SOPS 200 / 300 Flashcards
1
Q
What is minimum staffing number?
A
67
2
Q
How long can minimum staffing drop?
A
No more than 3 hours
3
Q
Can minimum staffing be suspended?
A
Yes, during a disaster or General/Emergency recall
4
Q
BE136 in city response
A
Tandem with ME136
5
Q
WT133 in city response
A
Tandem with ME133
6
Q
BE136 out of city response
A
All 4 personnel
7
Q
WT133 out of city response
A
Captain / ENGB qualified
Engineer / ENOP qualified
8
Q
Within how long should a PIA be conducted?
A
30 days
9
Q
What are the 4 types of post incident analysis?
A
Tailboard
Informal
Company Level
Formal
10
Q
When shall a formal PIA be conducted?
A
Multi alarm incidents
Major disaster
Unusual incidents
Injury to FF
11
Q
When should you consider a formal PIA?
A
Fatality
Unusual extinguishing problem
Unusual event
FF close call
Multi unit hazmat/USAR
12
Q
When should crews be notified of formal PIA?
A
Within 1 week
13
Q
What is Level A staffing?
A
Non disaster, emergency less than 24 hours, staff reserves as needed
14
Q
What is Level B staffing?
A
Major emergency/local disaster, 48 hours or less, emergency order in, all personnel report for duty, may staff reserves and OES, on duty crews remain on duty
15
Q
What is Level C staffing?
A
Regional disaster, greater than 48 hours, 2 platoon schedule, staff all reserves and OES, 3 personnel/1PM, emergency order in, all personnel report, on duty crews remain on duty, T8/R8, E3/WT, E9/HM tandem
16
Q
When should ICS be used?
A
3 or more companies or:
Direct 1:1 control not possible
Number of companies too great for communications
Complex interior operations
Immediate company coordination desired
17
Q
What is investigation mode?
A
Scene requires investigations, command function remains with first arriving
18
Q
What is attack mode?
A
Situation requires immediate action by all personnel to stabilize
Actions taken on command, then switch to TAC
Command to 2nd due unit
Standby team
19
Q
What is command mode?
A
Required by virtue of size, complexity, or potential
Strong direct command from the onset
Assignments on command
Accountability remains with officer
Give: Report on conditions, size up, name incident, define alpha
20
Q
How do we do transfer of command?
A
Face to face, then communicate transfer over radio
21
Q
Level 1 staging
A
1 block out
22
Q
Level 2 staging
A
Staging location, assigned staging officer
23
Q
Where is Alpha?
A
Address side, unless tactical alpha assigned
24
Q
When is two in two out required?
A
Prior to IDLH entry on all incidents with no known rescues
25
How many members is standby?
2 members, 1 may be assigned additional role as long as immediately available
26
Structure fire response
2 BC
3 ME
1 T
Inv
Amb
27
Commercial fire response
2 BC
4 ME
2 T
Inv
Amb
28
What is the standby teams call sign?
"Standby Team"
29
What is RIC cache?
Spot light
Halligan
Axe
RIC bag
TIC
Search line
30
How often is RIC 360 performed?
Every 10 mins
31
What is established by RIC after 360?
Rescue Action Plan
32
Who oversees a RIC deployment
Rescue group supervisor
33
What units should be requested after a MAYDAY?
2 closest OFD engines
34
What tone signifies MAYDAY?
Alert tone 2
35
How does the RIC team enter the structure?
Eng 1st with rope bag
Cast 2nd, shoulder to shoulder with TIC
FFs irons, RIC bag
36
High rise 1st engine PDA
Fire attack / divisional control
37
High rise 2nd engine PDA
Fire attack / protection systems / supply FDC
38
High rise 3rd engine PDA
Lobby control
39
High rise 4th engine PDA
Exposure floor
40
High rise 1st truck PDA
Fire floor search and rescue
41
Engine high rise strip
Bundles
Lights
Axe and halligan
Cylinders
Knox keys
Sound phone
TIC
High rise bag
42
Truck high rise strip
TIC
Rope bags
Air cylinders
Pike poles
Sound phone
Knox keys
Irons
Lights
43
When do we use warehouse PDAs?
