Structural Firefighting 2

Question 1

($$$$$$) and a good ($$$$$) are necessary prerequisites in the development of an incident action plan.

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Size up

Question 2

Important information about specific building can be obtained through ($$$$$$$)

Answer 2

Pre incident planning

Question 3

($$$$$) are general guidelines to be used at all structure fires or fires in similar occupancies.

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SOPs

Question 4

($$$$$) address any operation that can be handled using a standard approach.

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SOPs

Question 5

The types of property to be protected, resources available, equipment, and training, among other factors, guide the promulgation of ($$$$$)

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SOPs

Question 6

Good department ($$$$) and ($$$$) take the guess work out of those first few precious moments on the fire ground.

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SOPs

Pre incident plans

Question 7

During large scale operations the IC is faced with numerous complexed decisions, ($$$$$) provi a structure for the decision making process.

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SOPs

Question 8

In regards to SOPs, NFPA ($$$$$$$) states :
The fire department shall maintain written policies and standard operating procedures that document the organization structure, membership, roles and responsibility, expected functions, and training requirements,

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NFPA 15000: standards on fire department occupational safety and health programs

Question 9

($$$$$) makes a definite statement that training must be commiserate with SOPs.

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NFPA 1500

Question 10

($$$$) a statement made that procedures are to be followed, nut that firefighters should follow a reasonable course of action when confronted with a situation in which modification of the procedure is appropriate.

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Reasonable person clause

Question 11

If the facility falls under the requirements of Title III of the ($$$$$$$$) then hazardous material planning is mandated by law.

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SUPERFUND AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA)

Question 12

Establishing ($$$$) is the first step in the size up.

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SOPs

Question 13

($$$$$$) is step two of size up.

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Pre incident planning

Question 14

Formal pre incident plans include both a ($$$$$) and ($$$$$$).

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Narrative

Drawings

Question 15

($$$$$$) are best written in outline form with extremely important information highlighted.

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Narratives

Question 16

Pre incident plans take various forms. A pre incident plan that includes both a NARRATIVE and DRAWINGS would be a ($$$$$$$$).

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Formal pre incident plan

Question 17

($$$$$$$) outlines the steps involved in developing maintaining, and using a pre incident plan.

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NFPA 1620: RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR PRE INCIDENT PLANNING

Question 18

Thre levels or types of pre incident plans:

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Complex Pre Incident Plans
Formal Pre Incident Plans
Notation

Question 19

($$$$$). A plan of a property with more than three buildings or when it is necessary to show the law out of the premises and relationship between buildings on site.

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Complex pre incident plan

Question 20

($$$$$$) a property with a substantial risk to life and or property. Would include a drawing of the property, specific floor layouts and a narrative describing important features.

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Formal pre incident plan

Question 21

A simple ($$$$$$) made about the premises, such as the building has damage from a previous fire.

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Notation

Question 22

A fourth category for PRE INCIDENT PLANNING by occupancy could be described as a ($$$$$) or the topic of an ($$$$).

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Training issue

SOP

Question 23

Frame buildings built prior to 1940 may be ($$$$$$$)

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Ballon frame construction

Question 24

In most areas frame building built later (1940) will be ($$$$$$$)

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Platform frame construction

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Frame structures built before 1940 will NOT have ($$$$$$) roofs.

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Wood truss

Question 26

Two types of wood frame construction are ($$$$$) and ($$$$$$)

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Balloon frame | Platform

Question 27

In ($$$$$$) the exterior wall studs extend the height of the building instead of stoping at each floor.

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Balloon frame

Question 28

In ($$$$$$$) each floor is built as a platform on top of the lower floor, thus creating a barrier at each floor level,

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Platform

Question 29

There are excellent examples of pre incident plans in ($$$$$$$$$) of NFPA 1620 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR PRE INCIDENT PLANNING.

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APPENDIX E

Question 30

When preparing a pre incident plan, one of the most common errors is ($$$$$$$)

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Pre assigning companies to respond to specific areas.

Question 31

As an alternative to computerization, Or as an interim measure while pre incident plans are being converted to on board computer files it may be a good idea to place printout in ($$$$$$$$)

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Facility lock box

Question 32

The operational priority list ($$$$$$) provides direction regarding what buildings may need to have pre incident plans.

