Structure Fires Flashcards by Joe Johnson II

Structure Fires - Objectives:

Achieve Compliance with all applicable chapters in NFPA standards:
(3)

— 1500 - Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety
— 1561 - Standard on Incident Command
— 1700 - Standard on Structural Firefighting

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Structure Fires - Resource Deployment Model:

Standard - Hydrant Box Alarm

What units are added when a working fire is declared?

— 1 BC
— 4 Engines
— 2 Rescue/Trucks
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— MCFMO
— MCHD

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Structure Fires - Resource Deployment Model:

Heavy (Commercial) Hydrant Box Alarm:
What units are added when a working fire is declared?

— 2 BC
— 4 Engines
— 2 Trucks
— 1 MCHD ALS
__________________________
— MCFMO
— MCHD

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Structure Fires - Resource Deployment Model:

Standard NON - Hydrant Box Alarm:
What units are dispatched on the initial alarm.

What units are added when a working fire is declared?

— 1 BC
— 3 Engines
— 2 Rescue/Truck
— 1 Tanker
— MCHD ALS
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— 3 Tanker/Tender(s)
— MCFMO
— MCHD

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Structure Fires - Resource Deployment Model:

Heavy (Commercial) NON - Hydrant Box Alarm:
What units are added when a working fire is declared?

— 2 BC
— 4 Engines
— 2 Trucks
— 1 Tanker
— MCHD ALS
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— 3 Tanker/Tender(s)
— MCFMO
— MCHD

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Modifications to the Response Deployment Model:

Fewer resources could be dispatched if Montgomery County is in _____________ ___________ for EMS, Fire or both.

— Resource Management

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Modifications to the Response Deployment Model:

Additional resources could be initially dispatched or added by Fire Comm or the first-due company if supplemental information is received (__________, ______________, ___________,etc) or facts are evident during response (first-due company sees a __________ of ___________, known target hazard with __________ _____________, etc.).

— Persons Trapped
— Injured
— Hazmat

— Column of Smoke
— Fire History

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Modifications to the Response Deployment Model:

Specific zones in our district may receive additional tankers/tenders on the initial assignment based on the construction types and sizes within the zone.

When this zone dispatch’s for a structure fire what additional units are added on the initial box.

— Riverwalk

— 3 Tenders

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Modifications to the Response Deployment Model:

Requests for additional alarm will receive an additional ____-_____-______ response as listed in the resource deployment model.

— 2-3-1

— 2 BCs
— 3 Engines
— 1 Rescue/Truck

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Modifications to the Response Deployment Model:

Third alarm or greater fire should key in the incident commander for a ______ ___________ _______,______, on scene _________ and _________

— Formal Command Post
— Rehab
— Mechanic
— Fuel

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Arrival Considerations:

If the first in engine does not establish their own water supply, who will establish the water supply.

— Second-in

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Structure Fires - Guideline:

When 2 apparatus arrive on scene together such as E121 and T121 the _________ _________ will assume command.

— Ranking Officer

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report:

The announcement of the initial report automatically establishes that all additional responding units shall ______ _______, except for the first arriving _________,___________ and ____________.

— Level I Stage
— Engine
— Truck
— Battalion Chief

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report:

Transmitting the radio report is best when utilizing the _____________ ____________, since it has _______ times the _________ of a ___________.

— Apparatus Radio
— 5
— Wattage
— Handheld

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Problem Description:

What (4) conditions can be present when arriving on scene

— Nothing Showing
— Smoke Showing
— Working Fire
— Defensive Fire

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Problem Description:

Location of the problem.

— What side the fire or smoke is coming from

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Problem Description:

If no visible conditions are observed, the IAP will be to ___________.

— Investigate

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Strategy Declaration:

What are the 2 types of strategies that are announce during size up.

— Offensive
— Defensive

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Strategy Declaration- Offensive Strategies:

What are the 2 type of offensive strategies

— Interior fire attack
— Resetting the fire

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Strategy Declaration:

What are the 2 type of defensive strategies.

