SPRING 2019 WEEK 8 Flashcards
1
Q
- According to the Citywide Incident Management System (CIMS), structural collapse is a
single command event and the FDNY has been designated as the IC for collapse operations.
Which choice is incorrect concerning incident management at a structural collapse?
(Sec. 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
(A) All city agencies, including the Police and Buildings Departments, operate under the
direction of the FDNY during a structural collapse rescue operation.
(B) NYPD ESU members, performing life safety rescue operations (digging for buried victims,
etc.), shall be ordered to stop their operations upon the arrival of FDNY units.
(C) Personnel from other agencies will be under the control of their superior officer/supervisor,
who shall report to the Incident Command Post (ICP) for instructions.
(D) When the rescue and removal of all persons involved in the incident, and stabilization of all
threats to public safety have been accomplished, the scene becomes the jurisdiction of the
Department of Buildings and/or the NYS Department of Labor (for buildings under
construction/demolition).
A
B
2
Q
- First arriving units at the scene of a collapse shall notify the Dispatcher of all of the
following with the exception of which choice? (Sec. 4.3)
(A) The address and nature of the incident.
(B) The need for additional FDNY units or other agency resources.
(C) Signal 10-60 with appropriate code shall be transmitted for every collapse.
(D) Location of the ICP for the response of Fire, EMS and PD Supervisors.
(E) At least one tower ladder shall be special called to every major collapse if none was
assigned of the initial alarm.
A
C
3
Q
- Safety at the scene of a collapse is the single most important consideration during the
operation. Choose an incorrect tactic taken. (Sec. 4.4)
(A) Identify and immediately report any sign of structural defect that could lead to a secondary
collapse.
(B) Isolate areas subject to secondary collapse with barrier tape and/or other suitable means.
(C) Never enter a danger zone.
(D) At all explosions and major collapses, SOC Units shall ensure the immediate area is
monitored for the presence of radiological/chemical agents.
A
C
4
Q
- Units arrive on the scene of a complete collapse of a 5 story 25’x50’ OLT, which was in
the middle of the block with several similar attached buildings on each side. After transmitting a
10-60 Code 1, which unit was positioned correctly? (Sec. 5.3, 5.4)
(A) The 1st
and 2nd arriving engines took separate hydrants on the block.
(B) The 3
rd and 4
th engines took separate hydrants on the cross streets, at a position from which
they could see the front of the building.
(C) Two of the 2
nd alarm ladder companies were used to seal off the ends of the street. The
LCCs remained near the apparatus, in case the IC requested they be moved.
(D) The 1
st arriving Tower Ladder was placed in front of the collapsed structure, outside of the
collapse danger zone.
(E) The 2
nd arriving ladder apparatus, an Aerial Ladder, was positioned near the 1
st Tower
Ladder, in front of the collapsed structure.
A
D
5
Q
- BC QUESTION - The IC must ensure that special units are positioned properly for
effective operations. Which choice is incorrect? (Sec. 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8)
(A) SOC Support Ladder Companies, whose main apparatus is an aerial ladder, shall position
their second piece near the front of the building.
(B) Rescue companies and collapse units should be placed outside of the collapse danger zone
but as close as possible to the front of the building.
(C) Ambulances need to be visible from the scene, but out of the way of rescue and firefighting
operations. Drivers with keys must remain with ambulances at a secure staging area.
(D) Heavy equipment, such as cranes, front-end loaders and dump trucks must be assured
access to the site.
(E) The IC should request the PD to provide tow trucks to remove any vehicles impeding
operations at the scene, including unattended emergency vehicles. Tow trucks shall be staged
several blocks away.
A
A
6
Q
- BC QUESTION - The 1
st arriving Chief Officer at the scene of a structural collapse has
many duties. Which choice contains only correct points concerning these duties?
(Sec. 4.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10)
(1) Evaluate the previously established ICP, ensuring that it is clearly visible from the
collapsed structure, located at or in the immediate vicinity of the incident site, and is in an
area outside the operations site and collapse zone.
(2) Reevaluate the location of the staging area, and assign the second arriving Chief Officer to
be the Staging Area Manager until replaced by another BC.
(3) Interview witnesses/victims using the Collapse Survivor Interview Form. The Battalion FF
can aid in its completion.
(4) Establish contact with the Law Enforcement Group or Branch, who can search the area for
secondary devices if a bombing is suspected.
(5) Ensure a Hazard Assessment was performed. Assign hazard identification and control to
the first Haz-Mat Technician Unit on scene.
(6) All requests for additional assistance shall go through OEM.
