Search And Rescue Flashcards
What are the incident priorities?
- Safety
- Life Safety
- Incident Stabilization
- Property conservation
What are the search and rescue factors?
- Experience and training
- Mental readiness
- Proper PPE/equipment
- Physical condition
What is part of the search size-up?
- Time of Day
- Type of Occupancy
- Access of egress
- Target areas
- Any other info from dispatch, bystanders, and occupants
What are the 3 methods of searching for room orientation?
- Searching off the wall
- Searching off the hose line
- Searching off a rope/webbing
What does having good room orientation provide to the rescuer?
Establishes location, direction of travel, and the exit in the room that is being searched
What are the characteristics of a Primary search?
- Rapid
- Thorough
- Systematic
What will determine the balance between how rapid and how thorough the primary search will be?
- Severity of the fire
- Confirmed trapped victims
- Status of a charged hoseline
Where should the primary search start?
Search starts on the fire floor as close to the fire as possible then search outward, then move to the floor above the fire
What are the characteristics of a Secondary search?
It is a thorough search after the situation is under control to locate victims that were missed during the primary search. Must be completed by different team that conducted the primary search
What is the order of search?
- The fire apartment
- The fire floor
- Floor above fire
- Top floor
- Other floors working your way down from the top floor
What does CAN stand for?
- Conditions (Situation)
- Actions (Your plan)
- Needs (Resources needed)
What is the first thing you should do when entering the room you are searching?
Close the door
When can you conduct the search standing?
When you can see your feet
What does VES stand for?
Vent - Enter - Search
When is VES used?
when interior entry and traditional search procedures are too hazardous to be attempted
