Stokes Basket Flashcards by hfdrob rust

2 high strength nylon webbed straps with D-rings on BOTH ends used to quickly set a strong anchor

Anchor Slings

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Maximum working load of anchor slings

10,000 lbs

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aluminum rope-friction device designed for lowering heavy loads

Brake tube

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Stokes basket guidelines is set up for ABOVE-GRADE incidents

True

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Who makes of Landing Zone Unit? they deliver rope bag to turntable unit, prepare Stokes basket & maintain control of Stokes basket throughout incident

FFs assigned to truck

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In cases where TRT has to use their rope winch, the winch system pinned at the base of the ladder lines up with which pulley at tip of ladder?

Right

REMEMBER right-rescue; left-ladder

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Describe rescue rope, size, color and use…

200’ 5/8” diameter
yellow rope with a blue tracer
used for emergency rescues only

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The ______________ Unit is made up of 1st-responders who make the initial contact with the victim on roof or above-grade incident and help assess best location for the Truck placement

Roof-Top

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Stokes basket has a half-backboard (usually _________ in color) offset to one side and mounted to litter where the Pt’s ______ & _______ are positioned

yellow

head and torso

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sling-type device used to attach the rescue rope to the Stokes basket. Consists of an O-ring and 4 high-strength nylon webbed strap, with self-locking snaps

Stokes basket Bridle

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Load capacity for stokes basket bridle rated at

6,000 lbs

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Name of unit that will raise and lower ladder as well as connect anchor slings & brake tube

Turntable unit

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Sr Captain ensures that brake tube is tied off with ____________________ when Stoke basket is to be lowered.

5 wraps and a safety knot

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Pierce/Ferrara Ladders going into an E-One Reserve, need to leave pulley system on regular unit and report to Supply for an E-One pulley system. Bring rope bag/stokes basket from regular unit

FYI

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Sr Captain ensures that all Stokes equipment is inspected when? And enters in Captain’s Log.

1st apparatus day of each month

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All aerial apparatus should be operated on ______ for smooth movement and decreased noise for improved communication

Low idle

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Ladder truck FFs will maintain control of Stokes basket using 2 guide ropes attached to basket. Will further serve as ____________ to ensure aerial and stokes basket will be clear of obstructions

Spotters

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In order to reduce anxiety or stress in victim & ensure a safe transport to the ground, they shall be secured with ______________. Absolutely NO _____________.

approved strap provided

No webbing

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If victims require airway management or or constant medical care, TRT will utilize equipment & personnel to accompany victim down. Consider using a ____________ in order to minimize risk to personnel and victim.

Tower

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Size-up of Stokes basket incident should include 3 considerations

Pt’s condition
Severity of injuries
Subsequent order of removal

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Locate the ladder/tower as close to the building as possible to allow for maximum extension. ____________ into position is the most desirable when spotting Truck

Backing

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Which manufacturer of Ladder is pinned at the third section (PIN IN REAR POSITION) so the waterway and nozzle do not interfere with the rescue rope.

E-ONE ladder

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E-ONE ladder should be extended to what point or approximate distance while ladder is still bedded when preparing for Stokes Ops.

5 or 6 rungs

approximately 15 feet

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Which manufacturer of Ladder has an electric switch located on the TURNTABLE CONTROL BOX that indicates “Water Tower” or “Rescue?”

Ferrara

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Which setting should the Ferrara Truck's waterway be on for Stokes Ops so it will not be in the way of the rescue rope

"Rescue"

How far should the ladder be extended when prepping for Stokes Ops?

Until rungs align at 50' indicator

Which manufacturer of Ladder truck will the Stokes pulley system be pinned to the fly section AT THE 1ST AND 2ND RUNGS?

E-ONE

Which manufacturer of Ladder truck will the Stokes pulley system be pinned to the fly section AT THE 1ST AND 2ND RUNGS OF THE WHITE FLY SECTION, PRIOR TO THE YELLOW REPLACEABLE AERIAL TIP?

FERRARA

Which manufacturers Ladder Truck is unique, being two NYLATRON pulleys mounted to a stainless steel shaft, with an attached lynch pin?

PIERCE

On a PIERCE Truck, where are the mounting brackets for the pulley systems attached?

Side aerial braces located between the 1st and 2nd rungs on the RED fly section tip. Should pull the lynch pin and INSERT the shaft to the mounting bracket BEGINNING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE

Which manufacturer of Ladder Truck, has a 2-position manual lever located atop the cab & below the aerial BEFORE the RED pulley mounting bracket to SET the waterway's position.

PIERCE

On Pierce Trucks, what the positions on the manual waterway lever represent?

Forward = ladder pipe Ops Reverse = Rescue or fly section Ops -- should be in this position for Stokes Ops. Should be checked BEFORE leaving the tip of the aerial.

What type of knot should be tied in the end of the rescue knot prior to placing the LARGE AUTO-LOCKING Carabiner clip to it?

