Swigs Flashcards
The search rope is………. ft long. Distance knots will be placed every……….. ft. The final distance not will be placed at………… ft and be made up of………….knots. The Directional knot will be placed approximately ………… inches before the distance knot.
200 ft
25 ft
175ft
7 knots
18 inches
For a 10-76 in a high-rise office buildings, Who shall be assigned to initiate the search of the attack stairway?
Fourth arriving ladder company
Before entering a dangerous area a member under functional supervision should contact their company officer. If contact cannot be made with company officer the firefighters should contact?
C I A
(In this order)
1 Chauffeur
2 Officer IN command
3 Any other HT equipped remember
A second alarm is given for a fire and a taxpayer when
CODE- ACE or think high/low/side
1 Fire is in the cockloft
2 Fire extends into an adjoining occupancy
3 Advanced fire in the cellar
The application of fire and ice can only be ordered by
The chief officer
The operating pressure for fire and ice at the nozzle is between……… with the optimal pressure being………..
The member initially operating the fire and ice line should stand back…………. and can advance to a minimum safe distance of……… and should direct the stream to fall approximately…………..
60-100psi
60-80psi
50ft
25ft
1 foot before the manhole opening
Auc 200 Winter ops
How many stories Should a building be for the ladder to enter a block first
Higher than 3
AUC 202
Whether or not the investigating officer orders testing they must document reasons in a report and send it via the chain of command to
The chief of department
Auc 205
If a hydrant is still defective after receiving a repair ticket from the DEP the officer should?
Use the Hanson hydrant application to report the defect giving special instructions in the “Comments” section.
AUC 231 Safeguarding property
Battalions carry pad locks to be used at their discretion for minor incidents.
The officer applying the lock must keep the key located where?
In a secure place on the apparatus
Erp add 3a
Nypd and FDNY RTF leaders Will collaborate and coordinate to ensure members focus on care and removal of which patients?
Red tagged
The water in the pressurized water extinguisher Will be expelled in…………. seconds, and the regulated extinguisher pressurization source should never be set higher than…………,,
55 seconds
125psi
TB 2 KO Curtain
When put into operation the use of the KO curtain will cause what to happen to the temperature of the fire
What will happen with the smoke condition produced by the fire
Immediately Decreased by 50%
Increase in smoke
If a company is KO curtain is damaged in other than fire operations the…………… Will complete a letterhead report with all details to the……………
Company commander
Chief of operations
In order to use the Foam Eductor With a 2 1/2 inch line you will need two extra fittings which should be stored in the eductor box. Which fittings are they?
A 1 1/2” x 2 1/2 “increaser
A 2 1/2” x 1 1/2” decreaser
Any unit that forces a NYCHA building entry door or elevator machinery room door shall notify housing via borough dispatcher that the door has been forced even if the door is able to be secured. A letterhead report will also have to be sent through the chain of command to
The chief of operations with full particulars
When the first unit arrives at a distressed member one member of the first unit shall depress the EAB button on…….
Their own HT.
This will identify the member making the message and ensure message is transmitted at maximum wattage
To print an updated list of all companies on scene from the MDT
Incident summary
Send
Next
In addition to their normally assigned tools the FAST unit shall report to ICP with what equipment?
Fast pack
Search rope
Stokes basket with long backboard
2:1 Rope
Pak- Tracker
MMID
There are 3 ways to Determine whether or not a downed member has air. What are they?
1 Turn the purge valve
2 Break the seal
3 Look at the remote gauge
The street coordinator manager can be a company officer or chief and is found under which section of the incident command system
Logistics
In a scaffolding emergency due to overheated machinery you should allow the machine to cool down for how long?
15 mins
Then the worker (not you ) pushes the reset button.
Some electrical hoists can be lowered even when overheated
If not using the safety belt in the bucket of a tower ladder while cutting A peaked roof private dwelling the LSR shall be tied to a substantial part of the bucket
What is a substantial part of the bucket?
What is not a substantial part of the bucket
Substantial
Bucket posts or waterway
Unsubstantial
Railings
PAID 12-67
While on light duty or limited service members may engage in extra departmental employment only with the approval of?
The fire commissioner or designee
A Rapidly rising column of smoke with particles or embers ascending to higher levels visible over the rooftop of the building is indication of ?
Fire in an open shift
In high-rise office buildings there are detectors in the HVAC systems and at each elevator landing
The activation of which one of these will recall elevators?
