*Volume 1 Flashcards
What four LAFD books are required to be carried on apparatus?
Book 35- EMS field manual
Book 77- CNG field service guide
Book 79- Metro Rail inventory system manual
Book 84- Field operations book
Maximum retention of a special notice is ___ days
30
A safety bulletin is filed where and retained for how long?
Filed in book 75, accident prevention and safety manual. Retain until cancelled.
Training bulletins are filed where and kept for how long?
Book 23- bulletins manual
During a size up, if nothing is showing or additional information is received, the remainder of the assignment shall
continue _________ unless requested otherwise by the on-scene officer?
Non emergency
The first apparatus of the convoy shall stop at all red lights and stop signs. How should the remaining apparatus proceed?
Slow down and proceed when safe
The only person you shall obey when responding emergency through an intersection is who?
Traffic officer
When approaching an intersection, apparatus drivers shall be prepared to stop. This shall include decelerating by removing their foot from the throttle and placing it over the brake pedal, even when the traffic signal is green.
Highlight only
No parking on both sides of street or a Fire Lane is required when the roadway width is?
Less than 20ft
Parking allowed only on one side of the roadway (hydrant side) is required when the width of the street is?
20-28ft
Parking restrictions are not needed on a street when the roadway is what width?
Over 28ft
The only exception is to paint curbs red on sharp turns or at intersections.
When responding to emergencies, what three criteria warrants an apparatus to overtake and pass another responding apparatus?
Vehicle being passed is:
- Delayed or disabled
- Moving at a reduced speed due to terrain or type of apparatus
- Giving way to alter response sequence to obtain optimum approach
A first alarm Category A assignment is dispatched when the required fire flow is less than _______ gpm.
4500
A first alarm Category B assignment is dispatched when the required fire flow is _______ gpm and above.
4500
A category B assignment is dispatched to all dwellings, apartments, and hotel occupancies ___ or more stories in height
4
Rapid Intervention Companies will be dispatched when an incident has greater than ___ companies assigned.
6
Who is the approving authority for the closure of emergency resources longer than two hours?
Division commanders
Unless otherwise directed by Metro, how shall companies moving up to other quarters respond?
Non emergency
When directed to move up “emergency” to other quarters, when shall responding companies change to “non-emergency?”
When they enter the designated first in district
When a station needs to be vacated during a tactical alert, the lights to the station shall be left on or off?
Left on
Does LAPD or LAFD have the authority for scene management of hazardous materials spills on streets and roadways within the City boundaries (other than the freeways)?
LAFD
Hazardous material spills on freeways are under the jurisdiction of the of who?
CHP
Which nozzle shall be carried attached to the ladder pipe assembly?
1-3/4 straight tip (800 gpm)
Who shall, before leaving the fire scene, take an inventory to determine that their equipment is complete?
The company commander
A serious industrial injury is defined as “any injury or illness occurring in a place of employment which requires hospitalization for a period in excess of ___ hours for other than medical observation or in which an employee suffers loss of any member of the body or any serious degree of permanent disfigurement.”
24hrs
When requesting LAPD response through Metro, which term would be used when there is imminent grave danger to LAFD personnel?
“Fire Department Needs Help”
When requesting LAPD response through Metro, which term would be used when there is a large hostile crowd and apparent danger to LAFD personnel or apparatus?
“Fire Department Needs Assistance”
When requesting LAPD response through Metro, which term would be used when there are belligerent individuals, and a likelihood of physical altercation?
Back up the Fire Department
When requesting LAPD response through Metro, which term would be used when a fire department unit is dispatched to a known “troubled area”?
Meet the Fire Department
What are the two placarding systems used to assist members in identification of hazardous materials?
- DOT placards for transportation and packaging
2. NFPA 704 on structures
What does the blue diamond on the 704 placard categorize?
Health hazard
What does the red diamond on the 704 placard categorize?
Flammability hazard
What does the yellow diamond on the 704 placard categorize?
Reactivity (instability)
What does the white diamond on the 704 placard categorize?
Additional information
A broken sewer line or sewage accumulation in a building,
the Incident Commander shall request Metro to inform the Bureau of _______.
Sanitation