SOG's Flashcards
1
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Formally defined as one who buys good or services and informally as any person with whom one has dealings
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Customer
2
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Defined as the ability of an organization to consistently give their customers what they want
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Customer service
3
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Occurs any time we go beyond our standard quick, effective, and positive service
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Added value
4
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This means the organization delegates official authority and trusts its members to provide customer service
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Empowerment
5
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Guidelines to create a positive public impression include
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Follow SOG’s
Be professional
Undivided attention
Educate customer what we do
6
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What type of organization is BSO
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Quasi military structured around chain of command
7
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Communication at the scene of an emergency will be conducted as per
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Incident command system
8
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Worn or damaged articles must be
A
Turned in to get replacement along with FR 01 Form
9
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Class A uniform includes
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White long sleeve shirt
Navy blue pant
Black tie and pin
Black leather belt
Black leather shoes
10
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What shall not be worn with Class A uniform
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BDU type pants
11
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Class B uniform includes
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Short sleeve uniform shirt
Black belt
Navy blue BDU pant
Department issued footwear
12
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What is the standard daily uniform for shift operations
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Class C uniform
13
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When assigned to light duty or pub ed events the uniform shall be
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Polo Shirt
Black tactical belt
Navy blue BDU pant
Department issued footwear
14
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Who has the discretion to require either the polo or t-shirt as part of the Class C uniform
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Unit’s company officer
15
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All uniforms must be
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Uniform in appearance and is unit specific
16
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Class D uniforms consist of? When can they be used
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Approved T-shirt
Navy blue shorts
After 16:00 hours
17
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The only recognized vendor of Fire Chief authorized official/optional attire items shall be
A
Local 4321
18
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This is defined as any area that requires SCBA, or which a firefighter can become lost, trapped, or injured in the environment
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Hazard zone
19
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A minimum crew size will be considered
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2 members and a radio required
20
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If a radio fails while in the hazard zone, the crew will
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exit unless there is another working radio with the crew
21
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This is used to track assignments and location or crews working in the hazard zone
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PASSPORT system
22
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This is a confirmation that members assigned to a crew are accounted for
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PAR
23
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When can a PAR be employed by the Incident Commander
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-Missing/trapped FF
-Change from Offensive to Defensive
-Sudden hazardous events
-30 minutes of elapsed time
-Report of fire under control
-Crews reporting “all clear”
24
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These must be followed for the accountability system to function
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-PASSPORTS never enter hazard zone
-PASSPORTS kept at command vehicle
-PASSPORTS only reflect crews presently in hazard zone
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When will the PASSPORT system be implemented
Any incident requiring use of SCBA
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For single company incidents, where do PASSPORTS remain and who takes responsibility
Remain on truck, driver takes responsibility
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For any reports of missing FF, Incident Command shall
Request next greater alarm
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What does an upside down passport mean
Any individual that is not with their crew in hazard zone, is leaving, or is reassigned
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What does P.A.S.S. mean
Personal Alert Safety System
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How many attempts until the incident commander activates RIT for missing FF
After 2 failed verbal or radio attempts
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This is used to indicate a life threatening situation has developed
MAYDAY transmission
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This is used to indicate that a serious injury has occurred but it not life threatening
Emergency Traffic transmission
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What term shall never be used in place of a MAYDAY call
Emergency traffic
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The primary task of this group is to respond to FF in distress
RIT group
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Distress falls into what 3 categories per SOG
Trapped
Disoriented or lost
Low or out of air
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When a MAYDAY is called the IC will initiate this sequence of events
-Deploy RIT
-FireCom dispatch another alarm
-IC confirms alarm
-TRT will be assigned if not already
-PAR will take place
-Second radio channel
-Another Chief Officer to respond
-Second RIT group
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RIT crews will give what report to the IC upon locating downed FF? What does it mean
UCAN report
Unit number
Conditions
Actions
Needs
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What does RICO stand for and who is it?