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Life safety, extinguishment, property conservation.

Question 33

($$$$$$$) hazard properties should be given the highest priority for planning.

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High life

Question 34

Pre incident planning deals more with potential demand than it does with ($$$$$$$)

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Realized demand

Question 35

Building that are generally pre planned, sheathe or not they present a high life safety, extinguishment , or property conservation problem include

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Buildings protected by fire protection systems. High rise buildings. Industrial complexes.

Question 36

($$$$$) describe a standardized method for addressing predictable circumstances.

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SOPs

Question 37

($$$$$) are building specific, while SOPs are general.

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Pre incident plans

Question 38

Any building that poses an unusually high risk to firefighters or occupants must be included in the ($$$$$$) process.

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Pre incident planning

Question 39

A ($$$$$$$) pre incident plan maybe enough for buildings that have previously been damaged by fire or weather.

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Notation type

Question 40

A building with compartments requiring more that ($$$) standard pre connected hose lines, should be pre planned

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Two

Question 41

Incident conditions will determine which size up factors are important. These most important factors are known as ($$$$).

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Primary factors

Question 42

The initial size up is limited to evaluating ($$$$$)

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Primary factors

Question 43

Size up begins before the incident with the development of SOPs and ($$$$$$$$).

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Pre incident planning.

Question 44

($$$$$) and ($$$$$$) conditions are directly related to occupant survival and fire fighter safety and are PRIMARY FACTORS at a structure fire.

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Smoke | Fire

Question 45

($$$$$$$) is a critical indicator at a structure fire. Occupants inside post flashover compartments have a very low probability of survival.

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Flashover

Question 46

Smoke and fire conditions can also provide a warning of an impending ($$$$$$)

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Backdraft

Question 47

Experienced ICs learn to evaluate pressure, smoke characteristics, and other factors in determining the intensity of a fire; however, ($$$$$$$) is generally the best way to realistically determine fire intensity when an interior attack is possible.

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Interior reconnaissance

Question 48

Smoke and fire conditions will not be known until the time of the fire, but the compartment size and tightness, as well as fuel content provide ($$$$$) indicators of the relative fire potential.

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Pre fire

Question 49

($$$$$$$) is the PRIMARY life safety tactic as well as an operational priority.

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Extinguishment.

Question 50

($$$$$) is a definite indicator of fire location, but the origin of the fire could be from another location usually below the visible flame.

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Open flaming

Question 51

The ($$$$$) of the smoke will be greatest near the main body of fire.

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Velocity

Question 52

All of matter including smoke and heat, naturally try to reach ($$$$$$)

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Equilibrium

Question 53

In most cases, smoke will go to the ($$$$$) and ($$$$$) opening unless wind conditions reverse the venting.

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Nearest | Largest

Question 54

All gases, including fire gases, are governed by the physical properties of gases, which state that a given volume of gas will($$$$$$) as the temperature of the gas increases.

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Expand

Question 55

If the gas is contained under conditions where expansion is not possible, the heated gas will under go an increased pressure. This can be calculated using the ($$$$$$$).

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Ideal gas law

Question 56

The ($$$$$) travel upward until reaching a barrier; they will then travel horizontally to fill the top of the compartment, and finally they will travel downward if contained.

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Products of combustion

Question 57

Fire, heat, and smoke will, therefore travel upward via ($$$$$$), before traveling horizontally or downward.

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Path of lest resistance

Question 58

($$$$) for life safety involves moving fire away from occupants and firefighters

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Venting

Question 59

The ($$$$$$$) will determine how likely the building is to be occupied at the time of fire, the number of occupants, the fuel load, value of the contents and many other essential factors.

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Buildings use

Question 60

Estimating the number of occupants in a large building is difficult at best. However, the buildings intended ($$$$$$$) provides evidence of relative density.

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Use (occupancy)

Question 61

($$$$$$$) establishes the maximum occupant load per square foot by occupancy type.

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NFPA 101: LIFE SAFETY CODE

Question 62

($$$$$) person per 100ft Ina an office building (business)

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One

Question 63

The. NFPA recommends that each home have an evacuation plan following the ($$$$$$$) educational program.

