Operations SOP Flashcards
(186 cards)
1
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What is an ICS 201 form
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Four section document allows for the capture of vital incident information
2
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Per SOP who should assume command of a multi unit incident
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First arriving unit
3
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What 3 things is the incident commander responsible for?
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- The protection of life
- Provide for incident stabilization
- Property Conservation
4
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What are some functions of taking command
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- Announce command
- Maintain effective communication
- Identify incident strategy
- Organize using groups and divisions
5
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Does BC have to assume command when he gets onscene
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No
6
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Officers assuming commande should receive a briefing how?
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Face to Face
7
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Under ICS, what are the sections designators
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- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance
- Intelligence
8
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Under ICS, what may be used as either funcional or geographical levels of supervison
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Branches
9
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Under ICS, what are geographical designators
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Divisions
10
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Under ICS, what perform functions?
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Groups. Groups do not reprt to divisons. hey are parallel in the command structure
11
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What are tactical sides good for?
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Refrence points for Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta
12
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Below grade floors are called what?
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Sub level
13
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Does the Fire Authority have the ability to deny access o a fire scene by the owner?
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yes
14
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As an incident commander, it is important that proper orgin and cause investigation is completed on all fires
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Statement
15
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Investigators are dispatched to all working and vegetation fires. When should the IC request an investigator:
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- Origin and cause can’t be determeined
- Incedndiary ro suspicious
- Serious injury or fatality
- Special circumstances with high dollar loss
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When are OCFIRS reports supposed to be complete?
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All reports should be complete by the end of the next on-duty shift. Reports are considered late if not complete within two shifts
17
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BC’s will receive monthly reports documenting the timelines of report completion. These reports are used to train, coach, counsel and evaluate perosnnel.
A
Statement
18
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To serve as a Duty Officer you must live in Orange County or within 30 minutes normal driving time of Orange County
A
Statement
19
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Who schedules the Duty officer shedule?
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Division 1 Chief
20
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What are the times and days for Duty Officer coverage?
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Monday through Sunday 1700-0700 and Saturday and Sunday
21
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If private contractors are working within your fire area, according to ICS 420-1 what is their display placard?
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PVT
22
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What are 4 responsibilities for a Sewage Spill
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- Identification
- Containment
- Notification
- Assisting the property owner
23
Q
Who would you call as a resource for sewage spill?
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- RDMD Resources and development Management Department
- Health Care Agency
- Santitation
- Local public works
24
Q
What is a recommended perimeter for a swarm of bees?
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50 to 100 feet
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On highrise fires what are the PRV set a for pre 1990 and post 1990
Pre 1990 is 65 psi / Post 1990 is 100 psi
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Who brings the high rise hose bundles to the icp at an incident?
Engine companies arriving on the firs two alarms to a high rise incident
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When there is a lost or missing firefighter, as an IC what are the following 8 steps?
1. Emergency Traffic
2. Adjust organization. Prioritze rescue effort
3. Evacuate in nescessary
4. Assign RIC crew
5. Rolll Call
6. Adjust Communications plan
7. Monitor Tactical - Have someone monitor
8. Medical Considerations
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What are some incident command considerations when a firefighter is trapped or missing
1. Gain Intelligence
2. Resource needs
3. Hose Lines put in place to protect FF
4. RIC
5. Stabilization
6. Ventilation
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What does LUNAR stand for?
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L Location
U Unit Number
N Name
A Assignment
R Resouces
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Used by firefighters if they become trapped or lost.
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Under confined space rescue, what are initial considerations for size up
1. Type of space
2. Suspected hazards involved
3. Number of victims with profiles
4. Permitted confined space
5. Establish hot warm and cold zones
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During confined space operatons, at what percent of the SCBA should the rescuer return?
50%
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Who keeps the permits from confined space incidents?
US&R Truck home and staton 54, and a copy Authority Safety Officer.
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During SWAT operations planning meetings, the BC will ensure what 4 things get considered?
1. A plan for inter-agency communication
2. Operational objectives
3. A medical plan in place
4. Coordination of response
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Where does the BC respond to on a SWAT incident?
Directly to command post. All othe units stage
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For trench rescue incidents, first in company should spot and stage how far from incident?
0 feet from location of trench and 150 for staging
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Two modes to a trench rescue?
Rescue and Recovery
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How many ladders should be in the trench and what is the maximum spacing of ladders?
2 ladders with a max of 50' apart
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What are the 4 phases of trench rescue?