Elevator landing detectors
Articles of value found by members should immediately turn them over to their immediate supervisory officer then the officer in command shall turn them over to
O P A
Owner
Police
And authorized representative
- A receipt must be obtained *
The Signal from an SCBA to the pack tracker will pass through?
It will not pass through?
G L O W
Glass
Light building material
Openings
Wood
Will not pass through metal large metal objects concrete walls or floors brick or block construction
The 100 foot aerial ladder can go from zero to how many degrees above the horizontal
0 - 80 degrees
The 100 foot aerial ladder is how many feet wide with and without the stabilizers down
8 feet wide
18‘ 4“ with stabilizers down
- Each stabilizer extends 5’2”
The control valve boxes on a large capacity ammonia refrigeration unit are opened by
1620 key
Sirens are operated in either of two settings they are
The setting you should never use is called
Wail or Yelp
Hi-low
If the manual shut off switch is not depressed a full 45 minutes cylinder can be depleted in approximately
4 minutes
EOSTI And fibrillar activate one cylinder has approximately what percentage of air left
25 %
- The Viber alert will operate until cylinder is nearly depleted *
A reading of 3X’s (XXX) on the Altair meter under comb/ex Means that ?
You are at 100% of the lower explosive limit
If at any time gas levels reach 80% of the lower explosive limit treat the affected area as a
Potential blast zone
Tactics inside the potential blast zone should be limited to
Rapid evacuation
The only intrinsically safe powered equipment for the fire department is
Handy talkies gas detectors gas meters and flashlights issued by the fire department
The rehabilitation manager must be either a
Captain or battalion chief
If the unit is responding with less than four firefighters the unit is responding
Understaffed
A hydrant selected for in line pumping must be at least how many inches in diameter
6” Or larger
What can not be pre-connected to a folded length of 2 1/2
The in-line pressure gauge
The digital in line pressure gauge with a fully charged 9v battery Will last for how many hours of operation
The low battery slow flash will be when how many minutes of battery are left
The low battery fast flash will happen when how many minutes are left
5 hours of operation
Slow flash 90 minutes of battery
Fast flash 10 Minutes of battery
The in-line pressure gauge will go into sleep mode in how many minutes
Will turn off after how many minutes
To restart hold the green button for how many seconds
Sleep mode 15 minutes
Turn off after 30 minutes
Restart hold green button for 4-5 secs
The range of elevation for the Acron New York multivessel is from
90° above to 15° below
Nozzle pressure for the high-rise nozzle is………. psi
Which should give you……to ……… gpm
50 psi
200-225 gpm
- 70 psi for three lengths 80 psi for four lengths*
Who will have the most influence on the outcome at fire operations
The engine officer
What are the five stages of a modern fire progression
Incipient
Rapid growth
early oxygen limited decay
Second rapid growth
Second decay
Rollover happens during which phase of fire progression
During the growth stage
The fully developed the stage usually Occurs after
Usually After roll over
How many extra Lengts of 2 1/2 inch line to engine and truck companies add during winter operations
6 Lengths rolled or folded
Is the package tracker intrinsically safe
No
The package tracker is capable of receiving signals from an suv a alarm at a maximum range of
900 feet line of sight
When cleaning the regulator of an SCBA a studious member knows not to spray 70% isopropyl alcohol directly into the spray bar ports, How ever he will spray a minimum of how many full pumps into the regulator and allow it to sit for how long without rinsing
A minimum of six full pumps
Let sit for 10 minutes without rinsing
The contamination Reduction Corredor is found in the
Contamination reduction zone or warm zone
The safe refuge area is found in the
Contamination reductions zone
Failure of a bow string trust me a car in which stages of a fire
Early stages
When failing a wood truss will…….And a steel truss will
Wood - snap
Steel - stretch
Open web steel joists have no fire protection and can spend distances up to
60ft
When concrete block walls fail they tend to……..
When brick walls fail they tend to
Concrete walls hinge and entire wall may remain intact and fall out flat
Brick walls crumble but large sections can be projected a good distance
While sitting in the house watch the verbal alarm should only be used if the alarm is within
2 blocks
Which keys are single action
Which keys are double action
4-14-84-20
8-18-19-92
Ladd 3
Upon hearing that control of the door has been accomplished or a charged hose line is advancing into the fire apartment the roof man should?
Immediately proceed to the bulkhead and perform vertical ventilation.
Ladd 3
When there is only a rear fire escape or the fire apartment is in the rear the Ovi will team up with the
Roof or another available member to perform VES.
