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This allows departments to meet the facility's owners or occupants and become familiar with the contents, floor plans, building construction, and manufacturing process |
Preincident Surveys |
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Any facility in which a fire, accident, or natural disaster could cause substantial casualties or significant economic harm, through either property or infrastructure damage |
Target Hazard |
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Your safety and the safety of your team members depends on your application of what two things? |
Size-Up and Situational Awareness |
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Ongoing evaluation of influential factors at the scene of an incident |
Size-Up |
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What two tasks must the first firefighter on scene perform? |
Initial Size-Up and Report Existing Conditions |
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Who does the ultimate responsibility for incident size-up rest with? |
The Officer in Charge |
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When should situational awareness begin? |
When you first arrive on scene |
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Before entering a structure, what is one important thing to identify? |
Possible escape routes, such as doors, windows and fire escapes |
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What does color of smoke indicate? |
The type of fuel and the phase of the fire |
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What should you do to the floor before advancing to determine if it will support your weight? |
Sounding |
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Sounding the floor should be done with what part of the hand tool? |
The blunt end |
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According to Search Safety Guidelines, when does a firefighter not enter a structure? |
Do not enter a structure in which survivors are not likely to be found |
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According to Search Safety Guidelines, if there is a possibility of extreme fire behavior, when can the firefighter possibly enter the structure? |
When coordinated fire control and ventilation have been implemented |
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To operate independently of the Incident Commander's command and control |
Freelance |
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What are three ways to remain in contact with your team during a search? |
- Physical
- Visual
- Vocal |
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What does placing a strap around a doorknob when opening or forcing a door allow? |
Allows you to shut the door quickly if conditions on the other side make it necessary |
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What should you do if you encounter fire in a room you just opened? |
Close the door and report the conditions |
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Who should the firefighter coordinate with before opening windows? |
Coordinate with the Incident Commander and Ventilation Teams |
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When is it possible to assume that all occupants are out of the building? |
After the building has been searched |
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A rapid but thorough search to determine location of victims; performed either before or during suppression operations |
Primary Search |
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What are the 2 objectives for structural search? |
- Searching for Life
- Assessing Fire Conditions |
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What 2 types of searches are required in structure fires in regards to human life? |
Primary Search and Secondary Search |
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What are the 4 search priorities? |
1) Most Severely Threatened
2) Largest Number of Victims
3) Remainder of Hazard Zone
4) Exposures |
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The area closest to the fire on the fire floor and the floor directly above |
Most Severely Threatened |
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In multistory structures, what other floor is considered a severely threatened area and why? |
The top floor due to the accumulation of smoke |
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Areas farthest from the fire on the same level, upper floors, and floors below the fire floor |
Remainder of Hazard Zone |
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During the primary search, what is the recommended amount of people for each search team? |
Teams of two or more |
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After initial fire suppression and ventilation have been completed, what is conducted by personnel who did not participate in the primary search? |
Secondary Search |
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What is one thing that cannot be removed while conducting the secondary search, even if the interior may appear to be smoke free? |
SCBA |
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What is the only effective way to monitor the presence of toxic gases? |
Air Monitoring |
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As you leave the room during a search, what direction should you turn in? |
Turn in the same direction you did to enter |
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During a search, when would you would turn opposite the direction you turned to enter? |
When removing a victim to safety or exiting the building |
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To ensure a complete search, where should you always exit? |
The same doorway you entered |
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On the fire floor, where should you start your search? |
As close to the fire as possible |
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In what conditions would a firefighter be crawling on his hands and knees during a search? |
When there is Heavy Smoke or Extreme Heat |
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If you have to use the stairs while crawling, how should you proceed? |
Head first while ascending and feet first while descending |
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How should you keep your hands and feet on the stairs to be able to brace yourself of the stairs collapse? |
As far apart as possible to distribute your weight close to the side of the stairs |
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What are two indications that you should not be walking upright in a search? |
If you encounter extreme heat or cannot see your feet through the smoke |
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When are progress reports and new information especially important? |
During the primary search |
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In this search method, the team leader remains anchored at the door, wall or hose line, while other team members spread out through the room to complete the search |
Oriented-Search Method |
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This search method is primarily used to conduct a primary search of a large or complex area filled with smoke |
