week 8

Question 1

BS

cellar fire, the first line gets to the fire how?

Answer 1

thru interior down the cellar stairs

Question 2

BS

building fully involved, where do the 1st two lines operate?

Answer 2

in the fire building

Question 3

when is a 2nd alarm automatic in a brownstone? rowframe?

Answer 3

brownstone- heavy fire in cellar and basement

rowframe- 2 buildings involved

Question 4

what is the minimum number of victims to be considered an MCI?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

for emergency mass decon you are using 2 handlines. how far apart should they be? what size hose? what nozzle? and what is the operating pressure?

Answer 5

20-30ft apart
50-80psi
2 1/2” hose
aquastream nozzle

Question 6

for emergency mass decon you are going to set up with 2 pumpers. where are the control panels? what nozzles? how far apart are the pumpers? what is the operating pressure?

Answer 6

25ft apart
50-80psi
aquastream nozzle
control panels are outboard

Question 7

for emergency mass decon, what type of nozzle for aerial ladder pipe, multiversal, tower ladder?

Answer 7

aerial ladder pipe and multiversal is aquastream

tower ladder is tubromaster

Question 8

what is a:
1-lean over collapse
2-lean to collapse
3- inward/outward collapse

Answer 8

1-lean over= wood frame collapse tilting or leaning over to one side
2-lean to= one end of the floor beams remain supported by a bearing wall and the other end remains unsupported
3-inward/outward= wood building, exterior wall breaks apart, top collapses inward and bottom collapses outward

Question 9

what are the 5 stages of collapse? which 2 can be performed simultaneously?

Answer 9

RR SS General
1-recon
2-removal of surface victims
3-search voids
4-selected debris and tunneling
5-general debris removal
1&2 can be done at same time
**no heavy equipment during selected debris removal

Question 10

when parking on BI, who selects the parking spot?

Answer 10

the officer

Question 11

t/f

at a fire in a building with a cell site, the cell site is involved so you transmit a second alarm.

Answer 11

false, if cell site is INVOLVED then extra engine and extra truck

Question 12

can you draft and use salt water at a coned facility?

Answer 12

NO,
no additives (no salt, no foam)

Question 13

when bringing tools into a coned facility, tools should not be above?
1-head
2-shoulders
3-chest
4-dong

Answer 13

shoulders

Question 14

when drawing the X at a collapse for searching a void, each slash shall be how long?

Answer 14

2ft

Question 15

when responding to a plane crash at JFK, units shall form a convo, who is on the left and who is on the right?

Answer 15

Left-L-Ladders, rescue, squad

Right- engines

Question 16

how far above a a roof,parapet, bulkhead can a cell phone antenna extend?

Answer 16

6ft

Question 17

if someone wants to ride on a rig, who do you forward the request to?
1-chief of ops
2-chief of dept
3-OPI
4-comisioner

Answer 17

chief of ops

Question 18

who can make the decision to apply water to electrical components at a con edison facility

Answer 18

a chief above the rank of deputy chief

Question 19

t/f
all fdny equipment inside the property line is connected to the con edison ground grid prior to applying water, coned personnel does this

Answer 19

TRUE

Question 20

which of the following can a CPC unit do? (more than 1 correct)
1-mitigation
2-decon
3-operate in level A & B CPC suits
4-search, rescue, and removal of victims

Answer 20

all but Mitigation, they dont do this

Question 21

t/f
a CPC entry team is searching for victims, one of the members goes down for a known reason, the other member must immediately leave the area.

Answer 21

false, only true if its an UNKNOWN reason

Question 22

there was a poisonous gas released in a movie theater, which victims should be removed 1st?
a-ambulatory
b-non ambulatory, not responsive
c-non ambulatory, responsive
d-dead

Answer 22

ambulatory

Question 23

quickly removing the clothing from a contaminated victim can remove up to what percentage of the contamination?

Answer 23

90%

Question 24

Lith X or Met-L-X:
A-which is superior for very hot burning metal fires?
B-which is superior for fire on vertical surfaces?
C-which forms a crust on the metal
D-which is identifiable by the yellow label?

Answer 24

a-Lith X
B- Met-L-X
C-MET-L-X
D-MET-L-X has yellow band

Question 25

Lith X or Met-L-X:
A-will they function normally in the horizontal or inverted position?
B-will they operating in freezing or temps above 100degrees
C-what is the optimum starting distance for extinguishment
D-when does overhaul begin after use of these extinguishers?

Answer 25

A- will not function normally, to be maintained upright
B-will operate in both temps
C-10’ starting distance for both
D-overhaul should be delayed for metal to cool, may be up to 30 min

Question 26

T/F
structural collapse is defined as any incident where a building or any portion of a building has collapsed or is in danger of collapsing

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

at a collapse, who ensures a 3 1/2” line is stretched to supply the tower ladder?

Answer 27

2nd engine

Question 28

at a collapse, does the 1st ladder company have to maintain unit integrity or can they be split?

Answer 28

can be split to cover more ground