(A) 1,2, 3,4,5,6
(B) 2,6 only
(C) 1,3,4,5 only
(D) 1, 2,4,5,6 only
A
C
7
Q
- Units arriving at the scene of a natural gas explosion that has resulted in a building collapse
have many things to consider. From highest to least priority, choose the correct actions to take by
the 1st
alarm engine companies. (Sec. 7.1)
(1) Extinguish fire in the affected building
(2) Protect Exposures
(3) Extinguish fire in the surrounding debris
(4) Extinguish burning vehicles within the vicinity of the collapse.
(A) 1,2, 3, 4
(B) 1,3, 2, 4
(C) 1,2, 4, 3
(D) 2, 1,3,4
A
B
8
Q
- Which operation undertaken by an Engine company at the scene of a building collapse
should be corrected? (Sec. 7)
(A) The 1
st arriving Engine Company may have to take a position within the block for use of
the apparatus master stream.
(B) The 1
st arriving Engine Company should stretch a 2 ’/
2
” handline of sufficient length to
cover the entire site.
(C) The 2
nd arriving Engine Company will assist the 1
st Engine Company with stretching
handlines, ensure a 3 */2
” supply line is stretched to the 1
st Tower Ladder, and if necessary
perform CFR-D duties.
(D) The 3rd
and subsequent arriving Engine Companies shall be utilized for void searches.
(E) The 1
st and 2
nd arriving Engine company members shall remain together as a unit unless
otherwise ordered by the IC.
A
D
9
Q
- The 1st
and 2nd arriving Ladder Companies perform many vital duties at a building collapse.
Choose the incorrect choice concerning these duties. (Sec. 7.5)
(A) The 1
st Arriving Ladder Company performs reconnaissance, removes surface victims, and
performs a preliminary void search.
(B) The 2
nd arriving Ladder Company, in addition to shutting down the gas, electric, and water
service, ensures the dispatcher notified the utility company emergency crews.
(C) When performing preliminary void searches, Ladder Company members may only cut load
bearing members to save life.
(D) The 2
nd arriving Ladder Company may assist with life safety if necessary and augment
search and rescue efforts.
(E) The Officer of the 1st
arriving Ladder Company has the option of splitting the company into
separate teams to cover more area.
A
C
10
Q
- BC QUESTION - Battalion Chiefs may be called upon to fill several roles at a major
collapse. Which BC assignment is incorrect? (Sec. 8.6, 8.7, 8.8)
(A) The Rescue Operations Battalion is designated as a Search and Rescue Branch Director or
Sector/Group Supervisor.
(B) The Victim Removal Leader will normally be filled by a Rescue Company Officer until
relieved by the Rescue Operations Battalion once he or she is relieved as the Search and Rescue
Branch Director.
(C) The 2
nd Arriving BC may be designated as the Fire Branch Director or Fire Sector/Group
Supervisor.
(D) The first arriving BC may be reassigned as the Planning Section Chief upon the arrival of
the first arriving DC.
(E) The BC designated as the Resource Unit Leader (RESL) will report to the Logistics Section
Chief. When relieved by the second DC responding on a 10-60 Code 1, the RESL shall report to
the Logistics Section Chief for reassignment to either a Situation Unit Leader, or a position
necessary to support the Operation.
A
E
11
Q
- The Street Coordination Manager will prevent needless congestion and repositioning of
apparatus as an incident escalates. Which choice is incorrect concerning this position?
(Sec. 8.8)
(A) Only a Battalion Chief may be assigned as the Street Coordination Manager.
(B) The Street Coordination Manager operates under the Logistics Section.
(C) He/she shall establish contact with PD and EMS Officers for traffic flow.
(D) They shall coordinate the Casualty Collection Point with an EMS Officer.
A
A
12
Q
- An emergency evacuation is necessary when an imminent collapse is obvious, or has
already happened. Which choice is incorrect concerning the evacuation signaling method used
by the FDNY? (Sec. 9.1)
(A) Each lookout, Safety Officer, and member monitoring a transit shall be equipped with
handheld air horns.
(B) All Battalions, Divisions, SOC Units and Collapse Rescue Units are equipped with
handheld air horns.
(C) 1 Long Blast (3 seconds) indicates that members shall evacuate the area.
(D) Apparatus air horns may also be used. They may be beneficial after the initial HT
announcement to evacuate, followed by another HT announcement after the air horns have
ceased.
A
C
13
Q
- Collapse operations require many precautions to be taken to ensure members’ safety.
Which choice would be a correct action to take? (Sec. 9.1, 9.4)
(A) At construction or demolition sites, seek out the Site Safety Manager or Construction
Manage for information about previous conditions.
(B) Rotate personnel frequently, at least every hour if possible.
