Captains Class Flashcards

Question

What are the key factors in reading smoke? | hint: DCVV

Answer 1

1. Density. 2. Colour. 3. Volume. 4. Velocity.

Answer 2

1. Collapse Sequence. 2. Collapse Zone. 3. Weak link. 4. Construction type. 5. Location of fire. 6. Load imposition and resistance. 7. Time as a factor.

Answer 3

1. Size up. 2. Locate the fire. 3. Identify flow path. 4. Cool from a safe location. 5. Extinguish. 6. Rescue (at every opportunity). 7. Salvage (as and when needed).

Answer 4

1. Flash point 2. Fire point 3. Ignition temperatures

Answer 5

1. Rescue. 2. Exposures. 3. Confinement. 4. Extinguishment. 5. Overhaul. 6. Ventilation. 7. Salvage.

Answer 6

1. Better fire ground management. 2. Improve control of crews/location. 3. Track crews entering /exiting hot zone. 4. Eliminate freelancing.

Answer 7

1. Safety 2. Prevent loss of personnel 3. Aid in faster rescue

Answer 8

1. Give tags to entry control. 2. Obtain RIT radios (issued by vehicle) 3. Perform perimeter- Soften sides/ladder second story egress. 4. Check building construction- Fire location/extent. 5. Gather entry/rescue tools, RIT bottle, First Aid etc. 6. Monitor radio at all times 7. Charged hose line. 8. Perform light duties off air. 9. Secure exterior utilities. 10. Track crews in Hot Zone. 11. If unable to get last location- check with entry control/accountability. 12. If Mayday crew/member is unknown, confirm with dispatch.

Answer 9

1. Backdraft. 2. Flashover. 3. Smoke Explosion. 4. Rapid fire spread.

Answer 10

1. Operating above a fire. 2. Operating in basements. 3. Operating with limited egress. 4. Working in collapse zone. 5. Operating opposing water streams.

Answer 11

1. Nothing showing mode (Investigating) 2. Fast attack mode (Mobile command) 3. Command mode (Stationary command)

Answer 12

1. Fire intensity | 2. Amount of water used

Answer 13

1. Life Safety 2. Incident stabilization 3. Property conservation 4. Customer stabilization

Answer 14

1. Nothing showing. 2. Light smoke showing. 3. Smoke showing. 4. Working fire. 5. Defensive fire conditions.

Answer 15

Time in minutes or hours that a closure will withstand the passage of flame when exposed to fire under specified conditions of test and performance criteria.

Answer 16

Construction assembly that acts as a barrier against the spread of fire.

Answer 17

1. Police request. 2. Solar panel installation incident. 3. Multi residential fires (spread beyond unit of origin). 4. Injuries with hospitalization. 5. Twenty or more occupants displaced. 6. City owned property. 7. Historic building. 8. Failure in smart meter. 9. Areas with high frequency of fires. 10. Clandestine drug lab. 11. Explosions. 12. Damages $75,000 and above. 13. Natural Gas/ propane tampering. 14. Child injured. 15. Fatalities. 16. Class B vulnerable occupants (mental/physical challenges).

Answer 18

1. Risk of fire (ignition source close to combustibles). | 2. Determination that human life would be placed at serious risk.

Answer 19

1. Work crew rotation (provide heat/shade/air conditioning). 2. Appropriate fluid intake. 3. Rehab/recycle. 4. Dress down in heat.

Answer 20

1. Prevent unauthorized use. 2. Shuttle manpower and equipment. 3. Good initial entry point.

Answer 21

1. Control the building: HVAC, EVAC, elevator, lobby, stairwells, power, alarm, standpipes, staff, roof hatches, keys 2. Control the occupants: Pub Ed, EVAC, where to go, which stairs. 3. Control the emergency: IMS, preplan, location/access, hose, smoke control, air monitoring.

Answer 22

1. Reach of aerials. 2. Interior firefighting is necessary. 3. Stack effect will be present. 4. Evacuation time must be considered.

Answer 23

1. Preplan. 2. Be Proactive. 3. Follow Procedures.

Answer 24

1. Fire Attack. 2. Lobby. 3. Ventilation. 4. Stairwell. 5. Staging. 6. RIT. 7. Rehab. 8. Safety.

Answer 25

1. HVAC. 2. EVAC. 3. Elevators. 4. Lobby. 5. Stairwells.

Answer 26

1. Stack effect. 2. HVAC system. 3. Expansion. 4. Buoyancy.

Answer 27

1. Interior temperature. 2. Building height. 3. Exterior Temperature. 4. Seal quality to exterior. 5. Seal quality between floors.

