SOG Flashcards
When Level III accountability has been implemented at an incident, personnel shall check with the entry control officer when they _____, and units _____.
enter and exit; must exit from the location where they entered except in an emergency
According to the D.C. Fire and EMS Standard Operating Guidelines, PRIORITY messages are used to_____.
transmit a message to Command that does not involve trapped or missing personnel
Interior staging can be used by the incident commander to stage personnel and equipment at incidents involving high-rises or other large buildings. Interior staging at a high-rise incident will be at least _____ floor(s) below the fire floor.
three
If a building is not of a standard configuration, what shall apply regarding designating the building’s sides?
The first-arriving company shall designate the A-Alpha side.
Accurate and frequent updating through CAN reports keeps all personnel informed for safer operations. What does the “A” in CAN stand for?
Actions
The first-due battalion fire chief will assume command of an incident by following the transfer of command procedures. What shall apply regarding these procedures?
Transfer of command will occur by radio when operating in tactical command, and all other transfers of command will occur face-to-face at the Command Post.
What members of an engine company is responsible for determining the appropriate size and length of hoseline when deploying an offensive strategy?
The company officer.
Upon arrival, if it is anticipated that an attack hoseline longer than 400’ is necessary to fulfill the engine companies’ responsibilities, members shall utilize the leader line concept (_____) for the _____ stretch from the wagon.
2½” or 3” hoseline; initial
In unusual instances where traditional means of egress are blocked, members of a truck company may utilize the Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search (VEIS) technique. What statements about VEIS is CORRECT?
Prior to entering the room, the member shall sound the floor using a hand tool.
The Rescue Squad officer is responsible for directing members, who are usually divided into two teams of two, to their operational locations. How will the teams be assigned?
One team will be assigned to the fire floor, and the other will be assigned to the floor above.
A single truck company is the recommended assignment for what incident types?
A water leak.
In a motor vehicle rescue involving entrapment, the rescue squad has what responsibilities?
Stabilizing the vehicle.
Companies assigned to cover exposures shall report on exposure conditions every_____ minutes or less if needed.
10
The D.C. Fire and EMS Standard Operating Guidelines include what directives for Rapid Intervention Group operations?
If a MAYDAY is declared early in an incident prior to the arrival of the companies, the incident commander must assemble a Rapid Intervention Group from units already on the scene.
When operating in a hazard zone, all personnel shall be in contact with their officer-in-charge by _____.
voice, sight, touch or portable radio
The acronym “LUNAR” should be used to give pertinent information to Command during a MAYDAY incident. What does the “A” in LUNAR stand for?
Air status of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
What statements about Level II staging is CORRECT?
Companies arriving at the staging area will notify Command of their arrival by radio on the staging talk group and will await instructions.
Investigation mode is a strategy used at incidents where _____ is present and that require further investigation prior to deploying additional resources. The strategy shall include _____ staging.
no IDLH atmosphere; Level I
At all multi-unit incidents, who shall be responsible for controlling the response order, including granting permission to units bidding on assignments prior to and after the establishment of Command?
The first-due battalion fire chief.
A _____ hoseline with a _____ tip is considered the quickest and most efficient means of applying a maneuverable heavy-duty stream.
2½; 1¼
The Ventilation Group supervisor (or designee) shall update Command at _____- minute intervals during the operation of positive pressure ventilation (PPV).
10
What shall apply when operating a tower ladder?
When many trips of the bucket are required to remove a great number of occupants, safe removal need not necessitate delivery directly to the street level.
In a triple local alarm (non-natural gas), the second-due engine company has which responsibilities?
Verifying conditions in the basement and notifying Command.
What shall apply regarding basement fires?
If high heat conditions exist, a straight stream shall be operated and directed into the ceiling area to cool the environment.
At a high-rise fire, the evacuation stairway will be designated by the _____ based on the recommendations of company officers located in the interior. This shall occur _____ the location of the fire has been confirmed and the attack stairway has been designated.
incident commander; after
What statements about the fallback position at a high-rise fire is CORRECT?
