DB 18-7 Training Safety

Question 1

Firefighters are at risk of death or injury not only during actual emergencies but also during ____.

Answer 1

training incidents

Question 2

Though major injury or fatalities during training evolutions are preventable, the United States Fire Administration (USFA) reports that approximately what percent of all annual line-of-duty deaths were training-related?

Answer 2

11%

Question 3

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) recommends training in accordance with ____ to prevent life threatening consequences.

Answer 3

Established standards

Question 4

What are the leading cause of training related deaths?

Answer 4

Heart Attacks

Question 5

What follows Heart attacks as the second leading cause of training related deaths?

Answer 5

traumatic injury

Question 6

What were the three leading types of training-related activities associated with the fatalities per the USFA?

Answer 6

• physical fitness activities
• apparatus/equipment drills
• live burn exercises

Question 7

Given the inherent dangers of firefighting and related emergency activities, the importance of improving ___ and ___ cannot be overstated.

Answer 7

Skill sets and proficiency

Question 8

Training is imperative to ensuring firefighters are familiar with what 2 things?

Answer 8

• strategies and tactics of firefighting and company standard operating guidelines

Question 9

What is trainman essential in improving?

Answer 9

responsiveness in performing essential tasks, ensuring proficiency in the use of PPE and firefighting equipment, and fostering teamwork

Question 10

For decades the LAFD training mantra has been “___”.

Answer 10

“Train as Your Life Depends On it, Because it Does”

Question 11

The purpose of training is to improve what 5 things?

Answer 11

• technique
• skills
• tactics
• self-development
• retention

Question 12

After the recruit academy, once in the field, other skills and techniques are demonstrated and taught that are ___ to those districts.

Answer 12

unique to those districts

Question 13

Performance during emergency incidents also has a nexus (connection) to what three things?

Answer 13

• nutrition
• hydration
• physical preparation

Question 14

What three things are in the Commanders Intent?

Answer 14

• task
• purpose
• end state

Question 15

What should be used on all training evolutions before any training evolution is started?

Answer 15

task, purpose, end state (Commanders intent)

Question 16

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Establish easy to understand ____ for all training activities and ensure they are implemented and enforced

Answer 16

WRITTEN standard operating procedures

Question 17

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Conduct a ___ analysis on each training exercise

Answer 17

hazard analysis

Question 18

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure training participants have all _____

Answer 18

trained in planned operations or evolutions

Question 19

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Designate an individual to act as ____ for all training activities

Answer 19

safety officer

Question 20

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure that all new training curricula undergo ____ by management personnel prior to implementation.

Answer 20

comprehensive safety review by management

Question 21

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure that the training environment and facilities are _____

Answer 21

safe

Question 22

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure that adequate ___ is allotted to safely carry out the training exercise.

Answer 22

time

Question 23

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure that a _____ is conducted for all training activity as would be done in an actual event.

Answer 23

360 degree size-up is conducted

Question 24

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure that all participants are adequately hydrated and have reviewed the _____

Answer 24

hydration safety bulletin

Question 25

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Projected high call volume days. Keep your crew ready both ___ and ____ for service.

Answer 25

mentally and physically ready

Question 26

Prior to training Fire Departments should at a minimum:

Ensure that all participants have what two items available to them?

Answer 26

• Bottle water or sports drink

- ice

Question 27

During training, participants should know what three things?

Answer 27

• recognize signs and symptoms of personal medical emergencies and know the appropriate course of action
• know the potential hazards of training
• Understand your role in the exercise

Question 28

Post training, participants should do what three things?

Answer 28

• Participate in post- training recovery
• Report any injuries
• Participate in after action review

Question 29

To ensure training events are conducted with optimal safety it is essential to form and follow what 2 things?\

Answer 29

• pre-training checklist

- provide pre-training safety briefings

Question 30

When should this comprehensive list be consulted, completed, and reviewed?

Answer 30

• with training drill participants prior to multi-company operations
• when new piece of equipment or evolution is being introduced
• when a drill will represent some measure of complexity or inherent risk
• any time a supervisor feels it is appropriate