Week6_Spring 14_on_line__3_7_14_ Flashcards
PART I – FFP – LADDERS 3 {TENEMENTS}: PART II – MEMBERS IN DISTRESS (con't): PART III – BISP MANUAL {All Ranks - Company Officer & BC Material}
1
Q
- If a known life hazard is discovered and immediate action could prevent the loss of life,
appropriate action (rescue activity) may be taken by an individual member. This applies only for
a known life hazard, not for standard search and rescue activity. A known life hazard is defined
as follows: Please choose the most correct answer describing a known life hazard?
(Ladders 3, section 1.1)
A) A victim can be seen by the rescuer.
B) A victim can be heard by the rescuer.
C) A member has information from a credible source or a person at the scene indicating the
location of the life hazard.
D) All of the above.
A
- Answer: D
2
Q
- According to Ladders 3 please choose the correct description(s) of an Old Law Tenement?
(Ladders 3, section 1.2)
A) Three to seven stories.
B) 20’ to 25’ wide.
C) 50’ to 85’ deep.
D) Interior stairs to cellar (may have been removed if building has been renovated).
E) Some form of light/air shaft may be provided. These shafts are open at the top.
F) Extensive fire stopping.
G) Combustible contents and structural components result in a hot smoky fire.
H) The presence of Energy Efficient Windows (EEW) will further increase heat, gases and
smoke conditions, possibly leading to a flashover or backdraft.
A
- Answer: A, B, C, D, E, G, H = F = Limited fire stopping.
3
Q
- The first Ladder Company to arrive has all of the following responsibilities at an Old Law
Tenement fire except? (Ladders 3, section 1.3.1)
A) Ladder company operations on the fire floor.
B) Determine life hazard and rescue as required.
C) Roof ventilation and a visual check of rear and sides from this level.
D) Laddering as needed.
E) If second Ladder Company will not arrive within a reasonable time, make interior search
and removal of endangered occupants above the fire, only if ordered by the Incident
Commander.
A
- Answer: E = If second Ladder Company will not arrive within a reasonable time, make
interior search and removal of endangered occupants above the fire. (You do not need IC
approval.)
4
Q
- The second Ladder Company to arrive has all of the following responsibilities at an Old
Law Tenement fire; please choose the correct item(s)? (Ladders 3, section 1.3.2)
A) All floors above the fire floor for search, removal, ventilation and to check for fire
extension.
B) Confirm roof ventilation, assist first unit.
C) Check rear and sides of buildings.
D) Reinforce laddering and removal operations when necessary
A
- Answer: A, B, C, D
5
Q
- Size Up is an ongoing evaluation of the problems confronted within a fire situation. Size up
starts with the receipt of the alarm and continues until the fire is under control. This process may
be carried out many times and by many different individuals during a fire. Some of the factors
that all members must consider in size-up are incorrectly found in which choice(s) below?
(Ladders 3, section 1.4)
A) Time -Governs the life hazard. Night fires mean poor visibility, buildings locked effecting
delay in access. A tenement fire is less serious at night than in daytime.
B) Life - The most serious factor at any fire. What is the location of the life hazard in relation
to the fire? Life hazard to firefighters must also be considered.
C) Area - Building or occupancy area. Large areas to be searched requiring search lines. Large
areas generate fires of great intensity, heavy volumes of smoke and severe heat.
D) Height - Building height will govern the use of the Aerial and/or Tower Ladder and
portable ladders.
E) Exposures - May be adjoining buildings or areas within the fire building itself (auto
exposure) e.g., floor to floor via windows, and across shafts or adjoining apartments.
A
- Answer: A = Time -Governs the life hazard. Night fires mean poor visibility; buildings
locked effecting delay in access. A tenement fire is more serious at night than in daytime.
6
Q
- Please choose the incorrect definition from the list below? (Ladders 3, section 3)
A) Light Fire Situation - a fire which can be extinguished with the operation of one hand-line
and/or hand extinguishers or those that can be readily extinguished without resorting to
extinguishing agents.
B) Medium Fire Situation - a fire which may be extinguished with the stretching of two handlines.
A
- Answer: B = Medium Fire Situation - a fire which may be extinguished with the operation
of two hand-lines.
7
Q
- Ventilation tactics must be controlled, communicated to and coordinated by the Ladder
Company Officer inside the fire area to be vented. Before ordering any horizontal or initial
vertical ventilation the officer must evaluate the impact the ventilation tactic will have on interior
conditions. The Ladder Company Officer inside the fire area shall: Please choose the incorrect
item(s) from the list below? (Ladders 3, section 6)
A) Ensure door control at the fire area entrance.
B) Maintain situational awareness by monitoring handie-talkie transmissions.
C) Evaluate information from members operating on the exterior such as life hazards,
ventilation profile, bars on windows.
D) Evaluate wind conditions that could impact exterior conditions.
E) Communicate the location of the fire, fire conditions or difficulty finding the fire to the
Engine Officer or Incident Commander.
