IFSTA SAFETY OFFICER Flashcards
(238 cards)
1
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The NFA divides safety officer into what 2 titles?
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- health and safety officer
- incident safety officer
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fire department safety officer is what NFPA standard?
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1521
3
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who is the individual assigned and authorized by the fire chief as the manager of the health and safety program?
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health and safety officer
4
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who is a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures to ensure personal safety?
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incident safety officer
5
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NIMS was directed through what homeland security presidential directive?
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5
6
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what was developed to mandate a consistent nationwide approach to prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents?
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NIMS
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A safety officer ___ is qualified to deploy nationwide as part of a national incident management team.
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1
8
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A safety officer ____ is usually qualified at the state or local level to function at wildland and interface fires or other disasters.
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2
9
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what safety officer type can be the safety officer assigned to initial attack operations.
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line
10
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management of domestic incidents is what presidential directive?
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5
11
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what is a hometown hero LODD?
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firefighters who suffered a heart attack within 24 hours of a physical exertion activity or stressful duty related activity.
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what is it called when firefighters who suffered a heart attack within 24 hours of a physical exertion activity or stressful duty related activity.
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hometown hero LODD
13
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who is ultimately responsible for the safety of all members operating in an incident?
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IC
14
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who serves as the safety officer when no one has been delegated for the task?
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IC
15
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what is defined in writing and can take on may forms such as SOP, SOG, directives and temporary memorandums?
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formal process
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______ are strict directives that must be followed with little to no flexibility?
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procedures
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_______ are adaptable templates that allow flexibility in application?
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guidelines
18
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what is a process or operation that is part of a departments routine but that is not written?
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informal process
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carbon monoxide detectors are designed to activate at as little as ____ ppm.
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20
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OSHA regulations are also known as what?
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code of federal regulations
21
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what regulations often outline the equipment required for a given process to be accomplished?
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code of federal regulations
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what standards are designed to offer a minimum acceptable standard for equipment design, application and maintenance?
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NFPA standards
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the protective (insulate) quality of structural gear is given a relative value known as what?
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thermal protective performance
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a successful _____ program usually works in tandem with a successful ______ program.
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safety, training
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an organization plagued by injuries or suffering from costly accidents usually has a defeciency in its ______ program.
training
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_______ is the process of learning and applying knowledge and skills.
training
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______ is the process of ones analytical ability using principles, concepts and values.
education
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of all the factors affecting safety, ______ is the hardest to address.
attitude
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the departments ______ culture is made up of the ideas, skills, and customs that are passed from one generation to another.
safety
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The function of incident action plan review falls under what authority?
ISO
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What kind of analysis falls under the functions of both the ISO and HSO?
post-incident analysis
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OSHA compliance falls under the responsibility of which kind of officer?
HSO
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What year was NFPA 1500 adopted?
1987
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what program was the direct descendent of the FIRESCOPE program?
NIIMS
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what acronym is used to describe line safety officers in NIIMS?
SOFR
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What organization sets the rates for workers compensation?
NCCI
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How many components are necessary to a safe operational environment?
3
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of all the factors affecting safety, ______ is the hardest to address.
attitude
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______ can be simply defined as the chance of damage, injury, or loss.
risk
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what is the process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, injury or loss?
risk management
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risk managers use a _____ step system called classic risk management.
5
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identifying hazards is the primary function of an ____.
ISO
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what can cause lung cancer with just one exposure?
benzene
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_____ is the probability that an injurious event can happen.
frequency
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_____ can be viewed as a harmful consequence or cost associated with injury or property damage from a give hazard.
severity
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the overall strategy of hazard control is called _______.
mitigation
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the actual action used for mitigation is called ______.
countermeasure
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what is a process defined in writing?
formal process
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_____ is an acceptable template that offers wide flexibility in application.
guideline
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what is a process that is part of a departments routine, but is not written?
informal process
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a ______ is a strict directive that must be followed with little or no flexibility.
procedure
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_______ is the process of learning, and applying knowledge and skills.
training
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the NFPA was established in ______.
1986
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the ______ is recognized for developing consensus standards, guides and codes for a whole realm of fire related topics.
NFPA
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______ is tasked with the creation and enforcement of workplace law.
OSHA
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OSHA is part of what branch of government?
Department of labor
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OSHA uses the _____ as the body of law to improve workplace safety.
CFR
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______ is the safety and health research arm of the federal government.