— Exterior Defensive
— Interior Defensive from a protected position

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Strategy Declaration - Working Fire:

Designation used by the company or chief officer that all members are dispatched on the box alarm are __________ to go to ________.(receive an assignment)

— Expected
— Work

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Initial Radio Report - Strategy Declaration - Working Fire:

What 4 items would are listed under working fire. Provided this phrase confirms that all units dispatched are needed. These are the indicators to confirm a working fire not anything to do with command

— Confirmed Victims trapped
— Indication the structure would be greater than 2 rooms or 25x25ft
— More than 2 rooms of involvement
—Require a continuous water supply

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Structure Fires - Guideline:

Officers if unsure should complete a _______ before declaring a ________ _______.

— 360

— Working Fire

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Structure Fires - Guideline - 360 Size-up:

A __________ size up is mandatory at all incidents and shall be completed as early into the incident as possible.

— 360

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Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Actions of Opportunity: This can be initiated at any stage of the incident and should commence when the opportunity is present.

— Rescue

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Actions of Opportunity: This is last in the ordered sequence and should commence when the opportunity arises.

— Salvage

Structure Fires - Guideline - Follow-Up Report: What is read at the point of entry.

— TIC reading

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP by: Consider leaving 1 member of the crew at the door for _______ ________,________ and _______/______________.

— Door Control — IRIT — Safety/Accountability

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP by: Exposures can be _________ or ___________ compartments, units or buildings.

— Attached — Detached

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP by: Identify if the _________ units share a ________ _______, or a _________, and assess the possibility of fire traveling to the other areas

— Attached — Common attic — wall

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP by: In many cases,exposures can be best protected by simply getting _______ on the _______ of the _________ as __________ as possible.

— Water — Seat — Fire — Quickly

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP by: In some situations,companies assigned to protect _________ may need to establish their own separate _________ __________.

— Exposures — Water Supply

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP - Tactical Ventilation: Ventilation must be coordinated with ______ ___________.

— Fire Control

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP - Tactical Ventilation: Tactical ventilation should occur at the request of the _________ _________ _______ or the ______ and flow paths should be controlled as much as possible.

— Interior Attack Crew — IC

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP - Tactical Ventilation: Structure fires should be presumed to be __________ ___________, until proven other wise

— Vent Limited

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP - Tactical Ventilation: Utility companies should be notified through ___________, to request a representative respond and secure the service.

— OEC

Structure Fires - Guideline - Making Assignments to Accomplish the IAP - Tactical Ventilation: Firefighters should use ___________ to control fire & smoke spread wherever possible.

— Compartmentalization

Structure Fires - Guideline - Command Transfers: Command should not be transferred solely because a ___________-____________ __________ has arrived on scene.

— Higher Ranking Officer

Structure Fires - Guideline - Assigning Divisions and/or Groups: When 2 or more companies are assigned to the same geographical area, the IC should designate one________ ___________ as the _________ __________.

— Company Officer — Division Supervisor

Structure Fires - Guideline - Assigning Divisions and/or Groups: All communications between the division supervisor and companies assigned is preferably done which way?

— Face to Face

Structure Fires - Guideline - Review, Evaluation, and Revision (Ongoing Size-ups) Officers should remember, the first _________ minute incident clock notification means the fire has been progressing for approximately ____-______minutes. (___-______ to process the call & respond, plus ______ minutes on the scene.)

— 10 — 15-20 — 5-10 — 10

Structure Fires - Guideline - Review, Evaluation, and Revision (Ongoing Size-ups) Legacy Structures become compromised and subject to failure within ______ minutes of _________.

— 20 — Exposure

Structure Fires - Guideline - Review, Evaluation, and Revision (Ongoing Size-ups) Modern structures,built of lightweight wood or engineered construction, become compromised and subject to failure within _______ minutes of _________

— 10 — Exposure

Structure Fires - Guideline - Review, Evaluation, and Revision (Ongoing Size-ups) -Change of Tactics Signs: Significant progress toward extinguishing the fire has not been accomplished before the first ________ announcement by fire-comm.

— 10 minute

Structure Fires - Guideline - Review, Evaluation, and Revision (Ongoing Size-ups) -Change of Tactics Signs: There is a need to __________ the fire attack more than once.

