WEEK #13 WEEK OF 4/28/14 PART I – BISP MANUAL CHAP. 4 ADDENDUMS 1, 2 & 3 PART II – SAFETY BULLETINS #83 - END PART III – TB – SCBA PART IV – TB – FORCIBLE ENTRY #1 & 2 PART V – EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – WATER RESCUE #2 & 3 INSTRUCTOR: BC DAVE SIMMS Flashcards
PART I – BISP MANUAL CHAP. 4 ADDENDUMS 1, 2 & 3 PART II – SAFETY BULLETINS #83 - END PART III – TB – SCBA PART IV – TB – FORCIBLE ENTRY #1 & 2 PART V – EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – WATER RESCUE #2 & 3
PART I – BISP MANUAL CHAP. 4 ADDENDUMS 1, 2 & 3:
1. You are a lieutenant working your first day tour in the field. During the morning BISP you
come across several violations. In which one would you be correct to issue a Notice of
Violation? (Add. 1 sec. 2)
a. Illegal use of a kerosene heater
b. A building with a façade that you deem to be an immediate hazard
c. An MTA owned property with a large accumulation of illegally stored waste
d. A commercial occupancy which has failed to provide adequate exit signs on the premises
- D
- A member of your unit has just filled out a notice of Violation and has asked you which
part of the NOV she should serve to the respondent. The answer you gave the firefighter was:
(6.2)
a. White copy
b. Blue copy
c. Gold copy
d. Pink copy
- C
- You have just filled out a Notice of Violation for several violations in a multiple dwelling.
The owner cannot be located, but an employee who works at the premises has stated that she is
willing to accept the NOV and hand it to the owner, who is due to arrive at the premises shortly.
In this situation, you were most correct when you performed which action? (pg. 12, 13)
a. Served the employee with the NOV
b. Affixed the NOV to any wall in the building’s main lobby, preferably near the main
entrance
c. Located a tenant of the building and told the tenant to personally hand it to the owner of the
building
d. Affixed the NOV to a counter or desk top in the main lobby if one is available
- B
- Engine Company 168 is reinspecting a premise that the unit had previously written a
Violation Order against. The owner of the occupancy is present and is stating that he is trying his
best to comply with the VO, but feels the Fire Department has not given him enough time to
correct the problem. You as the lieutenant would be correct if you were to tell the owner that he
can have an extension to fix the problem if he has corrected what percentage of the problem?
(Add. 2 sec. 2)
a. 75%
b. 65%
c. Significant progress
d. No extensions are permitted. Issue a summons for failure to comply with an order of the
Fire Commissioner
- A
- A member of your unit has discovered a violation in a Port Authority owned building
which he feels warrants corrective action. In this situation you were correct when you performed
which action? (Add 2, pg 4)
a. Explained to the firefighter that Violation Orders cannot be issued to Non Jurisdictional
Agencies
b. Write the VO and leave the pink copy at the premise
c. Write the VO, leave no copies at the premise, forward all copies (pink, yellow, and both
whites) to the Field Public Communications Unit (FPCU)
d. Issued a Notice of Violation instead of a Violation Order
- B
Effective immediately the following procedure shall be adhered to whenever a violation order is
issued to a City Agency or a Non Jurisdictional Agency:
1. When a Violation Order has been issued, the pink copy shall left at the premises.
- Ladder Company 108 performing a reinspection of a building for which the unit had
previously written a Violation Order against. There has not been significant progress made and
you as the officer order a summons for failure to comply with the VO to be issued. In regard to
proper service of a summons, you would be incorrect if you were to believe which choice?
(Add 3, sec. 4.1-4.5)
a. The summons should be personally served on the owner of the building or business
b. If the business is a corporation or partnership, the summons given to an individual who is
authorized to accept service on their behalf, i.e. president, vice president, partner, managing
agent.
c. The summons must be served on the same person the VO was issued to
d. If serving a corporation and personal service is not possible, bring the summons back to
quarters and forward it to the Administrative Enforcement Unit, Bureau of Legal Affairs
- C
- You have had the misfortune to have to issue four (4) criminal court summons during a
single BISP period. Which one will most likely be dismissed for improper service? (9.1.3)
a. Defendant A refused to accept the summons, so you dropped it at his feet. Defendant left
the scene without the summons
b. Defendant B slammed the door in your face and refused to open it when you told her she
was being served with a summons. You left the summons in front of the door
c. Defendant C was so angry at being served with a summons, he tore it up in front of you,
threw the pieces to the floor, called you an obscene name and stormed off without the summons
d. Defendant D left the scene prior to being served. You left the summons at the premises
with someone who stated he was the defendant’s 16 year old brother. The brother produced the
required proper identification.
- D
b. If a defendant leaves before you have an opportunity to serve the summons, you may leave it with another person at the premises who is of suitable age (18 or older) and discretion. If this person refuses to take the summons, you may leave it in their direct vicinity.