Alarms or unknown fire location
44
Warehouse 1st engine PDA
Investigation / fire attack
45
Warehouse 2nd engine PDA
360, RIC
46
Warehouse 3rd engine PDA
Water supply, fire attack
47
Warehouse 1st truck PDA
Forcible entry / ventilation
48
Who would pump sprinklers on warehouse fire
Unit from second alarm
49
Warehouse tool strip
Bolt cutters
Irons
Lights
TIC
50
Direct channel and zones for warehouse fire?
8CAFIR1D
Zone 8 and Zone 12
51
Explorer program age
15-21
52
Explorer meeting day and times
1,3,5 thursdays 1800-2100
53
Explore ride alongs
0800-2100, observes only, assist at capts discretion
54
Who may carry chemical agents?
Personnel designated by fire chief
55
Who do you report chemical agent discharge too? What do you do after?
Dispatch, OPD, supervisor
Memo, forward to BC, attach to image trend report
56
What is an alert 1?
Ground emergency, station 10
57
What is an alert 2?
Airborne emergency, station 10 / 2 BCs
58
What is an alert 3?
Airplane crash, full ARFF response plus outside
59
Who responds to N SAP
E8, T8, R8, E5, B1
60
Who responds to S SAP
E3, WT, E9, HM, E6, T1, B2
61
Who handles alarms or fires in terminals?
Station 10, with outside assignment
62
When should we consider securing a supply line?
Visible evidence of structure fire
63
What lines are used for interior attacks?
1 3/4" 2 1/2"
64
Can you lay a supply line on other reported fires? Can you use other attack lines on other reported fires?
Yes, capt discretion
65
Who coordinates a relay pumping operation?
Water resource officer
66
What are the units involved in relay pump operation?
Supply, relay 1,2,3, attack
67
What size line do we use for relay pump?
4"
68
Other pumping specifics for relay pumping?
pressure mode, 200 PSI, residual 10 PSI
69
What PPE required for TC?
Brush jacket, vest, helmet
70
What PPE required for extrication?
Full turnouts, eye protection
71
When can a brush jacket and particulate mask be worn for overhaul?
No longer IDLH
72
What may operating engineers wear on structure fire?
Brush jacket and helmet (full turnouts for standby)
73
When must seatbelts be worn?
At all times while apparatus is moving
74
What does the truck company get automatically dispatched to?
FS/FC
FCA
TCT
USAR
Mutual aid with BC approval (unless requested by captain)
75
Truck company public assists
Ladder requests
Elevator rescue with first in ME
76
Truck company solo response in district
SH
Odor
FCAR/FSAR
CO
Water salvage
Wires down no fire or injuries
77
What is CAD doesn't automatically dispatch truck to a truck call?
Captain responsible to take call
78
Emergency call on freeway response
2 units both directions
79
Non emergency call on freeway response
1 unit, agency with jurisdiction
80
Who handles the report on a freeway TC?
First on unit regardless of jurisdiction
81
What is the minimum EOD response?
2 technicians
82
Evacuation distance for EOD calls
500'
83
Radio / cell silence distance on EOD call
1,000'
84
How far from the waters edge should you be in turnouts?
10'
85
Order of operations for swift water
Search
Talk
Throw
---
Wade
Row
Go
Helo
86
Water rescue response
4 E
2 T
USAR + all members
2 BC
Amb
87
Water rescue in vehicle..how do you approach?
Downstream approach
88
What should be performed following water rescue?
On scene decon
89
What does the USAR respond on?
