Week 2 Flashcards
at a taxpayer, who ensures the sprinkler is supplied?
3rd engine
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.
false. when conditions and staffing permit the 2nd engine can stretch a second line.
t or f Taxpayer
An engine can operate a line directly into the trench.
True, members need to be removed from below
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.
true
At a taxpayer with multiple occupancies, fire has control of the cockloft, where do the 1st two lines go?
1st line to most severe exposure
2nd line to exposure on other side
*may require skipping stores to get ahead of it.
when a there is fire in the cockloft of a taxpayer and exposures are not an immediate problem, where does the 1st line go?
into the store and under the main body of fire.
Who shuts down the utilites at a taxpayer fire?
1st ladder
*in PD’s its the second ladder
at a cellar fire in a taxpayer, where does the 2nd ladder operate?
adjoining stores and cellar entrances
How many feet can a tower ladder cover of store frontage at a taxpayer?
100ft
you get a ticket to respond as the salvage truck, do you go in emergency mode or modified response.
Modified response for salvage
when shutting down valves on the buckeye pipeline do you turn clockwise or counter clockwise.
clockwise, 42 full turns, except shippers line 24 full turns
t or f
ladders responding to a 2nd alarm on the buckeye pipeline should put extra foam on the rig.
false, engines on 2nd alarm do this
When confirmed leak on the buckeye pipeline, what info should your size up to dispatch contain? (4 things)
LATE, Location, Amount, Topography, Exposures
How far should a rig be from a leak at the buckeye pipeline?
600ft
Can a BFU’s winch extricate a stuck engine?
no, its for self extrication or similar sized vehicles.
*rescue company winch can remove stuck apparatus
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?
1st engine officer for both
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
True
what does lewisite smell like?
Geraniums
How is the search rope bag marked?
a-company id
b-search rope
c-no markings, the yellow case and size are the identifiers
company id is on the search rope bag
when exiting a building on a search rope, which hand should be on it to avoid crashing into a company that is entering?
Right hand
T or F
Nerve agents - sarin, tabun, soman, smell like fruit
true
**VX is odorless but a nerve agent
T or F
Blister agents:
mustard -garlic odor
lewistite- geraniums
True
*mustard symptoms don’t start for hours
T or F
Blood agents - hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride- burnt almonds
True ABC
A-almonds
B-blood
C-cyanide
T or F Choking agents - ammonia - bleach odor chlorine - chlorine odor phosgene - musky hay, grass
True
T or F
ALL chemical agents, except hydrogen cyanide, are heavier than air
True
What are the 5 call types where the single unit responding is in modified response?
WELTS W-water leaks E- ERS no contact (2300-0800) L-Lock ins T- Trees down (no wires,buildings,vehicles) S-Salvage truck
What are the 9 responses when the first engine and/or ladder are in emergency mode but everyone else is modified?
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
for class J alarms, what times do you get a full response, what times does 1 engine or 1 ladder with a BC go?
1900-0700- full assignment
0700-1900- 1 engine or ladder and BC
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.
a few inched and rapidly
Chemical attack in subway
are members allowed to enter a subway where visible persons are unresponsive?
NO
Chemical attack in subway
members operating in bunker gear should no proceed in the hot zone any further then what?
the farthest LIVE victim
Chemical attack in subway
1st arriving ladder company what are team 1 and team 2 duties?
EHAB team 1 (EHA)- evacuation and hazard assessment team 2 (B)- back up team 1 and will establish a communications really to the IC
Chemical attack in subway
2nd arriving ladder company, what are team 1 and team 2 duties?
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.