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Exit Drill in The Home EDITH

Question 64

The only way to be sure a building is evacuated is to conduct a ($$$$$), and even then, firefighters need to verify the search with a secondary search.

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Primary search

Question 65

Occupancy

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Buildings primary use

Question 66

In most cases, the people inside a place of ($$$$$) are not familiar with building layout or alternate exit facilities.

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Public assembly

Question 67

Occupant

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Person who could be in the building.

Question 68

Occupants are in the building.

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Occupied

Question 69

Many large, loss of life fire reports in places of assembly address ($$$$$$$$) as a major problem.

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Unfamiliarity

Question 70

Many public buildings also have ($$$$$$) where immobile occupants wait to be helped.

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Areas of refuge

Question 71

($$$$$) provide a standard way of going to work at a fire scene.

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SOPs

Question 72

($$$$$$) is the ICs most important consideration.

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Safety

Question 73

The ($$$$$$$$) of the operation must constantly be evaluated.

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Effectiveness

Question 74

This'd facto is evaluated when command is transferred.

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Adherence to SOPs

Question 75

The ($$$$) generally refers to an area where specified levels of protective clothing is required or possibly a SAFE AREA where no protective clothing is needed.

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Fire zone

Question 76

The ($$$$$) is set up to keep non response personnel out of the area.

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Fire perimeter

Question 77

The primary accountability system is ($$$$)

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NIMS

Question 78

A ($$$$$) incident provides the level of firefighter accountability

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Properly organized

Question 79

A formal accountability system is required by ($$$$$)

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NFPA 15000 STANDARD ON FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS

Question 80

($$$$$$) requires a rapid intervention crew (RIC)

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NFPA 15000

Question 81

The size of area to be searched, smoke conditions, rescue methods available, and the conditions of the occupants determine how many crews will be assigned to the ($$$$$).

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Primary search

Question 82

A through ($$$$) determines whether the operation will be offensive or defensive.

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Risk versus benefit analysis

Question 83

($$$$) failure of a supporting structure with complete or near complete destruction of the building.

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Collapse

Question 84

Collapse zone

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1 1/2 the height of the building

Question 85

When confronted with a well involved fire in a ($$$$) structure, determining the collapse zone is primary factor.

Answer 85

Type II

Question 86

During the pre incident planning the building should be classified by ($$$$$$$$)

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Construction type

Question 87

Type I construction

Answer 87

Fire resistive

Question 88

Type II construction

Answer 88

Non combustible

Question 89

Type III

Answer 89

Ordinary

Question 90

Type IV

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Heavy timber

Question 91

Type v

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Frame

Question 92

NFPA 220

Answer 92

Standard on types of building constrution

Question 93

NFPA 50000

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Building construction and Safety Code

Question 94

The ($$$$$$$) building, as the name indicates, is superior to all other building types in regard to structural stability under fire conditions

Answer 94

Type I fire resistive

Question 95

Most modern buildings with large open areas will have a ($$$$$$$$) roof

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Truss

Question 96

The ($$$$$$) is the load imposed on the structural members by the building and permanent attachments.

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Dead load

Question 97

($$$$$$) are those loads produced by building contents.

Answer 97

Live load

Question 98

The obvious ($$$$$) is the weight of the water firefighters discharge into the building during fire operations.

Answer 98

Water load

Question 99

Each gallon of water weighs ($$$$)

Answer 99

8.33 pounds (3.8kg)

Question 100

A 1000gpm master stream operating into the building is adding (3$$$$$$) to the building each minute.

Answer 100

8330 lbs

Question 101

($$$$$$) construction contains fire rated compartments.

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Fire resistive

Question 102

($$$$$$$$) construction may also have large open area, but the fire resistive qualities between area will generally be INFERIOR to fire resistive barriers.

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Non commutable type II

Question 103

In a multistory building, the ($$$$$1) provides a barriers between floors.

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Floor / Ceiling assembly

Question 104

Most buildings ( except for ($$$$$$$)) contain multiple concealed spaces.

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Heavy timber Type iv

Question 105

($$$$$$$) create a FALSE SPACE where subsequent fire travel can result in fire cutting off fire fighter egress paths.

