Volume 2 Flashcards
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When do you terminate passport system?
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When fire is under control
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What is the purpose of accountability?
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To account for all FF in the hot zone
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What is the hot zone?
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Any area that requires use if an SCBA, charged hose line, ppe
Firefighter us at risk if becoming list, trapped, injured
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Who exit the hot zone if an SCBA, a radio or safety equipment fails?
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The entire crew
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When is a PAR required? (7)
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Missing or trapped FF (mayday) Change in strategy Sudden hazardous event Fire control All clear Elapse time notifications When command deems necessary
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What are the rules of staging for pd? (3)
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1/2 mile away
Out of sight
2 means if egress
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What are the 7 fireground factors?
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Arrangement Life hazard Occupancy Fire Building Resources Other
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Tactical objectives in order
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Search and rescue = all clear
Fire attack= fire control
Salvage = loss stopped
Firefighter safety is ongoing
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What are the categories for “what is showing” on scene? (4)
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Nothing showing
Light smoke
Working fire
Fully involved
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What is the #1 basic self survival responsibility?
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Don’t get trapped, lost, or run out of air
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After what amount of time should command initiate careful evaluation if structural conditions under heavy fire?
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10-15 min
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What are the 8 functions of command?
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ASSUME: Assume/announce command
SIZE-UP: Size-up/Evaluation
COMMUNICATION: initiate communications
IDENTIFY: identify strategy
DEVELOP: Develop incident management plan
ASSIGN: assign companies
REVIEW: Review, evaluate, and revise as needed
CONTINUE: Provide for Continuity, transfer, and termination of command
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What agent is used to extinguish flammable liquids?
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AFFF / class B foam
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What are the three main operational problems with flammable liquids?
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Fire extinguishment
Ignition prevention
Disposal of spills
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What are the three courses of actions available to the decontamination sector officer in regards to personnel and equipment leaving the hot zone?
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1- confirm “not contaminated” using instruments
2- Decon and release
3- retain in package items for removal from site for disposal and Decon at a different location
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How long does Red Cross need to get adequate personnel equipment and supplies to the shelter sites?
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3 hrs
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What must be done if more than 10 people are evacuated?
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The duty deputy must advise the city manager
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What is the purpose of the decontamination process?
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To assume that any potentially harmful or dangerous residue on persons equipment or apparatus are confined within the hot zone
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LAZ
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Limited Access Zone
Potentially dangerous area from hazard conditions
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EZ
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Evacuation Zone
Larger area surrounding the LAZ with lesser degree of rest of personnel
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What are the three levels of evacuation?
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1- site evacuation
2- intermediate level evacuation
3- large scale evacuation.
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When does command choose to fast attack mode? (4)
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Situation requires immediate action to stabilize
Offensive fire attacks
Critical life safety situations
Obvious working conditions
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What us considered a minimum crew size?
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2 or more members
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What 5 things must be accomplished very rapidly after a mayday?
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Emergency traffic
Change plan to high priority rescue
Request next greater alarm
PAR on fireground
Send the IRIC
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Define On Deck
A forward staging position located just outside the immediate hazard zone
Safely distanced from the entrance of a tactical position/sector
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Objective of IRIC
Initial Rapid Intervention Crew
To have a fully equipped rescue team on site, on a ready state, to immediately react and respond to rescue firefighters
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Passport rules (4)
Never enter hot zone
Be maintained at point of entry to the hot zone
Must reflect those presently in the hot zone
Crews must turn in and retrieve passports
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When should Command call for additional resources? (8)
Life hazard exceeds the rescue EMS capabilities
Fire conditions become more severe or situation deteriorates
All companies have been committed and fire is not under control
Crews depleted due to exhaustion or injury
Evidence of significant fire but unable to locate
Companies can't effectively perform early lost stopped
Weather has potential to have exhausting effect
Command instinct
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When transferring command, what is pertinent info? (6)
Incident conditions
Incident management plan
Completion of tactical objectives
Safety considerations
Deployment and assignment of operating crews
Need for additional resources
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In order, how should rescue efforts be extended? (4)
1- most severely threatened
2- largest # of people
3- remainder of fire area
4- exposed areas (people in exposed area)
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What part of the helicopter is restricted for personnel?
| How far should they be away?