A
- Answer: D = Evaluate wind conditions that could impact interior conditions
8
Q
- Company Officers must maintain communication with members not operating under their
immediate supervision to determine their status. The interval between contacts should be
frequent enough to provide for the safety of the firefighter being monitored without
monopolizing the frequency. Members are under the “Immediate Supervision” of an Officer
when: Please choose the most correct answer from the list below? (Ladders 3, section
3.2)
A) They are within visual or voice contact of the Officer.
B) They are working with a search line or hose line which is under the supervision of an
Officer.
C) All of the above.
A
- Answer: C
9
Q
- According to Ladders 3 the chauffeur of an aerial ladder shall not operate in a manner that
will in any way impede their return to the pedestal and cause a delay in positioning or
repositioning the aerial for rescue or removal operations. The chauffeur must notify their
______________ of intended destination when leaving this primary position. Please fill in the
blank? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.4)
A) Incident Commander
B) Ladder Company Officer
C) Both A and B
A
- Answer: B
10
Q
- According to Ladders 3 the chauffeur of an aerial ladder shall position the apparatus for
complete coverage and immediate use. If unable to attain this position the __________________
must be notified. Please fill in the blank? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.4)
A) Incident Commander
B) Ladder Company Officer
C) Both A and B
A
- Answer: C
11
Q
- A situation that can arise at a fire in an Old Law Tenement is the obvious need to use the
aerial for the roof firefighter but at the same time there is an apparent need to remove an
occupant. Consider the following factors in reaching a decision as to its initial use: Please
choose the incorrect item from the list below? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.4)
A) Emotional state of the occupant - An agitated, frightened occupant or one threatening to
jump should be removed first.
B) Fire/Smoke in the immediate vicinity of the occupant - Consider providing attention if the
occupant would be endangered or seriously disturbed by any delay in his/her removal.
C) Location and severity of the fire - A rear first floor fire will not normally require immediate
removal of occupants from the 3rd, 4th, or higher floors in the front of the building. Conversely,
a fire on the upper floors rarely requires removal operations on lower floors.
D) The Time Element - When aerial ladder is needed both for removal and roof access, roof
access can be given priority if the person to be removed is in no immediate danger. If any doubt
exists remove the occupant first.
A
- Answer: B = Fire/Smoke in the immediate vicinity of the occupant - The occupant must
receive instant attention if he/she would be endangered or seriously disturbed by any delay in
his/her removal.
12
Q
- “Prior to conducting any horizontal ventilation tactics from the exterior, the first due
OV shall request permission from the first due Ladder Company Officer to coordinate
ventilation tactics with interior operations.” Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the
above paragraph? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.5)
A) Agree or D) Disagree
A
- Answer: A
13
Q
- There are occasions when the first due OV position is varied, such as a store fire in an Old
Law Tenement. Please choose an incorrect procedure from the list below for this type of
operation as the first due OV? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.5)
A) Ventilate the rear of the store from the exterior.
B) Prior to conducting any horizontal ventilation tactics from the exterior the OV shall request
permission from the Ladder company Officer to coordinate the ventilation with interior
operations.
C) If rear ventilation would expose people on a fire escape, ventilate immediately after they
are out of danger.
D) If a delay in ventilation is encountered and/or anticipated, notification should be made to
the Incident Commander.
A
- Answer: D = If a delay in ventilation is encountered and/or anticipated, notification should
be made to their company officer.
14
Q
- There are occasions when the first due OV position is varied, such as a top floor fire in an
Old Law Tenement. Please choose an incorrect procedure(s) from the list below for this type of
operation as the first due OV? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.5)
A) Proceed to roof with saw and Halligan hook.
B) If possible, descend the fire escape from roof level and provide coordinated ventilation
with interior operations.
C) VEIS will be completed if the OV teams up with the second OV (or another available
member).
D) If unable to descend the fire escape notify the Incident Commander, attempt coordinated
ventilation of the fire apartment from roof level, and then assist the roof firefighter with roof
vent.
A
- Answer: A = Proceed to roof with saw and Halligan tool. D = If unable to descend the fire
escape notify the Ladder Company Officer, attempt coordinated ventilation of the fire apartment
from roof level, and then assist the roof firefighter with roof vent.
15
Q
- Venting for Search - Prior to venting from the fire escape, the first due OV must receive
permission from the Ladder Company Officer via HT. The OV might not be aware of conditions
in the apartment. With the exception of a known life hazard, the entry and search will be
completed if he/she teams up as follows: Please choose the most correct answer?
(Ladders 3, section 3.2.5)
A) When there is only a rear fire escape (railroad apartments) OR the fire apartment is in the
rear, the OV and Roof Firefighter (or another available member) shall team up and enter the fire
apartment from that fire escape.
B) When there is a front fire escape AND the fire apartment is in the front, the OV and
Chauffeur (or another available member) shall team up and enter the fire apartment from that fire
escape.
C) All of the above.15. Answer: C
A
- Answer: C
16
Q
16. The first due Roof Position at an Old Law Tenement fire should take which tools from the list below? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.5) A) Handie-Talkie B) Flashlight C) Halligan tool D) 6`Hook E) Life Saving Rope
A
- Answer: A, B, C, E = D = 6`Halligan Hook (Can Man & OV take 6’ hook.)
