Sec 24 EARTHQUAKE AND OTHER DISASTERS 5/24/14

Question 1

A disaster shall be deemed any event that exhausts or overwhelms the resources of the public safety services of the City.

Answer 1

DISASTER

Question 2

Members are strongly encouraged to provide for extended tours of duty by maintaining an adequate supply of food, water, and personal items to sustain them for a period of ___ hours

Answer 2

72

Question 3

The ____ emergency food cache provided in each fire station will only be used with approval of the on-duty Battalion Commander. This cache must be inventoried annually in May and stock rotated as suggested by manufacturer/vendor.

Answer 3

24-hour

Question 4

Route maps shall be reviewed ___, by January 31st, and updated.

Answer 4

annually

Question 5

Once an earthquake has subsided, While monitoring FIRE-DISP 1, Company Officers shall switch a radio to ____ ____ and be prepared to communicate by radio, in order of station number, with a brief status report when requested by the Battalion Commander; this report is intended to be a rapid status report.

Answer 5

F-TAC-6

Question 6

What type of damages are companies looking for?

Answer 6

building collapse, fire (structural and utility), roadway, utility, flooding, and ground failure (landslide and liquefaction).

Question 7

Direct Fire Dispatch to implement ____ ____ ____. Fire Dispatch Supervisor may also implement EEM on their own initiative if they feel an apparent earthquake, or receive notice of one, prior to contact from Battalion One or Company Officer.

Answer 7

Emergency Earthquake Mode (EEM)

Question 8

While in EEM, normal response to alarms will be a ___ unit. EXCEPTION: ALS alarms will receive one BLS unit and one ALS unit until otherwise directed by the Incident Commander.

Answer 8

single