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ST CH 2 Flashcards

1
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When was America Burning: The Report of the National Commission of Fire Prevention and Control report written?

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1973

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Fire fighter safety and health has really surfaced as a priority in the last ____ years.

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25

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Just less than _____ of the fire fighter injuries occur on the fire ground. TQ

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½

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About ______ of fire fighter deaths occur on the fire ground. TQ

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1/3

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OSHA made a ruling that requires a team of at least ___ firefighters available for fire fighter rescue to be assembled on the fire ground prior to, with few exceptions, interior fire attack.

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2

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The ruling made by OSHA reqiring a team of at least 2 fire fighters has become known as what?

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The two in two out rule

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When and where was the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?

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March 10th & 11th, 2004 in Tampa, Florida

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When they assembled for the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives, this was also known as the first ever ________________________________.

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National Fire Fighter Life Safety Summit.

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How many people assembled for the first ever National Fire Fighter Life Safety Summit?

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200

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Who hosted the National Fire Fighter Life Safety Summit?

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National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, in cooperation with the United States Fire Administration has established the objectives of reducing the fatality rate by ______% within ______ years, and by ______% by year ______. TQ

A

25%, 5 years, and by 50% by year 2014

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The Summit marked a significant milestone, because it was the first time a major gathering has been organized to unite all segments of the fire service behind the common goal of reducing what?

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Firefighter deaths

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13
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Of the 16 Life Safety Initiatives, how many have a direct relationship to the fire ground strategies and tactics?

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7

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14
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What are the three incident priorities?

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Life Safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation.

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15
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What is the number one priority?

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Life Safety

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16
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Life Safety of who, is the number one priority on the fire ground?

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The responder

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17
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Almost ______ of the fire fighter injuries occur on the fire ground?

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Half

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18
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The ______ injury survey is not an actual survey of all departments, but a sample used to project the national fire fighter injury experience. TQ

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NFPA

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19
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The NFPA death survey is a report on ______ fire fighter deaths.

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All

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20
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The NFPA has been compiling these reports since ______.

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1974

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21
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Both NFPA reports are published annually where?

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NFPA’s Fire Journal magazine

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22
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Who oversees NFIRS? TQ

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National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

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23
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Is NFIRS mandatory or voluntary?

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Voluntary

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Since ______ the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) has produced an annual fire fighter death and injury survey.

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1960

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The IAFF report is more in-depth than the report by NFPA as it also provides information on ________________ and _______________.

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Lost-time injuries and exposure to infectious diseases

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The data gathered for the IAFF fire fighter death and injury survey comes from what type of departments only?

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Career Departments that have an IAFF affiliation

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27
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OSHA is an agency within ___________________.

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The Department of Labor

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28
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OSHA regulations are applicable to _________ public fire departments and to _______ private fire departments.

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Many and all

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29
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Do all states require that public fire departments comply with OSHA regulations?

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No

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30
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) began a project in ________ in which it investigates fire fighter line of duty deaths.

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1997

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What was the project called that NIOSH began? And when was it funded? TQ

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Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, funded in 1998

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32
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The U.S. currently depend on approximately how many firefighters to protect its citizens?

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1.2 million

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33
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How many fire fighters are career/paid?

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210,000

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34
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How many firefighters are volunteers?

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1 million

35
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The NFPA and the USFA estimate that on average, how many fire fighters die in the line of duty each year?

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105

36
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Who conducts investigations of fire fighter line of duty deaths to formulate recommendations for preventing future deaths and injuries?

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NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program

37
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_________ are promulgated at some level of government by a governmental agency and have the force of law.

A

Regulations

38
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___________ do not have the weight of law unless they are adopted as law by an authority having jurisdiction.

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Standards

39
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How many states currently must comply with OSHA? TQ

A

25

40
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Other published documents do not mandate compliance, but because a group of professionals with a specific expertise came together and agreed on how a specific task should be performed, are called what? TQ

A

Consensus Standards

41
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What is NFPA 101

A

Life Safety Code

42
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OSHA 1910.134 (29 CFR 1910.134) requires what?

A

Respirators be provided by the employer when such equipmrnet is necessary to protect the health of the employee

43
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Industrial fire departments and private or contractual type fire departments are called what?