1. Phase I Size up / Take Command
2. Phase II Pre-entry Operations
3. Phase III Entry Operations
4. Phase IV Termination
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On freeway incidents utilize a warning vehicle such as CHP or BC vehicle how many feet upstream?
250'
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What are the 6 components to elevator rescue?
1. Reboot
2. Phase I recall
3. Pick hoistway door
4. Top removal of occupants
5. Forcible entry of doors
6. Hoistway Breach
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When do blue line topo maps get distributed? When do CNF maps get distributed?
April of each year following any pre-fire season update.
| Every 5 years
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How many blue line mpas issued by USGS maps carry on the suburban?
2 copies of all 7.5 minute blue line maps of undeveloped Orange County
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OCFA CAFS are special units that carry how much water and are type what?
200 gallons and type IV
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What time does the vehicle coordinator have to submit vehicle status relief?
10am
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What is the minimum age for OCFA ride a longs?
14 yrs for family member and 18 for public
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What are the hours for ride a longs?
0900-2100
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@ type of ride a longs?
Particpatory or observation
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Can a BC deny a ride a long?
yes
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All ride a longs are cancelled in a Orange or Red threat level except Saddleback Paramedic students.
Statement
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Crew and equipment have how many sand bags?
800 -1000 filled
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During winter months one station will have 10 cubic yards of sand for the purpose fo filling sandbags for residents
Statement
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As a rule, how many sand bags can be given out?
30
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Hose testing will be done when and finished by when?
Tested every 12 months starting in March and finishing in July
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What dimensions doe sthe apparatus notebook have
1. Daily inspection record
2. Daily brake and tire log
3. Weekly SCBA inspections log
4. Ground ladder inspection log
5. Rope log
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When does ECC challenge a unit if they haven't shown enroute
2 minutes
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How much time do units have to go enroute?
60 seconds and 90 seconds if they have to put PPE on
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Emergecny traffic is used by personnel operating at an incident.
Statement
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Priority Traffic is used when personnel needs to report a new incident that requires emergency response
Statement
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Per SOP what are the predetermined staging areas?
1. Fire Station 61
2. 57 freeway and Tonner Canyon
3. 91 and Green River
4. Ortega at Caspers
5. 5 fwy at Basilone
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The watershed dispatch level determined every hour in ECC. What are the two weather stations for RAWS
Fremont and Bell Canyons
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When calculating RAWS what data does it collect?
1. Precipitation
2. Air temperature,
3. Fuel moisture
4. Wind speed and direction
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This information is put into what formula?
NFRDS
| National Fire Danger Rating System
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When a BI igenerated from the NFDRS, it gives us our watershed dispatch level. Low, medium, high and red flag.
Statement
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What 3 indicators give us a red flag warning?
1. Wind
2. Humidity
3. Burn Index (BI)
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Burn index represents a combination fo fire spread and intensity.
Statement
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Dividing the BI by 10 gives us ?
Expected flame lengths
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BI is the most prominent indicator to change our watershed level on an hourly basis.
Statement
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THE NWS refers to the Orange County area as forecast zones ?
508 and 509
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Station coverage are based on the number of calls occurring between what time
8am to 8pm
| From July 1 to December 31
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What stations get an immediate cover
greater than calls for the period
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What stations get a Primary cover
2 and 6 calls for the period
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Secondary cover is how many calls between the 8-8 time period
1 and less than 2
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No 3 adjacent stations shall be left uncovered
Statement
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BC's must review and approve all planned or non incident activities to provide appropritae coverage
Statement
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No 2 adjacent stations may be covered solely by a reserve unit
Statement
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John Wayne ARFF coverae times are?
0600-2330
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When BC coverage is needed what stations are listed for coverage
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Batt 1 and 8 from 17's
Batt 2 and 3 from RFOTC
Batt 3 and 5 from 6's
Batt 4 and 5 from 51's
Batt 4,6,and 7 from 9's
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What the diffeence to stage away and use caution?
Stage awy means to stop some distance from a incidnt location and wait for Law enforcement officers
Use caution means to closely observe the scene for violent or threatening behaviors during the approach..
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What is a property release advisory notice
A form that is given to a responsible party after a fire
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A code 200 is
A request should be made when law enforcement is needed due o a potentially viloent situation and fire personnel are unable to provide additional details
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Code 300 is
A request to made if fire personnel is in immediate danger
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CAD must be signed on between 745 and 815. Crew members must be signed on within 10 minutes of the change. Terminals are signed off at 630 and is the responsibility of the company officer
Statement
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Cal Osha requires noification from incident when?