Answer 28

1. Public Education. 2. Manpower. 3. Special need individuals. 4. Compartmentalized construction. 5. Communication limitations. 6. Residential versus office. 7. Bomb threat, gas leak, chemical release.

Answer 29

1. TIC. 2. Hand Lamp. 3. Door wedges. 4. Bolt cutters 5. Battery reciprocating saw. 6. RIT pack. 7. Lifeline? (Taken out of service?)

Answer 30

A device that senses smoke then gives off and audible/visible alarm from the unit

Answer 31

A device that senses smoke and relays to an alarm system.

Answer 32

1. Workplace violence policy. 2. Workplace violence procedure. 3. Workplace harassment policy. 4. Workplace harassment procedure. 5. Professional dress policy for non uniformed employees. 6. Code of ethics and conflict of interest policy. 7. Accessibility policy. 8. Standard of employee deportment. 9. Human rights policy.

Answer 33

1. A worker shall: a. Work in compliance within provisions and regulations. b. Use or wear the equipment, protective devices or clothing required to be worn. c. Report to their employer or supervisor the absence of or defect in any equipment or protective device of which the worker is aware and which may endanger them or others and d. Report to their employer or supervisor any regulation violations and existence of known hazards. 2. No worker shall: a. Remove/ make ineffective any protective device required by their employer, without providing adequate temporary protection, when then need for removing or making device ineffective has ceased, replace the protective device immediately. b. Use or operate any equipment, machine, device or thing, or work in a manner that nay endanger them or any other worker or c. Engage in any prank, contest, feat of strength, unnecessary running or rough and boisterous conduct.

Answer 34

1. A supervisor shall ensure the worker: a. Works in the manner and with the protective devices and measures and procedures required by employer and b. Uses or wears equipment, protective devices or clothing required by the employer. 2. Without limiting the duty imposed by subsection 1. A supervisor shall: a. Advise the worker to any potential/actual danger to health and safety of which the supervisor is aware. b. Where so prescribed, provide worker with written instruction as to the measure and procedures to be taken for the protection of the worker and c. Take every reasonable precaution for the protection of the worker.

Answer 35

1. Critical injury or death of a WFRS member on duty. 2. Unusual circumstances with a WFRS member involving a serious injury or death. 3. Allegation of serious professional misconduct of a WFRS member. 4. Situation involving serious labour relations action. 5. Dangerous events that involve multiple buildings or historical landmarks. 6. Event likely to generate significant media attention. 7. Event that involves major liability/risk to the corporation. 8. Event identified in the City of Windsor emergency plan. 9. Natural disasters. 10. Event that threatens mass population. 11. Event requiring mass evacuation. 12. Event involving significant CBRNE threat. 13. Event that requires opening the EOC.

Answer 36

1. Notify the DC/on call Alpha within 60 minutes. 2. Provide relevant details of the event. 3. Evaluate the need for CIST to respond. 4. For Firefighter death, family to be informed by Chief or Deputy an executive member and victim services. 5. For serious Firefighter injury family to be informed by Chief, Deputy or Assistant Chief.