(C) If terrorism is suspected, use the NYPD to block access to the site. Do not use apparatus,
as this would place members in danger. Members can be used to search for secondary devices.
(D) A Rescue Company shall be assigned as the FAST Truck, working in the Logistics Section
A
A
14
Q
- BC QUESTION - The FDNY has several special units specializing in collapse rescues that
may be automatically assigned or special called to any incident. Which choice is correct
concerning these units? (Sec. 10)
(A) At least one Rescue Company should be deployed at each buried victim location, unless it
is a large scale incident with multiple buried victims. In that case, the IC may assign a Squad
Company to sites where there is no Rescue Company available.
(B) If dangerous void entries or tunneling operations are to be made, the IC shall request a 3
rd
Rescue Company to respond to the scene to assist in the void entries or tunneling.
(C) Squad Companies carry all the necessary equipment and are trained to perform tunneling,
trenching, and shoring.
(D) If additional lumber is needed, any Chief Officer on scene can request the response of a
Collapse POD.
(E) Due to the difficulty in securing the scene of a major collapse, Fire Marshals shall be used
exclusively for scene security.
A
A
15
Q
- Place the following five stages of a collapse operation in the proper sequence. (Sec. 11.1)
(1) Search of the voids
(2) Reconnaissance
(3) Selected Debris Removal
(4) General Debris Removal
(5) Accounting for and removal of the surface victims
(A) 1,2, 3, 4, 5
(B) 2,5, 1,3,4
(C) 2, 1,5, 3, 4
(D) 3,4, 1,2,3
A
B
16
Q
- Which choice concerning the Victim Accounting Manager is incorrect? (Sec. 11.3, 11.4)
(A) It must be a Battalion Chief.
(B) They must keep track of all people removed from the debris, including their name and
where they were located when the collapse occurred. If time permits, they should ask the victim
to point out their escape route
(C) They should note any injuries suffered by removed victims. If the victims were removed
to a hospital, they should note the hospital and the transporter.
(D) All information gained about victim location from witness interviews, from EMS or Fire
Marshal’s canvassing hospitals, from initial units rescuing survivors, as well as security video
must be relayed to the Victim Accounting Manager.
(E) In the case of a fire related collapse, the results of unit roll calls must be relayed to the
Victim Accounting Manager.
A
A
17
Q
- In building collapses, there are four common types of void spaces created that could shelter
victims. Which one is described incorrectly? (Sec. 11.4)
(A) In a Lean-to void, there is an excellent chance of survival for persons who were on the
floor below if they were near the remaining wall.
(B) In a Lean-to void, the smallest chance for survival is for anyone on the lower floor in the
vicinity of the failed wall.
(C) In a V-shaped void, survivors will most likely be found along the remaining walls.
(D) In a V-shaped void, victims directly below the collapse will have the least chance of
survival.
(E) Locating the victims of a pancake collapses is the most difficult of all types of collapse,
since the victims are likely to be thrown in a random pattern.
A
E
18
Q
- There are many different methods that can be used to locate victims in a collapse. Which
choice is correct concerning these methods? (Sec. 11.4)
(A) Hailing, which uses verbal contact, requires a degree of silence that may not be present in
the early stages of an operation.
(B) The “Around-the-clock” method entails placing members at various locations around the
area where a voice is heard. The members shall call out at the same time and determine who is
closest to the response.
(C) Thermal imaging cameras are not useful, because everyone in the debris pile is likely to be
covered in the same exact color of dust.
(D) Life Detection Systems (Electronic Listening Devices) are located on all Squad and Rescue
Apparatus, and may be used effectively during the initial stages of a collapse.
A
A
19
Q
- Shoring is the installation of temporary structures to support a load. Choose the incorrect
point concerning shoring. (Sec. 11.5)
(A) First arriving units may be forced to perform some emergency shoring using available
materials on hand to safely reach trapped victims.
(B) Once a Rescue Company is on scene, the installation of additional shoring should generally
be left to these units, supported by Squad and SOC Support Ladder Companies.
(C) When requested by DOB or HPD, the FDNY will install shoring in certain instances.
However, the FDNY will never shore vacant, unoccupied, or buildings that are going to be
demolished.
(D) Once installed, shoring will only be removed when the load is otherwise stabilized, or the
situation permits the shores to be removed from a safe area.
A
C
20
Q
- BC QUESTION - Which choice is incorrect concerning Selected Debris Removal and
Tunneling? (Sec. 11.6, 11.6.7)
(A) Selected debris removal is used to reach specific locations where victims are located or
suspected to be. It is not a useful tactic if we have no idea where the victims are located.
(B) The Rescue Operations Battalion should be assigned as the Victim Removal Leader to
supervise selected debris removal.