Involvingan employee death, serious injury or illness in excess of 24 hrs
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If there is a death of an OCFA employee its recommended that you call them 8hrs after death. If exigent circumstances exist then you have 24hrs. BC notifies ECC to have Risk Manager paged
Statement
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Pressing the emergency button the radio shows up on control ones monitor and display's what on the radio?
Emergency
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What is Site Trunking
A condition that may occur when a specific trunked cell lose ability to communicate with zone controller
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What is Failsoft
Can not perform trunking. Switches to a predetermined frequency and functions like a conventional repeater.
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What is System Failure
Cell fails completely.
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What is Conventional System Failure
All repeaters fail. Can only use talkaround for communication.
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What Talk around frequencies are assigned to each of the Battalions
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Batt 1 I
Batt 2 J
Batt 3 H
Batt 4 K
Batt 5 J
Batt 6 B
Batt 7 G
Batt 8 H
Batt 9 I
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Routine visitations to ECC are from?
| Sit along visitations of ECC are from?
7am to 10pm
| 9am to 10pm
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In reporting for duty during a major incident, where should you report?
1. Home station
| 2. Report to nearest Battalion Headquarters. Contact Battalion check in status recorder
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How long our SCBA rcords kept?
24 months
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On a standby rescue team, is it permissable for one member to perform other duties?
Yes
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What is the defiinition of Unity of Command?
That each person operating at an incident has a single supervisor and that each supervisor is responsible for all personnel under his command.
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Entry into IDLH atmosphere requires a minimum of how many personnel?
4...
| Two personnel as entry crews and two for stnadby rescue
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The only permitted exception to the two in two out rule will be if the first arriving crew of less than four personnel determine that it necessary to enter IDLH to save a life.
Statement
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When does the rescue exception report have to be turned in and to who?
Operations Chief and 3 yrs
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RIC needs a minimum of how many people?
3
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When securing a electrical hazard, use the ____ stripe method
3
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Keep all ladders a minimum of ____ feet
10
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When using water on transformer or vault fires, use the ____ method
30 / 100 / 33
| 30 degree fog, 100 psi and a minimum of 33' away
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Smoke can act as a conductor creating a step potential of ____ ft.
LPG tanks can rupture sending pieces 2500 ft.
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Do LPG vapors sink or rise?
sink
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Natural gas is heavier or lighter than air?
Lighter
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Who does the RIC team report to
Operations Chief or the IC. May be assigned to a Division
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When Emergency Traffic is declared, the apparatus will...?
Sound 10 one second blasts followed by a 10 second pause. The sequence will be performed 3 times
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Which 3 specific gases dow the muti rae monitor?
1. O2
2. Hydrogen Sulfide
3. Carbon Monoxide
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What two general classes of gas does the multi rae monitor?
1. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
| 2. Combustible Gases
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What are the parameters that the multi rae will alarm for O2, CO, H2S, Combustible Gas and Volatile Organic Compound
1. Oxygen less than 19.5% greater than 23.5%
2. CO greater than 25 ppm
3. Hydrogen sulfide greater than 10 ppm
4. Combustible Gas greater than 10% of the lower explosive limit
5. Volatile Organic Compound when greater than 0.0 ppm
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When will the SAIC PD 3I detector activate
1. Accumulated Dose greater than 100. mR since last reset
2. Current dose rate greater than 2.0 mR/h
3. Both values greater than alarm settings
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Time / Distance / Shielding is the best concept during radiation incidents. When establishing a perimeter what is the recommended in feet
80 to 160 feet
| 1500 feet when radioactive source with explosive
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How many people is recommended for a station tour?
10 people per one individual
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What 3 areas is acceptable for civilains to enter on vehicles
1. Jump seats
2. Cab
3. Rides on elevating platform
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High visibility safety vests shall be worn when an emergency scene is loacted on or near a roadway where firefighters are subject to moving traffic when subjected to fire, flame or excessive heat.
Statement
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Two air bottle rule or 45 minutes of work time is recommedned as an acceptable level for mandatory rest
Statement
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After rehab, FF's need to have a pule rate of ___ to return to the incident
< 110
BP < 160/90
SpO2 greater than 95%
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Fireground intelligence has 3 forms of information. What are they?
!. Visual Factors
2. Reconnaissance Factors
3. Preplanning and Familiarity Factors
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Under fireground factors what are the different factors to be considered?
