Test 2 Flashcards by Josh Williams

Active Shooter incidents are dynamic, fast-paced incidents requiring a multidisciplinary response to mitigate the hazard and treat the wounded. Successful
_____ and___ are required.

inter-agency communication and collaboration

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Statistically, the assault portion of an Active Shooter event
is over in less than ___minutes.

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It is likely that an Active Shooter incident will initially be dispatched as an
____, and then be updated
to an Active Shooter incident as more information is reported to
dispatchers.

AS1- Shooting (single engine/ medic unit response)

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Police radio 10-code for deceased person

“55” -

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10-code for suspect in custody

10-61 or 61

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10-code for suspect in custody

10-61 or 61

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An Armed person(s) who is/ are actively engaged in
using deadly physical force and continues to do so while having
unrestricted access to additional victims.

Active shooter

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A location established by Medical Branch to collect victims and begin triage and
MCI protocols.

CCP casualty collection point

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Areas that have been fully cleared and secured or are known
to be free from active hazards.

cold zone

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a position behind a visual block – the threat cannot see this
location, but concealment does not provide ballistic protection. - i.e. thick
shrubbery, non-masonry wall, etc.

concealment

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Police teams made up of 2 to 3 Law
Enforcement Officers used to locate and neutralize the threat. These teams
may access the hot zone from multiple locations.

Contact team

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a position behind an object that provides both visual and
ballistics protection – i.e. thick masonry wall/ column, concrete planters,
etc.

hard cover

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Areas that have not been cleared by Law Enforcement and
may still pose an active threat. The hot zone may be mobile or there may
be multiple hot zones based on reports of the threat’s location or if
explosive/incendiary devices have been deployed by the threat.

hot zone

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Law Enforcement/ Law Enforcement Officer

LE/LEO

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Large open area adjacent to the CCP with the
ability to provide access/ egress for ambulances – (i.e.- parking lot, side
road).

Pt treatment area

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Made up of 2-4 people to transport non-ambulatory patients
by lift tarp over long distances. May be made up of fire personnel, police
officers, by-standers, or any combination thereof

porter team

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Fire personnel used to access the warm zone to rapidly
treat and evacuate potential victims.

Rescue team

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Due to circumstances or police action, suspect(s) may
be restricted to a location with limited or no access to victims - i.e. the
suspect is barricaded in a room.

Restricted access

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An access route into the warm zone that has been
secured by Law Enforcement. This will generally run between the
Casualty Collection Point, established by medical branch, and the Victim
Staging Area, established by Law Enforcement

Safety corridor

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Portland Police Bureau’s
special operations and tactical team.

Special emergency reaction team

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Generic term used for Law
Enforcement special operations teams within the region

Special weapons and tactics

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An area preferably out of direct line of sight of reported
incident. Multiple staging areas may be considered when the hot zone is
large or mobile. While in staging attempt to use natural and manmade
barriers for concealment and/ or cover.

staging

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Washington County’s special
operations and tactical team.

tactical negiotion team

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By virtue of the suspect’s mobility, location, or
numbers of bystanders/ potential victims available, suspect(s) have
unrestricted access to victims – i.e. the shooter is moving and shooting

unrestricted access

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A collection point for victims established by Law Enforcement inside the warm zone. This will be established and broadcast if LE comes across multiple victims and has the ability to move them nearer to a single exit point where rescue teams can gain faster access

Victim staging area

Areas that have been quickly cleared by Police, but are not yet considered fully secured

warm zone

Depending on the speed with which the incident unfolds and the number of patients encountered, it may be possible to rescue, triage, and load a limited number of patients into waiting ambulances and bypass the ___

patient treatment area

At no time will PF&R responders knowingly operate in the hot zone, with the exception of ___.

SERT Medics

All members will don their ____while operating at the scene of an Active Shooter event.

traffic safety vests

All companies will collect their______ from their apparatus to be stockpiled at the Casualty Collection Point.

Life Saving Intervention (LSI) kit, triage tags (from MCI kit), and all lifting tarps

Does PFR ever remove gurneys from ambulances?

Under no circumstances do we

Police nets on our radios are in ___ Bank. However, keep in mind there are some Police channels unavailable to PF&R radios. Unless under extreme emergent circumstances, do not transmit on the Police talk group. Police will “_____” when confronting or trying to sneak up on suspects.

E, Hold the air

What command structure is used?

