Intro to the Fire Service & Firefighter Safety (IFSTA) Flashcards
(92 cards)
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Many modern fire departments take an ___ approach
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All-hazard concept
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The most common fire department organizational structure
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Scalar
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Having an uninterrupted series of steps
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Scalar
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The formal line of authority, responsibility, and communication within an organization
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Chain of command
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Adhering to the ___ helps ensure unity of command within an organization
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Chain of command
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Each employee reports directly to just one supervisor
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Unity of command
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The maximum number of subordinates or functions that any one supervisor can control
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Span of control
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Span of control is typically ___
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3 to 7, with 5 considered optimum
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An organization’s responsibility to provide leadership, and an individual’s responsibility to follow orders
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Discipline
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Discipline is administered through ___
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Rules, regulations, and policies that define acceptable performance and expected outcomes
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Discipline can only be properly enforced if rules are ___
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Clearly written and communicated throughout the organization
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The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more manageable, equalize workloads, and increase efficiency
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Division of labor
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Why is division of labor necessary?
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- To assign responsibility
- To assign specific and clear-cut tasks
- To prevent duplication of effort
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Categories of fire departments
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- Career
- Volunteer
- Combination
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The basic unit of firefighting operations
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Company
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A company consists of ___
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An apparatus, firefighters, and is led by a company officer
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Multiple companies within a response area are grouped into ___
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A battalion or response district
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The ___ oversees their day-to-day functions
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Operations division
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Performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle, wildland, and other types of fires. May also perform search and rescue, extrication, ventilation, and emergency medical care
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Engine company
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Performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage, overhaul, and utility control. Provides access to upper levels of a structure. May also provide elevated water streams, extrication, and emergency medical care
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Truck (ladder) company
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Searches for and removes victims from areas of danger or entrapment, may be specially trained to perform technical rescues, and may serve as the rapid intervention crew
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Rescue company
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RIC
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Rapid intervention crew
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Extinguishes ground cover or grass fires and protects structures in areas close to fields and wooodlands
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Brush company
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Mitigates hazardous materials incidents
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Hazardous materials company
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Provides emergency medical care to patients and may transport them to a medical facility
Emergency medical/ambulance company
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Performs rescue and fire suppression activities involving aircraft incidents
Aircraft rescue and firefighting company
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ARFF
Aircraft rescue and firefighting
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Two groups of personnel
Line and staff
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Deliver emergency services to the public
Line personnel
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Provide administrative and logistical support for line personnel, in areas such as finance, maintenance, and training
Staff personnel
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Personnel trained to drive fire apparatus to and from fires and other emergencies. They must be able to operate fire-apparatus pumps and arial devices, and are responsible for servicing and maintaining the apparatus
Fire apparatus driver/operator
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Personnel certified to mitigate hazardous materials and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) emergencies
Hazardous materials technician
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Personnel certified to perform rescues in specialty areas such as high-angle (rope), trench, structural collapse, confined space, vehicle and machinery, water, ice, and cave or mine rescues
Rescue technician
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Firefighters specially trained in airport operations and ARFF
Airport firefighter
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Personnel trained to extinguish fires in outdoor vegetation, including the wildland/urban interface
Wildland firefighter
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Personnel trained to deliver EMS
EMS personnel
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Personnel who supervise a fire company in the station and at fires and other emergencies. They may also supervise a group of fire companies within their response area
Company officers
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Person who monitors operational safety at emergency incidents. Their task may be assigned to any qualified fire officer during the incident
Fire department incident safety officers
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Person who monitors the department's health and safety program
Fire department health and safety officers
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Personnel who supervise a group of fire companies and stations. They may also manage units responsible for logistics, fire prevention, training, planning, or other functions
District/battalion chiefs
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Personnel who manage a variety of upper level functions, such as emergency operations, administration, fire prevention, or training
Assistant/deputy chiefs
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Personnel who manage the fire prevention, plans review, and investigation divisions. They may hold a chief officer rank
Fire marshals
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Person responsible for all operations within the department
Fire chief
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Deals with the public through building inspections, code enforcement, plans review, and community risk reduction
Fire prevention division
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CRR
Community risk reduction
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Personnel who perform periodic inspections, enforce building and fire codes, and interact with the public
Fire prevention officers/inspectors
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Personnel who ensure code compliance by reviewing architectural and site plans and fire protection systems plans and calculations for new construction and renovations
Plans examiners
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Personnel who investigate fires and explosions to determine their origin and cause. In some jurisdictions they must have the same certification and training a LE officers
Fire and arson investigators
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Personnel who inform the public about fire and life safety hazards, fire causes, and precautions or actions to take before and during a fire
Fire and life safety educators
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Personnel who check architectural and fire protection systems plans for proposed buildings to ensure compliance with local fire and life safety codes and ordinances
Fire protection engineers/specialists
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PIOs and youth fire setter intervention specialists fall into the ___ function
Fire and life safety education
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Fire protection engineers/specialists may also act as consultants to the fire department administration in the areas of ___
Fire department budgeting, operations, and fire prevention
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Personnel who train members of the department or other students
Instructors
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Oversees all training activities and supervises personnel assigned to the training division
Training officer/chief of training
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A guide to decision-making within an organization
Policy
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Unwritten policies are known as ___
Organizational norms or past practices
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Detailed written plans that list specific steps for approaching a recurring problem or situation
Procedures
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Enable all members to perform specific tasks to the required standard
Standard operating procedures
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SOPs
Standard Operating Procedures
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Similar to SOPs by may allow firefighters some leeway in particular situations
Standard operating guidelines
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SOGs
Standard operating guidelines
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Why was NIMS - ICS created?