A

Fire Brigades

44
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What is NFPA 1561? TQ PG. 31 there are a list of NFPA Standards.

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Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System

45
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Standard of care is not a static concept, but instead is very _____________.

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Dynamic

46
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Included in common incident scene concepts are what four things?

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Incident Safety Officer, Proper PPE, Accountability System, & RIT

47
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The assignment and function of the incident safety officer is a key component to _______________ and ___________________.

A

Minimizing risk to the firefighter and increasing scene safety.

48
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After arrival at the incident scene, the incident safety officer should evaluate the __________ and _____________.

A

Incident and what is happening

49
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A Incident Safety Officer’s evaluation should include a _________ and examination of available information such as ______________.

A

360 walk-around and pre-incident plans

50
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The incident safety officer should assess the operation from a safety point and relay findings to the _______________.

A

IC

51
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What standards set forth requirements for the purchase of PPE?

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NFPA 1900

52
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What are the commonly expected components of fire fighting PPE?

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Helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves, boots, PASS device, SCBA

53
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It is recommended that PPE inspections should occur by a station officer or shift commander how often?

A

Monthly

54
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How often should the user inspect his PPE?

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At the beginning of each shift and after each use

55
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A personnel accountability system is a critical element of the ______________________.

A

Incident management process

56
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An accountability officer should be assigned within the IMS or, on smaller incidents should be handled by ____________ or __________.

A

IC or incident safety officer

57
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The IC must provide for RIC or RIT when and for how long?

A

Early and for the duration

58
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According to the Phoenix Rapid Intervention Study is took crews an average of how long to get to a ready state?

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2.5 minutes

59
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“” “” “” “” “” “” it took how long after the distress signal for RIC to make entry?

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3.03 minutes

60
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“” “” “” “” “” “” it was followed by how much time to make contact with the downed fire fighter?

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5.82 minutes

61
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“” “” “” “” “” “” the average total time inside the building for each RIC was how long?

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12.33 minutes

62
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“” “” “” “” “” “” the average total rescue time was how long?

A

21 minutes

63
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“” “” “” “” “” “” also found that it took _________ fire fighters to rescue 1 downed fire fighter? TQ

A

12

64
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“” “” “” “” “” also found that ____ in 5 RIC members will also get into some type of trouble.

A

1

65
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“” “” “” “” “” also found that a SCBA bottle rated at 3000 psi contains ________ minutes of air (plus or minus 30%)

A

18.7

66
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Crews that have not been provided with adequate ________ and ________ during fire operations are at increased risk for __________ and __________.

A

Rest and Rehabilitation; Illness and Injury

67
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Initial Rehab is where the incident will be concluded within _________.

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6-8 hours

68
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Long-Term Rehab is where the incident is expected to take more than _________.

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6-8 hours

69
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During heat stress, personnel should consume how much water?

A

1 quart per hour

70
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A rehydration solution should be __________ mixture of water and prepared activity beverage.

A

50/50

71
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The temperature of the beverage should be at ____________.

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40° F

72
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Rehab time shall never be less than _________.

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10 minutes

73
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What rule or how many minutes of work time is recommended as an acceptable level of exertion prior to mandatory rehab?

A

“Two Bottle Rule” or 45 minutes

74
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What is the concept of what a reasonable person with similar training and equipment would do in a similar situation?

A

Standard of care

75
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The standard that provided the framework for occupational safety and health of firefighters?

A

NFPA 1500

76
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The entire collection of federal regulations is contained within 50 titles of what?

A

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

77
Q

Accountability will occur by using several layers of supervision in various _____ areas or ____ areas.

A

Geographic, Functional

78
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_____ are responsible for knowing the location of each person assigned to them and for staying within their assigned work areas.

A

Officers

79
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______ officers are responsible for accountability within the work area.

A

Group

80
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______ officers are responsible for the accountability of any area of the incident from a specific point of entry.

A

Accountability

81
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______ ______ is responsible for putting the accountability function into IMS and for providing a means of accounting for every individual at scene.

A

Incident Commanders

82
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If body temp is above what, the ppe should be removed?

A

100.6

83
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If a person’s heartbeat is above what their temp should be taken and monitored for how long?

A

110, 30 Seconds

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