Rapid intervention crew officer
Team leader
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What does LET Safe mean
-Location/extension of fire
-Entrances and exits
-Type of occupancy/construction
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What percent of FF deaths and injuries are attributed to becoming lost or trapped
30%
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The PASS alarm should be cleared and radio communication reestablished every
30 seconds
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If the FF believes they will soon become incapacitated, the PASS should be
Activated and not reset
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If the FF cannot locate an exit, what position should be taken on the floor and why
Horizontal, to maximize volume of PASS alarm
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A fire that is in the initial or beginning stage is considered
Incipient stage fire
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Interior structural firefighting ops will not begin until
2 FF are available outside the structure
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When can half mask cartridge respirators be used
-If organic vapors are the only normal gas preset
-Oxygen levels are normal
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Half mask cartridge respirators are useful for what scenarios
-Wildland fires
-D/E at the pump panel
-Operating as Incident Safety Officer
-Post fire activities
48
Primary eye protection shall meet at a minimum
ANSI Standard #Z87
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What 3 categories do cleaning PPE fall into
Routine
Advanced
Specialized
50
According to NFPA, protective clothing should be washed/ cleaned
Every 6 months
ASAP after contamination or exposure
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What type of machine should be used to wash PPE
Front loading extractor or front loading washing machine
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Wash water temperatures for cleaning PPE should be
Between 110-120 degrees F
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What is the iodine based disinfectant recommended by Scott
Wescodyne Plus
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What type of cleaner should never be used on any Scott AV-3000 respirator
quaternary ammonium type cleaner
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What level of carbon monoxide should a FF where an SCBA
Level exceeding 30 parts per million
56
The low air alarm is designed to activate when SCBA air supply reaches
1500 psi or 1/3 of total air supply.
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Low air alarm should be considered
Emergency air supply left in SCBA
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What psi is an air cylinder considered out of service and what should be done
Less than 4,000 psi, replaced with full cylinder
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When visually inspecting an air cylinder, if any gouge ____ deep and ___ long is found what should be done
1/8" deep, 1" long
-should be taken out of service and sent to support services
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If any deviation of more than ___ psi between the reading on the cylinder and the analog gauge, what should be done
100 psi, taken out of service
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How long does it take the SCBA to go into pre alarm mode and full alarm mode
20 seconds pre alarm
10 seconds full alarm
30 seconds total
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The only accepted deviation to the "two in, two out" rule is
an immediate need for rescue of trapped or threatened occupants
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The size up for search and rescue ops shall include
-risk benefit analysis
-building info
-scene observations
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Bedroom are typically located where
adjacent to or across from bathrooms
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What are the 3 types of searches conducted
Primary, secondary, and final
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What areas in a structure fire are generally searched first
Areas most severely threatened
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Studies indicate that a 2 1/2 gallon water extinguisher will produce
4,250 gallons of steam at 212 degrees F
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Primary search teams should use what method
Oriented person search method
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The systematic removal and replacement of heated air, smoke, and gases from a structure
Ventilation
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What are the four types of ventilation that can be used
Natural
Horizontal
Vertical
Mechanical
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Vertical ventilation is ideally done where
Directly over the seat of the fire
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When ventilating a roof, what size should the hole be made
Minimum 4'x4'
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How far should a PPV fan be placed away from the doorway
6'-10' away
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Any time members are operating on an aerial ladder or in the bucket, where should the D/E be
Remain in the aerial turntable
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The placement of aerial apparatus is dependent on what 4 conditions
-Immediate rescue
-Size of building to be covered
-Amount of smoke, heat, or fire
-Any street conditions that might hamper positioning
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Where should aerial apparatus be positioned and why
Corner of the building, because it can reach 2 sides of the building
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Where should the first, second, and third aerial appartus position on a fire
1st side A
2nd side C
3rd will be assigned
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Where should the turntable be placed approximately and why
25'-35' away for a good climbing angle
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Approximately how far should you position the ladder away from the objective
6"-8"
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To avoid any stresses the ladder would experience if water flow was suddenly interrupted what should be done
Use 2 water sources for water supply
81
Aerial master streams should only be deployed into structures where
Interior crews have been withdrawn and confirmed by command
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When supplying an aerial master stream with LDH, what should be done
Engine assigned to the supply end of the supply line to boost pressure
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What is the maximum pressure to be aware of when operating with LDH
185 psi
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What should be avoided when connecting to the truck during aerial master stream operations and why
Connecting LDH to the rear 5" intake due to the amount of friction loss generated
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In order to overcome friction loss when supplying aerial master streams what should be done
LDH connected to the side intake, preferably the master intake
86
Aerial master stream operations will require
At least 2 D/E. One on the turntable, one for the pump panel
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Aerial master streams should never be utilized for
Lifting material and people
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What are the rated tip loads for Pierce and E-One platform apparatus
Pierce - 1,000 lbs.
E-One - 750 lbs.
