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Ch. 5: Positioning Apparatus Flashcards

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How should each type of apparatus be positioned according to?

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Its purpose and its role in achieving strategic goals and tactical objectives.

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What is the primary function of a fire department pumper on the fireground?

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To provide water for firefighting operations.

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Determining the proper positioning for the attack pumper begins with:

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sizing up the incident.

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Where is an apparatus generally advisable to stop when arriving at a location where no fire is evident (investigation mode)?

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Near the best access point into the occupancy, often the main entrance.

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What is the first tactical priority at any fire incident?

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life safety

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How will there be less strain on the fire pump when supplying hoselines?

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Pumping hoselines downhill, rather than uphill

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When is the only exception where the uphill rule of positioning?

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wildland fires; position downhill because first move uphill faster

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What is generally the safest positioning of the apparatus should a collapse occur?

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At the corners of the building

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What is considered an optimum position for aerial apparatus?

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corners of the building

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What will indicate that reinforcement ties are present to support weak or unstable walls?

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presence of ornamental stars or bolts

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What can indicate a high collapse potential?

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ornamental stars

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When buildings are higher than five stories, where should aerial apparatus be positioned?

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Next to the building, Engines on the outside position

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What operations are required when a pumper is going to be supplied from a static water supply?

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drafting operations

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Where should the pumper stop, when placing the intake hose directly into the static water source for drafting?

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Before reaching the source.

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What consists of an intake hose connection on the shore and a length of pipe equipped with a strainer that extends into the water supply source?

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dry hydrant

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What is the most common water supply source in many jurisdictions?

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fire hydrant

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What is the preferred type of hose for connection to a fire hydrant?

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large diameter intake hose (soft sleeve/soft suction)

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What is the main disadvantage of connecting to the 2 1/2” outlet of a fire hydrant?

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It limits the amount of water that can be supplied.

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What operations are actually a form of relay pumping with the pumpers positioned close together rather than evenly spaced in the supply hose layout?

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tandem pumping

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Because of the dynamic nature of wildland fires,

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wildland fire apparatus are seldom positioned in the same location for the duration of the incident.

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What are the two most common functions of wildland fire apparatus?

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Providing structural protection and making a direct attack on the fire.

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What is the highest priority for most wildland firefighting operations after life safety?

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The protection of structures that are exposed to the fire.

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How should engines be positioned for safety in wildland fires?

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backed in from the last known turnaround

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Where should engine crew’s wildland attack always begin in order to reduce the risk as much as possible?

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From the anchor point - a natural or man-made barrier that will prevent the fire from spreading around and encircling the engine and the crew.