- Indicate the choice in which a summons was improperly served against a New York City
Agency. (9.4.1)
a. To a custodian of a public school for a large accumulation of rubbish in the hallway during
school hours
b. To a New York City Housing Authority manager for a standpipe or sprinkler shutdown
without notifying the FDNY
c. When directed by the Bureau of Fire Prevention
d. To the principal of a public school for a locked exit
- A
PART II – SAFETY BULLETINS #83 - END:
1. The protective hood is part of a firefighter’s personal protective equipment (PPE) and its
use is mandated by the department and the NFPA. Which one of the following firefighters is
acting incorrectly in regard to his/her protective hood? (SB 83 sec. 4, 5)
a. A member is utilizing a protective hood which is saturated with water at a 10-75
b. A firefighter is cleaning her hood with a liquid detergent
c. An officer is air drying his hood on the apparatus floor away from any sunlight
d. Members are wringing water out of their hoods after they became saturated with water
from a hose stream
- D
- Lieutenant Rice is working a 9x6 tour in Engine 34. He has just been informed by his
forcible entry firefighter that the firefighter’s hood must be placed out of service and there are no
spare hoods available in the firehouse for use. An alarm for a 10-75 has just been received via
teleprinter. Lieutenant Rice would be correct in which action? (3)
a. Order the firefighter not to enter an IDLH area at the 10-75
b. Insure that the firefighter has his/her helmet earflaps down and coat collar up and secured
by the neck strap prior to entering the fire area
c. Have the firefighters earflaps down and coat collar up and secured by the neck strap. This
firefighter may enter the fire area for rescue purposes only
d. Have the firefighter only respond to non structural responses until a replacement hood can
be obtained
- B
- When no spare hood is available for a member with a missing or out of service hood, an
officer should perform which action to obtain a spare? (3)
a. Direct the member to the quartermaster
b. Call the quartermaster for immediate delivery of a spare hood
c. Obtain a spare from the administrative battalion
d. Order the member to borrow a hood from another members coat pocket
- A
- Wearing the hood in a hostile environment can somewhat reduce a firefighters ability to
note changing fire conditions in the immediate area. Other correct statements concerning the
hood are found in all but which answer? (2, 3, 5, 6)
a. Reasons for placing the hood out of service include but are not limited to contamination
and any damage detected during its serviceability inspection
b. A member feeling any pain or discomfort through the hood must under all circumstances
immediately leave the fire area
c. The hood shall be inspected at the start of each tour and after each use
d. Hood shall be worn whether dry, wet, or saturated with moisture
- B
- You are a Captain operating as the FAST unit at a fire on the third floor of a five story non
fireproof tenement building. There are window bars on all floors of the building. From your
knowledge of window bars, you know that at a minimum, the unit assigned to remove window
bars from the building should insure that the bars are removed from where on the building?
(SB 84 sec. 4.8)
a. At least one window on the fire floor and all floors above the fire floor
b. All window bars on the fire floor and floor above
c. One window on the fire floor and floor above
d. All windows on the fire floor and one window on the floor above the fire
- C
- A study group from Queens made the following statements in regard to window bars
placed on buildings throughout New York City. An incorrect statement they made can be found
in which choice? (sec. 4)
a. The first due aerial ladder should, if possible, leave room for a tower ladder in front of the
building
b. The second handline should initially back up the first line. If not needed it can be advanced
to the floor above the fire
c. A tower ladder shall be special called at fires in buildings with window bars
d. The location of window bars that have been cleared should be communicated to all units
- C
- From a firefighting standpoint, the main drawback of a gypsum roof deck system is best
found in which choice? (SB 85 3.1)
a. The large open web lightweight steel trusses which support them
b. They are extremely vulnerable to moisture causing a deterioration of the system
c. The large open spaces which they span and the weight of the material which can weigh up
to 17.5 lbs/sq. ft. or 135 lbs per plank
d. They will not support the weight of a firefighter under fire conditions
- B
- You are a lieutenant supervising roof operations during a second alarm at a one story motor
vehicle repair shop. As the roof firefighter makes his initial cut, a large cloud of white powdery
residue is observed coming from the cut. In this situation you were acting properly when you
performed which action? (3.4)
a. Ordered all members operating on the roof to an area of safety and evaluated conditions on
the roof
b. Made an immediate notification to the incident commander and ordered all personnel off
the roof
c. Ensured that the firefighter making the cut operated with a harness sling and guide member
to prevent the member from falling
d. Notified the incident commander that roof operations will be seriously delayed due to the
minimum commitment of members allowed to operate on the roof
- B
- Engine Company 201 is preparing to operate the first hoseline in an occupied taxpayer
occupancy. They have just heard an announcement via handie talkie stating that the occupancy
has a gypsum concrete roof deck. The proper course of action for the officer to take at this type
of fire would be to: (3.3)
a. Advance a 2 ½” handline and operate from a place of safety within the structure
b. Stretch the first line to the Siamese, and if manpower and conditions permit, a second line
to the most serious exposure
c. Enter the building with an 1 ¾” handline only in an emergency
d. Stand fast with a charged 2 ½ “ handline outside the building until a determination as to the
safety of the roof deck can be established
- A
- Engine Company 1 and Ladder Company 24 are operating at an automobile accident with
fire in a Toyota RAV4 electric vehicle. These two lieutenants would be acting incorrectly if they
were to believe which choice below? (SB 86 sec. 1-4)
a. Do not allow the orange colored high voltage wires to be cut
b. Battery pack fires can be extinguished using copious amounts of water or Class D powder
extinguishing agent
c. Pulling the service plug will disable the automobiles traction batteries
d. It is permissible to use extrication tools in the passenger compartment, but not on the
traction batteries or any energized components
- C
- SECURING THE VEHICLE
• Place the selector lever in the “P” position.
