG 98

Question 63

What Is a good phrase to describe smoke that is high-volume, turbulent velocity, ultra dense and black?

Answer 63

Black Fire PG 98

Question 64

Black fire can reach temperatures of more than ____ degrees!

Answer 64

More than 1000 degrees! PG 98

Question 65

You will build your speed and improve your smoke awareness if you simply vocalize ____.

Answer 65

How much, how fast, how thick and what color. PG 99