NIOSH
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a ____ is an enforceable rule of conduct that helps protect a society.
law
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what type of law deals with rules of conduct in civil and criminal matters.
statutory
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what type of law refers to a precedent established over time through the judicial process.
case law
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a ______ typically outline details and procedures that have the force of law issued by an executive government authority.
regulation
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a ______ is a work of law established or adopted by a rule-making authority.
code
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the term ______ can apply to any set of rules, procedures, or professional measurements that are established by an authority.
standard
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a ______ is a publication that offers procedures, directions, or standards of care as a reasonable means to address a condition or situation.
guide
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NFPA 1500 was established in what year?
1987
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NFPA ______ is now a professional qualifications standard containing job requirements for HSO and ISO.
1521
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as applied to a residential structure fire, _______ ________ means fire propagation, building degradation, and smoke volatility.
environmental change
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A _______ _______ can be defined as one at which the initial response assignment is 100% committed and more resources are needed.
working incident
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Once the span of control grows past ___, the IC should include an ISO.
3
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_____ are nothing more than static and dynamic weights that are applied to buildings.
loads
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a ______ _____ refers to the weight of the building itself and anything permanently attached to it.
dead load
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a ____ ____ refers to any force or weight, other than the building itself, that a building must carry or absorb.
live load
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an ______ load is imposed through the centroid of another object.
axial
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an ______ load is imposed off center to another object.
eccentric
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a ______ load is imposed in a manner that causes another object to twist.
torsional
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____ force causes a material to be crushed or flattened axially through the material.
compression
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______ force causes a material to be stretched or pulled apart in line with the material.
tension
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______ force causes a material to be torn in opposite directions perpendicular or diagonal to the material.
shear
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the ______ of a material directly affects its fire resistance.
mass
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______ materials will fracture or fail as they are deformed or stressed past their design limits.
brittle
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____ materials will bend, deflect, or stretch, yet retain some strength as a force is resisted.
ductile
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_____ is a ductile material that has excellent tensile, shear, and compressive strength.
steel
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cold drawn steel, loses ___% of its strength at _____F.
55, 800
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extruded steel loses _% of its strength at __F.
50, 1100
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_____ refers to the crumbling and loss of concrete material when exposed to heat.
spalling
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______ is a common term that refers to brick, concrete block, and stone.
masonry
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a ______ wall supports only its own weight and is commonly used as a decorative finish.
veneer
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buildings are an assembly of structural elements designed to transfer loads to the _____.
earth
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_____ _____ can be defined as the primary load bearing columns, beams and connections used to erect a building.
columns
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a ______ is any structural element that transmits a compressive force axially through its center.
column
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a structural element that transfers loads perpendicularly to its imposed load is called a ______.
beam
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a ____ beam is supported by 2 points near its ends.
simple
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a ____ beam is supported in 3 or more places.
continuous
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a ____ beam is supported at only one end.
cantilever
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a _____ beam spans an opening in a load bearing masonry wall.
lintel
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a lintel beam is commonly called what?
header
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a _____ beam carries other beams.
girder
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a _____ is a wood framing member used to support floors or roof sheathing.
joist
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a ______ is a series of beams placed perpendicularly to other trusses or beams to help support roof decking.
purlin
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In a ____ _____ truss, the top and bottom chords run in the same plane.
parallel chord
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in a ____ truss, the top cord is arched.
arched
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a ______ can be defined as a structural element used to attach other structural elements to each other.
connection
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______ connections use nuts, bolts, screws, nails and rivets.
pinned
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Type I building?
fire-resistive
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fire-resistive is what type of building?
I
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high rises, mega malls, large stadiums and larger hospitals are what type?
I
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type II building construction?
non combustible
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non combustable is what type?
II
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type ____ buildings are susceptible to steel deformation.
II
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type III construction.
ordinary
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ordinary construction is what type?
III
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type _____ construction includes buildings in which the load bearing walls are noncombustible (masonry).
III
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the primary fire and collapse concerns with _______ construction are the many void spaces.
ordinary
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type IV construction.
heavy timber
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heavy timber is what type?
IV
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type ____ construction can be defined as those that have block or brick exterior load bearing walls and interior structural elements that have substancial dimension.
IV
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type V construction.
wood frame
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wood frame is what type of construction?
V
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a ____ _____ is a non load bearing wall that supports only itself and is used to keep weather out.
curtain wall
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predicting collapse by classifying the buildings construction is what step?
1
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predicting collapse by determining structural involvement is what step?