— Reinforce

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: A tactical withdrawal shall be announced when tactical changes are needed, and there is not an ____________ ____________ to __________ ___________.

— Imminent threat — Life Safety

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: How is a tactical withdrawal announced via radio, if a division, safety officer and/or unit leader is calling for the withdrawal.

— Priority Traffic to the IC

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: An emergency evacuation shall be announced when a strategic shift is needed due to changing conditions, which is an __________ _____________, and/or ____________ ____________ to _____________ __________.

— Immediate Danger — Imminent Threat — Life Safety

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: The IC shall contact Fire Comm and announce _________ _________.

— Emergency Traffic

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: Fire Comm acknowledges and advises the IC to proceed with ________ __________.

— Emergency Traffic

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: IC announces the incident will be changing to a _________ _________, all interior units should emergency evacuate, and request all crews to give a _______ upon exiting.

— Defensive Strategy — PAR

Structure Fires - Guideline - Tactical Withdrawals and Emergency Evacuations: Fire Comm will transmit an _______ ________ for _________, repeat the message and prompt the IC to have all E/Os sound their apparatus air horns continuously for ______ . (remember the air horn time is different than MCFCA policy).

— Alert tone — 5 seconds — 10 seconds

Structure Fires - Guideline - MCFMO Notifications: The Montgomery county fire Marshall office will be notified and requested if: 6 things

— Injury or death occurs — Working fire — Property loss is substantial — Higher than 1 alarm — OIC requests — Criminal actions are suspected

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: What are the fixed factors: (3)

— Building — Occupancy — Arrangement

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: What are the variable factors: (5)

— Fire — Life Hazard — Resources — Special Circumstances — Actions

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: Fire flow Formula

— Length X Width divided by 3 X %involved 100X50 = 5000 5000/3 = 1,666.00 If 25% of the structure is involved then 1666 X .25 = 416gpm to over come fire conditions

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: Incident Priorities: 4

— Life Safety — Civilian Safety — Incident Stabilization — Property Conservation

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: The intersection of a bi-directional flow, occurring at an opening of a structure.

— Neutral Plane

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: 3-Deep Deployment Model: What is it and what is it covering.

— Hazard Zone — On Deck — Staging — Critical fire ground factors

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: Safety Zone Rule of 6

— Task Level - 6ft — Tactical Level - 60ft — Strategic Level - 360 safety zone

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: Size of structure - Small Medium Large Mega

— Small - 200’ cross-lay could access 100% of building — Medium - 200’ cross-lay could access 75% of the building — Large - 200’ cross-lay could access 50% of the building — Mega - 200’ cross-lay could access 25% of the building

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: Most critical piece of the 3 deep model

— Tactical Reserve

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: If possible firefighters should try to reduce temperatures to below ________ degrees prior to making entry and attempt to maintain ceiling temperatures under _______ degrees.

— 200

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: What are the 4 factors when looking at smoke from a ventilation standpoint?

— Volume — Density — Color — Velocity

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix A - Definitions: A companies work cycle shall be limited to _________ ________ cylinders.

— 2 45 minute

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix B - Flow Paths: Air entrainment towards the seat of the fire can create ___________ air currents in the range of ______-_______mph.

— Convective — 10-12mph

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix B - Flow Paths: PPV fans are only effective against winds up to about _____mph. Beyond _____mph PPV fans are ineffective in overcoming the wind-driven conditions.

— 9mph — 10mph

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix C - SLICE-RS for Company Officers: Prior to initiating an offensive attack, what is required. 1 of 2 items

— Positive water supply — 50% tank water

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix B - Flow Paths: Modern home furnishings create rapid increases in air pressure and flow path movement by having high heat release rates almost _____ times higher than legacy home furnishings.

— 3 times

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix D - Command Post: What is the unit from SOCO that is available when command needs to expand.

— Command Van 11-1

Structure Fires - Guideline - Appendix C - SLICE-RS for Company Officers: Were can incident worksheets be downloaded from?

— PFD forms list

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