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What helped CFR (Crash Fire Rescue) progress?

A

Military services continued CFR research

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Be able to identify and locate this important device for investigative purposes

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Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)

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T/F: ARFF vehicles may still require clearance from the control tower

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True

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Flight path of a downwind leg _____

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Runs parallel to the landing runway

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Before beginning its final approach, an aircraft flying in a base leg flight path must _____

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Make a 90 degree turn from the base leg

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Which color light is used to identify the location of hold bars?

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Yellow lights

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Which color light is used to mark obstructions along the runway?

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Red lights

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White markings are commonly used for _____

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Landing zone bars

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A runway hold position marking consists of _____

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Four yellow lines (Two dashed & two solid)

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Direction, destination, and info signs can all be identified with _____

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Black inscriptions on yellow backgrounds
“Black on yellow, tell a fellow”

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When responding to aircraft fires at gate areas, remember to _____

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Retract jetway eyebrows to allow smoke to escape the aircraft

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_____ can be difficult areas in which to extend hand-lines

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Baggage areas

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Which fuel loading method is used on most smaller aircraft?

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Over the wing connections

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Fact about escape slides on wide-body aircraft?

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They can almost always be de-armed from the outside

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Possible problem when encountering commuter/regional aircraft during emergency conditions?

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Interiors may be cramped

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Fact about aircraft that has been modified to an all-cargo configuration?

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Exit hatches may be blocked off

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Main difference between Class B & Class C compartments?

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Extinguishing agents are built-in

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Fact about cargo doors?

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Most doors are hinged at the top of the door opening

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Which type of aviation presents similar challenges to that of a highway vehicle accident?

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GA

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Fighter aircraft will most likely keep weapons in _____

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Kept in the wings of fuselage

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Where are internal fuel tanks on helicopters are usually located?

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Located under the cargo floor

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Fact re: helicopters supporting backfiring ops?

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They carry flammable “Ping-pong balls” in cargo areas

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A hazard specific to galleys, lavatories, and storage bins?

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They can break loose during a crash impact

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_____ (area) of a fixed-wing aircraft that generally houses the APU