Figure 8-on-a-Bight with OH safety knot

What position should the Stokes Basket Bridle be in prior to clipping the 4 self-locking snaps to the Stokes basket?

Parallel

Approximately how far are the four squares from the end of the Stokes basket?

Approximately 16"

Which direction should the snap gates of the Stokes Bridle be facing when attached to basket?

Should be facing Inward

A SECOND CHOICE (if available) to attach Bridle to Stokes basket is by utilizing ____________?

4 Carabiner eyelets

A NEW Stokes basket Bridle will be replacing the yellow one. The new style has 2 red strap and 2 yellow straps with 4 auto-locking carabiners. Which Color goes to which side of victim & which color is longer?

``` Red = Head Yellow = Feet ``` Yellow are longer

What type of knots will be used to secure the two guide ropes to the basket?

Bowline on a Bight OR Clove Hitch BOTH require OH safety knot BELOW & IN CONTACT with the knot

Where are the anchor slings placed for E-ONE and PIERCE ladder trucks?

Around the K-BRACE NOTCH at the BASE of the aerial railing

How do you attach the anchor slings to the ladder in E-ONE and PIERCE Ladders?

Take the OUTSIDE D-Ring and PASS it THROUGH the INSIDE D-Ring (GIRTH)

Where are the anchor slings attached to the FERRARA Ladder?

On the BED section of the TOP aerial railing AT THE 50' INDICATOR. D-Rings will be placed parallel (BASKET) to each other after being secured to a support member of the bed section.

TURNTABLE UNIT will double-check anchor slings and ATTACH the BRAKE TUBE with 2 SMALL carabiners. Spines of the Carabiners should be facing ____________, with the gates facing __________.

Spines facing UP Gates Facing DOWN

The Rescue rope should be ___________ the anchor sling system?

ABOVE

When setting up for Stokes Ops, open the gate to BRAKE TUBE and apply ____(how many) wraps ________ (direction) of the rescue rope and close the gate _______ (how tight)?

3 wraps BACK TO FRONT FINGER TIGHT

ALWAYS MAN THE BRAKE TUBE!!! AFTER pulling all the slack through the brake tube, how far should you hold the BRAKE TUBE SYSTEM above the aerial until the entire Stokes Basket System is raised under load?

about ONE FOOT ABOVE

When staring to raise the Stokes system, how high do you raise it to before stopping to visualize the entire system. You should then do what (safety checks)?

3 feet 1. Apply weight to the basket to ensure the knot's integrity 2. Check guide ropes 3. Ensure rescue rope is coming from the LEFT pulley SHEAVE, coming straight down, unobstructed 4. Double check ANCHOR SLINGS & BRAKE TUBE under load

What AUTO NOZZLE is interfering with travel of rescue rope?

FOLD nozzle TOWARDS AERIAL ****ALWAYS check nozzle position before bedding aerial*****

When feeding slack thru brake tube during Stokes Ops, how far do you want to allow basket to ride below the TIP of the ladder?

About 10 feet

If a roof has a parapet, how can you lower the Stokes basket ?

Can be lowered thru the brake tube until basket rests on roof ***CAUTION -- must not let out too much slack from the tip or the aerial may not be able to extend far enough to raise basket from the roof ***

Once victim is loaded and Bridle is reattached & placed DIRECTLY UNDER the TIP of the ladder, WHAT must be done before TURNTABLE UNIT performs the final tie-off?

Pull all slack back through the BRAKE tube

After roof-top unit secures the victim, the Turntable unit will tie off the brake tube by adding _____ (#) of wraps _______(direction) for a TOTAL of ____ wraps and CLOSE GATE. How many 1/2 and how many full wraps are there?

2 from FRONT to BACK 5 Total Wraps 2 half wraps 3 full wraps

After 5th wrap and BRAKE TUBE gate being closed, you should PULL THREE FEET of ROPE and ______________________.

1. Form a bight 2. Push Bight thru triangle on Brake tube 3. Tie an OH safety knot around the rope TOWARDS the LOAD at the FRONT BAR of the brake tube. The SAFETY knot SHOULD BIND the rescue rope from the opposite side as the rope (LOAD) leaves the brake tube. SR CAPT will ensure the tie is performed properly

STEPS TO LOWER VICTIM FROM ROOF

1. RAISE ladder in order to clear obstructions under direction of rooftop unit 2. ROTATE to predetermined LZ 3. RETRACT fly section until ALMOST fully retacted 4. LOWER the ladder until basket ALMOST touches ground 5. LZ Unit will guide basket to one side of aerial, so as not to work DIRECTLY under the SUSPENDED AERIAL.

2 instances basket may need to be LOWERED using the brake tube

1. Parapet Wall | 2. Limited Access with aerial

In TOWERS, placement of Stokes Basket Cradles is a consideration for apparatus positioning. Cradles should be closest to the objective. Where Are the Tower cradles located on the Pierce & E-ONE towers?

