Volume 2 Patrick H. Flashcards
____________is used to control access to a building or area during fires, hazardous materials
incidents, rescue operations or any other situation where it is necessary to control and maintain
accountability for the entry and exit of personnel.
Lobby Sector
In the case of a HIGH-RISE building… Where is the Access Control point normally set-up?
Ground Floor Lobby
In the case of a Technical Operation, a perimeter shall be defined (identified) by __________, with an entrance/exit point identified.
HAZARD ZONE Tape
Lobby Sector personnel must control______ (which) access points when alternate entrances are available?
ALL access points
The Lobby Sector will record the a)_________, b)__________, and c)__________ of all personnel entering the control area.
a) Names
b) Times
c) assignments
__________ ____ will be collected from ALL personnel entering and should be retrieved upon departure.
Accountability tags
When beginning operations, Atleast_______(how many firefighters) should be left to establish Lobby Sector?
1………At least 1 firefighter
TRUE or FALSE
Several PUBLIC and PRIVATE helicopter services are available for various purposes, including emergency
medical transportation, rescue from inaccessible locations, aerial reconnaissance of emergency
scenes, brush firefighting, and emergency transportation of personnel
TRUE
4 Reasons helicopter transportation should be considered.
- Time
- Distance
- ambulances are unavailable
- locations inaccessible to ground units
3 Reasons helicopter medical transportation should be considered.
- Immediate trauma Pt’s requiring urgent surgery
- Pt’s requiring specialized treatment
OB, Pediatric, Burns, Neurological - any Pt. Medical Control deems necessary
Regarding Aerial Reconnaissance :
Aerial observation may be desirable in _________ situations.
COMPLEX
Regarding Aerial Reconnaissance :
Aerial Recon…has proven extremely effective in these situations. (4)
- Brush fire fighting
- Structure fires involving difficult access
- High-rise fires
- HAZ-MAT …tracking direction and distance of contamination
(How many) _________methods of Brush firefighting are available using helicopters?
2 methods
How many BAMBI BUCKETS does Phoenix have?
2
How many BAMBI BUCKETS does MESA have?
1
How many BUOY WALL TANKS does Phoenix have?
4
How many BUOY WALL TANKS does Mesa have?
1
BUOY WALL TANKS will hold either______ or ______ gallons of water?
3,000 Gallons OR 4,000 Gallons
BAMBI BUCKETS can hold from ___ to ___ gallons of water DEPENDING ON AIR TEMP AND HUMITITY.
67 to 96 Gallons
TRUE or FALSE:
Helicopters with full buckets CAN fly over occupied structures or traffic?
FALSE
Concerning BUOY WALL set up:
Apparatus must be kept _______’ to the side of flight path of helicopters dipping the tank?
150’ to the side of flight path
Concerning BUOY WALL set up:
Foam concentrate can be added to the tank WHEN the water is ______’ from the top of tank?
1’ ……one foot from top of tank
Concerning BUOY WALL set up:
How many salvage covers should be placed on ground to protect bottom of tank?
1 to 2 salvage covers
Concerning Helicopter Recue Stuff:
TRUE or FALSE
“Special Use” of Helicopters are activities that require pilots and rescuers to use certified technical rescue skills?
TRUE
The following are considered “Special Use” Helo Operations: (7)
- External Loads (longlines, water buckets and stuff)
- Hover sites (low level hovering)
- Helicopter repelling
- below 500’ flights
- flights around a fire perimeter
- Single skid landings (savage)
- any takeoff or landing with crazy terrain, obstacles or surface conditions
Who_________ will coordinate the ESTABLISHMENT of ground- to - air communications?
DISPATCH
TRUE or FALSE:
National Guard helicopters DO HAVE direct communication capability with fire department ground crews?
FALSE: ground crews must use HAND SIGNALS
_________ Name (Designation) for a helicopter operating under the direction of the Phoenix Fire Dept.
FIREBIRD
_________ Name (Designation) for a helicopter operating under the direction of the Department of Public Safety
RANGER 41
Should anything become unsafe during the approach of any helicopter , LZ sector should instruct the pilot to ___________?
GO AROUND 3 TIMES