2
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predicting collapse by visualizing and tracing loads is what step?
3
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predicting collapse by evaluating time is what step?
4
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predicting collapse by communicating the collapse potential is what step?
5
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unfinished wood that is being rapidly heated emits a ______ smoke.
brownish
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brownish smoke is a _______ warning sign in lightweight wood construction.
collapse
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structural failure is often the result of a ______ failure.
connection
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______ are nothing more than fake beams.
trusses
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in type _____ construction, void spaces are numerous.
III
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a _____ wall is the extension of a wall past the top of the roof.
parapet
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smoke leaving a structure has 4 key attributes; they are what?
volume, velocity, density, and color
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___ is the chemical breakdown of compounds into other substances by heat alone.
pyrolysis
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surfaces that are smoking, not burning, are off _____.
aggregating
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soot is ____.
carbon
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____ is the trace materials that can no longer support flame.
ash
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carbon will add a ______ color to smoke.
black
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ash will add a dirty _____ color to smoke.
white
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an _____ can be defined as a suspended or propelled liquid.
aerosal
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within a room, the off-gassed smoke from so many low-mass materials, _______ air, leading to what is termed as a ______ _____ condition.
displaces, ventilation limited
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the ____ phase includes the event that brings together heat, fuel, and oxygen to start the self-sustaining process of combustion.
ignition
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the _____ _____ phase has also been labeled as the fuel-controlled phase.
initial growth
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in what phase is fire growth controlled by the proximity of burning fuels to other fuels?
initial growth
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the ____ _____ phase is a compartmentalized fire condition where open flaming decreases because smoke production displaces and limits available air.
ventilation limited
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the ____ ____ phase is a rapid fire growth phenomenon that occurs when combustion air is reintroduced into a ventilation-controlled fire.
explosive growth
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the _____ ______ phase leads to total flame involvement of the interior flow paths.
fully developed
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______ is a hostile event warning sign and is characterized as the intermittent ignition of small pockets of smoke.
ghosting
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_____ is usually seen as fingers of flame that dance through the upper smoke layers.
ghosting
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____ includes the ignition and sustained burning of the overhead smoke layer within a room.
flameover
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a _____ _____ is a hostile event that occurs when a spark or flame is introduced into a pocket of smoke that is below the ignition temp but above the flashpoint.
smoke explosion
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_____ _____ typically occur in a trapped area away from the fire.
smoke explosion
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______ is a sudden, hostile, fire event that occurs when all the surfaces and contents in a space reach their ignition temperatures at once.
flashover
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in most cases, _______ occurs because the room itself can no longer absorb heat.
flashover
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a ______ is an explosive event that occurs when air is suddenly reintroduced into an area.
backdraft
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acronym to remember how to read smoke?
VVDC
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______ volume by itself tells very little about a fire.
smoke
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smoke velocity is an indicator of ______ that has built up in the building.
pressure
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when smoke is leaving the building, its ____ is caused by heat.
velocity
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the faster smoke moves, the more _____ it has.
heat
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turbulent smoke that has filled a compartment is an indicator of ______.
flashover
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______ smoke is closer to the seat of the fire.
faster
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the ______ of smoke refers to the thickness.
density
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black smoke that is high velocity and very thin is ______ pushed.
flame
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unfinished wood gives off a very distinct ______ smoke.
brown
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black fire can reach temps over _____F
1000
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_____ ______ is physical property whose loss will cause harm to the community.
valued property
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what is defined as the degree of accuracy to which one's perception oh his/her current environment mirrors reality.
situational awareness
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______ learning can be defined as the process of observing others to develop knowledge, skill, or experience.
vicarious
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what is a mental model that suggests that many quick decisions are made using mental templates from previous experiences that fit the images that you are currently witnessing?
RPD
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what is the process of observing others to develop knowledge, skill, or experience base.
vicarious learning
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_____ ______ is defined as the unintended, and often sudden, release of stored, residual or potential energy that will cause harm if contacted.
hazardous energy
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what type of energy is not likely to change?
stable
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electricity is always trying to find the path of ______ resistance.
least
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a tingling sensation when approaching electrical equipment is known as what?
ground gradient.
175
_____ _____ is electrical energy that has established a path to ground through the earth and is energizing it.
ground gradient
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a downed power line may be energizing the earth up to how far away?
