S Words Flashcards
Add a minimum what fire department resources are dispatched when a signal one is declared
Closest suppression EMS transport peace battalion chief safety officer if available
The 4 Cs of communication can be made into a 3 or 5 step process. How is this done in each case.
By combining connect and convey
By separating connect into connect to the receiver and connect to the sender
What are the three components of a safety message
Type of safety issue location of the safety issue and request tones to be sounded
When using the REBT the normal breast cycle of ____ to____ is increased to approximately how many seconds?
4-6 seconds
12 seconds
The hanging drop method can reduce your fall by how many feet
6-8 feet
When should a rope slide be used
When lowering yourself into an area of lesser danger
What common feature found in garden apartment units constructed from 1940 until 1970
Shared utilities
In the majority of garden apartment construction what walls are loadbearing
Alpha and Charlie
What are firewalls constructive
Masonry or brick
As these construction materials age they are known to become unstable and subject to early failure
Fire retardant treated plywood
Smoke issue in from the band board area can indicate fire has breached where?
The truss floor space
What are some of the greatest factors that will drive tactical decision making process
Location and extent of the fire
The two most important items in size up of a garden apartment fire or identifying white in relation to the building layout and construction
Fire location and potential for extension
What type of door commonly found in garden apartments can create problems if not controlled
Self closing doors
Garden apartments are typically about how many feet deep
50’
What is an advantage of spotting the turntable at the center of the fire quadrant in a garden apartment
It provides the ability to scrub that entire side of the building and cover multiple tasks
When ventilating the stairwell on a flat or pitched roof how far should the whole be cut from the edge of the roof
5-8’
Where will ladders for egress normally be thrown on a garden apartment
Bedrooms
What is a concern with a curtain wall on the exterior of the building
Gaps between floor and exterior wall
A reported vehicle fire in a parking garage attached to a high-rise should be treated as what?
A high rise fire
Add a minimum stairwell support will need firefighters position every ____floor to effectively shut up equipment
2
Traditional lumber joist fail at approximately 60 minutes while engineered floor joist fail at one minute mark
6minute
What hydraulic feature is a killing machine and should be avoided
Lowhead dam
A small bump of rising water do encountering object underwater
Reaction wave
At what temperature does the aggregate temp produce potential for hypo thermia
140 degrees — Ambient temperature plus water temperature
What are the four goals of TECC
Establish a medical care framework that balances the threat, civilian scope, medical equipment for mass casualty.
Provide for deployment in high threat mass casualty environments
To provide care guidelines to minimize risk in maximize care
To identify and treat preventable causes of death
