Week 2

Question 1

at a taxpayer, who ensures the sprinkler is supplied?

Answer 1

3rd engine

Question 2

t or f taxpayer

2nd due engine should always stay with the 1st line due to the difficulties of maneuvering and operating a 2 1/2” line.

Answer 2

false. when conditions and staffing permit the 2nd engine can stretch a second line.

Question 3

t or f Taxpayer

An engine can operate a line directly into the trench.

Answer 3

True, members need to be removed from below

Question 4

T or F Taxpayers
during business hours, storefront windows should be taken so that lines can be stretched through them in order to leave the exits free for evacuating customers.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

At a taxpayer with multiple occupancies, fire has control of the cockloft, where do the 1st two lines go?

Answer 5

1st line to most severe exposure
2nd line to exposure on other side
*may require skipping stores to get ahead of it.

Question 6

when a there is fire in the cockloft of a taxpayer and exposures are not an immediate problem, where does the 1st line go?

Answer 6

into the store and under the main body of fire.

Question 7

Who shuts down the utilites at a taxpayer fire?

Answer 7

1st ladder

*in PD’s its the second ladder

Question 8

at a cellar fire in a taxpayer, where does the 2nd ladder operate?

Answer 8

adjoining stores and cellar entrances

Question 9

How many feet can a tower ladder cover of store frontage at a taxpayer?

Answer 9

100ft

Question 10

you get a ticket to respond as the salvage truck, do you go in emergency mode or modified response.

Answer 10

Modified response for salvage

Question 11

when shutting down valves on the buckeye pipeline do you turn clockwise or counter clockwise.

Answer 11

clockwise, 42 full turns, except shippers line 24 full turns

Question 12

t or f

ladders responding to a 2nd alarm on the buckeye pipeline should put extra foam on the rig.

Answer 12

false, engines on 2nd alarm do this

Question 13

When confirmed leak on the buckeye pipeline, what info should your size up to dispatch contain? (4 things)

Answer 13

LATE, Location, Amount, Topography, Exposures

Question 14

How far should a rig be from a leak at the buckeye pipeline?

Answer 14

600ft

Question 15

Can a BFU’s winch extricate a stuck engine?

Answer 15

no, its for self extrication or similar sized vehicles.

*rescue company winch can remove stuck apparatus

Question 16

At a hazmat incident in a subway, who is responsible for providing an estimate of the number of victims to IC? and who is to inform the 2nd ladder and IC if victims collapse on way to subway exit to decon?

Answer 16

1st engine officer for both

Question 17

T or F Hazmat in subway
if the victim responds to voice or touch, the victim is likely to survive and should be removed from the area immediately

Answer 17

True

Question 18

what does lewisite smell like?

Answer 18

Geraniums

Question 19

How is the search rope bag marked?
a-company id
b-search rope
c-no markings, the yellow case and size are the identifiers

Answer 19

company id is on the search rope bag

Question 20

when exiting a building on a search rope, which hand should be on it to avoid crashing into a company that is entering?

Answer 20

Right hand

Question 21

T or F

Nerve agents - sarin, tabun, soman, smell like fruit

Answer 21

true

**VX is odorless but a nerve agent

Question 22

T or F
Blister agents:
mustard -garlic odor
lewistite- geraniums

Answer 22

True

*mustard symptoms don’t start for hours

Question 23

T or F

Blood agents - hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride- burnt almonds

Answer 23

True ABC
A-almonds
B-blood
C-cyanide

Question 24

T or F
Choking agents - 
ammonia - bleach odor
chlorine - chlorine odor
phosgene - musky hay, grass

Answer 24

True

Question 25

T or F

ALL chemical agents, except hydrogen cyanide, are heavier than air

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What are the 5 call types where the single unit responding is in modified response?

Answer 26

WELTS
W-water leaks
E- ERS no contact (2300-0800)
L-Lock ins
T- Trees down (no wires,buildings,vehicles)
S-Salvage truck

Question 27

What are the 9 responses when the first engine and/or ladder are in emergency mode but everyone else is modified?

Answer 27

JJEB SOME 3
J-class J alarm (0700-1900) 
J-class J alarm (1900-0700) 
E-class E alarm
B-Bars alarm (1st engine in emergency mode)
S-Sprinkler activatin
O-Odors (gas, fumes, other than smoke)
M-manhole emergencies 
E- Electrical emergencies
3-class 3 alarms

Question 28

for class J alarms, what times do you get a full response, what times does 1 engine or 1 ladder with a BC go?

Answer 28

1900-0700- full assignment

0700-1900- 1 engine or ladder and BC

Question 29

Buckeye pipe line
how far above the ground should a SOLID stream be held? and should it be moved (rapidly/slowly) side to side to provide a path for rescue.

Answer 29

a few inched and rapidly

Question 30

Chemical attack in subway

are members allowed to enter a subway where visible persons are unresponsive?

Answer 30

NO

Question 31

Chemical attack in subway

members operating in bunker gear should no proceed in the hot zone any further then what?

Answer 31

the farthest LIVE victim

Question 32

Chemical attack in subway

1st arriving ladder company what are team 1 and team 2 duties?

Answer 32

EHAB
team 1 (EHA)- evacuation and hazard assessment
team 2 (B)- back up team 1 and will establish a communications really to the IC

Question 33

Chemical attack in subway

2nd arriving ladder company, what are team 1 and team 2 duties?

Answer 33

EDG SAC
team 1 (EDG)- evacuation TO gross decon
team 2(SAC)- site access control.  define initial exclusion zone (RED tape), establish contamination reduction zone (YELLOW tape), and establish contamination reduction corridor.