Fireground Safety

Question 1

Individuals should not wander around the fire ground or ___in unassigned groups

Answer 1

Congregate

Question 2

Three things personnel entering the fireground perimeter shall

Answer 2

Wear full PPE, have crew intact, be assigned to a Division, group or other function

Question 3

Established around an area which is determined to present a safety hazard to operating personnel. It is flexible/dynamic, expanding and shrinking

Answer 3

Barrier

Question 4

Barrier tape for down power lines, holes in floors, or collapse zones will be marked with

Answer 4

Red and white scene hazard tape

Question 5

Crowd control and for marking the “warm zone” at hazmat

Answer 5

Yellow tape

Question 6

Used for marking “hot zone” of Hazmat and is only by Hazmat team

Answer 6

Red tape

Question 7

The person reporting the hazard shall ___

Answer 7

Remain at hazard if possible to keep others away and mark with tape or place the lumastrobe flashing lights to mark the area

Question 8

The individual identified the hazard shall.

Answer 8

Notify their immediate supervisor

Question 9

All personnel on scene shall be notified and made aware of hazard by

Answer 9

Emergency traffic and tones if needed

Question 10

Where are set of three red, white, and blue LED lights found?

Answer 10

The vehicles of all response chiefs

Question 11

__ may be used as points to tie the hazard tape

Answer 11

Traffic cones

Question 12

All power lines shall be treated as ___ until the power company determines their status

Answer 12

Charged

Question 13

After hazard tape has been placed ___ shall cross the tape or work inside hazard area

Answer 13

No responder

Question 14

It is preferred that this person remove tape

Answer 14

Person taping off the hazard

Question 15

Who will be consulted prior to removal of hazard tape?

Answer 15

Command

Question 16

Ladders shall be a minimum of how many rungs above parapet

Answer 16

Three

Question 17

How many escape routes?

Answer 17

Two

Question 18

Efforts shall be made to place ladders near building ___ or ____

Answer 18

Corners or fire walls

Question 19

In situations where you have opposing or conflicting actions what must you do?

Answer 19

Use face to face or radio communication

Question 20

When operating defensive position yourself ___ from involved area to still remain effective

Answer 20

As far away

Question 21

Division and group supervisors must maintain communication capabilities with the resources under their command to control both the __ and ___ of companies who report to them

Answer 21

Position function

Question 22

Company officers should frequently assess the ___ of their crew

Answer 22

Physical condition

Question 23

Rehab shall be coordinated through the ___

Answer 23

Division or group supervisor

Question 24

The search plan shall include the ___the designed search area and individual assignments

Answer 24

Overall objective

Question 25

The search team should be protected with a ___ as soon as possible to ensure avenues of egress

Answer 25

Charged hoseline

Question 26

___ has been one of the leading causes of injury and death to FF

Answer 26

Structural collapse

Question 27

Structural collapse is ___ a possibility when a building is subject to intense fire

Answer 27

Always

Question 28

In a fire the ___ is most likely candidate for failure

Answer 28

Roof

Question 29

Roof failure May in turn trigger a collapse of one or more ___

Answer 29

Wall sections, this is especially true if roof is peaked or domed which will exert outward pressure

Question 30

Wood frame construction with all components made of wood including supports can collapse

Answer 30

5-7 or less minutes

Question 31

Ordinary construction with support components made of masonry and walls, floors, roof of wood collapse

Answer 31

Twenty minutes

Question 32

Heavy timber 8x8 or larger wood components for floor

Answer 32

One hour

Question 33

Fire resistive: columns, beams, and floors

Answer 33

4,3,2 hours

Question 34

Non combustibles walls of steel m, masonry or concrete with steel floors

Answer 34

Early failure

Question 35

It is the principal ___responsibility to continually evaluate the structure and determine if fire building is safe for interior operations

Answer 35

Command

Question 36

The ongoing evaluation of conditions requires the ____, to report on the conditions in their areas of operation

Answer 36

Division or group supervisors and company officers

Question 37

PFR policy dictates that buildings will be marked with

Answer 37

Distinctive red and white U designating it as unsafe

Question 38

Responding companies can see the ___ or ___ to formulate a plan in route to unsafe building

Answer 38

Unsafe building or inspectors advisory

Question 39

When responding to potential collapse as AO companies should stop short of the face and sides of building and maintain collapse zone, position ____from the corners

Answer 39

Diagonally

Question 40

If collapse zone is establish, all personnel and equipment must

Answer 40

Remain outside of this area

Question 41

Exit strategy must be selected based on these two things

Answer 41

Imminence of the hazard and type/extent of hazard

Question 42

Command shall be immediately notified when an imminent hazard has been identified. An announcement shall be made on incident talk group using ___ policy

Answer 42

Emergency traffic

Question 43

What is horn blast for abandon?

Answer 43

One ten second blast

Question 44

When ordered to abandon or withdraw, division and or group supervisors should ___

Answer 44

Confirm with their assigned crews that the order is received

Question 45

When is abandon or withdraw considered complete?

Answer 45

After PAR

Question 46

Command must develop an ___ which addresses aspects of strategic shift

Answer 46

INCIDENT ACTION PLAN