Test Flashcards
What does the E stand for in 4WE ?
Public safety hazard consider evacuation
What is the safety distance when working near air craft front and rear ?
Front 7.5m
Rear 45m
What is the cordon size for a car with explosives ?
200M
When is stage 2 ECP required?
- More than one ECP.
- Protracted incident.
- BA emergency team committed.
- Guidelines.
- Hi-Ex foam
- EDBA
- Relief BA teams.
- 10 or more BA wearers.
- Other agencies.
- GTS are out of sight.
- Telemetry leaky feeder deployed.
- Confirmed basement fire.
What level of of PPE is required near water ?
Full PPE, PFD, helmet needed if hazards above but chin strap undone.
What is the safe distance from electric pylon with a handheld jet ?
20m
A request to remain on site to provide cover for the gas authority.
Who can authorise this ?
Duty DAC
How would you relay sensitive information from an incident ground to control from an incident ?
Point-to-point call
Mobile telephone from command unit.
When can you cross a central reservation?
By order of police or HATO
When can an appliance traverse soft ground?
If the nature and/or severity of the incident justifies it.
What incidents are FIU required to attend ?
- 4 pump fires and above.
- Persons reported.
- Firefighter Emergency.
- Fatalities at fires.
- Explosions.
- On request for an ambulance from an incident where a fire related injury has occurred to a member of public.
- On request of the IC.
Can you send a coded stop from a level 1 hazmat incident ?
Yes
What is a tactical withdrawal ?
Tactical withdrawal is the removal of personnel from a specific area of potential danger in a safe and planned manner
What is a FF Emergency ?
One or more firefighters or personnel working under the control of the LFB are unaccounted for and/ or in need of rescue.
What information do you send control at a fire in a railway arch?
Nature of occupancy.
Large spills unit/bulk spills unit has a tank capacity or what ?
6000L
Do you always need radio comms in a BA team ?
Yes each BA team should have at least one means of radio communications.
BA teams are not to be committed without communications equipment.
What colour is a sector commanders tabard ?
Yellow with red shoulders.
Which rank has the authority to sectorise an incident ?
Incident Commander.
When a HLU is mobilised,who else will be mobilised ?
BMA ( Bulk Media Advisor )
What is an emergency evacuation ?
An emergency evacuation is the immediate and controlled withdrawal of all personnel from the scene of operations to a place of safety.
Will acetylene ever be in a composite cylinder ?
NO
Yankee hazard symbol ?
A red triangle with a black ! In it
When do you use a police accident sign ?
When OIC deems it safe to do so.
What do you do when occupants refuse to leave premises ?
Inform police.
When are reliefs implemented ?
3hrs.
What must be in place before breaking basement stall lights ?
A charged 45m jet must be in place.
What should be carried out on an FSG call ?
Regular comms back to control to assist with information with caller.
Where should the OIC be on a high rise incident ?
Outside.
What characteristics does a timber framed building have ?
A greater resentence to collapse.
What is the definition of an emergency evacuation ?
An emergency evacuation is the immediate and controlled withdrawal of all personnel from the scene of operations to a place of safety.
When can you enter a silo ?
If there is immediate life risk.
What is the inner cordon at an RTA ?
3m
When can an acetylene 200m cordon be reduced ?
On completion of the cap test.
Where are the keys found for a LUL intervention point ?
At adjacent Stations.
When do you use seatbelts ?
All the time while in PPE
Under what circumstances would it be permitted to search a suspect package ?
If there is a device on a fire station.
Sign & Symptoms of a Flashover ?
- Ventilated fire.
- Increased turbulence of the neutral plane rapidly descending in the compartment.
- Tongues of flames visible in the gas layer at the top of compartment.
- A sudden change in colour of the smoke, darkening in colour.
- Flammable surfaces in compartment pyrolising.
- Rapid increase in temperature.
Signs & Symptoms of a Backdraft ?
- Hot doors & handles.
- Fire gases being pushed out under pressure from gaps or openings.
- Air being drawn in through any gaps/openings in the compartment (whistling sound).
- Smoke blackened windows/no visible sign of flame.
What is the orange square on a vehicle ?
Vehicles carrying dangers goods in containers or packages.
