STICO Flashcards
Risks to firefighters, ranging from merely unusual to extreme, may be warranted
Life Hazard for Occupants
Primary Factor Limits (2)
Life Hazard for Occupants
No Life Hazard for Occupants
Firefighters are never to be jeopardized unnecessarily
No Life Hazard for Occupants
Occupancy considerations (3)
type of occupancy
contents of structure (fire load)
exposures
Exposure Considerations (4)
fire building
structural collapse
collapse zone
apparatus placement
Weather Considerations (4)
Low temps
High temps
Rain
Wind
Resource Requirements (5)
water apparatus equipment personnel special extinguishing agents
Auxiliary Appliance Considerations (2)
sprinkler systems
pressurization of stairways or other building areas
Topography Considerations (3)
steeply graded streets/roads
leveling portable ladders on grades
congested streets/roads
Explosion Considerations (2)
Smoke explosion
Bomb explosion
Duration of Operation Consideration (4)
long-duration incidents are difficult to deal with
may indicate heavy involvement and structural collapse
maximizes the exposure hazard
consider relief for personnel
6 Sequential Step of Command Cycle
understanding the situation establishing incident objectives developing strategy directing tactical and resource assignments implementing the plan evaluating the plan
Understanding the Situation
knowing what has occurred
if the incident will expand or get smaller
present (and future) resource and organizational needs
Problem Identification is defined as?
the analysis and comparison of incident primary factors and cues are the basis for problem identification
Establishing Incident Objective
attainable
measurable
flexible and broad
Incident Strategy
Sole responsibility of the incident commander: ***RECEOVS*** rescue exposure protection confine extinguish overhaul ventilation
Tactical Directions include?
Includes determining tactics necessary for selected strategy and assigning appropriate resources
Implementation involves?
communicating assignments clearly
ensure assignments are understood
obtain timely feedback
Evaluating the Plan
continue the size-up and evaluate the effectiveness of the IAP (evaluate every 10 minutes)
Fire Confinement is defined as?
Actions taken to confine a fire to a given area of present involvement by preventing the spread of fire into any uninvolved area
Exposure Protection is defined as?
tactical operations performed to protect exposed property and areas near the fire from becoming involved
Fire Extinguishment is defined as?
Actions taken following fire confinement to extinguish a fire by removing the fuel, air supply, or most commonly the heat
consider both interior and exterior exposures
provide adequate flow and put fire out
wash face of exposed building
reduce intensity/extinguish at critical points
use ventilation to draw fire away from exposure
stretch lines to inside of exposure
charge exposure sprinkler system
Tactics for Protecting Exposures (7)
what is showing
size of structure type of construction, occupied or vacant
smoke/fire location and density
status of occupants if known
exposures
engine __ is establishing __ street command
Initial Radio Report (6)
Subsequent Report is defined as?
Info not immediately reported or information not developed upon investigation. to be given ASAP or within 5 min
Progress Report frequency?
To be given by IC every 10 min until fire is under control
Transfer command procedure?
can be initiated by IC or another on scene officer include; -location and extent of fire -control efforts -deployment of resources -need for additional resources
Rescue is defined as?
a systematic process used to locate, protect and remove occupants and fire victims safely from a structure and convey them to a place of safety
- conduct primary search
- conduct secondary search
- provide for rescued occupants
victim removal paths moving victims to triage area treating victims transporting victims providing for uninjured and displaced persons
ways of providing for rescued occupants
Teamwork, organization and good communication
Rapid ventilation
Keep fire from people and protect escape routes with hoselines
Laddering to ventilate and advance protective hoselines
Rescue Coordination Issues
Ventilation is defined as?
a planned, systematic procedure for reducing, redirecting or removing heat, smoke and fire gases from a structure and replacing them with clean, fresh air
- horizontal
- vertical
- combination
Tasks carried out at fire incidents to support ongoing tactical operations are known as?
Support activities
Compressed breathing air
scene lights and electricity
firefighter rehabilitation and rehydration
medical monitoring and treatment of personnel
animal control
support activities
Overhaul is defined as?
The effort to expose hidden fire and to assure complete extinguishment
extinguish all smoldering contents check for and extinguish hidden fires or extension open walls and voids prevent rekindles do not work in unsafe areas
overhaul
The tactical operation of protecting property from damage is known as?
salvage
The effort of minimizing damage to building and contents and to protect the building from structural damage due to factors such as weight of water is known as?
salvage
Salvage tactics protect building contents by these methods?
in place by removal controlling water flow in building removing water from building ventilation to remove smoke and heat remove debris from building cover openings to protect from weather