``` PIERCE = at Front of platform E-ONE = On Captain's side of platform ```

A victim with airway compromise or needing CPR should be delivered to the LZ with a TOWER. The platform allows for a stable environment for ___(#) of Crewmembers and ONE Critical care victim secured in a basket within the cradles.

3 crewmembers (1 Operator and 2 Rescuers)

Operating hydraulic equipment and ROPE systems together RAISES SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES.

This GL developed to use MINIMAL amount of equipment with the MOST FLEXIBILITY for ladder/tower crews

OEC shall dispatch ______ on all STOKES incidents?

HFD TRT -- expertise and replacement equipment in case of malfunction

STOKES G.L. is set for _________ grade rescues. _________ grade rescues should request a CONFINED SPACE response

Above Below

Minimum required PPE for Stokes incidents

Helmet Eye Protection Gloves

At what wind speed should Ladder/Towers NOT be DEPLOYED?

Greater than 35 MPH

Drops of metal hardware over ___ feet should be tagged ____________ and removed from service and turned into Supply. ___________ due to drops over this height can lead to CATASTROPHIC FAILURE under load.

3 feet tagged "DROPPED" Metal Fatigue

Ladders will be assigned Emergency rescue Stokes System. TOWERS will be assigned one rope bag containing rescue rope & ONE Lg Auto-locking Carabiner for Hi-angle rescue. These systems are to be used for what two reasons? **SAME for DUAL PULLEY systems***

Emergency Rescue and Classroom training DO NOT USE FOR FIELD TRAINING

FIELD TRAINING EQUIPMENT is marked how?

TWO YELLOW STRIPES & available from VJTF

All Personnel WITHOUT ladder/tower should practice how often? WITH a ladder/tower?

6 months 3 months LD0024 Code for training and GL0077 Code for GL review

Max load during training SHALL NOT EXCEED ______ (4 rolls of 2 1/2" hose)

200 lbs

Stokes 3" forged O-Ring rating

25,000 lbs

Stokes 4-point Bridle rating

6,000 lbs

Stokes Super Heavy Duty Anchor Slings rating

16,000 lbs

5/8" blue water rope Breaking strength

12,000 lbs

General use Carabiners are rated

10,000 lbs

Tip load for LADDER trucks for Stokes rescue

750 lbs

Tip load for TOWER trucks for Stokes rescue

1,000 lbs

Outriggers on Tower Trucks need _____ feet for deployment. Ladders? Pierce Ladders?

20 feet 16 feet 12 feet

Do not step on or place Bridle on unclean areas. Doing so will grind dirt into the webbing and will cut and deteriorate the webbing. Dirt is made up largely of _______?

Silica

Do not mark or label the bridle on any of the webbing surfaces. Rescue equipment may be labeled on the ____________ found on the equipment

YELLOW TAG

Brake tube must be stored in _______ position

Closed

Stokes Hardware should be stored in the __________?

Rope bag

Some E_ONE pulley systems have grease fittings? What type of grease?

Lithium-based grease on 1st apparatus day of month. Get from Fleet. NOT CHASSIS grease

Store Bridle in mesh bag and place in STOKES basket so LZ's equipment is in one place. Do not store where it will get ______ or be exposed to _________ sources. Never _________ Bridle to basket or _________ Figure 8 on a Bight,

Wet Heat Never Pre-connect bridle Never Pre-tie knot

Wash the bridle with clean cool water and mild dishwashing liquid. NEVER ABRASIVE CLEANERS!

AIR DRY out of direct sunlight. Do not put in Hose dryer DO NOT GREASE OR OIL snap-locks

What piece is the HEART of the operation?

BRIDLE

Proper inspection of Bridle

Inspect for the following 1. Webbing for cuts/abrasions 2. Webbing for grease or oil stains, checking where loops are sewn around snap-locks 3. O-Ring for RUST and MILDEW 4. Stitching of Webbing for LOOSE or BROKEN threads 5. DISCOLORATION or STIFFNESS in webbing 6. Snap locks for proper operation **ANY defects found, place out of service, contact OEC & report to Supply

When should LZ unit remove Pulley system after rescue?

When Aerial is close to ground and place in basket

LZ Unit should visualize the auto nozzle POSITION prior to

The BEDDING of the aerial to prevent damage

After extending the aerial about 15 feet while ladder is bedded, The E/O shall

Take BOTH the pulley system and the rescue rope to the tip of the ladder. Pin the pulley to appropriate rungs and pass rope down sheave to ground unobstructed

Who will set the Anchor Slings, apply the Brake tube and ensure the rope is ABOVE the anchor system

E/O and Sr. Captain

What kind of backboard should Roof top Unit use in Stokes rescue?

Tapered

TRT rope winch can be used in

BELOW grade rescues

Ladder rope and TRT rope will both be used. TRT's rope in winch to manually raise and lower Stokes basket

TRUE