Volume 11: Chapter 10, Section 3 (Collapsed Structure – Terrorist) Flashcards
The collapse zone can be as much as _______ of the building height
1 ½ times
The 1st arriving company will do (3)
- size, up
- pass command
- establish exclusion and SRA zones
The 2nd arriving company will______
assume command
The 1st and 2nd engine companies will get hydrants be 1 block out at the _______ of the building
Front
The 3rd and 4th engine companies will get hydrants be 1 block out at the _______ of the building
Rear
The highest priority is to extinguish_______
fires in the rubble
The 1st truck companies will be located at the _______ of the building
Front
The 2nd truck companies will be located at the _______ of the building
Rear
USAR and Hazmat companies should be placed at the ______ of the collapse
Front
___________ occurs when one of the supporting walls or floor joists breaks at one end making large void spaces
Lean-To Floor Collapse
___________ occurs when one end of the floor or wall is still attached to the wall and the other hangs unsupported
Lean-To Cantilever Collapse
__________ occurs when heavy loads cause the floor to fail at the center
V-Shaped Collapse
In a V shape collapse victim above the break will be found
at the bottom of the V
In a V shape collapse victim below the break will be found
in the void spaces on either side of the V
__________ occurs when the upper floors collapse
Pancake collapse
_________ occurs when the floor beams on outside floors collapse but the interior bearing walls are in tact making a A frame
Tent or A-Frame collapse
_________ occurs when one or more walls, intact, fall over like a tree
90 deg. collapse
_________ occurs when brick or stone walls made of brick collapse
Curtain Fall
_________ occurs when entire buildings fall over sideways
Overturn