The fallback position shall not be used when the order is given to abandon the building.
According to the D.C. Fire and EMS Standard Operating Guidelines, what is the PRIMARY difference between building evacuation and building abandonment?
Building abandonment occurs when there is a life-threatening emergency situation that does not allow for the systematic removal of personnel.
Unit accountability will be required within _____ minutes after the arrival of the first company on the scene of an incident.
10
A member who wishes to declare a MAYDAY will take what actions FIRST?
Depress the orange “Emergency Activation” button at the top of his/her portable radio.
The collapse zone is defined as the area around the perimeter of a structure that could contain hazards/debris should the structure collapse. This area shall be determined by establishing a perimeter at a distance from the structure that is equal to at least _____ time(s) its height.
1½
Units directed to stage in-line of approach will stop _____ the reported incident location.
two blocks away from
The first-arriving unit at both the front and rear of an address shall give an exterior size-up. The _____, one of the components of the size-up, refers to the structural design of the building (e.g., detached, semi-detached).
configuration
Accurate and frequent updating through CAN reports keeps all personnel informed for safer operations. What does the “C” in CAN stand for?
Conditions
An engine company at an incident discovers conditions that require immediate action, but that would require them to deviate from their assigned task. May the company address the emergency conditions?
Yes, but only if they receive approval from Command.
According to the D.C. Fire and EMS Standard Operating Guidelines, the wagon driver in an engine company has which of the following responsibilities?
Locating a water supply.
According to the D.C. Fire and EMS Standard Operating Guidelines, heavy-duty streams are MOST effective when applied _____.
through windows and played off the ceiling
Which of the following shall apply when advancing a hoseline using a “well- hole” stretch?
Once the hoseline is stretched to the desired floor, it shall be tied off prior to being charged.
The D.C. Fire and EMS Standard Operating Guidelines include which directives for vehicle fires?
The wheels of burning vehicles should be chocked.
What statements about the attack stairway at a high-rise fire is CORRECT?
If occupants are using the attack stairway to exit the building, they must be removed before the attack line is advanced
Truck companies at an incident have unit designator cards (UDCs) of what color?
Green
Any member whose normal job is to operate outside of the hazard area is not to enter the hazard area without express permission of_____.
His/her company officer.
In the event that a member dose not have his/her PAT (i.e; lost stolen or forgotten) what shall occur?
His/her official fire department ID card shall be used in place of the PAT.
According to the SOG, unit accountability will be required within ___ minutes after arrival of the first company on the scene of the incident.
10 minutes.
A member in distress wishes to declare a ‘MATDAY”. WHAT IS TEH FIRST STEP HE/ SHE SHOULD TAKE/
Activate the orange “emergency Activation” button on his/ her portable radio.
Unit designed to stage in line of approach will stop___ the reported incident location.
Two blocks away from
Interior staging on a high rise incident will be at least___ floor(s) Below the fire floor.
Three
Generally, it is the responsibility of the ___ to supply building containing standpipe or sprinkler system with a positive water supply.
First and second due engine companies
According Tom SOG, what is the quickest, MOST efficient mean of applying maneuverable heavy duty stream from the exterior of the building as other devices are being set up?
If the cab of the apparatus reduces the scrub area of the bucket, the front end of the apparatus should be a angled about 15 degrees from the building line.
The SOG include procedures for utilizing the tower ladder bucket?
To expedite placing the bucket at a window, the apparatus should be placed parallel to the objective so that the bucket is in line with the window or target.
The rescue squad officers directs me EMT to their operational locations; usually the member are divide into____.
Teams of two, with one team assisted to the floor above and one team assigned to the fire floor.
What should apply regarding vehicle fires?
1 1/2” hand lines will be used on vehicle fires.
Ventilation without water application will__ the heat rate of modern fuels and thereby ___ the volume of fire.
Increase; increase.