(C) Only collapsed trained members of SOC units are to perform tunneling or trenching
involving the cutting of potentially load bearing structural members.
(D) Rotate members out for a rest at frequent intervals, 30 minutes is the recommended
maximum work time.
(E) When attempting to remove a victim a single approach should be used. Using more than
one approach will decrease the chances of success.
A
E
21
Q
- A Rescue Paramedic shall be given access to a patient in all but which one of the following
choices? (Sec. 10.1.14, 11.6, 11.8.3, 11.9.5)
(A) If the victim has been pinned for more than one hour or appears to have suffered serious
injuries, a Rescue Paramedic must be given access to the patient as soon as there is access in
order to treat for Crush Syndrome.
(B) As soon as the patient is sufficiently exposed to permit the establishment of an IV, as long
as the area around the patient is stable.
(C) As soon as the patient is reached and the space is stabilized.
(D) Not until the patient is completely extricated and the patient’s entire body is exposed.
A
D
22
Q
- Members drilling on tools to be used at building collapses were incorrect in which choice?
(Sec. 11.13)
(A) Jackhammers, concrete cutting saws and torches are required for Class 1 buildings.
(B) Chainsaws are appropriate at most buildings with wooden floors and roofs.
(C) Heavy demolition equipment (cranes, bulldozers, etc.) may only be used during the
Selected Debris Removal stage if there is adequate supervision.
(D) Once the operations come within reach of the victim, all work should proceed with only
hand powered tools, unless the object and the victim are visibly clear and injury is not likely.
A
C
23
Q
- Choose the incorrect point concerning General Debris Removal and Demobilization, which
occur in the latter stages of a collapse operation. . (Sec. 11.12, 12)
(A) General Debris Removal begins when it is certain there are no other survivors, all voids
have been searched and the Selected Debris Removal and tunneling demonstrates there is no
chance for survival of missing victims.
(B) The General Debris Removal is performed when all other methods have been employed
and persons are still missing and their location is unknown.
(C) The Fire Department will maintain a watchline as long as there are personnel operating in
the debris pile for search or investigative purposes.
(D) Tools shall not be considered expendable. Members may enter hazardous areas to retrieve
tools if they are supervised.
A
D
24
Q
- A Con Edison Vacuum Truck responds on a 10-60 signal. Which choice concerning the
Vacuum Truck is incorrect? (Add. 4 Sec. 1,2,3,4)
(A) Tubing 8” wide can be connected up to 150 feet. 4” tubing can be added for an additional
50 feet.
(B) The Vacuum Truck has the ability to remove liquid, sludge, dirt, sand, grain, store stock,
cans, bottles and building debris.
(C) The size of the hose limits the size of the material that can be used. Material that clogs the
hose can be easily removed and operations can be resumed.
(D) FDNY members shall always operate the Vacuum Truck.
(E) FDNY members shall always operate the suction hose at the extrication site.
A
D
25
Q
- While conducting a search at a large collapse site, you come across this marking at an
opening in a collapsed structure. Which choice is correct concerning this marking?
(Sec. 1.6, 2,3,4)
(A) It should be made using lime-yellow paint and a square box should be drawn around the
2” x2” marking.
(B) The markings are made at the point that Lad-14 exited the area.
(C) The Top Quadrant indicates that Lad-14 entered the structure at 1400 hours November
11,2002.
(D) The Bottom Quadrant indicates that there are 2 live and 3 expired victims still inside the
structure.
(E) The “X” marking, using two slashes, shall be made in one operation prior to entering the
structure.
A
D
26
Q
- When using the Search Assessment Marking System, there are several key points to
remember. Which one is incorrect? (Sec. 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5 Sec. 4 Note)
(A) At large scale events, a unit that sees a void or area that has already been searched should
move on to other areas that have not yet been searched.
(B) The markings are used when searching multiple buildings, large areas of buildings, or
large debris piles at collapse sites.
(C) The markings indicate a search is in progress or has already been completed.
(D) Markings shall never be crossed out.
(E) Markings are made specific to each area of entry or separate part of the building.
A
D
27
Q
- Which point concerning the Victim Location Marking above is incorrect?
(Add. 2 Sec. 5)
(A) The “V” approximately 2’ in height is painted near the location of a known or potential
victim.
(B) The arrow is added next to the “V” pointing towards the victim’s location if not clearly
visible or if not immediately nearby.
(C) A circle is painted around the “V” when the location of a potential victim has been
confirmed, whether visually, vocally, or by hearing sounds that indicate a high probability of a
victim.
(D) The horizontal line shall be painted through the “V” when the victim is confirmed
deceased.
(E) The vertical line painted through the confirmed victim mark indicates the secondary search
is complete.
A
e
