Collapse Operations

Question 1

what is the most important consideration at the scene of a collapse?

Answer 1

safety at the scene

FFPcollapse 4.4.1

Question 2

Engine company responsibilities at the scene of a collapse are?

Answer 2

(in order of highest to least priority)
1-extinguish active fire in the affected building and surrounding debris
2-protect exposures
3-extinguish burning vehicles within the vicinity of the collapse
4-at scenes where there is no active fire, stretch and charge precautionary 2 1/2” lines in sufficient number and length to cover the entire operation. in addition 3 1/2” line for the tower ladder
5-at suspected terrorism event, 2 1/2” hoselines should be located between two apparatus
FFPcollapse 7.1.1

Question 3

who ensures that a 3 1/2” line is stretched for the first tower ladder at a collapse?

Answer 3

second due engine

FFPcollapse 7.3

Question 4

At a collapse, who begins the process of controlling the utilities?

Answer 4

second arriving ladder company

FFPcollapse 7.6

Question 5

What do the following air horn signals mean?

a) One long blast (3 seconds)
b) Three short blasts (one second each)
c) One long and one short blast

Answer 5

a) Cease operations/all quiet
b) Evacuate the area
c) Resume operations
FFPcollapse 9.2.1

Question 6

What are the four additional safety procedures required at collapse operations?

Answer 6

LCES
Look outs, Communications, Escape routes, and Safe Havens
FFPcollapse 9.2

Question 7

What are the five stages of the collapse rescue plan?

Answer 7

1. Reconnaissance
2. Accounting
3. Search of the voids
4. Selected debris removal and tunneling
5. General debris removal
   FFPcollapse 11.1

Question 8

What are the four types of voids?

Answer 8

lean-to, V-shaped, pancake and the individual void

FFPcollapse 11.4

Question 9

With regards to the search markings, identify the following.

1) /
2) X
3) left quadrant, top, right and bottom (X)

(approximately 2’x2’)

Answer 9

1) / = company has entered the area
2) X = all personnel has exited the area
3) -left quadrant is the unit designation
-top quadrant is the time and date the company exited the structure
-right quadrant is personal hazards to units/teams
-bottom quadrant is the number of live and or expired victims still inside the structure.
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Question 10

With regards to victim location marking system, identify the folowing.
1) Left arrow V
2) left arrow V (with circle around the V)
3) left arrow V (with a circle and a “-“ through it)
4) “” with a + through it
(approximately 2’x2’)

Answer 10

1) victim and an arrow indicates direction of victim
2) circle is painted around “V” when location of victim is confirmed
3) “-“ through is when victim is deceased
4)”+” through it indicates confirmed victim has been removed (does not mean secondary is complete)
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