Answer 37

``` Personal achievement. Management Recognition. Respect by peers. Opportunity to develop. Get to keep your job. ```

Answer 38

Our customers expect us to deliver SAFE, CONSITENT, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, COURTEOUS and PROFESSIONAL service at all times under all circumstances.

Answer 39

To be widely known as an internationally accredited fire and rescue department that embraces excellence, while devoted to our history and looking to the future. We will always value and honour those we serve in all our actions, understanding we will not settle for the status quo.

Answer 40

1. Bravery. 2. Explicitness. 3. Sympathy. 4. Tact.

Answer 41

To PRESERVE life, PROMOTE public safety, PROVIDE support in a PROFESSIONAL manner.

Answer 42

1. Some do by reading. 2. Some by doing. 3. Some by reading then doing. 4. Some by observing how others do it.

Answer 43

1. Address of fire. 2. Type of fire. 3. Description of building/structure. 4. Time of alarm. 5. Number of personnel/apparatus on scene. 6. If there were fatalities. 7. Name of IC or PIO. 8. Approximate damage estimate.

Answer 44

1. Investigation details. 2. Names of people involved. 3. Owner/occupant of structure. 4. Witnesses. 5. Names of injured/deceased. 6. Family members associated with injured/deceased. 7. Persons of interest. 8. Names of WFRS personnel, except IC/PIO.

Answer 45

Priority 4 is given due to potentially violent situation, Captain is to direct vehicle near the location until cleared by police. If the crew encounters potential violence, Captain will order crew to exit and will notify dispatch this is a Priority 4.

Answer 46

1. Shoes how much fire. 2. Shows fire location. 3. Helps in predicting collapse. 4. Helps prioritize strategy/tactics. 5. Protects from hostile events.

Answer 47

1. Scene stabilized. 2. Vehicle stabilized. 3. Patient access. 4. Fire patient side. 5. EMS patient side. 6. Extrication began. 7. Extrication complete. 8. Patient packaged. 9. Patient transported.

Answer 48

1. Biological. 2. Nuclear. 3. Incendiary. 4. Chemical. 5. Explosive.

Answer 49

1. Chemical 2. Biological. 3. Radiological. 4. Nuclear. 5. Explosive.

Answer 50

Employers shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent injury/accident in the workplace. The reasonable care used to avoid harm to persons or property.

Answer 51

Wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others.

Answer 52

The ability to fore an employee to follow an order by threatening punishment for non compliance.

Answer 53

Fire Protection and Prevention Act (FPPA), Part 5, Section 13.

Answer 54

1. Stop traffic. Secure scene. Perimeter minimum 33 feet. 2. Have hot zone parties remain in their vehicles. 3. DO NOT TOUCH, maintain safety if crew. 4. Notify hydro via dispatch 5. Water only used (TFT blue, 100 psi, 30 degree fog at 33 feet) to preserve life and prevent injury. 6. Underground vault increase distance to 50 feet.

Answer 55

The Chief Fire official (Laforet) is the only one to authorize. Regulated by the fire Code, within the FPPA. It is NOT a city bylaw.

Answer 56

Performance of a lawful act in an unlawful/improper manor.

Answer 57

Failure to act when required.

Answer 58

A civil wrong or injury. A violation causing damage, injury or harm to another. A tortfeasor is liable and must reimburse the victim.

Answer 59

The number of personnel/equipment a supervisor can effectively manage at an emergency scene.

Answer 60

All personnel have designated supervisors to report to during an incident.

Answer 61

The order in which authority and power is delegated throughout an organization. From command to task level. IC > Strategic > Task.

Answer 62

1. Fire Resistive 2. Non-Combustible 3. Ordinary Construction 4. Heavy Timber 5. Wood Frame

Answer 63

All components are non combustible. Monolithic cement, steel, steel encased concrete, protective coatings. Advantage: Difficult to ignite. Disadvantage: Heavy components, collapse danger.

Answer 64

Usually steel (no coating). Not all parts are non combustible. One to two hour fire resistance. Advantages: difficult to ignite. Disadvantages: steel weakens with heat stress.

Answer 65

Usually load bearing walls are combustible. Interior floor, walls and roof are wood. Advantages: slow burning through walls. Disadvantages: voids (attic), rapid fire spread.

Answer 66

Load bearing walls are masonry. Interior walls, floors and roof are wood. Advantages: long burn time. Disadvantages: exposed timbers add BTU’s.

Answer 67

Entire structure (load bearing walls) made of wood. Members smaller than type 4 and may be fabricated. Advantages: easier to overhaul. Disadvantages: rapid fire spread.

Answer 68

1. Criminal Code. 2. Highway Traffic Act. 3. Environmental Protection Act. 4. Emergency Preparedness and Civil Protection Act. 5. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act. 6. Employee Standards Act. 7. Ministry of Labour. 8. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 9. OHSA 10. FPPA 11. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Answer 69

