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NIOSH
institutes
OSHA
enforces
NFPA 1582
medical requirements and standards
NFPA 1001
training and performance qualifications
NFPA 1500
fire service safety, state and federal government
NFPA 1971
standards on protective ensembles for structural firefighting
NFPA 1406
SCBA training requirements
NFPA 1981
design/performance requirements for open scba
NFPA 1983
life safety Rope criteria
NFPA 1931
standard for design of Ladder requirements
NFPA 1932
general ladder use requirements
how long is lifespan of carbon wrapped air cylinders
15 years
BLEVE
boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
how much does water weigh per gallon
8lb
what is combustion
combining a substance with oxygen to produce heat and light
the destructive distillation of organic compounds in an oxygen free environment that converts organic matter into gases, liquids, and char
pyrolysis
size of technical life safety rope
3/8” - less than 1/2”
Size of general use life safety rope
7/16”-5/8”
how often are ladders tested
annually
climbing angle of ladder
75 degrees
rescue angle of ladder
60 degrees
distance from floor to floor
8-10ft
distance window is above ground
3ft
ladder should be_ rungs above roof
3 rungs
VEIS
vent enter isolate search
light smoke moving lazily indicates
Small fire with ordinary combustibles
large amounts of black rolling smoke indicates
petroleum based fire
what causes smoke inversion
cool air temperatures
what type of tool is a screw driver
rotational tool
type 1 building
fire resistive-all components non combustible
type II
non combustible
type III
ordinary wood/masonry
type IV
heavy timber
type V
wood frame
gpm of 1 1/2” line
60-125gpm
gpm of 1 3/4” line
120-180gpm
gpm of 2 1/2”
250gpm
gpm of booster/trash line
40-50gpm
gpm of master stream
350-1500 gpm
3 priorities of firefighting
- life safety
- incident stabilization
- property conservation
how to put out alternate fuel vehicle fire
unmanned master stream
what is a dry chemical extinguisher consist of
stream of finely ground particles
discharges 5-30’
what percent of decontamination is done by removing outer layer of clothing
80%
ICS General staff consists of
chief of operation
finance section chief
logistics section chief
planning section chief
ICS command staff
Public information officer
safety officer
liaison officer