J&B Ch. 15 Flashcards
Where there is regulation, legal liability exists. These two challenges have led fire departments to develop technical rescue response systems that address procedures, training, equipment, and _________ elements.
command
The competencies for confined space, trench, and cave-ins are defined in various chapters of which NFPA standard?
NFPA 1006
When the ISO does not have technician-level training and/or certification, what would the next step be?
Appoint an assistant safety officer–rescue technician (ASO-RT)
In order to not tie up normal radio frequencies, some technical rescue teams do what instead?
Use small, talk-around radios
A landing zone for a helicopter should have a clear zone diameter that is how big?
100 feet
In a __________ collapse, the victims are easily accessible and trapped by surface debris, loads are minimal and easily removed by rescuers, and the threat of secondary collapse is minimal.
basic/surface
A small, modern five-story office building collapses. This could be considered which type of collapse?
Heavy collapse
A two-story residential structure under construction collapses from an engineering error. This could be considered which type of collapse?
Moderate collapse
The USAR task force structural assessment system uses what color paint?
Orange
Using the USAR marking system, an open box would indicate:
“Relatively safe for search.”
Once a decision is made that a dive operation has changed from a rescue to a recovery, risk-taking should be:
reduced
True or False: Nighttime operations present additional concerns. The introduction of artificial light, while logical, may actually cause further problems.
True
The number one safety consideration at roadway incidents is:
the threat of being struck by other traffic.
Of the following, which one has the potential to be the most challenging and complex rescue?
Injured maintenance worker on a cell phone tower
True or False: Using a traffic barrier without traffic-calming strategies is not advisable. Worse, using traffic-calming strategies without a traffic barrier is downright dangerous.
True
