TST Flashcards

1
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As discussed in Essentials, certain universal priorities apply on every emergency response

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Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

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2
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In every emergency incident whats the highest priority?

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Life safety is always the highest priority

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3
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when creating an incident action plan 3 key points to keep in mind

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*Team integrity is vital to safety
*No property is worth the life of a firefigher
*FF should not be committed to interior offensive fire fighting operations.

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Organizational responsibilities.

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  • adequate information
    *Approppriate PPE
  • Needed tools and equipment
    *safe action plan
    *Necessary instruction and training
    *Effective supervision
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5
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Individual responsibilties

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*Being competent to perform the assigned task
*Working as an effective member of a team
*Working within the incident action plan
*Adapting to changing circumstances
*Watching out for themselves and other members of the team
*Recognizing their own capabilitirs and limkitations.

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6
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What is CRM

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Crew Resource Management

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7
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what are the four critical leadership skills?

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*Authority
*Mentoring
*Conflict resolution
*Mission analysis

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Authority

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involves the leader ensuring mission safety ,fostering an environment of respectful communication, tasks with clear define goals, crew input

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Mentoring

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demonstrating skills and techniques,professional standards and best practices verbalizing errors and limitations,recommending solutions,assisting crew performance and motivationg crew members

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Conflict resolution

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identifying core conflicts issues,diplomatic questions of actions/decisions of others,accepting constructive criticism

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Mission analysis

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evaluating risk versus gain, identifying objectives, developing strategies and tactics

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Routine Call

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refers to fires and other emergency calls that appear to be innocuous and relatively easy to handle

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13
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Collapse zone

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establidhed collapse zone should be 1 1/2 times the height of the structure

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Vigilant signs of impending structural collapse

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  • Heavy fire -no progress after 10-12 minutes in wood or ordinary construction
    *walls /floors bowing or sagging
    *Distortion of doors/windows
    *Beams pulling away from supports
    *little or no runoff while using heavy streams
    *new cracks developing or moving
    *Walls disassemble under stream impact
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incident management system

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defines the roles,responsibilities, and standard operating procedures used to manage emergency operations

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Rapid intervention crew

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two or more fully equipped and immediately available FF designated to stand by outside the hazard zone to enter and effect rescue of FF inside

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Incident command system

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system by which facilities ,equipment , personnel, procedures, and communications are organized to operate within a command organizational structure

18
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Incident Action plan

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written or unwritten plan for the disposition of an incident

19
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Immediately dangerous to life and health [IDLH]

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Any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces immediate irreverible, debi;iting effects on health

20
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Personnel Accountability Report { PAR }

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A roll call of all units ,crews ,teams ,groups,companies,sectors assigned to an incident

21
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one of the most fundamental rules of firefighter safety and survival is?

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everyone looks out for everyone else