1. Buidling Factors
2. Fire Factors
3. Occupancy Factors
4. Life Hazard
5. Arrangement Factors
6. Resource Factors
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What are the 3 basic tactical priorities?
1. Rescue
2. Fire Control
3. Property Conservation
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The objectives to the 3 basic priorities is to?
1. Rescue - Primary Search
2. Fire Control - Under control
3. Property Conservation - loss stopped
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When an IC decides to fight fire in an offensive or defensive mode what considerations should he make?
1. Fire extent
2. Structural conditions
3. Entry capability
4. Ventialation profile
5. Rescue abilitry of occupants
6. Resources
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An effective tactical analysis involves an evaluation of what is not burning rather than what is actually on fire. The unburned portion represents where the fire is going and should establish the framework for fire control requirements
Statement
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The announcement of a change to a defensive mode will be made as Emergency Traffic and all perosnnel will withdraw from the structure and maintain a safe perimeter.
Statement
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What are the 5 items of tactical effectiveness of hose lines?
1. Size
2. Placement
3. Speed
4. Mobility
5. Supply
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The first hose line is placed where?
First line is placed between the fire and persons endagered. Or if no occupants then placed between the fire and the most sever exposure.
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Second hose line is placed where?
Means of egress, supports rescue efforts or protects exposures
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What are the 6 missions for the helicopter?
1. Rescue / life safety
2. Fire Fighting operations
3. Disaster Relief
4. Recon
5. Hazard Reduction
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Helicopter will only drop at night when there is
1. Life Safety threat
2. Imminent threat to property
3. Imminent threat to critical infrastructure
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Two tactical reasons you ventilate a building?
1. To prevent mushrooming
| 2. To gain and maintain entry
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Who has ultimate authority of releasing information to the media?
The Fire Chief
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When can members of the media not be allowed into an inciddent?
1. Crime Scene
2. Emergency is occurring on private property
3. Impacts safety for them or FF's
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Under post incident analysis, what does SAFE stand for?
Safety
After the
Fact
Evaluation
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How many levels of post incident analysis are there?
3. ...
1. Level 1. offers lessons learned
2. Level 2. tacticaly challenging / 3rd alarm
3. Level 3. major incident by Chief or Assistant Chief
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When there is a change to Homeland Security threat level, who gets notified?
1. Executive Management
2. Division Chiefs
3. ECC BC
4. EPAC BC
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What are the homeland security threat advisory colors?
1. Green Low Risk
2. Blue General Risk
3. Yellow Elevated Risk
4. Orange High Risk
5. Red Severe Risk
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What are some things that will occurr during a threat assesment that goes into Orange - High Risk?
1. Lock ECC gates
2. Send Rep to County EOC
3. Check on relief apparatus at 8am & 5pm
4. Partial suspension of ride a longs
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What are some things that will occurr during a threat assesment that goes into Red - Severe Risk?
1. Immediate suspension of ride a long
2. Cancel out of town travel
3. HMRT hard staff Haz Mat unit
4. Suspend TAG and all training
5.
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What does RAMP stand for?
Rapid
Attack
Mobilization
Plan
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What is a MEOG and what does it do?
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Major
Event
Operations
Guide
A guide of actions at the Area Command Post for BC's for major Emergencies
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When does the DOC get activated?
1. IC declares a major emergency
2. When we become a central ordering point
3. Significant drawdown
4. Request of the Duty Chief
5. Operational Area dispatch for Metro Net
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If ECC determines that during a dispatch failure can't be restored after ____ minutes they should transfer to another dispatch center
10 minutes
If 30 minutes, they they should get the Log's trailer or go to Loma Ridge
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During an ECC failure, the BC shall try to contact ECC and control one. If the BC is unable to make contact the BC shall take the following actions?
1. Initiate decentralized dispatch
2. Request Irvine PD to investigate RFOTC
3. Have B3 or B5 investigate RFOTC
4. Set up Area Command Post
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What is Firefinder III
Address search program designed to assist ECC in the event that we are in a decentralized dispatch mode.
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Who is responsible for the Occupant Liason Program
Admin Capt. to the Ops Chief
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The Occupant Liason is a member of the command staff
Statement
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Type I US&R task forces are capable of ____ hours unsupported.
72 hrs
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What two enties authorize the formation and response of the task force?
Robert T Stafford Disaster Releif and Emergency Assistance Act
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The planning section has what sections under it?
1. Resources Unit
2. Situation Unit
3. Documentation Unit
4. Specialists
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What is the Planning Section responsible for?
