Safety Bulletins Flashcards
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When encountering an intersection when do you release the siren button?
When the apparatus has safely passed through the intersection
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What mode on the siren is prohibited?
The high low mode.
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Can a low speed response decrease response time?
Yes, drivers can hear and properly react therefore apparatus will not stop and go
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2
Which windows have to be down when backing up the truck?
Both the chauffeur and the officer side of the front cab.
**Officer should be on the officer side
Safety bulletins:
2
When approaching an intersection does the apparatus have to fully stop?
Yes - it should not be backed into the intersection until the officer gives the order to do so
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2
When backing into quarters, when should the officer give the command to allow Traffic to proceed?
When the truck is completely on the apron of the sidewalk
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Who directs the chauffeur to back up into quarters once the Neiderman is attached?
The member attaching the Neiderman
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2
When backing up at an operation, what mode of communication should be used in Lieu of the radio?
Hand signals
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3
When parking the apparatus on inspection, can you use emergency lights?
No, it can cause confusion
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3
Where can you not park on inspection?
DIBBB
Double park Intersection Bus stop Building materials beyond sidewalk (along side) Block traffic flow
Safety bulletins:
5
When parking at an emergency, where should you double park on a one-way street?
When facing the flow of traffic, park on the left
When facing against traffic park on the right
**Do you want cars passing you on the right depending on which way traffic is going
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6
Who should visually check for the Tillerman?
Officer
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6
When must we stop for school buses?
When you see lights flashing;
When children are getting on or getting off;
When approaching a stop bus from any direction
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6
Who can permit us to pass a stopped school bus?
The bus driver or a police officer
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7
What is not a minor injury
Burns other than first degree Chest pains Sprains strains with swelling or discoloration Shortness of breath Fainting black out loss of memoryp
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7
What kind of report for symptoms from a biological exposure?
Injury and exposure report
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7
How many digits is the FD ID and where is it?
16 digits, lower left side of the response ticket
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What do you enter at a non-response injury?
Enter all nines in the 16 digit space
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What does not require a notification to the medical officer?
A non-biological exposure without symptoms.
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How many members must be injured at the same incident for a report to be required?
Who shall prepare the report?
Three or more
The officer working during the tour.
**If he is on leave, he completes as soon as he returns to work unless it extends past 30 days, then regular assigned officer completes.
**Forward to Chief of ops
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61
When should the emergency action plan be reviewed?
Quarterly
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62
Who conducts semi annual safety inspection of quarters?
Engine company safety officer.
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76
What is the advisory speed for a 4 inch hump? 3 inch hump?
4 inch = 15 mph
3 inch = 20 mph
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87
Summer heat stress: the need for relief is more important during overhaul or pre-control?
Pre-control
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88
safety vests:
Worn during the day or at night?
Exemptions?
Both
“Immediate vicinity” of fire fighting hazmat or tech rescue
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88
Safety vests
Where should they be stored?
To repair or replace forward vest to Who?
Preferably the crew cab
The quartermaster
Safety bulletins:
56
Collisions
If two apparatus collide, how many CD 19s do you need to forward?
A collision report is required from each unit
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56
Collisions
What is a major collision?
Significant damage to vehicle, property or a life threatening injury or death.
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56
Collisions
If an out rigger hit a parked car, would that be an incident or collision?
Incident
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Collisions
If a parked apparatus is struck by another apparatus is that a collision or an incident?
Incident for the apparatus that was struck and collision for the moving apparatus
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Collisions
What is the primary initial obligation at a collision or incident?
Prevent the collision from increasing in magnitude
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Collisions
If a collision occurs outside city limits what should you do?
Call FDOC
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Collisions
What wheels should you mark if it is absolutely necessary to move the truck or another vehicle?
So location of tires, if double wheeled than the outside tire only, at the outside edge of each tire and the centerline of the axle with a “T” shaped mark.
Tractor trailers: mark the location of all six corners.
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56
Collisions
How soon do you need to forward the CD 19 report? Who forwards it?
Within 96 hours. The officer or the operator.
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Collisions
Who prepares the MV 104?
The operator.
The “men” prepare the “MV 104”
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Collisions
Is being inspected by an insurance company and an alarm comes in, do you respond?
Yes
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Collisions
What is considered a preventable collision?
Non response mode accident Quarters (hits) Fall from a rig Tiller (without tillerman) Reverse gear Chock (didn't chock)
“Never Quit Fucking The Ripe Cunt”
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56
Collisions
If involved in a second preventable collision within 12 months then what?
A third preventable within 18 months?
Conference with the chief from your assigned battalion
The unit commander, the chief from the battalion, a report to the chief of ops with recommendations to reassign you for 60 days
(Covering or PCOT officers will be handled case by case)
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Who prepares the fire operations center collision notification?
Chief officer dispatched to investigate.
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Who prepares the CD 19?
Officer or operator.
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When do you use a solid or broken line to illustrate a collision?
Solid shows path before collision, broken line shows path after collision.
The point of collision is marked with an X
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Can a representative sign for the operator on the MV 104?
Yes only if the driver is unable to do to injury or death
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66
Wood forms:
What size are the wood studs?
4 x 4 Placed every 4 feet
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66
Wood forms:
Where is the plywood and wood load usually found?
Two levels below most recently poured floor
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66
Wood forms:
How long should we assume that the concrete was poured?
No one is on site, assume it is within the past 24 hours
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66
Wood forms:
Is the floor in which the wood is stored prone to collapse?
No, this is two floors below what was recently poured.
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66
Wood forms:
Is the floor below the recently poured floor sound?
It should be considered sound.
It is cured and set up sufficiently as a base for the shoring and forms above
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66
Wood forms:
What does one 4 x 4 stud placed every 8 feet indicate?
That it is in its curing stage.
This configuration will be on at least eight floors below the most recently poured floor.
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Wood forms:
What floors are a collapse hazard?
Which or not?
Hazardous where studs are every 4 feet
Not a hazard where studs are every 8 feet, and the floor with the lumber storage is not a hazard
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84
Window bars:
Who is responsible for transmitting the presence of window bars at a 1075?
Unit transmitting 1075
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84
Window bars:
Who gets special called for a building with window bars?
Extra engine and truck; truck will be a TL if one is not already assigned
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84
Window bars:
Who operates as a unit to remove window bars?
What windows should they remove?
The special called truck
At least one window on the fire floor and the floor above; with a ladder at each cleared window
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Armed individuals:
Primary objective?
Civilian and first responder life safety
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Armed individuals:
SOP if you are challenged by a cop?
Motionless, no sudden movements, comply, identify yourself
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89
Armed individuals:
What is cover versus concealment?
Cover: material that can reasonably stop travel of bullet
Concealment: conceals individual from view
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89
Armed individuals:
If no cover, then what?
Prone position on the ground
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Armed individuals:
If making announcement on dept radio about an active shooter - should it be mixer off?
No - you want everyone knowing about it
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Pass it on:
Who can create a pass it on?
The IC, which can be LT or above
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Pass it on:
Prior to facing to ops, what shall you do?
Telephone division
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Pass it on:
Where do the two copies you receive go?
One in the “pass it on poster” in firehouse and other goes in binder in office
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Clutter:
How should you relay the presence of clutter?
Light, medium, or heavy
No longer use collyers mansion.
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56
What collisions require an MV104?
DIDD
Death
Injury
Damage $1000+
Dollar can’t be estimated
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If a vehicle strikes a parked rig is that an incident or a collision?
Collision
If a person walks into the rig it’s a collision
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If a moving rig hits a parked rig is that an incident or a collision?
Collision for moving apparatus
Incident for parked apparatus