The fire area is considered an
IDLH atmosphere When a fire progresses pass the…..
Incipient stage
No more than how many members should operate at the same time in small rooms such as in old law tenements?
1 - 2
Ladd 3
If two or more apartments are involved in fire a company should be aware of the possibility of Fire getting behind them through the ceiling space if the line in the adjacent apartment is not being advanced
As rapidly as their own line
Ladd 3
For fire on two floors of an OLT OR NLT You should call for
If progress is not being made on at least one floor in a short period of time
If fire is extending into an exposure
If Fire is extending into two exposures
Special call extra engine and extra truck
Second alarm
Second alarm
Third alarm
Signs of arson can be wet or stained ceilings or floors especially in areas where units are not operating, other signs may be
Plastic bottles, balloons, streamers, etc….
For fire in the cellar of an old law tenement the first line to the cellar stairs should not advance down the cellar stairs unless
The fire is minor
Or
There is no access to the seller at the front or rear.
At Fire‘s in Old law tenements the danger of fire extending to exposures is
Great (especially in exposures two and four)
For fire in old law tenements particular attention must be given to initial search of the
The top floor and all apartments
The most probable point for vertical extension in a new law tenement will be
Vertical steel channels and closets
MMID
SAFETY TEAM ASSIGNMENTS
Two Engines
One 4 FF Engine
One 5 FF Engine
One 5 FF Truck
One 4 FF Truck
One Engine and One Truck on scene
Back up and control of the second engine
Control and door
LCC and Ov
LCC and outside fire fighter
Control and LCC
MMID
The fast unit shall report to and stage near the ICP with in
Verbal contact
However the incident commander can have them staged elsewhere
When the fast truck arrives the officer shall announce their arrival by
Announcement over the handy talkie
If a member of the fast team is not EFAS Trained he will report to the battalion vehicle and monitor
The fast radio
MMID
At a 10 66 the incident commander must assign a chief/Company officer as a street coordinator manager who will be responsible for
EE P CC
Establish contact with PD and EMS
Ensure access/Egress of other vehicles
Positioning needed for apparatus
Coordinating apparatus staging areas
Coordinating EMS triage with the medical branch
The street coordinator manager and the communications unit leader are found under which section of ICS
Logistics
An elevator emergency is a situation where the following exists
Fire endangering passengers in the elevator
A passenger in the elevator is injured
A passenger in the elevator is in a panic
The elevator machinery room is located in one of the three following places
The top of the shaft
Or
the bottom of the shaft
Or
two levels above the highest floor servicedElevators:
Hinge door
Sliding door
Hinge door Depress roller
Sliding door push up on locking arms
Comms 8
After requesting a mixer off message what can be communicated over the radio for an injured member
Name or unit
Comms 8
When transmitting the fatality of a member with the mixer off you shall not use
The members name or a unit
Directly after you should make a telephone notification with the full particulars
and as soon as possible to FDOC
Handy talkies are not used within how many feet of vehicles transporting explosives
150ft
In a 10 77, fire in a high-rise multiple dwelling,The first unit and CFR engine will be assigned to the fire sector when the fire is above the
6th floor
When units go 1084, the signal must be followed by a preliminary report with in
5 mins (unless special called to auto grass rubbish or similar outside fire)
Exposure to which biological toxins may present immediate symptoms that mimic exposure to chemical agents
Ricin/Mycotoxins
Weaponized anthrax may appear to be colored
Grey or Brown
Liquid biological agents are easier to produce but more difficult to
Disseminate
because they are less stable
A biological agent will have a greater impact when released at what time of day
Dawn, dusk or night
The sun’s UV rays will destroy some bio agents
Which chemical agents do not show signs for several hours
Mustard and Phosgene
Hours
What is the only chemical agent that is lighter than air
Hydrogen cyanide
Exposure to chemical agents will result in signs and symptoms showing in
Seconds to minutes
Erp Add 2
In the subway where visible persons are unresponsive members
Will not enter subway
Erp add 2
When performing hazard assessment members should not proceed in the exclusion zone any further than
The Furthest living victim
The conversion of a loft to a multi dwelling is not allowed so the occupancy shall not exceed how many separate individual units used for a living
2 Separate individual units
FFP CLASS 2
Horizontal bands or belt courses will be found above the windows of the
Horizontal bands or belt courses will be found below the windows of the
Above the First second or third floors
Below the windows of the top three floors
