Vehicle Extrication - Reciprocating Saws Flashcards
Vehicle Extrication:
Basis of guildline NFPA
NFPA 1670
Vehicle Extrication:
Scene Sizeup Includes
- Number and type of vehicles involved
- The condition and position of vehicles involved
- Any Obvious Hazards in and around the vehicles
- Number and status of patients
Vehicle Extrication:
Hot Zone:
10 foot circle around the vehicle, requires full PPE use by all personnel
Vehicle Extrication:
Warm Zone
10-15’ in all directions from vehicle, for tool staging, requires full PPE
Vehicle Extrication:
SRS wiring color
Bright Yellow
Confined Space Rescue:
NFPA Basis of guideline
NFPA 1670
Confined Space Rescue:
Three criteria for NFPA-defined confined space
- Large enough and so configured that a person can bodily enter
- Has limited or restricted means for entry or exit
- It is not designed for continuous occupancy
Confined Space Rescue:
A permit required confined space is a confined space with these 4 characteristics
- Contains or has a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere
- Contains a material that has the potential for engulfment
- Has an internal configuration that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross section
- Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard
Confined Space Rescue:
Oxygen Deficient atmosphere
< 19.5%
Confined Space Rescue:
Oxygen Enriched Atmosphere
> 23.5%
Confined Space Rescue:
Airbonrne Combustible dust concentration
Approximated as a condition in which the dust obscures vision at a distance of 5 feet or less
Elevator Operations:
Two types of elevator systems
hydraulic and electric
Elevator Operations:
Limit for heigth of Hydraulic elevator systems
7 stories
Elevator Operations:
Where is machine room for a hydraulic elevator system usually found?
At the lowest level of the building
Elevator Operations:
Where is the machine room for an electric traction system usually located?
Either on the roof or within a penthouse
Elevator Operations:
An elevator emergency exists under three conditions
- Fire
- Ilness or injury
- Panic
Elevator Operations:
If attempting to reset electric relays, power must be shut off for a minimum of ___ seconds
30 seconds
Elevator Operations:
Where to position firefighters during tactical operations?
In machine room and at the identified floor.
Wilderness Search and Rescue:
Wilderness Run String
- District of origin Engine and Rescue
- Squad 2
- BC
- Notify APD Open Space
- Issue a SIG alert notification
Wilderness Search and Rescue:
Stations equipped with specialized equipment to care for and extricate a patient from a wilderness environment.
Stations 8, 16, and Squad 2
River Rescue:
Swift Water has a velocity greater than
15 MPH
River Rescue:
The Heavy Rescue Task Force Consists of all companies assigned to Fire Station ___ and Battalion ___
Station 3, Battalion 2
River Rescue:
As water speed doubles, the force ___
Quadruples
River Rescue:
Cold water is defined as being colder than ___
70 Degrees F
River Rescue:
Units with keys for Open Space Gate Locks
- All BCs
- Squad 2
- Wildland Firefighting Companies
River Rescue:
River Rescue Coding
72 Echo 3
Airbags:
Rate lifting capability is possible for ___ inch of lift
First
Airbags:
The lifting capacity of two or more air bags placed side by side and inflated together is the ___ capacity of both airbags
Combined
Airbags:
The lifting capacity of two air bags - stacked and inflated - is the maximum capacity of the ___ air bag
Smallest
Airbags:
Working Pressure for
- Hurst Bag Systems
- Holmatro Bag Systems
- 118 PSI
- 116 PSI
Airbags:
Hotzone around airbag lifting operations
50’
Airbags:
Never stack more than ___ air bags on top of each other.
Two
Reciprocating Saws:
Do not store or use the tool and battery pack in locations where the temperature exceeds ___ degrees F
105 degrees F
Reciprocating Saws:
Standard Issue Reciprocating Saw
DeWalt Cordless Reciprocating Saw