Tail rotar area
50-100ft
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what are initial entry team (IRIC) operations?
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Search plan
Locate firefighter
Assess firefighter in environment
Trans fill air and package firefighter
Monitor entry team air supply
Provide CAN reports to command
Prepare to extricate firefighter
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What are the five actions that command uses in a calculated manner for safety?
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IC
PPE
Accountability
Safety
Risk Assessment
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What are the EMS tactical objectives?
Completion of extrication
-extrication complete
Completion of triage report
-triage complete
Declaration of all immediately transported
-immediate transported
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When are helicopters used on EMS calls?
When time and distance effects ground transportation time
When sufficient ambos are unavailable
When patients are in locations inaccessible to ground units
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When is a medical transport considered?
Immediate trauma patients requiring urgent surgery
Patients requiring specialized treatment
Medical control deems necessary
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What must be use on all hazardous material incidents? (3)
Full protective clothing
SCBA
Special protective clothing
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What do you flash flammable liquids with? (If within the guidelines)
Chemical dispersant (bio-safe) combined with a minimum of 1000 gallons of water
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Engine functions ? (5)
- Search, rescue, and treatment
- Stretch hose lines
- Operate nozzles
- Pump hose lines
- Lost control
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Ladder functions? (10)
- Search, rescue, treatment
- Ventilate
- Forcible entry
- extrication
- provide access/check extension
- Raise ladders
- Utility control
- provide lighting
- loss stopped
- overhaul
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What are the severity rating levels of infectious control program? (4)
Significant
Moderate
Minimal
Probable-none
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What is the standard radio term for the completion of the primary search?
All Clear
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T/F
It is a good idea for command to request additional resources in a piecemeal fashion
False
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What are the three approaches for safety sector intervention at scene operations?
#1- life-threatening situations
#2- non-life-threatening situations
#3- ongoing incident planning process
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T/F
Driver of code 3 has overall right to the road and others must yield
False
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What are the guidelines for flushing flammable liquids to the environment or drain?
30 gallons of unleaded
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Radio codes:
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261?
961?
962?
963?
901-H?
906?
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261- rape
961- mvd no injury
962- mvd with injury
963- mvd with fatality
901-H- dead person
906- police assistance HELP
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What is included in a triage report?
of patients and their classification (condition)
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Three modes of command?
1- nothing showing
2- fast attack
3- stationary command
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What are the three strategies that command can assume?
1 offensive
2 defensive
3 marginal
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What are the surface selections in order for LZ's? (5)
1- concrete
2- asphalt
3- grass
4- compact dirt (needs to be lightly moistened)
5- dry loose dirt/sand(needs to be heavily moistened)
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What do you do if anything becomes unsafe during the approach of any helicopter during landing operations?
Instruct Pilot to circle around three times
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How big should the landing zone be?
At least an area of 100ft by 100ft
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How big should the "touchdown" area of the landing zone be?
60ft by 60ft
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What do you need to do to patients before moving them to the treatment area?
They need to be triage and tagged
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How far should spectators, traffic, and animals be from the landing zone?
At least 200ft
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At what angle should you approach and withdrawal from the helicopter?
45 degree angle
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What PPE should be worn by personnel when operating in or on the helicopter? (4)
Flight helmet
Fire resistant clothing
Leather boots
Gloves
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How many lanes should be blocked off on the highway is one lane is blocked due to an incident?
At least the lane next to the incident if not more if necessary
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Company should be kept at least how many feet away from a railroad?
25ft
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At what angle should apparatus be placed at towards a curb?
A 45 degree angle
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How far should you park your apparatus from the structure?
30-50ft
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What are the flammable liquids of natural gas?
4% to 15% (in air)
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How should natural gas fires be controlled/extinguished?
By stopping the flow
Turning off the gas
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What is GFD's way of securing electrical, gas, and mechanical shut offs?
