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Question 1

It is the standard operating procedure to stabilize fire conditions in what way

Answer 1

An aggressive, well placed fire attack.

Question 2

Any initial attack must attempt to do what?

Answer 2

Overwhelm fire conditions with well placed water application and suppression efforts from the most advantageous positions.

Question 3

What are the three forms of fire attack?

Answer 3

•interior
•exterior
•transitional

Question 4

When should a transitional attack be considered?

Answer 4

When you were passing fire to fight fire or conditions need to be changed from the exterior prior to making entry

Question 5

What is the most fundamental job of the Phoenix regional fire departments?

Answer 5

Implementing an effective fire attack

Question 6

What is necessary to determine when gauging possible fire attack?

Answer 6

Complexity of the compartments, flow path, and exposures

Question 7

What 3 Things Drive the strategy and ultimately the best tactics for fire attack?

Answer 7

• size up
• risk management
• rescue profile

Question 8

When vent limited conditions are discovered during a size up what type of fire attack is typically the best option?

Answer 8

Interior

Question 9

Suppression efforts, directed through what part of the flow path are most advantageous for an interior fire attack?

Answer 9

The inlet

Question 10

What fire attack tactic should only be used out of necessity

Answer 10

Fire attack against the flow path without the ability to manage ventilation

Question 11

Commercial occupancies in the Phoenix regional area can exceed how many square feet in space

Answer 11

1 million

Question 12

What NFPA target flows should be the minimum for commercial fires?

Answer 12

NFPA 1710

Question 13

What should be supported as early as possible in commercial building fires if present?

Answer 13

Building fire suppression systems

Question 14

Exposure protection may require what depending on the buildings conditions and structural integrity?

Answer 14

Interior, roof positions, or exterior operations

Question 15

All resources on a commercial structure fire should be directed towards what initially unless an unknown rescue is present?

Answer 15

Fire attack operations

Question 16

When working in the offensive strategy on a commercial structure fire company officers should consider the need to attack the fire with large volume hand lines capable of flowing what minimum GPM?

Answer 16

250 GPM

Question 17

NFPA 1710 standard is a minimum of three hand lines with an overall volume of what

Answer 17

500 GPM or greater

Question 18

What are the greatest challenges for ventilation in commercial structure fires?

Answer 18

The building size, ability to create ventilation to support the fire attack, and interior conditions

Question 19

The use of what may provide better ventilation in coordination with fire attack and vertical ventilation of a commercial structure?

Answer 19

Doors and windows

Question 20

what is the intent of coordinating ventilation with fire attack?

Answer 20

To prevent rapid fire growth with companies inside the building

Question 21

What is the 150 foot rule?

Answer 21

No fire company should operate on the interior of any commercial structure during firefighting operations beyond their ability to retreat to an area of safe refuge prior to the low air alarm going off

Question 22

What are the variables that can limit reasonable maximum distance? Fire company should operate inside of a structure?

Answer 22

•smoke/fire conditions
• building construction/layout
• occupancy type
• interior obstacles
• overall physical effort required to advance into the building

Question 23

What are examples of areas of safe refuge?

Answer 23

Stairwells/landings and/or any area that can be protected by doors and potentially pressurized to keep smoke out

Question 24

Who is expected to determine the most effective fire attack operation/supervise their deployment and operations?

Answer 24

Sector officers/company officers

Question 25

Who is expected to determine the overall fire attack requirements for any incident in its entirety and provide directions/leadership to tactical positions?

Answer 25

Incident commanders

Question 26

What is considered to be Phoenix fire department standard for nozzle reaction for single firefighter operations?

Answer 26

70 pounds

Question 27

An inch and three-quarter hose line with 75 psi automatic nozzle is what color setting at 150 GPM

Answer 27

Blue setting

Question 28

For a 2” hose line with a 1 1/16” smooth bore at 240 GPM, what is the average nozzle reaction during testing and how many firefighters should man the line?

Answer 28

85 pounds of nozzle reaction, two firefighters should man the line

Question 29

The average nozzle reaction during testing for one firefighter operation on an inch and three-quarter hose line with 75 psi automatic nozzle at 150 GPM is what?

Answer 29

65 pounds

Question 30

What color setting is the engine three-quarter hose line with a 45 psi automatic nozzle at 150 GPM?

Answer 30

Red

Question 32

For one firefighter operation on an inch and three-quarter hose line with 45 psi automatic nozzle at 150 GPM what is the average nozzle reaction during testing?

Answer 32

60 pounds

Question 33

For a 2 1/2“ hose line with a 1 3/16“ smoothbore nozzle at 300 GPM, what was the average nozzle reaction during testing and how many firefighters should man the line?

Answer 33

110 pounds of nozzle reaction, three firefighter minimum should man the line

Question 34

The establishment of what for declared working fires can be a critical component to appropriately support and effective and safe fire attack?

Answer 34

An uninterrupted water supply

Question 35

What specific circumstances would make it reasonable for a first due engine company to not establish a hydrant supply line?

Answer 35

• fires with an unknown location/route to the location in the neighborhood/apartment/business complex • high-rise fires • known rescue • any time the IC has calculated the need for a rapid fire attack before initial supply line can be established

Question 36

Who’s responsibility? Is it to always ensure adequate/uninterrupted water supplies are in place

Answer 36

Incident Commander/sector officers

Question 37

The positions and volume for an effective fire attack will be dependent on what?

Answer 37

• incident size • complexity • incident strategy • available resources

Question 38

What must command consider when addressing fire control?

Answer 38

1. Rescue profile. 2. Fire/smoke volume. 3. Fire extent. 4. Structural conditions. 5. Structural ingress/egress. 6. Smoke condition/vent profile. 7. Resources available.

Question 39

Basic offensive plan

Answer 39

• assume command • size up • fire attack • Primary Search • Coordinated support activities (vent,FE, etc) • Support fire attack With appropriate water volume • Lost control/property con • review/revise strategy/tactics

Question 40

Basic defensive plan

Answer 40

• assume command • size up • right off what is lost/identify and protect savable exposures • attack fire with large volumes of water • Work to support needs of high volume fire attack (supply, pumped water, etc.) •Adequate resources • check, fire extension, life, safety, loss, control, property conservation in exposures • review/revise strategy/tactics