Unified command with PD

Rescue teams that are asked, by LE, to enter the scene forward of the Victim Staging Area will be provided a security team of no fewer than ____LE Officers

The only triage performed in the warm zone is to determine if a patient is ___

dead or alive

The only patient treatment performed in the warm zone and at the CCP will be___

Life-Saving Interventions (LSI’s)

If any explosions have occurred in or around the scene, patients should also be scanned for ____, and de-conned per HazMat protocol before entering the CCP.

radiation

4 Engines, 2 Trucks, Squad 1, 2 BCs, HS 18, 1 Ambulance

MCI response

How many ambulances on an ambulance strike team?

If an explosive device is discovered, BOEC may notify:

1. Chief of the Bureau (C101) 2. Division chief Emergency Operations (EOPS) (C102) 3. Hazardous Material Training Lieutenant

When arriving at Staging, PF&R companies will position in their direction of travel approximately _____ from the incident address and out of the line of sight.

two blocks (at least 500 feet)

(at least 500 feet) from the incident address and out of the line of sight. Companies will stage and not use their mobile radios or cell phones within ____ of incident or hazard zone boundary. Mobile radios have five times the output as the packsets and radios

100 feet

PF&R companies will not drive past the _____, the “hazard zone”, to reach Staging

dispatch address

It is imperative that one person always assumes the responsibility for ____. First priority is____

staging, firefighter safety

All companies on scene should keep their _____ at hand, and turn units on if any explosions have occurred. Turn on the monitor, beta shield open and volume control set at the highest level.

TBM-35 radiation monitors

Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) companies are issued one HazMat ___ badge and one Smart ____

Smart-Strip™, M-8 Nerve Agent Detector™ badge

Companies are to remove them from the cellophane wrapping and record the ____ of the HazMat Smart -Strip™ with an indelible ink pen on the back of the badge

expiration date

Companies shall attach the badges to the ring on the Dräger gas monitor when the Terrorist Threat Level is elevated to ____

Orange or Red.

The TBM 3S radiological monitor to determine the presence of radiological material (i.e., _+___).

alpha, beta, and gamma

This monitor will be used to delineate the edge of the warm zone at ___ mR. The entrance to the warm zone shall be marked with two ____. The TBM 3S shall be left at the edge of the warm zone with the handle placed in the top of one of the traffic cones.

10, traffic cones

The Dräger gas monitor will detect oxygen deficient atmospheres, carbon monoxide levels greater than ___ppm, and flammable/explosive environments. The Dräger gas monitor shall be attached to the turnouts of ____(or their designee) when working in the warm zone.

35,company officer

The Smart M-8 Nerve Agent Detector™ meets military specifications and will detect nerve agents in an___ form (which is the most common dispersal method).

aerosolized

A working fire in a center hallway apartment building will require a ____

greater alarm.

Door control is essential and may initially take precedence over____

fire attack

There are two main divisions of center hallway apartment buildings in Portland: ____

Old Law and New Construction.

Old Law buildings, also known as Chapter __buildings, were built in ____ or before

13, 1972

One of the challenges of fighting fire in these buildings is the number of ____that connect the floors of the building to each other and to the cockloft. Smoke travel and fire extension through these arteries and voids should be a major concern

vertical arteries

Most stairwells in older buildings originally were open to the hallways and had a ___ at the top

large skylight

One of the duties of a roof team is to check ____ for victims. Without a roof team these victims are unlikely to be found until too lat

light wells and alleyways

Fire extending into a light or airshaft creates a very serious exposure risk for apartments directly across the shaft, on all floors above, and the ___

cockloft

Crossing at the___ of the building is safer because buildings usually line up in the front but may be different depths

front

One of the primary functions of the roof team (after checking the building faces and light wells for subjects requiring rescue) is to check ____ for fire extension

vertical shafts

Very large brick buildings may have an internal steel frame known as ____ supporting the interior floors

channel rails

If wind may be a factor, ____ventilation should be delayed.

horizontal

Practicing good ___at all fires may allow crews to control the door when they encounter a wind-impacted fire

door control

Wind driven fires that require a tactical shift will almost always be on the ____ side of a building

Windward

If the fire has already entered the hallway or is in danger of burning through the door it may not be prudent or feasible to attack from an ___

adjacent apartment

_____early breeds complacency and, in the event of a real fire, acts as an unintended message that everything is OK and residents can remain in, or even return to their rooms

Silencing the alarm

While alarms sounding make communication difficult for interior crews, their importance should not be ignored as many people will not evacuate until they smell smoke, see firefighters stretching hose, or the alarm continues to sound for more than ___ minutes.

10-15

The first line is stretched to ______

protect the main path of egress for occupants.