Collection, evaluation and dissemination of tactical information. The Section Chief is responsible for agathering and analysis of all data regarding incident operations and assigned resources
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What does the resource unit do?
Has the responsibility to make certain that all assigned personnel and resources have checked in.
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What does the situation unit do?
Collecting, processing and organizing situation information and preparing summaries
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During a highrise fire, the IC should use A.LS. Base for initial alarm. What is that stand for?
Attack (Fire Attack)
Lobby
Staging
Base
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What does the first alarm company do on a high rise fire?
1. Size up
2. Gain entry into fire control room / keys
3. Recal elevators to phase I
4. Identify appropriate stairwell for ascending
5. Pass command
6. Iniate actions
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What does the second company do on a high rise fire?
1. Assume command
2. Establish Lobby Control
3. Gain control of building systems
4. Support fire attack
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Third company on a high rise fire takes the FDC
Statement
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What does the fourth company do on a high rise fire?
1. Establish Base 200' away
2. Staging
3. Establish medical group within base
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On a high rise fire it outlines the priorities for Chief Officers. What are they?
Priority 1 1st BC assumes command
Priority 2 2nd BC Division Sup
Priority 3 Operations, Search Group, Logs, Evacuation Group.. ect. Incident will drive the need
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Staging is how mnay floors below on a highrise fire
2
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John Wayne airport is a level what index
Level C
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A Category I is what?
Single engine general aviation aircraft and helicopters
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A Category II is what?
Muti engine aircraft 12,500 and less
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A Category III is what?
Multi engine aircraft weighing more than 12,500 and all jet aircraft
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Off Airport response for category 3 response, units can go approximately how many miles off
3 miles north or south. 2 miles east or west
For Category 1 & 2 they can go 1 mile from airport perimeter
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Anytime the crash units respond outside our jurisdiction a BC will be dispatched as a laison.
Statement
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What frequency is used for the airport?
4A
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What frequency do airport statt, sheriff use?
Silver 1
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A hazardous materials emergency is defined as actual or potential situations where uncontrolled hazardous materials are found.
Statement
169
What are the general responsibilities of the HMRT?
1. Action plan
2. Operate in safe parameters
3. ICS 208 form
4. Set up control zones
5. Emergency Deecon
6. Proper notifications
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State requires ___ personnel to be haz mat technicians
7
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When responding to bomb threats or explosive devises. Set up a perimeter of _____ feet and do not use radios ____ from the IED.
300' and 75'
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For an initial attack on SRA for veg fire, if the time is greater than ____ minutes than aircraft should be part of dispatch.
10 minutes
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When looking a factors for fire spread such as weather, fuel type, rate of spread, topography ect... which three modes can be established?
1. Initial attack. Handled with initial resources, first burning period, One line perimeter.
2. Extended Attack. First atack substantially augmented, but controlled in first burning period and involves two or more burn periods.
3. Major Operations. A fire that moves into a second burn period
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Mop up and overhaul are typically how many feet into the burn?
100'
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When a major event occrs due to a earthquake, flood, civil unrest, radio failure, ect, ECC wil notify
1. Fire Chief
2. Deputy Fire Chief
3. Assistant Chief
4. Duty Ofiicer
5. EPAC Chief / ECC Chief
6. Divison Captains
7. Reserve units to cover their stations
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Area Command Posts during a major event are located at what fire stations?
1. Command Area 1 Station 61
2. Command Area 2 Station 33
3. Command Area 3 Station 45
4. Command Area 4 Station 34
5. Command Area 5 Station 22
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No more than how any locations for a windshield survey
10
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What are the 3 levels to the civil disturbance plan?
3 Phases
Phase 1 Planning phase in ancipation of a civil unrest.
Phase 2 Implementation of the developed tactical plan. Deploying resources for an event in the next 24-48 hrs
Phase 3 Actual deployment of unit. Civil disturbance is occurring
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A written plan in phase two of a civil disturbance plan should be within
30 minutes
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Issuing a fire weather watch for high potential of a red flad event occurs in what time frame?
18-96
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A red flag condition is issued
48 hrs or less
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In a red flag, winds are? RH is what? and for how long does this criteria have to me met?
> then 25 mph or gusts of 35
15% or less
6 hours or more
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Orange County weather zones are
CAZ-242
| CAZ-257
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Under the weather preparedness plan, how many levels are there?
4
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What level has wind velocity below 25 mph
Level 2
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How much rain is predicted for a Level 2. And over what time frame?
.5 to 1 inch in the next 12-24 hrs