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How should the aerial device be operated
Smoothly, making sure to do one thing at time. Do not try to raise, rotate, and extend simultaneously
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When should you avoid moving the ladder
When personnel are on it
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Procedures that aid in reducing both the amount of primary and secondary damage that occurs during firefighting
Salvage operations
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The identification and extinguishment of any hidden or remaining fire
Overhaul operations
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When do salvage operations start
Usually at the same time of fire attack
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When do overhaul operations start
Once a fire has been declared under control
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When 2 engine companies arrive at approx. the same time but out of response what should be done
Zone engine company will guide the second engine
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If the incident involves a working fire, the second due engine company will
Lay a supply line
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When responding to a multiple alarm fire, engine companies should anticipate what
Long hose stretches, large caliber streams, and relieving the first due engine company
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When an engine and ladder are responding to the same alarm who precedes first
Engine company
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The officer of the first engine company should strive to enter how far ahead of the ladder company
A block ahead
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What does S.L.I.C.E.R.S. stand for
Size up
Locate the fire
Identify flow path
Cool the space
Extinguish fire
Rescue
Salvage
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What is the highest tactical priority on a fire
Life safety
102
General plan or course of action decided by IC
Strategy
103
Operations or actions required to carry out the strategy selected by the IC
Tactics
104
Quick defensive knockdown of main body of fire followed by an interior offensive final attack is known as
Transitional attack
105
Size up starts with...
Receipt of alarm and continues until fire under control
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What are the first, second, and third stages of fire suppression
1 - locating fire
2 - confining/controlling fire
3 - extinguishment
107
One or two slaps on the back or shoulder means
Open or close the nozzle
108
Tug or pull on the arm or nozzle means
Direction of stream
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Steady push on the back or SCBA means
Advance hose line
110
Pull back on shoulder, bunker coat, or SCBA means
Stop advance
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4 strong slaps on the shoulder means
Emergency withdrawal
112
How will the announcement of a change to defensive mode be made
Call for emergency traffic and all personnel withdrawing from the structure
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This means the forward progress of the fire has been stopped and the remaining fire can be extinguished, what does this not mean
Fire knocked down, does not mean the fire is completely out
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Defined as the number of people one supervisor can manage effectively
Span of control
115
What are the 4 sections of the ICS
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Admin
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Section where all activities are directed toward hazard reduction and control
Operations
117
Section that involves collection, evaluation, and dissemination of info
Planning
118
Section that provides support needs to incident
Logistics
119
Section that is responsible for all costs incurred at incident
Finance/Admin
120
In addition to the 4 sections of ICS, command staff may include
Safety officer
PIO
Liaison officer
IC aide
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Standardized sequential thought process which enable IC to carry out the ICS
Command sequence
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The command sequence consists of what 4 parts
Incident priorities
Size up
Goals/objectives
Tactical operations
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Incident priorities include
Incident priorities
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
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How many command posts are there for each incident
Only one
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Set number of resources of the same kind and type
Strike team
126
These are assigned to specific geographic areas
Divisions
127
These are functional units that are identified by the function they perform
Groups
128
When an incident strategy goes offensive to defensive or vice versa what should be done
PAR conducted
129
This staging occurs automatically during the initial stages of an incident unless directed otherwise by IC
Level 1 Staging
130
This is a more formalized and organized staging
Level 2 staging
131
What type of stream is electrically conductive
Straight stream
132
LDH will elongate ____ when charged
3" to 7"
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What are the only methods that may be used to control a loose line
Closing valve or hose clamp
134
What are the 2 types of decontamination
Emergency/Gross
Technical/Secondary
135
Gross decon shall take place in what zone
Warm zone
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A high rise structure is defined as a building that is
50 feet or higher
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Who is usually designated as the elevator control FF
D/E
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Upon confirmation of a working fire at a high rise building, what should be done
Second alarm called immediately by FireCom
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What should not be connected to a standpipe or used in high rise deployments
Gated wye or water thieves
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How can a D/E check to see if they are moving water or if they are only pumping to the check valve
Temporarily close the discharges supplying the FDC , then opening again
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If you close and open the discharges to the FDC and the discharge gauges don't drop and then spike up what does this mean
You are only pumping to the check valve
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What are the general priorities for searching in a high rise
Immediate fire area
Fire floor
Floor above fire
Top floor
All remaining floors
