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Ch. 5: Safety and Risk Management Flashcards

1
Q

What does the fire officer develop that addresses and minimizes the chances of harm by identifying and controlling the factor that might lead to firefighter injury or death?

A

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

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What is the first step in developing an incident action plan?

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Understanding the causes of firefighter deaths and injuries.

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What are four simple habits to improve the safety of a crew?

A
  • Be physically fit
  • Weat seat belts
  • Practice safety through training and personal example
  • Maintain fire company integrity at emergency incidents
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4
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What accounts for the largest percentage of traumatic firefighter deaths?

A

collisions

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5
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What are the prime factors that directly cause death while operating in burning buildings, followed by trauma?

A

Asphyxia and burns

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6
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What must fire officers fully understand in order to guide their actions?

A

All local policies and procedures

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When must a fire officer determine an appropriate course of action and give specific directives to subordinates to indicate cleraly how the situation is to be handled?

A

If a situation does not fall under an established SOP.

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Any condition that would pose an immediate or delayed threat to life, cause irreversible adverse health effects, or interfere with an individual’s ability to escape unaided from a hazardous environment.

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IDLH - Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health

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What requirements does the OSHA regulation and NFPA 1500 establish for firefighters operating in an IDLH environment?

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  • A designated OIC
  • Two FFs who enter the IDLH area together and remain in visual or voice contact with each other at all times, while wearing their SCBA
  • Two properly trained FFs equipped and trained
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10
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A dedicated crew of firefighters who are assigned for rapid deployment to rescue lost or trapped members.

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RIC - Rapid Intervention Crew

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What is needed to track the identity, assignment, and location of all firefighters operating at the incident scene to ensure that the RIC can recognize in a timely manner that a firefighter is missing?

A

A personnel accountability system

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What should be undertaken after a sudden change in operating conditions, after a flashover or collapse, or when moving from offensive to defensive fire attack?

A

A personnel accountability report (PAR)

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13
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What is the minimumsize of an interior work team?

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two firefighters

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14
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What is one of the most important reasons for establishing and maintaining an effective Incident Command Structure (ICS) at every incident?

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Every officer is expected to maintain a continual connection between the functions being performed by the company and the overall situation.

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What is based on a hazard and situation assessment that weighs the risks involved in a particular course of action against the benefits to be gained from taking those risks?

A

a risk-benefit analysis

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16
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What provides the framework for commanding high-risk tasks under a dynamically changing environment?

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Operating within the NIMS

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17
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What is a written document that provides information that can be used by responding personnel to determine the appropriate actions in the event of an emergency at a specific facility?

A

a preincident plan

18
Q

What two inputs while operating at an emergency incident are combined to produce an incident action plan?

A

Review the preincident plan and make observations about current conditions

19
Q

Who is the designated individual at the emergency scene who performs a set of duties and responsibilities that are specified in NFPA 1521?

A

An ISO

20
Q

What is the standard organizational structure that is used to manage assigned resources so as to accomplish the stated objectives for an incident?

A

The ICS

21
Q

Whose primary responsibilities is to identify hazardous situations and dangerous conditions at an emergency incident and recommend appropriate safety measures?

A

The ISO

22
Q

What can be assigned to subdivide responsibilities for different areas and functions at events such as high-rise fires, hazardous materials incidents, and special rescue operations?

A

An assistant ISO

23
Q

What is the process of providing rest, rehydration, nourishment, and medical evaluation to members who are involved in strenous or extended-duration incident scene oeprations?

A

Rehabilitation

24
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What is the tactical-level management unit that provides for medical evaluation, treatment, monitoring, fluid and food replenishment, mental rest, and relief from climatic conditions of the incident?

A

incident scene rehabilitation

25
Q

What is the most important first step with any exposure?

A

Wash the exposed area immediately and thoroughly with soap and running water.

26
Q

Who should be notified immediately after an exposure incident has occured?

A

The FD infection control officer

27
Q

Heart attacks are the leading cause of death for firefighters and account for _____% of all line of duty deaths

A

41%

28
Q

NFPA _____ Standard on health-related fitness programs

A

NFPA 1583

29
Q

The fire officer starts the risk-benefit analysis by

A

preparing a preincident plan

30
Q

NFPA ______ Safety Officer

A

1521

31
Q

Standard for fire officer qualifications

A

1021

32
Q

Standard for competence responders to hazmat/weapons of mass destruction incidents

A

NFPA 472

33
Q

An unexpected event that interrupts or interferes with orderly progress of fire dept operations

A

Accident

34
Q

An accident investigation normally consists of three phases:

A

Identification/collection evidence
Interviews of witnesses
Written documentation

35
Q

Approximately _ % of injuries occur on the fireground

A

43.5%

36
Q

Second leading cause of FF fatality

A

Traumatic injury

37
Q

The third most common cause of ff death

A

asphyxiation and burns

38
Q

Level 1 of HFACS includes two categories:

A

errors and violations

39
Q

The US Navy’s Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) levels:

A

Level 1: Unsafe Acts
Level 2: preconditions to unsafe acts
Level 3: Unsafe Supervision
Level 4: Organizational Influences

40
Q

The most difficult HFACS level to analyze:

A

Level 4: Organizational Influences

41
Q

The identification and analysis of exposure to hazards, selection of appropriate risk management, selection, and implementation

A

Risk management

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