AIR HORN EVACUATION SIGNAL

Question 1

AIR HORN EVACUATION SIGNAL

Upon activation of the Air Horn Danger Signal, all personnel involved at the incident must do the following three things:

Answer 1

1. Cease operations immediately
2. Evacuate the area
3. Return to their vehicles if the vehicle is not endangered by the situation (if endangered, report to the next closest)
   * All Call back personnel involved in the incident must cease operations immediately, evacuate the area and report to the Command Post

Question 2

AIR HORN EVACUATION SIGNAL

Imminent danger of injury or death situations requiring the Air Horn Evacuation Signal may include: (5)

Answer 2

• Structural collapse
• Rapid fire spread
• Severe wind change
• Back draft or flashover condition
• Change in strategy from offensive to defensive

Question 3

AIR HORN EVACUATION SIGNAL

The Air Horn Danger Signal is _____ distinct blasts of the Air Horn. Each blast is _____ seconds in duration, with a ____ second interval between each blast.

Answer 3

• three
• three
• five
  (total of 19 seconds)
• repeat until the evacuation is complete or an order is given to discontinue by IC

Question 4

AIR HORN EVACUATION SIGNAL

There are 3 steps in an air horn evacuation describe each

Answer 4

Step 1 - Air horn activation
Step 2 - Initiate the use of the emergency alert tones (3) and radio emergency button use. Emergency traffic announcement may be made before air horn evacuation signal. *message is repeated twice
Step 3 - repeat step 1 until evacuation is complete or ordered to stop by IC