General knowledge

Question 1

it takes approximately ___ firefighters to rescue 1 firefighter in distress, and 1 in ___ will have an emergency of their own

Answer 1

12, 5

Question 2

the average time a MAYDAY was declared was ___ minutes after the arrival of the initial company

Answer 2

9

Question 3

it is the responsibility of _______ to conduct a size up of the incident and develop an action plan that keeps firefighters safe

Answer 3

company officer

Question 4

Firefighters must always be ready to ____ ____ should they find themselves in a situation where they need to declare a MAYDAY

Answer 4

self rescue

Question 5

Initial RIT consists of _____

Answer 5

a single resource

Question 6

RIT Level 1 consists of ______ when the incident is determined to be a working structure fire

Answer 6

1 engine, 1 special service (preferably a heavy rescue)

Question 7

RIT Level 2 consists of _______

Answer 7

1 engine, 1 truck, 1 rescue, 1 ALS unit, 1 BC

Question 8

RIT Level 3 consists of _______

Answer 8

A minimum of 2 rescue companies or units with structural collapse rescue capabilities

Question 9

To move up from the initial RIT, the IC shall request a RIT Level be dispatched as soon as ______

Answer 9

A working structure fire is determined

Question 10

When requesting a 2nd alarm, RIT Level ___ is mandatory and must be requested by the IC

Answer 10

1

Question 11

RIT Level ___ becomes mandatory for an IC to request if a MAYDAY is called

Answer 11

2

Question 12

When the RIT Level 1 is dispatched, these units will augment the Initial RIT resource. The resulting RIT Level 1 is to be referred to as the ____ _____. The officer of the initial RIT will become ____ _____ ______.

Answer 12

RIT Group

RIT Group Supervisor

Question 13

The sole function of the RIT Group is _____

Answer 13

Firefighter rescue

Question 14

The ____ ____ dispatched with the RIT Level 2 will become the RIT Group Supervisor

Answer 14

Battalion Chief

Question 15

The initial RIT tool cache shall minimally consist of these 8 items:

Answer 15

1 - Hand lights
2 - Portable radios
3 - Forcible entry tools
4 - Tagline/search rope
5 - RIT air supply
6 - Additional SCBA (if RIT pack unavailable)
7 - Thermal imager
8 - Pak Trackers, if available

Question 16

What is the 3-tiered approach that outlines the responsibilities of the RIT Group

Answer 16

RIT Recon
RIT Rescue
RIT Relief

Question 17

What is the job of the RIT Recon

Answer 17

To deploy to last known location of downed firefighter, then locate, provide air, and secure a tag line in the area near the firefighter. After that, determine additional resources needed and begin packaging and removal of the FF if possible

Question 18

What is the job of the RIT Rescue

Answer 18

Rescue and removal of the downed firefighter

Question 19

Studies show it takes __ minutes to locate a lost/downed firefighter, and an additional ___ minutes to remover that FF

Answer 19

8, 22