Week 1 Flashcards
when a civilian states they are being harassed by another civilian, what does the officer do and who does he forward the report too?
Request PD, places the unit OOS, report goes to chief of operations
When you come across a child who should not be returned to parents for safety reasons. What do you do?
Company OOS, request PD, FDNY Ems supervisor, and ambulance. ambulance does the report.
Who are you?
E76L, E76Y, E76C, E76S?
E76L = lobby control unit E76Y = systems control unit E76C = CFR E76S = communications unit
What suffix does the chief who is the staging area manager have?
P Ex. B11P
Which is not correct for CIDS:
A- 4 lines 40 characters each
B- abbreviations shall be used
C- use a dash to split words at end of lines
D-All official street addresses do not need cids for a building
C- do not split words at the end of a line.
*if official adress is 100-110 amsterdam ave but only 110 is posted, officer can determine that only 110 needs CIDS
T or F
taxpayers built prior to 1920 may have a decorative metal cornice that can be removed to provide access to the cockloft
True
In taxpayers, cast iron columns are unpredictable and fail on the average in about ____min
30 min
In taxpayers, which 2 areas are particularly vulnerable to backdrafts? a-cocklofts b- cellars c- storage areas d- cornices
B/C cellar and storage areas
T or F Taxpayers
The presence of smoke and the force of it issuing from cornices, scuttles, skylights, windows, doors or other openings may give some indication of the fire location and its severity.
true
T or F Taxpayers
An alternative to roof venting, is the use of a hose stream from a distance or flanking position, which is immediately discharged when the fire area is opened-up. This may be just as effective as roof ventilation.
F, is not as effective as roof ventilation
T or F Taxpayer
A trench cut can be used as a ventilation hole when there are other ventilation holes AND it is not practical to cut a trench when fire has involved a major portion of the cockloft.
TRUE
*dont use trench as only vent hole
What size hole for a vent hole in a taxpayer, and how many saws and how many members to cut it?
8x8 hole, 2 saws and 4 members
T or F LSR
when repacking the rope you come across a kink, so you take the rope OOS
false, remove the kink
LSR is going out of service. Who do you send the report to?
Chief of Safety
T or F training rope
The training rope is 100ft, and can be used a max of 200 times (100 on each end)
True
T or F
People, equipment, and apparatus leaving the initial exclusion zone must be decontaminated.
True
T or F
CPC ladder companies can operate in the exclusion zone when technical companies are monitoring the environment.
True
T or F
you are outside your administrative area and come across a vacant building that is not marked. You leave it and notify the admin company so they can mark it.
False, you can mark a vacant outside your admin area
What is the depth of the cockloft in the following buildings? a- H-type b- taxpayer c- brownstone d- rowframe
a-up to 4ft
b-4” to more then 6’
c-2-3ft
d- 1ft up to tall enough to stand in
for an “open house” how long will the firehouse be open to the public?
2 hours
*operation sidewalk is 1hr
Suspicious activity form
where do you send it?
where in firehouse do you store it?
send it to BFI and call BFI
do not keep copies in firehouse
CIDS
when submitting an immediate cids do you call, fax, email, etc..?
submit online and call admin BC
What is a CL2LW?
A fire-protected structure constructed using metal “C” joist or steel bar joist.
What is a CL3LW?
A non fire proof structure renovated or repaired using any type of structural light weight materials
What is a CL4LW?
Wood frame structure constructed using any time of structural lightweight materials
t or f
wooden bowstring truss may only support 60% of the land they were originally designed to.
False, 40%
taxpayers
unprotected open web steel joists may collapse after only ___min.
5-10 minutes
how much can the LSR shrink?
8-10ft
inflatable soft landing mat
t or f
used to a maximum height of 3 stories, can be used on the apron, only used at firehouse, zipper at exhaust port must be in the full open position
TRUE
NFPA diamond
what is the blue, red, yellow, white section?
blue - health hazards
red - flammability
yellow - reactivity
white - special hazards
