Rescue Ops Bulletin 04 - Sheet2

Question 1

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Structure collapse incident will not only require our members to exercise their?

Answer 1

Knowledge, skills, and abilities plus test our technical rescue capabilities

Question 2

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Tension Forces is a force of stretch members, but what doesn’t have no reliable tension strength

Answer 2

Concrete and masonry

Question 3

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Members are crushed they tend to give a warning such as the splitting or bowing of wood

Answer 3

Compression forces

Question 4

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Vertical load caused by gravity pushing on the floor slabs and beams is called?

Answer 4

Bending forces

Question 5

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Wood beam are strong in compression and tension, but are subject to shearing along a horizontal plane is called?

Answer 5

Shear forces

Question 6

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Constructed with a skeletal structural framing system of wood or light gauge steel components are?

Answer 6

Light- Frame Construction

Question 7

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What construction is built without a skeletal structural frame, it used heavy-wall support and assembly system support the floor and roof assemblies

Answer 7

Heavy- Wall Construction

Question 8

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Build using “cast-in-place” construction consisting of flat, slab panel, waffle, and two-way concrete slab assemblies “Pre-tensioned” (rebar) or “post tensioned” (cable)

Answer 8

Heavy Floor- Construction

Question 9

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Build using modular, pre-cast, concrete components for floors, walls, columns and other that are connected and assembly and building enclosure use steel beam and columns or a concrete framing system

Answer 9

Pre-Cast Construction

Question 10

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You would find Light- Frame Construction in what type of construction

Answer 10

Residential, multiple, low-rise occupancies, and light commercial/manufacturing up to four stories in height

Question 11

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You would find Heavy- Wall Construction in what type of construction

Answer 11

Commercial, mercantile, and industrial building 1-6 stories in height

Question 12

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You would find Heavy Floor- Construction in what type of construction

Answer 12

School, hospital, parking garage and multi-purpose occupancies

Question 13

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You would find Pre-Cast Construction in what type of construction

Answer 13

Commercial, mercantile, office, parking, and multi- purpose structures

Question 14

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when one end of the floors) or roof are hanging free because one or more of the walls have failed and the other end still attached to the remaining wall is called

Answer 14

Cantilever Collapse

Question 15

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

When one of the supporting wall fail, or floor and roof joist breaks or separates at one end, then causes one end of the floor or roof to rest on a lower floor is called

Answer 15

Lean- To Collapse

Question 16

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When bearing walls or columns fail and upper floor drops on lower floors causing them to collapse in the same manner is called

Answer 16

Pancake Collapse

Question 17

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When heavy loads because a floor or roof to collapse near the center, results in two void space being created along the outer walls is called

Answer 17

“V” – Type Collapse

Question 18

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

When one end of a floor or roof collapse, other end remains supported creating a void on either side of the supporting member is called

Answer 18

Tent Collapse

Question 19

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

What can occur prior to or after arrival of rescues, more severe than the initial collapse

Answer 19

Secondary Collapse

Question 20

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Secondary Collapse potential for injuries to members, personnel from other agencies, civilian, bystanders

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

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“look-outs” must be designated and assigned to monitor the structure looking for what

Answer 21

Movement, secondary collapse

Question 22

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Which unit is responsible an area deem “outside” the collapse zone are too directed ambulatory victims to a safe triage area, gathering initial on-scene information for known and potential victims, and their activities prior to the collapse, types of occupancy, and pertinent information that can be determined by visually observing and gathering.

Answer 22

First Responders or first unit on the scene

Question 23

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

All information type of building, collapse, occupancy, time of day, and interviews of witnesses and persons, familiar with the building, located on the surface, lightly buried by debris, can be seen or heard, known location but cannot be seen or heard rescue normally progress from safe area into unsafe area and focus on victims is called what?

Answer 23

General Victim Removal Priorities

Question 24

From the Rescue Ops Bulletins

Risk vs. Gain mains what?

Answer 24

Analysis the situation at hand to ensure we do not too quickly begin that will not place own personnel in jeopardy

Question 25

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins To identify victims and carried out on all sides of the building and above and below when accessible consisted of?

Answer 25

Search techniques

Question 26

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins How many phases of a collapse rescue operation are there and name them.

Answer 26

There are six (6) Phase 1 Size-Up andAssessment Phase 2 Removal of surface and lightly covered victims Phase 3 Voids and accessible space searched for victim Phase 4 Selected debris removal using specialized equipment and techniques Phase 5 General debris removal after all know victims have been recovered Phase 6 Termination

Question 27

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins More thorough assessment and size-up, to be carried out as soon as possible, will utilize the initial information as well as that gathered from rescue first inserted into the site to develop an Incident Action Plan for further operations, with the following information taken fall in what phases?

Answer 27

Phase 1 Size-Up and Assessment

Question 28

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Identifying the building involved, and for each involved building determine,Type of occupancy, Type of construction, Part of building involved and the type of collapse, Voids and space where viable victim are likely, Current structural stability issues other hazards consisted of what phased?

