SOP #9: Search and Rescue

Question 1

What type of dwelling is this basic departmental procedure for search and rescue?

Answer 1

one, two and 3 family dwellings

Question 2

What strategic objectives shall be considered when persons are trapped in a building?

Answer 2

a. firefighter safety
b. civilian removal
c. fire control
1. life exposure
2. exterior exposure
3. interior exposure

Question 3

What are 3 tactical objectives that ladder companies and special hazards can perform during search and rescue?

Answer 3

Ladder rescue
search
ventilation

Question 4

What are 2 tactical objectives that engine companies can perform during search and rescue?

Answer 4

Search
Fire control

Question 5

What are the 4 types of victim priorty?

Answer 5

Severly exposed
Moderately expose
slightly exposed
body recovery

Question 6

Danger of death or severe injury due to fire exposure. On the fire floor or the floor above exposed to the fire or products of combustion and unable to exit without assistance from fire department is which type of exposure?

Answer 6

Severely exposed

Question 7

Moderately Exposed

Answer 7

Person on the fire floor or floor above the fire who are conscious, ambulatory and need and direction to exit.

Question 8

Slightly Exposed

Answer 8

person remote from the fire are who are in no immediate danger and need no immediate assistance to evacuate

Question 9

Body Recovery

Answer 9

human remains, shall be covered and protected until the arrival of the medical examiner.
FF shall not be exposed to unnecessary danger in order to perform body recovery

Question 10

What order shall victims be removed?

Answer 10

1. self (unassisted) normal exits
2. fire department assisted normal exits
3. fire department assisted via aerial/ground ladder.
4. fire department search and rescue operations

Question 11

This type of search is conducted on all offensive structural firefighting operations. Rapid search of all involved and exposed areas affected by fire.

Answer 11

Primary Search

Question 12

Thorough search of the interior of the fire area after completing fire that can be safely entered after completing fire control, ventilation and other support acts.

Answer 12

Secondary search
should be conducted by people other than the people who did the primary search.

Question 13

What is the largest group of fire victims are those people who are unable to move at the outbreak of fire?

Answer 13

1. Elderly
2. Infants
3. small childeren
4. Intoxicated

Question 14

What are some causes of victims being trapped?

Answer 14

1. Cut offf from their means of escape
2. overcome while trying to escape
3. sleeping at the start of fire

Question 15

What factors must officers pay attention to during size up?

Answer 15

Time of day
Occupancy
construction
location and extent of fire

Question 16

What information should you attempt to obtain from occupants?

Answer 16

How many occupants
their age
and location of occupants
note: bystanders are less reliable than family members

Question 17

What are other factors that should be used for size up?

Answer 17

vehicle parked in driveway or commercial parking lot
mailboxes, doorbells and electrical meters

Question 18

Equipment to search for life?

Answer 18

scba, PPE, light, forcible entry tool, pass device
recommended door markers, search rope

Question 19

How should you search ?

Answer 19

as rapidly as possible as close to the fire as possible. maintaining contact with a wall using leg or hand. Search clockwise or counter-clockwise probing the middle w/tool

Question 20

When searching, when should you vent?

Answer 20

vent as you go as long as it does not contribute to fire spread.
If a person can be saved by venting do so, even if it will cause fire spread.

Question 21

If room is too hot to enter, probing inside a door may?

Answer 21

reveal a victim overcome trying to escape

Question 22

Before opening a door to search we must?

Answer 22

check the door and know to see if it is hot.
Stay to one side. (do not stand in front)
a door that is HOT should not open if it threats egress

Question 23

The first ariving officer shall give a brief size-up including?

Answer 23

Construction
Occupancy
status of occupants
location and extend of fire

Question 24

1st arriving Co. Officer shall order a hose line advanced with these tactical objectives in mind?

Answer 24

Protection Firefighters, victims, egress
Fire control is last

Question 25

When shall Co. officer notify command when searching or rescuing?

Answer 25

Victim located
completion of search
areas unable to be searched
fire extension
location of fire
progress of hoseline
company advancing
company holding
company retreating

Question 26

First arriving ladder officer shall direct operations of company with these tactical objectives in mind?

Answer 26

1.position apparatus as to remove severly exposed victims or roof ventilation
2. check windows for trapped victims
3. perform search and rescue on fire floor or severly exposed victims
4. search and rescue fire floor or above
5. ventilation

Question 27

Multiple victims or large search area IC should consider?

Answer 27

search and rescue officer