While the truck is locating the fire, the engine should investigate the interior layout and locate the stairs. This should be done __ pulling hose from the hose bed

before

. Generally it is best to stretch from the engine on fires on the ___

fourth floor or below

The first hose line should be stretched up the ____

main interior stair well.

Generally no more than ___ lines should be stretched up a stairwell

If a fire attack team is forced to retreat to the stairwell or is ordered to withdraw or abandon the building they must attempt to _____

hold the stairwell until crews working above them have escaped.

There are three distinct areas of truck company responsibility on these fires: ____

The fire floor, above the fire, and the exterior of the building

The exterior duties of the truck crew include___. On lower floor fires evaluating the roof is still a priority of the exterior truck company

laddering the fire escape, the fire floor, and the floor above

The inside truck is usually tasked with ____

locating the fire, forcible entry and search.

If a wind driven event is a possibility or if a large body of fire is expected in the apartment the fire unit door should not be opened until the___. In these circumstances it is important that the truck crew create an area of refuge for themselves prior to forcing entry to the fire unit. One of the best ways to do this is to force entry to the adjacent apartment on the same side of the hallway and toward the exit.

line is in place.

All top floor fires and those suspected of extension should have at least a ___assigned to the roof from the first alarm

full truck company

A fire in the apartments of a taxpayer should be treated in the same way as any ___

center hallway apartment

A working fire in a center hallway apartment will generally require___

a second alarm.

Apparatus placement will be influenced by many factors but priority must be given to____

truck companies

If Squad 1 or a third truck is not assigned on the first alarm it may be necessary to _____)

temporarily split a truck or use an engine company for one of the truck functions

Due to the difficulty of the stretch, ____ should take an active role in helping plan the route and line selection

engine officers

Due to the difficulty of the stretch, ____ should take an active role in helping plan the route and line selection

engine officers

The third due engine is typically assigned to stretch the second line. This line will go to the ____ if needed or to the ___ if not

fire floor as a back-up line, floor above

Currently, most apartment fires in the City of Portland occur within this style of apartment building

garden style

Garden style apartments can be laid out in a variety of ways, and are built with different methods. The most common construction method is____

platform framing with peaked truss roofs.

It is important to remember that unlike apartments, occupants in a motel are usually ____

unfamiliar with their surroundings

Decorative___and siding can also contribute to fire spread

wood screens

Due to the layout of many garden style apartments, long hose stretches may be required. The ___ is a good option for these fires.

bulk load

Most Garden Style apartments have ___ roofs, and fire will travel quickly along the ridge. Trench cuts should start at the ridge

peaked, ridge

Crews assigned to fire attack should ensure searches and evacuation have been completed prior to ___

opening the attic

___should be anticipated once fire involves the attic

collapse

Completing a search below a roof that is not tenable for roof operations is often still an acceptable risk in a “___” or ____” rescue profile

confirmed or probable

___ is a high probability in a garden style apartmentfire

primary search

RDD

a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD), commonly referred to as a “dirty bomb.”

The principle type of RDD combines conventional explosives, such as dynamite, with ____.

a radioactive material

RDD events are___ to contaminate victims in a way that will be harmful to responders.

very unlikely

A second type of RDD might involve an ____ hidden in a public place, such as a trash receptacle at the Rose Garden or on a busy downtown street, where people passing close to the source might get a significant dose of radiation.

extremely powerful radioactive source

A dirty bomb is in no way a___

nuclear weapon

Crews responding to any incidents involving a report of an explosion shall survey for the presence of ___ as they approach the scene.

radiation

Portland Fire & Rescue’s (PF&R) responsibilities during radiological emergencies include: (TOP PRIORITY)

Hot zone rescue

Actual clean up and overhaul operations a pFR task

will not be a PF&R responsibility

Above .04 mR/hr

Contaminant is present

Above 10 mR/hr

Leave area

If radiological material has been detected, all members shall don their___

Canberra Mini-Radiac dosimeter.

If there is no viable rescue situation, PF&R personnel should not be___

exposed to risk

If fire is part of the incident, evacuate the surrounding area to a distance of ___

2500 feet

Radiological material may be deposited externally or ingested during an RDD event. More than___ of surface radioactive contamination can be removed simply by having the patient remove their outer clothing.

90%

The principle of time/distance/shielding is the key to__

minimizing exposure

Above all, treat the scene as a___ and patients as potential crime victims or suspects. Consider evidence collection/retention and watch for suspicious activity of individuals (e.g., individuals with weapons). ___representatives must be immediately notified when suspicious activities or packages are discovered.

crime scene, Law enforcement

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