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Suspended ceilings

Question 106

Most older buildings will have heavier, more ($$$$$$) construction. However, buildings that have been renovated may ,contain new ($$$$$) in the renovated area.

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Fire resistive | Light weight construction

Question 107

Rate of flow calculations are based upon the size of the ($$$$$$$).

Answer 107

Fire compartment

Question 108

Extinguishment is nearly always a ($$$$$$$) at a working structure fire.

Answer 108

Primary factor

Question 109

Once the building is cleared of occupants, the reason for continuing an offensive attack is reduced; therefore a new ($$$$$$$$) should be conducted to determine if an offensive attack should continue.

Answer 109

Risk versus benefit analysis

Question 110

($$$$$$$) for extinguishment evolves making openings to PULLL smoke and heat away from the hose crew to support a quick, efficient fire attack.

Answer 110

Venting

Question 111

Other parts of the fire building or connected structures are categorized as ($$$$$$).

Answer 111

Internal exposures

Question 112

($$$$$) varies as to quantity, types, of fuel, geometric orientation and other factors.

Answer 112

Fuel load

Question 113

Fuels identified as ($$$$$$) in sprinkler calculations would generally require more water to extinguish then fires in ordinary combustibles.

Answer 113

Extra hazard

Question 114

The big question when calculating ($$$$$$) is weather the standard attack line with a backup line can extinguish expected fires

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Rate of flow

Question 115

In most cases, a ($$$$$$) should be assigned to each hose line except when the APPARATUS OPERATOR is needed at the pump panel (two members are assigned to the initial RIT) ore wheat there ae more than FIVE people assigned to the apparatus.

Answer 115

Full fire company

Question 116

($$$$$$$). These communities are likely to experiences lower press us and lower flows during business hours as demeaned for domestic water increases on a marginal water system.

Answer 116

Growing communities

Question 117

($$$$$$$) are likely to have a separate supply that may be connected to automatic fire suppression systems. Some times connecting to these hydrants will have a negative effect on the automatic fire suppression system.

Answer 117

Private hydrants

Question 118

Large water systems are often supplied by ($$$$$$$$).

Answer 118

Multiple water systems

Question 119

($$$$$$ ) is the third operational priority.

Answer 119

Property conservation

Question 120

The best way to reduce smoke damage is to ($$$) the building.

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Ventilate

Question 121

It has been estimated that it takes a minimum of ($$$$) fire fighters to safely extinguish a working structure fire in a multi level building with a life hazard.

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11 to 13

Question 122

HIGH HAZARD occupancies require

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4 pampers 2 ladders 2 chief officers 24 fire fighters

Question 123

MEDIUM HAZARD occupancies require

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3 pampers 1 ladder 1 chief officer 16 firefighters

Question 124

LOW HAZARD occupancies require

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2 pampers 1 ladder 1 chief officer 12 fire fighters

Question 125

RURAL OCCUPANCIES require

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1 pumper with a (500 gal tank) 1 mobile water supply apparatus. 1 chief officer 12 firefighters

Question 126

NFPA 1710

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Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments.

Question 127

NFPA 1710 a staffing requirement of at least ($$$$) fire personnel are needed on the scene ($$$) if an Arial device is being used.

Answer 127

14. | 15.

Question 128

($$$$) operations are typically labor intensive.

Answer 128

Offensive

Question 129

($$$$$$) operations require fewer firefighters operating and equipment that require large volume water supplies.

Answer 129

Defensive

Question 130

($$$$) are staffing intensive, the initial response generally generally provides an adequate number of apparatus.

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Offensive

Question 131

($$$$$$) are apparatus intensive and require more apparatus for water supply and master streams.

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Defensive.

Question 132

When all staffing or all apparatus is being used and the incident is not resolved, a ($$$$$$) is needed.

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Tactical reserve

Question 133

Fire fighter should not attempt to disrupt the power supply in large properties with ($$$$$$) service.

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High voltage

Question 134

Size up follows a chronological orders.

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1. SOPS 2. Pre incident plan 3. Shift day time. 4. Alarm info. 5. En route. 6. Visual. 7. Information gained during operations. 8. Overhaul.