The US govt mandated that all emergency services organizations use common terminology and command structures to improve their interoperability
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Six major organizational functions of NIMS-ICS
1. Command
2. Operations
3. Planning
4. Logistics
5. Finance/Administration
6. Intelligence
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Specifies the minimum requirements for a fire department safety and health program
NFPA 1500
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Maintaining personnel safety during training evolutions includes ___
1. Using appropriate PPE
2. Maintaining situational awareness
3. Being healthy and in good physical condition
4. Adhering to all safety regulations
5. Maintaining PPE and training equipment
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Emergency operations must include ___
Rapid intervention crews for firefighter rescue, rehab facilities, and postincident analysis
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Leading cause of firefighter fatalities
Cardiovascular disease
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Chemicals found in smoke that contribute to COPD
1. CO
2. SO2
3. Hydrogen chloride
4. Phosgene
5. Nitrogen oxides
6. Aldehydes
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The CISM method of dealing with atypically stressful events
Conduct a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) shortly after the event
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Involves having a counselor come speak with the personnel involved in the event and encourage them as a group to speak about their experiences
CISD
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Instead of CISD, it is now recommended that ___
Officers and supervisors monitor their personnel following an atypically stressful event for signs of PTSD
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Recognizing and remaining mindful of identified hazards as well as remaining observant about changing conditions on the fireground and evaluating the changes you see against the safety of what you are doing
Situational awareness
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How to mount/dismount the apparatus
Use the available handholds and steps built for that purpose, maintaining three points of contact. Face the apparatus, and establish handholds first
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Always try and mount and dismount the apparatus on the side ___
Away from traffic
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Guidelines for riding in or an an apparatus
1. Helmets shall not be worn by persons riding in an enclosed cab
2. Always be seated and securely belted in before the apparatus moves
3. Always wear hearing protection or radio headsets
4. Secure all loose tools and equipment
5. Close cab doors securely
6. On unenclosed apparatus, close safety gates or bars securely
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Emergency responders typically secure an incident scene by ___
Establishing control zones
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Control zones
1. Restricted zone (hot)
2. Limited access zone (warm)
3. Support zone (cold)
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Where trained personnel are working to resolve the problem at the scene
Hot zone
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Personnel in this zone directly support personnel working to resolve the problem at the scene
Warm zone
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The warm zone is limited to personnel who are ___
Operating hydraulic tool power plants and providing emergency lighting and fire protection
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Where the ICP, RICs, PIO, rehab area, and staging areas are located
Cold zone
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The outer boundary of the cold zone is the ___
Control line for the general public (crowd-control line)
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Two categories of lighting equipment
Portable and fixed
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Designed to track personnel, both in and out of the IDLH environment
Personnel accountability systems
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Passport system is sometimes called a ___
Tag system
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Passport system
Officers have a passport listing for every member of their crew. Firefighters give their tags to their supervisor or designated accountability officer. Passports are then attached to a control board or personnel ID chart. Firefighters collect their passports after leaving the IDLH
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Exit time is based on the ___
Air pressure in the lowest-reading SCBA in the team
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These systems use radio-based tracking or radar-based transmitters attached to PPE
Computer-based electronic accountability systems
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Common highway/roadway incident hazards
1. Debris
2. Fuel spills
3. Hydraulic and battery fluid spills
4. Downed high-voltage power lines
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The energized area around a down power line
Ground gradient
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How to estimate the ground gradient distance around a downed power line
Estimate the distance between two nearby power poles, and stay that distance away
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Establish ___ for any incident on or near a highway/roadway
Traffic control zones