30 feet
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a difference in the potential voltages at any two points is knows as ____ ___.
step potential
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step potential can be eliminated by wearing the appropriate ______ footwear.
nonconductive
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a firefighter who feels tingling in his feet should get away from the source how?
shuffling feet
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can smoke become electrically charged?
yes
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keep a distance of at least _____ feet from downed power lines.
10
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efforts to improve an individuals strength, flexibility and aerobics to help prevent overexertion at incidents can be defined as _____ ______.
work hardening
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_______ is the science of adapting work or working conditions to a worker.
ergonomics
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the ______ strategy acknowledges that the workers are less apt to suffer an injury if they are aware of the problem.
awareness
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a _____ _____ can be defined as the option or approach that an ISO uses to help remind firefighters to be situationally aware and to perform in a safe and predictable manner.
safety trigger
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a ____ _____ can be defined as awareness or suggestive communications made to crews or command staff that cause them to modify their observations and activities to prevent an injury.
soft intervention
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a ____ ______ can be defined as a direct order to immediately stop, alter, suspend, or withdraw personnel, activities, and operations due to an imminent threat.
firm intervention
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the firm intervention by an ISO is an ______ order.
official
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bunker cop, CYA and worker are three traps of what position?
safety officer
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the ISO has the authority of an IC only when an ____ ______ is present.
imminent threat
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the ISO should have face to face communications with the IC every ______ minutes at routine incidents.
15
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M in MEDIC:
monitor
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E in MEDIC:
evaluate
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D in MEDIC:
developed
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I in MEDIC:
interventions
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C in MEDIC:
communications
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Which NIMS type is a local event that can be handled with the original jurisdiction?
Type 5
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Which NIMS type is a local even that can be handled with the original jurisdiction and mutual aid from neighboring departments?
Type 4
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Which NIMS type is a regional event?
type 3
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Which NIMS type is a multi region, state, or initial federal event?
type 2w
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which NIMS type is a federal event?
type 1
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An ____ _____ is a template that outlines a mental or physical process that considers inputs that lead to an output or outcomes.
action model
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_______ is an exploratory examination of the incident scene conditions and activities.
recon
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______ becomes a crucial part in identifying conditions and activities that need to be evaluated.
recon
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the ______ method of MEDIC is the most important, and difficult to execute.
evaluate
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the IC must be notified of any ______ intervention from the ISO.
firm
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what is defined as key phrases that signal the completion of significant tactical objectives?
incident benchmark
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what is a wild land fire term used to describe the sudden advancement and increase-in fire intensity?
blowup
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what is a violent convection column caused by a large continuous area of intense fire?
fire storm
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what is a sudden, short lived rise in the rate of fire spread?
flare-up
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what is the burning of the foliage of a single tree, or small bunch of trees?
torching
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the assignment of an ISO at technician level hazmat incidents is ______.
mandatory
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complex incidents requiring specialty trained personnel and equipment to complete the mission describe what?
technical rescue
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post incident thought ________ are the reflective or introspective mental pre-occupations that firefighters experience just after incident control.
patterns
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the _____ is a formal and/or informal reflective discussion that the fire department uses to summarize the successes and failures of an operation.
PIA
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what is the legal phrase for the effort to act in a reasonable or prudent way, given the circumstances?
due diligence
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there is an average of _______ LODD due to training each year.
10
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______ is a training approach in which a trainee closely observes experienced mentors as they perform their assigned duties.
shadowing
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standards are used using which kind of language?
mandatory language
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where are the JPR's for fire officer 1 found?
NFPA 1601
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what type of material is masonry?
brittle
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when drywall is exposed to heat, water is sacrificed in a process known as what?
calcination
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parapet walls are generally made from what?
masonry
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is smoked hotter when the color is primarily black?
yes
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what structural identifier is assigned to unreinforced masonry?
URM
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which governing body oversees the US fire administration?
DHS
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what task can a projection light be used for when carried by an ISO?
reading smoke
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wooden I-beams are a combination of laminated veneer lumber and ___.
OSB
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what fire-resistive device is generally used to protect the roof structure of a type II building?
drop ceiling
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what term refers to temporary bracing used to support incomplete structural elements?
false work
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a precautionary withdrawal order is issued by who?
IC
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where does a flame over generally originate?
at the seat of the fire
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an area with what minimum temp at floor level would indicate a zero rescue profile?
300F
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where does most of the useful recon information come from at a hazmat site?
TECHREF
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how many components are necessary for a safe operational environment?
3
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how many items should be considered when writing equipment guidelines?
7
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what kind of thinking should the ISO employ?
cyclic
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