Collapse
Rope rescue
CS
Trench
MCI - aircraft/rail/highway
WR
WMD
IC request
90
Minimum USAR response
1 member
91
Full USAR response
6 members
92
3 classes of confined spaces
A - IDLH
B - potential for harm
C - no modifications of work procedure
93
Confined space definition
Large enough to perform work
Limited entry/egress
Not designed for continuous occupancy
94
Permit required confined space definition
AEIO
Atmosphere(hazard), engulfment hazards, inwardly converging walls, other hazards
95
Confined space FAIT
Flammable
Asphyxiant
Irritants
Toxic
96
CS response
1 E
2 T
USAR + all members
HM + all members
AMB
BC
97
First in captain responsibilities on CS
Size up
Entry permit
ICS
gather info
Atmospheric monitoring
Stabilize area, lockout tag out, eliminate ignition
Lighting
98
What is phase 1 elevator control?
Recall, key on outside wall
99
What is phase 2 elevator control
Operation, key inside car
100
Will elevators respond to operation if fire in hoist way?
No
101
Minimum floor requirement for elevator use during fire
7th floor or above
102
How many floors below fire do you stop elevator?
2
103
Which assignment controls elevators?
Lobby control
104
Can we evacuate passengers stuck in elevator?
Yes, under supervision of technician..captain discretion for extended ETA
105
Who is responsible for public info on scene?
IC
106
What requires a PIO?
IC discretion
Multi alarm, injuries, deaths
Significant arson
FD TC
3 or more medic units
Aircraft/train accident
Large evacuation
Veg fire major potential
Red flag
Op period >1hour
107
High threat tactical response
2 BC
4 ME
1 T
utility
EOD
4 AMB
AMB supervisor
INV
108
High threat 1st engine PDA
START triage in warm, PT count, extract furthest immediate
109
High threat 2nd / 3rd engine PDA
stabilizing treatment, extract first immediates encountered
110
High threat 4th engine PDA
Med Com, triage group, treatment group
111
High threat 1st truck PDA
Line of sight protection from warm to treatment zone
112
What will crews working on high threat be designated?
RTF 131, RTF T131
113
High threat tool cache
Forcible entry
Lights
Addtl drag devices
TIC
114
High threat critical treatments
Massive hemorrhage
Airway
Respiratory
Circulation
Head injury/hypothermia
115
Age for ride alongs?
14 YO
116
Who do you notify of a ride along? When?
BC prior to start
117
What needs to be filled out for the ride along?
Ride along waiver (in policy)
118
Ride along times
0800-2200 public over 18
0800-2100 explorers
119
When is PAS implemented?
When IC established
120
Who is responsible for accountability of crew?
Company officer
121
When is role call performed?
15 mins or
Building collapse
Abandon structure
Mayday
Flashover, backdraft, explosion
Operational retreat
122
What is light exposure?
Dry products for short time, gross decon
123
What is moderate exposure?
SCBA donned for exterior operations, PPE in trash bags outside of cab
124
What is heavy exposure?
Interior FF ops, extended exterior operations, PPE in trash bags outside of cab
125
Where is gross decon performed?
On scene, gear in drop zone
126
What is the unit status until decon is completed?
OOS
127
What is the definition of a trench?
Narrow excavation, depth greater than width, no greater than 15'
128
Trench response
1 E
2 T
USAR + all members
HM + all members
AMB
BC
Consider vac truck
129
First in captain on trench responsibilities
Size up, # of patients, rescue or recovery
130
What positions must be assigned on trench rescue?
Extrication officer
Safety officer
131
How far should the spool pile be from trench lip?
2 feet
132
COAST info
M-TH, 4/10, 0700-1800, @OPD
133
Who may request a PIA?
Anyone, through chain of command
134
Where is a tailboard critique performed?
On scene
135
Where is a company level PIA performed?
At the station or a location that offers privacy
136
Who is responsible for facilitating all formal PIAs?
Chief Officer
137
When should the transition to Level C staffing occur?
By the end of the first operational period
138
What does "All Clear" mean?
Primary search complete, transition of incident priority
139
What does "Contained" mean?
Confined within protected boundaries
140
What does "Under Control" mean?
Incident stabilized
141
In MAYDAY situation, if interior crews can assist with rescue where do they get reassigned?
RIC 1
142
What constitutes a high rise?
4 stores or greater
143
What group does the truck create on a high rise?
Rescue Group
144
Who establishes PAS on a high rise?