17
Q
- Access to the roof of an Old Law Tenement can be accomplished by all of the following,
which one is least desirable for the first due Roof Firefighter? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.6)
A) Adjoining Building.
B) Aerial Ladder.
C) Rear Fire Escape.
A
- Answer: C
18
Q
- The first due Roof Firefighter at a fire in an Old Law Tenement is responsible for the
following: Please choose the incorrect procedure from the list below? (Ladders 3,
section 3.2.6)
A) Conduct a size-up of the roof for available vertical ventilation points including a visual
survey of the exterior of the building.
B) Look for any life hazard and reassess the ventilation profile of the fire conditions.
C) Communicate findings to the Ladder Company Officer (such as life hazards, fire and
smoke conditions).
D) Unless addressing a known life hazard, upon hearing radio transmissions that the interior
team has door control on the fire floor, or a hose-line is being flaked out in front of the fire
apartment, the Roof Firefighter shall immediately proceed to the bulkhead and perform vertical
ventilation.
A
- Answer: D = Unless addressing a known life hazard, upon hearing radio transmissions that
the interior team has door control on the fire floor, or a charged hose-line is advancing into the
fire apartment, the Roof Firefighter shall immediately proceed to the bulkhead and perform
vertical ventilation.
19
Q
- If the Officer does not want vertical ventilation performed due to fire conditions preventing
control of the fire apartment door; the Roof Firefighter will not perform vertical ventilation. The
Roof Firefighter will perform the following actions, which are not considered vertical
ventilation: Please choose the most correct procedure(s) from the list below? (Ladders
3, section 3.2.6)
A) They will force open the bulkhead door, if conditions are tenable, the member should reach
in and probe the immediate area of the bulkhead for potential victims and then immediately close
and control the door until the Officer orders vertical ventilation.
B) If the bulkhead door cannot be closed and controlled for any reason (e.g. victim removal,
damaged door), immediately notify the Incident Commander.
C) The objective is to control the vertical flow path of fire conditions until the members have
control of the fire apartment door or are advancing into the fire apartment with a charged hoseline.
D) All of the above.
A
- Answer: A & C = B = If the bulkhead door cannot be closed and controlled for any
reason (e.g. victim removal, damaged door), immediately notify the Ladder Company Officer
inside the fire area to be searched.
20
Q
- Please choose an incorrect consideration from the list below according to Ladders 3?
(Ladders 3, section 3.2.6)
A) Heavy smoke and high heat issuing from the bulkhead doorway or scuttle would obviously
require further ventilation such as removal of the skylight. The absence of these indications does
not necessarily mean that skylight ventilation is not required.
B) Opening a bulkhead door or scuttle cover will always give a true indication of interior fire
conditions.
C) Roof firefighters should evaluate other factors (heavy smoke or fire showing from several
windows, etc.) in determining the amount of ventilation that will be required when the door to
the fire apartment is opened.
A
- Answer: B = Opening a bulkhead door or scuttle cover will not always give a true
indication of interior fire conditions; the door to the fire apartment may not be open, either
because it has not been forced or because it is being held in a closed position.
21
Q
- Please indicate if you agree or disagree with the below definition? (Ladders 3,
section 3.2.6)
“Walk Through Bulkhead - A structure at the uppermost portion of interior stairs that
may isolate the front section of the roof from the rear. You cannot walk through the
bulkhead to reach the other section of the roof.”
A) Agree or D) Disagree
A
- Answer: D = A structure at the uppermost portion of interior stairs that may isolate the
front section of the roof from the rear. One must walk through the bulkhead to reach the other
section of the roof.
22
Q
- Should a firefighter be caught in the public hallway while moving from the rear to front
apartment when the door to the fire apartment is opened below, they may be exposed to severe
heat, smoke and flame, placing that member in an extremely precarious position. They should
follow which procedure(s) from the list below? (Ladders 3, section 3.2.6)
A) In this event, drop to the floor and slide or roll to the nearest wall. This position places the
member away from the rising column of heat and flame and increases the member’s chance for
survival.
B) Following the initial release of heat and flame, the member may be able to move
horizontally or vertically to a safer position or be assisted by members working below who have
been alerted to their predicament.
C) The most dangerous access may be breaching a wall between the front and rear apartments.
D) All of the above.
A
- Answer: A & B = C = The less dangerous access may be breaching a wall between the
front and rear apartments.
23
Q
- When a distressed member has been located, the appropriate radio transmission must be
made. Whether or not the removal involves a conscious or unconscious member, the most correct
actions will follow what order? (MMID ch3 4.1)
A) Fire/Environment, Air, Immediate medical care (if required and possible,) Removal
B) Fire/Environment, Air, Immediate medical care (in all cases,) Removal
C) Fire/Environment, Air, Removal, Immediate medical care (if required and possible)
D) Fire/Environment, Air, Removal, Immediate medical care (in all cases)
A
1) A