1. Beliefs. 2. Ethics. 3. Character. 4. Knowledge. 5. Values. 6. Skills.

Answer 70

1. Name, address, postal code, date of birth, driver’s licence number of driver. 2. Name of company, address, and phone number of tractor owner. 3. Name of company, address, and phone number of trailer (if not same as above). 4. Name of insurance company of vehicle. 5. Licence plate of both tractor and trailer. 6. Vehicle ownership, vehicle ID numbers for tractor and trailer. 7. Name of product and quantity. Amount of water used (if any). 8. Amount of multisorb used. EMS unit and run number. 9. Name address and date of birth of any people medically treated at scene. 10. Name and information of cleanup agency (MUST BE KNOWN BEFORE LEAVING SCENE)

Answer 71

HUIT Forms: Home/unit inspection tool. CIRS: Clutter Image and rating scale. 1. Fill out HUIT form. 2. Use CIRS to compare level 1 thru 9. 3. Before departure, check smoke/ CO alarms and complete WFRS smoke alarm incident report tracking form. 4. During business hours and CIRS above level 8, contact District Chief who will contact Assistant Chief who will contact Chief Fire Prevention Officer who will send Fire Prevention Officer. 5. Complete Section E and check notify Fire Prevention and identify HUIT. 6. HUIT form will be sent to DC to submit to Fire Prevention.

Answer 72

Yellow Section: ID number index. Blue Section: Material name index. Orange Section: Guide reference (found with yellow and blue). Three sub sections: 1. Potential Hazards: Fire/Explosion/Health. 2. Public Safety: isolation information, PPE, respiratory protection, initial evacuation distances. 3. Emergency Response: mitigation, first aid, special precautions outlined for fire, spill or chemical exposure. 4. Green Section: Initial Isolation and protective action distances. NOTE: Yellow or Blue with green use this section. 5. Guide 3: Use if product is a dangerous good but can’t find a Guide Number.

Answer 73

1. Section E (usually first arriving). 2. Officer reports (sector officers). 3. Witness statements. 4. Property release forms. 5. Medical assistance reports. 6. OFM reports (must be completed first). 7. Incident “A” (required for responses where a number of runs are generated). 8. Incident “B” and “B2” (required for all fires/explosions). 9. Incident “C’ and “C2” (required for all structure fires). 10. Incident “D’ (required to put incident address manually for exposure).

Answer 74

1. Autocratic- Ironhanded, officer maintains high personal control, execution of IAP requires. 2. Democratic- Consultative approach, used when planning/developing daily work plans. 3. Laissez Faire- Free run approach, effective when working with experienced Firefighters for daily routine.

Answer 75

1. Don’t panic/conserve air. 2. Activate PASS and Orange emergency button on radio. 3. Depress radio talk button and keep depressed: repeat MAYDAY, MAYDAY. MAYDAY. Give LUNAR. Location Unit Name Assignment Resources required.

Answer 76

1. Upon arrival, confirm the open burn. 2. Only TSSA and CSA approved appliances are permitted for cooking. 3. If second offense, dispatch are to notify DC to attend scene to take pictures. 4. Request the responsible person extinguish fire. 5. Upon refusal, have firefighters extinguish. 6. Collect name, address and phone number of responsible person. 7. Upon refusal, gather detailed description, age, sex, height, weight, eye and hair colour. 8. Complete OFM and section E. 9. Complete “Fire Prevention request for follow up” form. 10. Maintain personal notes (future litigation).

Answer 77

1. Smoke alarm install. 2. TAPP-C: The arson Prevention Program for Children. 3. COPE: Care Outreach Prevention for Everyone. 4. Wake Up Windsor. 5. Co-Op program. 6. Lock Box program. 7. Babysitter program. 8. Hot Summers Nights. 9. Meals on wheels. 10. ESINC: Emergency Service Information for New Canadians. 11. Cooking with teens. 12. Voluntary Home Inspection Program.

Answer 78

Critical injury is of a serious nature that: 1. Places life in jeopardy. 2. Produces unconsciousness. 3. Results in substantial loss of blood. 4. Involves the fracture of a leg or arm. 5. Involves the amputation of le, arm, foot or hand. 6. Consists of burn over the major part of the body. 7. Causes the loss of sight in an eye.

Answer 79

1. Cognitive ability. 2. Action Management. 3. Behavioural Flexibility. 4. Teamwork. 5. Organization. 6. Partnering. 7. Interpersonal Relations. 8. Communication.

Answer 80

To advise and make recommendations on matters relating to health and safety of all Firefighters in the province of Ontario. To outline recommended equipment and procedures to be used by workers in the Fire Service to prevent injury or illness and comply with intent and provisions in the OSHA.

Answer 81