3rd engine
145
What do all units assist with on a Warehouse fire?
Investigation
146
Warehouse: deep travel into IDLH should be avoided until initiation of ___
ventilation
147
Who pumps the sprinklers on a warehouse?
Unit from a second alarm
148
Can you change an ARFF response without changing Alert level?
Yes
149
Can unbadged personnel proceed onto AOA during an ALERT 3?
No, must have approved escort
150
Where should the largest capacity pumper be positioned during relay pumping?
Supply Pump
151
What is the minimum PPE for fires and incidents with IDLH?
Full turnouts
152
What should be used while traveling on the right shoulder of the freeway
Rear emergency and hazards, do not use forward facing red lights
153
Lights when stopped at the scene on the shoulder of the freeway?
No emergency lights, only for when stopped in traffic
154
If no CHP at night on freeway...
deploy flares, cones during the day
155
What lights are used when merging back into freeway from scene?
All emergency lights
156
What tactical objective needs to be completed prior to landing an airship on the freeway?
Extrication
157
When will an EOD tech be dispatched solo?
Never
158
How many EOD technicians for initial approach?
1
159
Who is responsible for EOD searches?
PD
160
When will EOD assist OPD in a search?
Passenger aircraft
161
Swift water speed
Greater than 1 knot (1.15 mph)
162
When designating river left and right, should you be looking up or down stream?
Down stream
163
Down stream agency notification distance for water rescue
5 miles
164
Who should complete decon following a water rescue?
Any resources exposed to flood waters
165
What is level 1 decontamination?
Emergency decon
166
What is level 2 decontamination?
Three pool decontamination
167
What is the augmented staffing for flood potential?
4 USAR swift water technicians
Safety officer
168
How many haz mat personnel should be assigned per shift?
4
169
How many usar personal should be assigned per shift
4
170
Hazardous atmospheres in confined space
flammability of 10% LEL
O2 <19.5 or >23.5
Combustible dust > LEL (5 feet vision obscured)
171
What positions are required on a confined space?
Safety officer
Entry Supervisor
In minimal staffing they can be the same person, must be USAR
172
Confined space height that requires fall protection
5' or greater
173
Confined space max travel on SAR
300 feet
174
Confined space gas exchanges required prior to entry?
4
175
How long is confined space permit kept on file?
Minimum 1 year
176
Who can carry a firearm?
Specific personal designated by the Fire Chief
177
Who must be notified for firearm discharge?
BC, Fire Chief, PD
178
What is phase I elevator control also called
Recall
179
What is phase 2 elevator control also called
Firefighter override
180
How often should you stop elevator to inspect hoist way?
Every 5 floors
181
How many fire companies can be in an elevator at a time?
1
182
Who can request temporary flight restrictions?
IC
183
What two things does a casualty collection point need to have?
Cover and concealment
184
Who's responsibility is it to maintain high threat PPE?
Engineer
185
Who's responsibility is it to maintain high threat medical equipment?
PMs
186
What do you do as an RTF if you encounter an IED?
Advise force protection
187
In which zone do RTFs function?
Warm zone
188
Who are family member ride alongs coordinated through?
BC, notified prior to ride along start
189
Who are ride alongs scheduled through?
Operations division
190
Can student ride alongs assist with mop up, salvage, and overhaul?
Yes, under direct supervision when in appropriate safety gear
191
Who's responsibility is it to ensure personnel have the correct helmet designators?
Captain
192
What is unity of command?
Report to one and only one supervisor
193
Who's responsibility is to to ensure all PAS tags are updated?
Captain
194
If a FF is unaccounted for during a roll call, where does his PAS tag go?
Removed from the rig and identified as "missing" on accountability board
195
What needs to happen to turnouts after secondary decontamination at station?
Advanced cleaning
196
How far apart should ladders be placed on a trench rescue?
25'
197
Who does COAST report to?
Community Engagement Team Sergeant
198
What 3 things are considered stop points in RTF
Shooter / bomb encountered
No more victims
No more equipment
199
Who can request a vacuum truck for CS or Trench calls?
IC