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What may be needed to walk ahead of the vehicle in wildland fires to help locate and avoid obstacles?
a spotter (scout)
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What should be deployed and charged for protection of the apparatus in wildland fires?
a short 1 1/2" or 1 3/4" line
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What should you be assure of when an apparatus is used in mobile attack in wildland fires?
hoselines kept as short as possible
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What are the two types of breathing air apparatus?
cascade systems and breathing air compressors
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What are the two levels of staging of apparatus?
Level I & II
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What may be used on any emergency response where two or more companies are dispatched and first-arriving unit is in investigation mode?
Level I staging
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When shall units responding to an incident stop (stage) at least one block away from the scene in their direction of travel and await further order?
Level I staging
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What shall be used when numerous emergency vehicles will be responding to the same incident on mutual aid or multiple alarms?
Level II staging
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What is some of the most dangerous operational situations faced by firefighters?
Operations on highways and other busy roadways.
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What should be used as needed to reach the scene, but once on scene its use should be reduced as much as possible?
Emergency vehicle lighting (high-intensity rotating, flashing, oscillating, or strobe lights)
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What is established through placement of advanced warning signs and traffic control devices to divert or detour traffic, then public safety agencies can perform their tasks on scene with minimal emergency-vehicle lighting?
good traffic control
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How many lanes of traffic should be closed on a highway incident?
at least one lane next to incident lane
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The first arriving apparatus should never be driven into the scene without the material involved being identified first in hazmat incidents.
The apparatus should always be stopped well short of the incident scene until the nature of the hazard is understood.
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What is set up to prevent sightseers and other unauthorized persons from walking into hazardous areas or interfering with emergency responders?
control zones
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What are the most common zones that divide the levels of hazard of an incident?
hot, warm, cold zone
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What is an area surrounding the incident that is closest to the release and may have been contaminated by the released material?
hot zone (restricted, exclusion, red zone)
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What is an area that is used to support workers in the hot zone and to decontaminate personnel and equipment exiting the hot zone?
warm zone (contamination reduction, limited-access, yellow zone)
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What area encompasses the warm zone and is used to carry out all other support functions of the incident?
cold zone (support, green zone)
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Determining the proper position for the attack pumper begins with?
sizing up the incident
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Determining the locations of late-arriving pieces is normally directed by
Department SOPs and the IC
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If the first-due apparatus arrives where no fire conditions are evident (investigation mode), it is normally advisable to park?
Near the main entrance of the occupancy.
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Whenever possible driver/operators should position apparatus-
Uphill and upwind of the scene.
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When laying out supply hose on to a street, the driver/operator should try to position the hose -
Near the curb.
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You arrive at a building fire and the structure is showing serious signs of collapse. How far away from the building should the perimeter of your collapse zone be, if the building stands 100 feet tall?
At least 150 feet.
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What is considered the safest position to park apparatus should a building collapse occur?
At the corners of the building.
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Which of the following would be considered indications that a building may be ready to collapse?
- Bulging walls. - Large cracks in the exterior. - Falling bricks, blocks or mortar.
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Which type of fire apparatus should be given optimum positions at a working structure fire?
Aerial apparatus.
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If a building is less than five stories tall, engine companies should be positioned -
On the side of the street closest to the building and aerial apparatus parked on the outside.
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If a building is more than five stories tall, engine companies should be positioned -
On the side of the street farthest from the building and aerial apparatus parked on the inside.
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Pumpers that are providing water for elevated stream operations should be positioned -
As close to the aerial apparatus as possible.
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When performing drafting operations the strainer and hard suction should be attached to
the pumper before positioning it at the water source.
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When performing drafting operations -
A rope should be tied to the strainer and then tied off to prevent the strainer from changing positions and/or sinking to the bottom of the water source.
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An onshore connection consisting of a length of pipe equipped with a strainer that extends into a water supply source is called a -
Dry hydrant
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A properly installed dry hydrant should position the strainer at least __ from the bottom, the top, and the edge of the water source.
2 feet
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In most jurisdictions the most common water supply source is a -
Fire Hydrant
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When attaching a large diameter hose line on the large diameter discharge of a fire hydrant, the smaller diameter discharges should be -
Gated on both sides.
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Positioning the apparatus to a proper distance away from a hydrant can be made easier if the driver/operator positions the wheels of the apparatus at a __ angle
45 degree
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A good way to minimize kinks when connecting soft sleeve hose from the apparatus intake to the hydrant discharge is to -
Put two full twists in the hose when making the connection between the apparatus and the hydrant.
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What is the diameter of the two smaller discharges on fire hydrants?
2 1/2"
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The main disadvantage of connecting to a 2 1/2 inch outlet on a fire hydrant is it -
Limits the amount of water that can be supplied to the pumper.
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The large intake connection on a pumper is commonly referred to as the -
- steamer connection | - intake header
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The type of pumping operation that occurs when two pumpers are being supplied by the same hydrant and are connected to each other via intake-to-intake is called -
Dual pumping.
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The first step in setting up a dual pumping operation is
Pumper 1 connects to a hydrant steamer connection using it's large intake hose.
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Tandem pumping normally is utilized when the -
Required pressure is higher than what a single engine is capable of supplying.
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Tandem pumping operations can be performed by placing pumpers as much as __ away.
300 feet.
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The highest priority at any wildland fire is -
Protecting exposures.
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The boundary between the wildland and structural development is commonly known as the?
wildland/urban interface
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You are the pumper/operator and you have been assigned to protect a single family home from an advancing wildland fire which threatens it. To reach the house you must travel down a narrow driveway which extends from a small turnaround at the end of a residential road. What should you do with your apparatus?
Turn the apparatus around and back it down the driveway to the house with the crew noting landmarks along the way.
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Which of the following statements is not true in regard to positioning apparatus to protect exposures at wildland fires?
Park the apparatus between the fire and the exposure. Park on the lee side of the exposure.
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Large breathing air cylinders that are connected together in banks are known as -
Cascade systems.
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The typical bank of air cylinders in a cascade system is -
4 - 12 cylinders
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Engine-driven appliances that take in atmospheric air, purify it, and compress it. are known as -
Breathing air compressors.
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How close should mobile air supply apparatus park to a fire scene?
Close enough to the scene so that firefighters do not have to carry their SCBA tanks and extraordinary distance.
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Level II staging is used -
When numerous emergency vehicles will be responding to an incident.
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Level I staging is used -
On any emergency response where two or more companies are dispatched.
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Generally who becomes the "Staging Area Manager" during an emergency incident?
The company officer of the first company to arrive at the staging area.
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You and your crew have been assigned to a motor vehicle crash on a four lane interstate highway. Two cars are blocking the extreme right hand lane. Which lane(s) should be closed in order to allow firefighters to safely work at the scene?
The lane immediately next to the incident.
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Where should the apparatus be placed at an incident on an interstate highway?
Between the flow of traffic and where the firefighters will be working, blocking both the lane where the incident has occurred and the lane where firefighters are working.
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Additional apparatus arriving to a scene on an interstate highway should park -
150 to 200 feet from the shielding apparatus.
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The immediate area surrounding a hazardous materials incident is called the -
Hot zone. Exclusion zone. Red zone.
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Most of the time driver/operators and their apparatus are staged in the -
Cold zone
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The area around a hazardous materials incident used to support workers in the immediate hazardous area, and to decontaminate workers and equipment is called the -
Warm zone.
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At a hazardous materials incident triage and treatment areas should be established in the -
Cold zone
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In what zone is the incident command post established in?
Cold zone
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What do ornamental stars mounted on the sides of buildings indicate
That the building has structural problems and has a high collapse potential.
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In most cases fire hydrants are __ the FDC (fire department connection).
Positioned very close to.
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During pre-incident planning, fire departments should identify all suitable drafting locations in their response areas, and compile this information in the form of maps and plan books. Where should this information be stored?
- On the apparatus itself | - At the dispatch center
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A natural or man-made barrier that will prevent a wildland fire from spreading around and encircling the engine and crew is referred to as a(an) -
Anchor point.
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Which of the following would not be considered viable anchor points?
Hill tops.
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When apparatus is used in a mobile attack during wildland fires, hose lines -
Should be kept as short as possible.
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Who establishes a triage and treatment area at an emergency scene?
The IC
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What should the first-arriving apparatus do upon their arrival at the scene of a hazardous materials incident? The apparatus should.
Stop well short of the incident scene until the nature of the hazard is understood.
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On average, what percentage of the calls to which most fire departments respond are emergency medical incidents?
60%

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