Answer 28

Phase 1 Size-Up and Assessment

Question 29

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Victims located on the surface and those likely covered can normally be quickly identified and removed from the collapse zone is in which phase?

Answer 29

Phase 2 Removal of surface and lightly covered victims

Question 30

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Victims locations are not know search area that could have afforded a victims a reasonable chance of survival which could be found in Hallways and exits, voids under floors which are not totally collapse would be found in which phase?

Answer 30

Phase 3 Voids and accessible space searched for victim

Question 31

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Once surface victims are removed and the need to access voids becomes necessary, shoring, breaching, breaking, and cutting operations, likely be involved, personnel must be assigned to these functions and the need personnel, equipment, and material is in which phase

Answer 31

Phase 3 Voids and accessible space searched for victim

Question 32

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins After all searching and removing from voids and accessible space are completed; selected debris removal operation will begin is in which phase

Answer 32

Phase 4 Selected debris removal using specialized equipment and techniques

Question 33

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins The strategy and intent still being rapid access to viable victims, and to determine which debris is “selected” for removal Visual, Audible- victims who can be heard, Call-out/listen, Thermal imagers, Search cams, Remote listening devices, Canines consisted in which phase?

Answer 33

Phase 4 Selected debris removal using specialized equipment and techniques

Question 34

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins This involve the removal of all remaining affected portions of the structure and the further need to search for viable or deceased victims will be dependent on the reliability of victim information and the time frame since the collapse and heavy equipment will be needed to accomplish this operation and call for early into the incident of which phase?

Answer 34

Phase 5 General debris removal after all knows victims have been recovered.

Question 35

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins All demobilization tasks to include, ensuring all involved agencies have accomplished their assigned tasks in which phase?

Answer 35

Phase 6 Termination

Question 36

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Audible emergency signals must be established, it must be made known prior to the beginning operations and relayed again to all personnel at work briefings. Air horn on apparatus is the best means to accomplish what are those sequins?

Answer 36

Evacuate the area -3 short blasts (about 1-second each) Stop all Operations/All Quiet - 1 long blast (about 3-second) Resume Operation - 1 long blast and 1 short blast

Question 37

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins What type of incidents are responsible for more multiple firefighters deaths than any other type of emergecy ?

Answer 37

Structural collapse

Question 38

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins During a structural collapse incident, with the exception of the first due engine company all other units shall stage at what distance from the incident?

Answer 38

minimum of 1500ft

Question 39

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins During a collapse the first ariiving unit will secure the scene and perform initial Size Up,what minimum distance should they be from the incident ?

Answer 39

minimum of 500ft or where debris/damage is first encountered

Question 40

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins At a colllapse structure the Truck company will be resposible for safety and to established what level of accountability?

Answer 40

III (3)

Question 41

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Truck company during a collapse structure incident should eliminate sources of vibration how far away and in what direction?

Answer 41

500 Ft in all directions

Question 42

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins During a struction collapse the Truck company should establised a collapse zone how far away from the structure?

Answer 42

1 and 1/2 times the height of the structure

Question 43

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Which forces are usually the result of vertical loads caused by gravity pushing on floor slabs and beams?

Answer 43

Bending Forces

Question 44

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins What type of structure are typically constructed with a skeletal structural framing system or wood or light gauge steel components

Answer 44

Light-Frame Construction

Question 45

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Which type of collapse occurs when one end of the floor or roof are hanging free because one of the walls has failed and other end is still attached to the wall

Answer 45

Cantilever Collapse

Question 46

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins What type of collapse will occur when bearing walls or columns fail and upper floor drops or collapse in the same manner?

Answer 46

Pancake Collapse

Question 47

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins When heavy loads cause a floor or roof to collapse near the center will create what type of collapse

Answer 47

V- type Collapse

Question 48

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins How will units on the scene alert members to an Evacuation of the Area?

Answer 48

Air Horns 3 Short Blasts about 1 second each

Question 49

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins How will units on the scene alert members to stop all operations/All quiet?

Answer 49

1 long ( about 3 seconds)

Question 50

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins Which Level of Accountability will be use to control the movement into and out of the hot/collapse zone?

Answer 50

Level III (3) Accountability

Question 51

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins The medical area will be located in what "Zone"?

Answer 51

Warm Zone

Question 52

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins In the structural hazard marking system a square box with one diagonal line slash means

Answer 52

significantly damage

Question 53

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins What information is in the upper Quadrant of the X ?

Answer 53

Date and time the search was completed

Question 54

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins The 'V' Victim Marking system will be approximately what size?

Answer 54

2 Ft

Question 55

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins In the Victims Marking System by drawing a circle around the 'V' means

Answer 55

Confirmed live victim

Question 56

# From the Rescue Ops Bulletins When using the Victims marking system, when having a circle around the V and a horizontal line across means?

Answer 56

Confirmed dead victim