Q2 - Quiz #1 Flashcards

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The phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat?

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Fire

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Are produced following the chemical reaction between oxygen and another gas?

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Flames

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Flames are intensified by increasing the rate of?

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Combustion

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The four elements must be present in order for a fire exist, thus, it is also known as?

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Fire tetrahedron

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Fire tetrahedron includes?

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Oxygen
Heat
Fuel
Chemical reaction

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Is a model of conveying the components of a fire?

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Fire triangle

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The fire triangles three sides illustrate the three elements of fire, which are?

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Heat
Fuel
Oxidization

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The first element?

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Heat

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9
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Most essential of fire elements?

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Heat

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What are the methods to extinguish a fire?

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  1. Applying a cooling agent such as water
  2. Using chemical fire retardant (fire extinguisher)
  3. Diffusing heat
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The second element?

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Fuel

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(Source) it can be anything that is flammable?

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Fuel

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Fuel can be?

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Wood
Paper
Fabric
Chemicals

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How to extinguish fuel?

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When all the fuel is consumed

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The final element of the fire triangle?

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Oxygen

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This is called a Class D fire, and the application of water will exacerbate combustion?

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Alternative Fire Triangle Model

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The most common fires in the house?

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Cooking Equipment
Heating
Smoking in Bedrooms
Electrical Equipment
Candles
Curious Children
Faulty wirings
Barbecues
Flammable Liquids
Lighting

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The most common causes of fire in the workplace?

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Faulty Electrics
Flammable and Combustible Material
Human Error
General Negligence
Arson

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19
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The most common causes of fire in Nature?

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Most common cause of forest fire is lightning
Human caused fire

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Four stages of fire?

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Ignition
Growth
Fully developed
Burnout

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21
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At this stage, a fire extinguisher can control the fire?

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Ignition

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22
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Additional fuel ignites, causing the size of the fire to increase?

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This is when temperatures reach their peak, causing damage?

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Fully developed

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The fire gets less intense?

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It consists of ordinary combustibles, such as wood, paper, cloth, trash, and plastics?
Class A fires
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They are fueled by flammable or combustible liquids such as grease, oil and gasoline?
Class B fires
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Class C fires are also known as?
Energized Electrical Fires
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These fires involved electrical equipment, such as motors, transformers and appliances?
Class C fires
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Comprise of combustible metal fires, involving metals such as potassium, sodium, aluminum and magnesium?
Class D fires?
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Class D fires metal include?
Potassium Magnesium Sodium Aluminum
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Involving cooking oils and greases, such as animal and vegetable fats?
Class K fires
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The four phases of emergency management are?
Preparedness Response Recovery Mitigation
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Takes the form of plans or procedures designed to save lives and to minimize damage when when an emergency occurs?
Preparedness
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Includes the mobilization of the necessary emergency services and first responders in the disaster area?
Response
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Is defined as the actions taken to return the community to normal following a disaster?
Recovery
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Examples of recovery?
Repairing Replacing Rebuilding property
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Is the cornerstone of emergency management?
Mitigation
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Its the continuing effort to lessen the impact that disasters have on people and property?
Mitigation
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Mitigation is defined as ?
“ sustained action that reduces or eliminates long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards and their effects”
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Things need to do to prevent fires?
1. Avoid unattended or careless use of candles 2. Keep BBQ grills at least 10 feet from the house 3. Do not disable smoke or CO detectors 4. Do not smoke indoors 5. Do not leave your cooking unattended
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Things need to do during a fire?
1. Pull the fire alarm 2. Call 911 3. Yell “Fire” and Ask for help 4. Know the Risks Associated with Wildfires 5. Remain Calm 6. Follow Instructions 7. Grab your Emergency Preparedness Kit 8. Stay Low 9. Cover your Nose 10. Use the stairs 11. Utilize the Fire Extinguisher 12. Stop, Drop and Roll 13. Get Outside as Quickly as you can 14. Search fir Loved Ones 15. Stay Informed
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What is DRR?
Disaster Risk Reduction
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Aims to reduce the damage caused by natural hazards like earthquakes, floods, droughts, and cyclones, through an ethic of prevention?
DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction)
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What does DRRM stands for?
Disaster Risk Reduction Management
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It is the application of disaster risk reduction policies and strategies, to prevent new disaster risks, reduce existing disaster risks, and manage residual risks, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of losses?
DRRRM
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Disaster risk management actions can be categorized into?
Prospective Disaster Risk Management Corrective Disaster Risk Management Compensatory Disaster Risk Management or Residual Risk Management
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How does Disaster Risk Reduction Work?
1. Progressive Reduction Risk 2. planning for risk reduction 3. Participation and self-reliance 4. Appropriate technical support 5. Crosscutting issues
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It identifies vulnerabilities, capacities, and hazards?
Progressive Reduction of risk
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Plans for preparedness, mitigation, and prevention?
Planning for risk reduction
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Organizing community into appropriate governance structures?
Participation and self-reliance
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Technical support, compatible with local skills and capabilities?
Appropriate technical support
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Gender equity & principles of empowerment?
Crosscutting issues
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Cycle ( Disaster Management Cycle)
1. Response 2. Recovery 3. Development 4. Mitigation 5. Preparedness
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The extent which people lack protection or buffering capacity against possible hazards?
Vulnerability