Wide-Area Search Method |
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What is the minimum amount of team members required to perform a Wide-Area Search? |
Minimum of 3 team members is required |
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In a Wide-Area Search, this firefighter job is to pick up the rope bag containing the search line and enters the search area |
The Lead |
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This person directs the lead using a hand light and, if available, a thermal imager |
The Navigator |
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Each one of these firefighters carries a tether wrapped around one wrist and a forcible entry tool in the other hand |
The Searchers |
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How often is a steel ring tied into a search line? |
Every 20 Feet |
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What is tied immediately behind each ring and what does it indicate? |
A knot is tied behind each ring and these knots indicate distance |
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After the first ring, what does one knot indicate? |
20 feet from the beginning of the line |
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How are the knots and rings placed to provide direction? |
Knots towards the fire; Rings toward the exit |
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This enables team members to search areas perpendicular to the search line |
Tethers |
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Who must team members remain in contact with any time they move off from the search line? |
With the Navigator |
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What might the camera screen of a Thermal Imager do if it detects high levels of heat? |
"White Out" |
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A diagonal mark from upper right to lower left |
Search is underway |
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Second mark made from upper left to lower right, forming an "X" |
Search is complete |
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What is noted to the left of the "X" |
The search unit |
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What is noted above the "X" |
Time of Completion |
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What is noted to the right of the "X" |
Hazards |
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What is noted below the "X" |
Victims and Conditions |
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This involves moving victims to a protected location within the structure |
Shelter-in-Place |
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Who are the only people that can make the decision to shelter-in-place? |
Only your supervisor or Incident Commander |
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When is the only time an injured victim can be moved during a rescue? |
If they are in immediate danger |
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Where should you never drag or carry a victim through unless there is no other choice? |
The Hazard Zone |
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This drag enables a rescuer to move a victim up or down a stairway |
Incline Drag |
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This drag is useful when heat and smoke force you to stay low, or the victim is a downed firefighter wearing an SCBA |
Webbing Drag |
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The technique is used to carry children or small, conscious adults |
Cradle-in-Arms Lift |
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This carry enables two rescuers to carry a conscious or unconscious victim who is unable to assist in the process |
Seat Lift or Carry |
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What is the most important survival technique? |
Avoiding potential hazards |
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This will warn you of extreme fire behavior or structural collapse |
Situational Awareness |
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Typically, at what percent does the Low-Pressure Alarm sound? |
25% |
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LUNARS |
-Location -Unit -Name -Assignment -Resources needed -Situation
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After transmitting your MAYDAY report, what should be done next? |
Activate your PASS device |
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What should be deactivated before transmitting a MAYDAY signal? |
PASS Device |
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When an evacuation signal is given, what must all units on scene submit? |
PAR |
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Point at which air in the SCBA will last only long enough to exit a hazardous atmosphere |
Point of No Return |
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What are the 3 key principles for air management? |
1) Always know how much air you have left
2) Know your Point of No Return
3) Inform the IC if you must exit the structure |
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When is the only time an individual firefighter is allowed to exit a structure? |
If they become separated from their team or a catastrophic event, such as a structural collapse |
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Who always makes the decision to exit? |
The Incident Commander |
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What are the 3 possible courses of action if a MAYDAY does occur? |
1) Remain in place
2) Seek safe haven
3) Escape |
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What is the leading contributor to firefighter death in a survival situation? |
Panic |
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While remaining in place during a MAYDAY, where should the flashlight or hand light be shined? |
Directly overhead |
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When would a firefighter use his hose stream for protection when seeking safe haven? |
As a last resort when it is too late to exit |
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How would a firefighter filter toxic air if his SCBA cylinder is completely exhausted? |
Face low to the floor and without removing his regulator. Break the seal of the mask and use the protective hood to filter each breath |
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What can be used as particle-only filter in extreme cases? |
A protective hood |
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Which coupling is on the nozzle side of the set? |
Female Coupling |
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Which coupling is on the water source side? |
Male coupling |
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Where are the lugs on a Male Coupling located? |
On its Shank |
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Where are the lugs on a female coupling located? |
On the Swivel |
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In order to find the exit and water source, where should you follow? |
Follow the direction the male coupling indicates |
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Mandatory RIC/RIT equipment can be described by the acronym AWARE. What does it stand for? |
-Air -Water -A -Radio -Extrication |