• Apply the parking brake fully.
• Shut off vehicle power by turning off the keyed motor switch.
• Chock the wheels.
Securing the vehicle assures that it will not operate inadvertently. However, it does not
disconnect the individual traction batteries or cut off battery pack voltage potential. The
vehicle makes virtually no noise when the drive system is powered and the vehicle is parked
or stopped. Never assume the vehicle is off simply because it is silent.
- High Visibility Safety Vests have been issued to all units, one to each riding position.
Which one of the following members would be required to wear a High Visibility Safety Vest at
an incident? (SB 88 sec 2.1)
a. An engine company member operating a hoseline in close proximity to the fire with
donned SCBA and bunker gear on an express highway
b. A ladder company member operating at an automobile accident at night on a secondary
roadway
c. A ladder company firefighter with donned bunker gear directing traffic during daylight
hours (bright sunny day).
d. All members operating at a hazardous material incident on an express highway
- C
2.1 Department policy requires all members to wear high visibility safety vests when
operating on all highways at all times, day or night. This includes, but is not limited to,
incidents such as vehicle collisions, extrications, fluid spills, dangerous conditions,
vehicle fires, and at any operation that the Incident Commander deems necessary.
The scene must also be protected from the hazards of moving traffic by utilizing
apparatus blocking or total lane closure
PART III – TB – SCBA:
1. The FDNY currently utilizes the Scott 4.5 Positive Pressure Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus (SCBA). From the following choose and incorrect statement in regard to the SCBA.
(2.1)
a. The SCBA will protect against the entry of contaminants through the eyes
b. The SCBA will not protect against heat exhaustion or exposure to flame and heat
c. If a member runs out of air, the facepiece should be removed
d. If a member is wearing a donned facepiece, contaminants can still enter the respiratory tract
via a punctured eardrum
- C
- Members of a Queens Study group made the following statements in regard to the SCBA.
Which one requires correcting? (2.3, 2.4)
a. Contact lenses can be worn with the facepiece. Approval by the Chief Medical Officer is
required.
b. Glasses with temple bars or straps that pass between the face and seal of the facepiece are
prohibited
c. If corrective lenses are required, a member may request a lens frame kit through the mask
service unit.
d. The SCBA is never to be used underwater. If submerged it must be placed out of service
- A
2.3 CONTACT LENSES AND GLASSES
2.3.1 Contact lenses may be worn with the SCBA.
- A probationary firefighter has asked you, her lieutenant, to explain some of the various
features of the SCBA’s cylinder to her during the morning inspection. You made the following
statements. In which one were you not entirely correct? (3.2)
a. The cylinder holds purified oxygen enhanced breathing air
b. A hydrostatic test is performed every 5 years on the cylinder
c. Cylinders have a service life of 15 years
d. 30, 45, and 60 minute cylinders vary in size. Each cylinder has a specific harness assembly.
The harness assemblies are cylinder specific and not interchangeable.
- A
- Each SCBA is equipped with an End Of Service Time Indicator (EOSTI) alarms called the
Vibralert and Heads Up Display (HUD). The Vibrablert and HUD will actuate when cylinder
pressure reaches approximately what per cent for each? (3.2.8)
a. 25% Vibralert, 33% HUD
b. 25% Vibralert, 25% HUD
c. 33% Vibralert, 33% HUD
d. 33% Vibralert, 25% HUD
- B
- You are a lieutenant in a company that is designated a battalion cylinder depot. In regard to
the various cylinders that may be found in your quarters, you know that which one of the
following is incorrect? (3.2.11, 3.2.12, 3.2.16)
a. All spare cylinders, including those on the apparatus, reserve apparatus, and special units
are inspected weekly on Monday.
b. Spare cylinders found below 4500 psi shall be tagged and returned to Mask Service Unit
(MSU) for further inspection
c. It is prohibited to use company or spare SCBA’s when drilling members in Unconscious
Firefighter Removal procedures
d. Cylinders with a blue top (training cylinders) are suitable for firefighting purposes and
permissible to use.
- D
- All members should be aware that cylinders should be exchanged for one that is full in all
but which of the following situations? (3.3.1, 3.8.9)
a. Prior to operating, when the remote gauge reads less than full (green area)
b. While operating, when the remote gauge reads less than ¼
c. While operating when the HUD is flashing yellow
d. When the vibralert in the facepiece actuates
- C