Strategy and tactics

Question 1

Pg43&45 3 types of pre incident plans

Answer 1

Complex
formal
Notation
Training or SOP

Question 2

Pg 68 steps sequence in scene size up:

Answer 2

SOP
Pre Incident plan
SHIFT/Day
Alarm info
En Route
Visual observation On scene
Info gained during continuing ops
 overhaul

Question 3

p 82 ___Is derived from an analytical approach to information gained through size up

Answer 3

Incident action plan

Question 4

Pg96 the ___governs company level operations

Answer 4

Incident action plan

Question 5

Pg 121 ___ when collapse is imminent Area no one is permitted to enter regardless of level of protective clothing

Answer 5

exclusion zones

In area one and a half times the height

Question 6

Pg23 Most effective form of communication is

Answer 6

face to face

Question 7

Pg134 fire ground fatalities

Answer 7

50% are caught or trapped, 40 over exertion, 6 struck, 4 fell

Question 8

Pg152 removing ppl trapped:

Answer 8

1 interior stairs
2 fire escapes
3 aerial ladder/platform
4 ground ladders

Question 9

Pg 161 search and rescue is prioritize on the basis of rescuing those in the greatest danger first

Answer 9

fire floor, 
near fire area on same level
1 floor up, 
top floor, 
floors in between top and fire floor, 
floors below, 
people nearby, 
people outside.

Question 10

Pg178 ___to limit fire spread. A wall designed to limit horizontal spread of the fire at which extends partially down from the underside of the roof usually no more than 20% of the height of the compartment

Answer 10

draft curtains

Question 11

Pg179 Know types of stand pipe

Answer 11

Automatic dry
 automatic wet
semi automatic dry
 manual dry
 manual wet

Question 12

____ dry standpipe that admits water into the system piping upon activation of a remote control device located at a hose connection

Answer 12

Semi automatic dry

Question 13

The laws of hydraulics tells us that there is a___back pressure for everyone 1ft elevation

Answer 13

0.434 psi

Question 14

Pg194 30 seconds to see if trial and error work

Answer 14

Get more water

Question 15

Pg210 no longer able to rescue when using aerial apparatus as ___

Answer 15

stand pipe

Question 16

Pg234 collapse zone

Answer 16

12’ per floor x 1.5

Question 17

Pg238 both fog and smooth bore have place in ___ fire

Answer 17

Defensive

Question 18

Pg251 water sprinkler heads flow about ___ GPM

Answer 18

80

Question 19

Pg281 latest trend in shopping is ___

Answer 19

lifestyle centers

Question 20

Pg313 The airtightness of the structure as much to do with___the vertical airflow caused by temperature differences within and outside the building

Answer 20

Stack effect

Question 21

Pg314 the primary rescue tactic in a high-rise fire is a well-placed ___

Answer 21

offensive attack

Question 22

___ states that when a heavy volume of fire is burning out of control on two or more floors for 20 minutes or longer, structural collapse should be anticipated

Answer 22

20-minute rule

Question 23

___ A fire spreading over a large area involving multiple structures

Answer 23

Conflagration

Question 24

____ A large fire involving several buildings that is confined within the complex or among adjacent buildings

Answer 24

Group fire

Question 25

___Damage is caused by the products of combustion

Answer 25

Primary

Question 26

____ damages caused by fire ground activities or operations

Answer 26

Secondary

Question 27

____ was studied in depth after the MGM Grand Hotel and casino fire in Las Vegas

Answer 27

Convergence cluster phenomenon

Question 28

Fire was suppressed on the 30th floor by 10 sprinkler heads operate at the point of penetration

Answer 28

The one Meridian Plaza fire in Philadelphia Pennsylvania