1. They had warning the stove was hot. 2. They will get burned immediately. 3. The result is consistent (everyone who touches gets burned). 4. The result is impersonal (you chose to touch, you chose to burn). 5. Document everything. Remember, only FMT doles out punishment. * WPFFA will need to be contacted.

Answer 82

1. Small, 100%. 2. Medium, 75%. 3. Large, 50%. 4. Extra Large or Mega, 25%.

Answer 83

1. Strategic Level: Incident Commander. 2. Tactical Level: Captain. 3. Task level: Firefighter.

Answer 84

1. Task. 2. Location. 3. Objective.

Answer 85

1. Risk our lives a lot to save saveable lives. 2. Risk our lives a little (in a highly calculated manner) to save saveable property. 3. We will not risk our lives for what is already lost.

Answer 86

1. Offensive. | 2. Defensive.

Answer 87

1. Rescue. 2. Exposures. 3. Confinement. 4. Extinguishment. 5. Overhaul. 6. Ventilation. 7. Salvage.

Answer 88

1. CFPO. 2. Fire Chief. 3. FPO. 4. DC.

Answer 89

1. Type A: assembly. 2. Type B: care and treatment. 3. Type C: residential. 4. Type D: business/personal. 5. Type E: mercantile. 6. Type F: industrial.

Answer 90

1. Fire patient side. 2. Ems patient side. 3. CPR started. 4. Shock protocol. 5. Shocks administered 6. Patient packaged.

Answer 91

VSA patient as well as: 1. Decapitation. 2. Transection. 3. Decomposition/ putrefaction. 4. Gross rigor mortis and lividity. 5. Gross charring. 6. Gross protrusion of cranial or visceral contents.

Answer 92

Structure where two by fours extend uninterrupted from sill of foundation to the roof; this allows for void spaces from basement to attic.

Answer 93

1. Butterfly. 2. Intersecting. 3. Gable. 4. Gambrel. 5. Mansard. 6. Hip.

Answer 94

1. Lintel (a beam over a door or window). 2. Girder (a large construction member that supports smaller beams). 3. Joist (a horizontal member between beams). 4. Rafter (a sloped structural roof beam).

Answer 95

1. Eccentric: perpendicular but not through the center. 2. Axial: perpendicular through the center. 3. Torsional: twisting.

Answer 96

1. Fire load. 2. Undesigned load. 3. Concentrated load. 4. Dead load. 5. Impact load. 6. Design load. 7. Live load.

Answer 97

1. Compression. 2. Tension. 3. Shear.

Answer 98

1. Class A: triangle, green, ordinary combustibles. 2. Class B: square, red, flammable liquids. 3. Class C: circle, blue, electrical. 4. Class D: star, yellow, combustible metals. 5. Class K: hexagon, black, cooking oils.

Answer 99

1. Every shift check status board for TAPP-C. 2. Review program with crew prior to visit. 3. Contact to confirm address and appointment time. (all family present, if possible) 4. Advise crew of time and duties during visit. 5. Print required forms: Home safety checklist; Home escape plan; facts about smoke alarms; smoke alarm form. 6. Ensure with crew you have sufficient smoke alarms, batteries and install equipment. 7. All personnel are to wear station uniform. 8. Respond on assigned TAC. 9. Attend location and identify yourself. 10. Provide initial/follow up radio report. 11. Complete home fire safety checklist with family. 12. Stress the importance of completing the fire escape plan, for the next session. 13. Check for working smoke alarms. 14. Have all required forms signed by caregiver. 15. Upon return forward all completed forms to Public Education. 16. Complete Section E.

Answer 100

1. Respond in full PPE on assigned TAC (turnout time 90 seconds). 2. On route request wind direction and hydrant location. Approach UP, Up and Up. 3. Assume command/IMS accountability. 4. Provide initial radio report and follow up/secure perimeter. 5. Estimate hot/warm zone, use apparatus to block road traffic. 6. Stretch an inch and three quarter line, dry, Driver in pump gear. 7. Upgrade as required. 8. Call union gas to attend scene. 9. Evacuate as necessary, use four gas. 10. Call TSSA if involving tampered pressurized gas cylinder. 11. Call MOE if there is a release of hazardous material to environment.

Answer 101

1. Circle check. 2. Radios on talk around. 3. Emergency lights. 4. With two ground guides (one in front, one ten feet in rear). 5. Stop immediately if driver loses sight of guide. 6. Under exceptional circumstances, driver may back up alone (circle check).

Answer 102

1. Level 1: WFRS first response can handle. 2. Level 2: Hazmat team required. 3. Level 3: Provincial/Federal resources required.

Answer 103

1. Contamination of people. 2. Resources required to mitigate the problem. 3. Environmental impact. 4. Product identification. 5. State of product.

Answer 104

1. Emergency DECON - copious amounts of water, can be done by crew. 2. Technical DECON - reducing contamination to ALARA. 3. Gross DECON - amount of surface contamination is significantly reduced. 4. Mass DECON - Done on mass, quick as possible, curtain from aerial, gives time to reduce contamination.

Captains Class Flashcards

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