The lock out tag out system
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On extrication call, what sector will most of ALS members ?
Treatment sector
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What are the EMS command sectors? (4)
Triage
Extrication
Treatment
Transportation
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When should triage tags be used?
Anytime there are
3 or more immediates
Or
more than 10 patients
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What needs to be established during all 3 alarm medicals or greater?
A medical supply sector
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How many patients involved in a multi patient incident?
Mass casualty incident?
Disaster?
Multi patient 100
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When are PAR's required? (7)
Missing or trapped firefighter
Change in strategy
Sudden hazard event
Companies report fire control
Companies report all clear
Every 30 min elapsed time notification
Anytime command feels necessary
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How do you locate level 2 staging officer?
Code 3 lights will be on
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On a multi company medical response, Who will go straight to scene?
What will all other companies do?
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First arriving :
1-engine Company
2-Paramedic unit
3-ladder
4- BC
5- rescue
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use level 1 staging upon their arrival
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In a multi company medical response, how will level 1 staging be conducted?
In the direction of travel
approximately one block from the incident
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T/F
In the absence or delay of the ladder, command can not assign ladder functions to an engine
False
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do tactical priorities have to be achieved in order?
Yes
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When are passports implemented?
Any incident that requires the use of a SCBA
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What is the purpose of accountability?
To account for all personnel in the hot zone
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Define hot zone
Any area that requires the use of an SCBA
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Who exits the hot zone if SCBA, radio, or safety equipment fails?
The entire crew
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Where should TIC cameras not be used
In environments or atmospheres where static or a spark could cause an explosion
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What are three rules of staging for PD?
1- half mile from incident
2- out of sight
3- at least 2 means of eagress (backing doesn't count)
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The initial IC should remain in command until when? (3)
Command is transferred
Incident is stabilized
Command is terminated
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What is the first and second priority a defensive fire
1 personnel safety
2 exposure protection
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When is the secondary search conducted?
After fire control and ventilation is complete
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When is Level 1 staging in effect?
When three or more companies are responding
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When first unit on scene reports "nothing showing", responding unit should do what?
Go code 3 at speed limit
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Who outranks everyone on the fire ground?
IC- incident commander
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During "fast attack mode", when must command withdrawal to exterior?
Situation is not stabilized
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What mode if "nothing showing"
Investigative mode
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What is included in the initial radio report? (8)
Unit
Brief description of incident situation
Obvious conditions
Brief description if actions taken
Declaration of strategy
any obvious safety concerns (if noted)
Assumption and ID of command
Assume and announce accountability location
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Tactical priorities in order
1- search/rescue = all clear
2- fire control= under control
3- property conservation =loss stopped
* firefighter safety is ongoing
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3 strategies
Offensive
Defensive
Marginal
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What should all personnel have before entering the hot zone? (3)
Full turnouts/air
Crew intact (PAR)
Assigned
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What is the risk management plan?
Risk our lives to save savable lives
Risk a little to save savable property
Risk nothing to say what's already lost
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Seven fire ground factors
Building- size, construction type
Fire- location, size/extent
Occupancy- type, fire load
Life hazard/rescue- #, location
Arrangement- access, exposure
Actions- IAP, risk management plan
Special considerations - weather, time of day
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Who is on the passport?
Only members in the hot zone or about to enter the hot zone
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When do you implement passports?
Any incident that requires the use of an SCBA
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When do you terminate passport system?
Fire under control
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Defined "in transit" in regards to on deck crew
The time it takes for a company to reach their assignment area after receiving an order
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For buildings with all geographical positioning, what would you call the front of the building?
A or Alpha
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What classifies an emergency?
Life, safety, property
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What is the maximum of sectors in a fast moving/ complex operations?
5
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Can command be passed to an officer that is not on the scene?
No
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Defined recycling
A timely and efficient means of air replacement and rehydration of companies while maintaining their sector assignment
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How soon should passports be updated after arrival of crewmembers?
Immediately
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What is the firefighters accountability responsibility?
Stay with crew at all times
ensure that their name and tag is on the passport at all times
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What is the first engine engineers accountability responsibility?