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Tail section

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Which aircraft construction component divides aircraft into compartments and prevents the spread of leakage or fire?
Bulkheads
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Where are magnesium & magnesium alloys are generally used?
In areas where forcible entry isn't required
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Rims of aircraft wheel assemblies are mostly equipped with _____
Fusible plugs
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All aircraft shutdown functions must be accomplished _____
Prior to de-energizing the electrical system
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What's a hazard associated with a ram-air-turbine (RAT)?
The RAT may fall out and strike rescue personnel when deployed
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If the radar system is believed to be active, rescuers should not approach which area?
Do not approach the nose
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Escape slides used as a means of egress on aircraft must _____
Must be self-supporting on the ground
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Most hatches and windows in an aircraft are a ____-type design, which means they _____
Plug-type design; must be pulled or pushed inward
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Fact about personnel accountability at an ARFF scene?
Personnel should stay in teams of two
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RIT teams need to _____
Maintain contact with interior crew
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_____ must be worn at all aircraft fires
SCBA
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A hazard that can arise when refueling an aircraft w/ a refueling vehicle?
Static electricity between the two can ignite fuel vapors
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Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) may present a hazard if _____
It does not deploy in-flight
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BRS
Ballistic Recovery Systems
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Unit load devices containing dangerous goods will have a small tag _____ (location)
Small tag is wired to the outside or placed in a plastic window
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PPE used at a dangerous goods incident should be selected _____
Selected using SOPs/SOGs
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A small amount of hazardous material confined on the inside of an aircraft may _____
May be worse than a larger amount spilled in the open
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Fact re: movable exhaust nozzles on a Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) system?
They pose a hazard to personnel approaching the aircraft's sides
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Military aircraft can have fuel capacities that _____
Far exceed responder's expectations
44
Fact re: aircraft canopies and seatds?
Ejection seats may be fired while on the ground and parked
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Potential problem when jettisoning a canopy?
Canopy may fall back on the aircraft or personnel
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Which propellant actuating device plays a role in forcibly separating crew members from the seat after ejection?
Rotary Actuator
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Fact re: High Explosives (HEs)?
They are present to some degree in all weapons
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If the ammunition case on a pressed high explosive is ruptured, _____
Any excessive heat will cause the explosive to burn
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Signs and symptoms of a nuclear or biological attack will usually occur within _____ after an attack
Hours or days
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Aircraft Accident Alert dictates
That mutual aid resources should be activated
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EOC at airports
The comms/dispatch center for ARFF personnel
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Unified Communications (UNICOM)
A private, nongovernmental frequency usually found at GA airports
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Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF)
Pilots will use it to broadcast their positions
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Flight Interphone System
Used by air carrier maintenance, mechanics, ramp, and pushback personnel to communicate w/ personnel inside an aircraft during routine ops
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A "non-survivable" crash that results in severe structural damage
High-impact crash
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Primary and alternate routes should be included on the grid map for accident site accessibility purposes
Fact
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Standard Emergency Response Pattern (SERP)
Model that standardizes the locations for Command Post, control zones, and entry/exit corridors
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Most likely role of airport mgmt/ops following an incident?
Runway and other facility inspections
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When radio frequencies, telephone lines, and cell phone circuits are overloaded, which org is best suited to help?
Amateur (ham) radio orgs
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Mutual aid training should emphasize
How to rapidly resupply ARFF vehicles so they can return into service
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Safety recommendation based on hazardous nature of rescue tool ops?
A low (workers-to-supervisor) span of control should be maintained
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During any cutting ops, what is needed?
Charged handline
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To eliminate obvious ignition sources during rescue ops, crew members can _____
Shut down the aircraft power on the flight deck
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To help secure smaller aircraft to ground anchor points, personnel should use _____ during rescue ops
Ropes, webbing, cables, and/or chains
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Fact: many general tools/equipment can be used in ARFF ops
Tip!
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On almost all commercial aircraft, holes for inserting the tips of hydraulic spreaders during forcible entry are best made with _____
Axes
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Which tool is designed to sever gas-initiator lines and safety some ejection seats?
De-arming tool
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A grappling hook and rope sling are used for _____
Catching, dragging, and lifting objects
69
During long ops, all rotary saw blades and surfaces being cut must _____
Simultaneously cooled with water spray
70
Which tool can be used to chip out some rigid plastic windows?
Air chisel
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Skin Penetrating Agent Applicator Tool (SPAAT)
Applies an agent into the aircraft's interior
72
A primary advantage of low and medium pressure air lifting bags over high-pressure air bags
They have a much greater lifting range than high-pressure bags; also considerably larger than high-pressure bags
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Pins and other locking devices can help with _____
Preventing movement of landing gear assemblies
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Cribbing used in rescue ops should _____
Should always be used to backup any lifting ops
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Fact: One or more rescue teams should be available for rescue ops
Tip!
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One difference between helicopters and hovercrafts?
Hovercrafts don't have the clearance that helicopters have
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Tracked vehicles facts
- Low payload capacity - Slower than most other vehicles - Very effective in deep snow and rough ground
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First priority of protecting aircraft occupant evacuation routes may include _____
Establishing a foam blanket over fuel spills
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Fact re: mobile air stairs?
They can be used to help evacuees reach ground level
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When cutting an aluminum skin uisng the 3-sides cut-in method, which area is left uncut?
The bottom is left uncut to allow the aluminum panel to be bent
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What may impede personnel from gaining access into the flight deck in commercial aircraft?
Reinforced flight deck doors
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When an aircraft comes to rest nose-high or listing to one side, evacuation slides _____
They do not deploy at the proper angle
83
When extricating trapped victims, what are V-blade knives effective for?
Cutting seatbelts
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In order to cut the legs of seats away from the floor to allow rescuer to access and move victims, which tool is best?
Hydraulic cutting device
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Low danger/extensive injury situations
Rescuers can take appropriate time to treat wounds before movement
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Triage
Green: walking wounded, don't need immediate attention Yellow: needs help Red: immediate help Black: dead
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