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What type of radio waves are less susceptible to the radio frequency interference experienced in high rise structures
Simplex (AM)
144
What is the purpose of equipping buildings with standpipe systems
To provide a means of water supply at sufficient pressure
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Standpipe risers are classified as
Type I, II, III
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Riser is equipped with 2 1/2" outlets for fire department use
Class I
147
Riser is equipped with 1 1/2" outlets
Class II
148
Riser is equipped with both 2 1/2" and 1 1/2" outlets
Class III
149
2 1/2" outlets must flow between what pressures
100 psi and 175 psi maximum
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On a vehicle fire the apparatus should be
As far as practical with pump panel protected from traffic
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Silver and blue diamond indicates
CNG
152
Black and silver diamond indicates
LPG
153
The EV battery package is most often located where
Under the vehicle, towards the rear in an inaccessible area
154
What should be done to electric vehicles that have been involved in an accident or fire
Chock wheels ASAP
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If an amount of spilled fuel is greater than 5 gallons what should be done
Call HAZMAT
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The integration of command personnel from each responding agency to a multijurisdictional or multi-agency operational event
Unified command
157
During active shooter incidents, fires should be
Allowed to burn until confirmation of scene secured
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What is the sequence of processes to be performed during extrications
Scene stabilization
Vehicle stabilization
Patient stabilization
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How far should smart keys be removed from the vehicle
15 feet
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What are the benchmarks for an extrication
Extrication has begun
Patient removed
Extrication complete
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Refers to the electrical current that remains inside of a battery even when it's completely disconnected
Stranded energy
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When the stable state of batteries rapidly fails due to increased heat, the cell transitions from stable to unstable to failure of the cell
Thermal runaway
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Vehicles consisting of a fully electric powertrain that is powered solely by an electric motor fueled by rechargeable batteries
Battery electric vehicles
164
Low voltage wire loops that emergency responders can cut safely to disconnect high voltage systems from an electric vehicle
Cut loops
165
Vehicles combining an internal combustion engine with an electric motor
Hybrid electric vehicles
166
This will have no impact on an HEV fire where the battery is involved
Foam
167
Venting/hissing sounds, electrolyte bubbling from battery, off-gassing battery vapors are all signs of what
Impending thermal runaway
168
How far should the keys of an electric vehicle be moved away from the vehicle
At least 16 feet
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What can still be active after disconnecting the 12 volt batteries and for how long?
Safety restraints and airbags for up to 5 minutes
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This makes it impossible for an electric vehicle to drive
Emergency plug
171
What is different about lithium-ion battery car fires
They require a large amount of water for extinguishment
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How long after an EV fire should the vehicle be checked for thermal runaway and what temps should the vehicle be below
1 hour after
Temps below 260
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If you need guidance to ensure the EV is safe to release out of your care who can you call? What is the number
Energy security agency
1-855-372-7233
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How often will hydrants be routinely inspected per SOG
Twice a year
175
Who is responsible for communicating hydrant OOS info water purveyors and in service info to Fire Rescue
Fire marshal's office
176
What are the requirements for a fire hydrant
7'6" clearance in front and sides
4' clearance in rear
Center of steamer cap 18" from ground
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What color road reflector indicates a hydrant or a fire well
Blue
178
Each hydrant number issued will be broken down as follows:
City ID - Fire zone - Fire grid - Map ID
179
What city only needs to service their hydrants once a year
Deerfield
180
In Deerfield who is responsible for running a crystal report at the end of each month
Captain of Platform 102 for each shift
181
All fire wells will be routinely inspected every
6 months
182
Who is responsible for communicating fire well OOS information
Fire prevention admin
183
All apparatus shall be washed and waxed on
First Tuesday of every month
184
This form allows for a detailed explanation of the problem or suspected problem of a vehicle
Vehicle repairs needed form
185
List the wind speed guidelines for response for:
Sustained wind speed < 50 mph
Sustained wind speed > 35 mph
Sustained wind speed > 50 but < 75 mph
Sustained wind speed > 75 mph
1 - normal response
2 - no aerial ladders
3 - response only to imminent life/property loss
4 - no responses
186
What radio channel should be used for units responding to the airport for an incident
JOPS 11
187
In the event of radio failure at the airport, all emergency vehicles shall be controlled by who
Air traffic control tower
188
What do these light signals mean at the airport:
Steady green
Steady red
Flashing red
Flashing white
1 - proceed
2 - stop clear of runway
3 - clear taxiway/runway
4 - turn around and return to originating location
189
For transitional attack, what angle is the stream directed into the window and for how long
65-80 degrees
15 seconds
190
Where would the placards be for CNG and LPG be on vehicles
Gas cap
Rear bumper
191
What color cables should we avoid for hybrid and electric vehicles
Black
Blue
Orange
Yellow
192
How much water is needed for hybrid, electric, and lithium ion/impending thermal runaway
1,000
2,500
Up to 30,000
193
What 2 people does a battalion notify for active shooter/hostile situations
Fire chief
Staff duty officer
194
How many inches does an airbag deploy for passenger, driver, and side
20
10
5-10
195
What is the psi in the canisters for airbags
3,000 psi
196
When would a fire well be out of service
Less than 500 gpm
Doesn't draft water in 60 seconds
Has to clear sand and debris within minutes
197
Greenish yellowish smoke indicates
Back draft