Become the accountability officer
Collect passports from crews and apparatus assigned to their side of incident
Manage accountability
(place passport pouch on discharge gate)
(place hoseline ID tags on each line)
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What is company officers accountability responsibility?
Keep their crew intact at all times
Make sure passport is current and accurate
make sure passport is turning point of entry and retrieved upon exiting hot zone
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What is commands accountability responsibility?
Tracking the location of all crews in the hot zone
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What incidents get elapse time notifications? (4)
Working fire
Working hazmat
Code
Major medical
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When is a Mayday used?
By a member who is lost, trapped, or in trouble
By an officer who cannot account for an assigned firefighter that's operating in the Hot zone
By a member that witnesses or confirms that a firefighter is lost, trapped, or in trouble
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What do we assume automatically about an absent member of a crew?
That they are lost or trapped
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What are the three fire ground levels and who works in each one?
strategic- IC
Tactical- sector officers
Task- companies
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What are the four characteristics of smoke?
Volume
velocity
density
color
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When does command choose investigative mode?
When nothing showing
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Purpose of the incident command system?
To facilitate the completion of the tactical objectives
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IC ?
Incident commander
Person who drives the command system towards the end
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The functions of command ?
Standard activities to achieve the tactical objectives
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If company officer assumes stationary command, what options are available with regards to the assignment of the remaining crew? (3)
Place the company into action with 2 or 3 members
Assign the crew to work under supervision of another company
Assign the crew members to perform staff functions
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What is the preferred method of transfer of command?
Face to face
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What does a command post vehicle provide for command? (5)
Work space for IC and staff personnel
Lighting
Communication equipment
Reference items (supplies)
Isolation from outside distractions
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What is the purpose of sectors? (4)
Safety of fire fighting personnel
To reduce the span of control to more manageable smaller sized units
Helps with incident scene organization
Reduce overall amount of radio communications
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When should command begin to assign sectors? (4)
Situation (will) involves # of companies or functions beyond command control
Companies are involved in complex operations
Companies involved in hazardous operations
Companies operating in tactical positions where command has no control (out of sight)
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What does command assign each sector officer? (3)
Tactical objective
Radio designation/name (roof, north etc)
Resources assigned to them
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Passport
2" x 4" plastic card with company's ID
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What are the requirements for the IRIC? (4)
Attack line
Radio
Ppe
SCBA
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When can you do without IRIC?
Life hazard
Fire in incipient stages
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When is safety sector implemented? (3)
Multiple alarm incidents
Special ops rescue (trench, confined space )
First alarm haz mat incident
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All crews will go in together, stay together, and come out together.
Reduced visibility and increased risk will require what?
Very tightness together
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What should a passport contain?
Names of all personnel presently assigned to that company
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What size is passport?
What size is status board?
Passport 2" x 4"
Status board 8" x 11"
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When must a passport be hand delivered?
If apparatus is more than 50' away
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When is emergency traffic used?
To report emergencies other than lost or trapped firefighters (which gets a mayday)
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What must the IC always assume about the firefighter that gave a mayday?
That they are lost or trapped in the building until they are accounted for
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What are the 3 basic information factors that command utilizes for fireground intelligence?
Visual factors
Reconnaissance factors
Pre-planning and familiarity factors
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What are the 3 basic tactual priorities?
Rescue
Fire control
Property conservation
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What is the "umbrella of service" made up of?
Firefighter safety
Customer service
Loss control
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When dealing with "umbrella of service" give example of:
Firefighter safety
Customer service
Loss control
Firefighter safety: physical fitness, mental preparedness, training, equip
Customer service: positive customer care
Loss control: craftsmanship, pride, compassion
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Difference between primary and secondary search?
Primary: quick
Secondary: thorough
Preferred to use a different crew for each
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What does the basic rescue size up consist of?
| 3
Number, location, and condition of victim
Affect fire has on victim
Capability of the control forces to enter the building, remove/ protect victim and control the fire
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What is the basic rescue decision that command must make based on rescue size up?
Do we remove victim from fire
Or
Do we remove fire from victim
