Underriver Rails and AUC 207

Question 1

Under river
When evacuating do you walk in between the rails or outside the rails?
The Billy Bar has how many prongs?
How far apart are 2 1/2”outlets?

Answer 1

Walk outside the rails

2 prongs

Outlets every 200ft

Question 2

Under river
Are under river standpipes dry or wet?

How far apart are section valves?

Where can you find sound powered phone jacks?

Answer 2

Standpipes are wet

600ft apart are section valves

Sound powered phone jacks are located at standpipe outlets

Question 3

Under river
What is found at power removal boxes and how har apart are they?

Where are EED’s located?

TorF. Blue light phones can call outside the system.

Answer 3

Power removal boxes are every 600ft with blue light phone, 20lb dry chem extinguisher

EED located at BOTH ends of each under river tube at base of emergency exits

Blue light phones can receive calls from outside the system, they can not make calls outside the system

Question 4

Under river

What 5 things does the preliminary size up contain?

Answer 4

LIVES
Location
Incident information
Ventilation
Evacuation
Safety

Question 5

Under river
What should initial actions focus on?

TorF only request power off when a person is confirmed on the track

Should evacuation take place towards or away from a fan operating in exhaust mode?

Answer 5

Initial actions should focus on assisting self evacuating passengers

False, any indication of a person on the tracks, request power off

Evacuation should take place AWAY from a fan operating in exhaust mode (fresh to face)

Question 6

Under river

What is the priority order for victim removal

Answer 6

1-ambulatory victims
2-non ambulatory RED
3-non ambulatory Yellow
4-victims requiring disentanglement/extrication RED
5-victims requiring disentanglement/extrication YELLOW
6-BLACK tags

Question 7

Under river
What is the primary method for moving patients and equipment?

What are standard truck tools for under river tubes?

Answer 7

Nolan rail cart

Wooden hooks, FE tools, and BOLT cutters (to gain access to EED)

Question 8

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TorF. ECC should hook up to hydrants asap because systems are dry.

How many volts are catenary lines? Do they hold residual power when power is shut off?

Answer 8

ECC should not connect to hydrant until fire is located

Catenary lines 11,000 and may carry residual power

Question 9

207

What is the proper positioning for the communications relay?

Answer 9

CORE-T
Chauffeur (ladder)- bottom of subway entrance stairs, go to token booth if within 50 yards of entrance
OV-foot of stairs to platform if within 50 yards of LCC
ROOF- approx 50yards from stairs on platform
Engine officer -approx 100yards from Roof line of sight
Truck officer to location of fire
*additional HT equipped member every 100yards if needed

Question 10

207
How do you hold the flashlight if attempting to halt a train?

What is the priority order to dike a fuel spill?

Answer 10

CHEST high and back and forth horizontal motion of at least 4ft

Diking order
1-sand or earth
2-planking
3-charge hose line and encircle fuel spill

Question 11

207
Does a blue light phone buzz or ring?

What scba maneuver must be used when taking refuge in a cut out from a passing train?

Who will announce over the train PA system “FD is on scene and situation will shortly be under control”

Answer 11

Blue light will buzz not ring

A reduced profile must be done

Have the train operator announce it

Question 12

207
How is the emergency exit identified from track level?

What does a red globe at a subway entrance mean? Green globe?

Answer 12

A prism shape or a cluster of 5 white lights

Red globe - stairway may be closed sometime during a 24hr period

Green globe - 24hr access and MAY have a token clerk

Question 13

207

Where are track identification signs located?what info is on them?

Answer 13

Located at the end of each platform (red background with white letters)
Info- station name, track designation and location, “you are here”, train movement, nearest emergency exit, normal movement of trains

Question 14

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Light train
Who decides to use it?
What if communications can not be established?
What is the chain of communication?
What type of fires will we use the train for?

Answer 14

Chief in charge makes decision
If no communications do not use train

The chain of communications is FD using train radio -> TA command center -> FD dispatcher -> chief in charge

Use for fires that can be extinguished by 1 or 2 cans or investigate source of minor smoke condition

Question 15

207
Can you enter the track from the light train?

How often are progress reports from light train?

Answer 15

Yes, after power removal

Progress reports every 15 min

Question 16

207
Who orders fan activation?

Are fans effected by power removal?

Answer 16

IC orders fan activation

Fans not effected by power removal

Question 17

207
How many volts is standby power?

What is the min distance from catenary lines?

How do you open standpipe outlet cabinets on subway platform?
Sound powered phone access how?

Answer 17

480 volts for standby power

Min distance when operating is 10ft (caTENary)

Standpipe outlet cabinets opened with subway emergency exit key
1620 to access sound powered phone

Question 18

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EED
How long is it?
Will it conduct electricity?
Where are they found at underground stations? Grade level stations? Elevated stations?
Where are the keys to unlock them?

Answer 18

7ft long
Will not conduct electricity
Underground stations - 1st blue light south of the south bound platform
Grade level - 1st blue light south of the south bound platform
Elevated stations - full time token booth
Keys are at every token booth

Question 19

207
Air train
How far apart are blue light power removal?
How many cars and how many passengers per car?

Answer 19

800ft apart

1-4 cars at 200 passengers each

Question 20

207 air train
Where would you expect to find the walk way if no guardrail above parapet? If guardrail above parapet?

Center walkways are how wide? Side walkway how wide?

Answer 20

With no guard rail expect center walkway 5 1/2’ wide

With guardrail 3’ high expect side walk way 2 1/2’ wide

Question 21

207
Air train
When incident is at station what do you do?

What is the primary mean of accessing a guideway?

When on a high speed roadway do you need to completely close the roads was or just in the direction you are operating?

Answer 21

When incident is at station go to fire alarm panel at ground level and contact operations center using phone

Access guideway from nearest overpass

Always required to completely close highspeed roadway in both directions

Question 22

207

Folder at all full time token booths contains what info?

Answer 22

REST Map
Room in station (all)
Emergency exits
Stairways
Token booths
Map of station

Question 23

207
If you lose your metro card who do you call and what 2 reports are needed?

Light train the primary means of communication is what?

What channels are subway repeater and how many watts?

Answer 23

Call resource center, need Police report and lost property report

Light train primary means of communication is train operators radio

14 and 15 and 5 watts
Any member on repeater channel must be teamed with a member on channel 1

Question 24

207
Subway repeater has power back up good for __hrs

If repeaters fail can we still use channels 14 or 15?

When apparatus is OOS who makes sure metrocard gets on spare? When new apparatus goes into service who ensures its on new apparatus?

Answer 24

4hrs of back up power

If repeaters fail we can not use channels 14 or 15

When OOS or get rig back from repair OOD ensures it goes on rig
When getting NEW rig company commander ensures its on rig