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Truck Flashcards

1
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Universal priorities in order of importance

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Life safety
Incident Stabilization
Property Conservation

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if a firefighter gets injured…

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may be unable to help others in danger
additional firefighters taken away to help the injured one
additional firefighters exposed to same hazard

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Incident Action Plan Priorities

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Team integrity is vital to safety and must always be emphasized
No property is worth the life of a firefighter
Firefighters should not be committed to interior offensive firefighting operations in abandoned or derelict buildings that are known or reasonably believed to be unoccupied

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dynamic risk assessment

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continuously identifying hazards and risks and taking steps to eliminate or reduce them

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5
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safe person element of dynamic risk assessment

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organizational and individual responsibilities

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dynamic risk assessment organizational responsibilities

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adequate information
Appropriate PPE
tools and equipment
safe IAP
Necessary instruction and training
effective supervision

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DRA individual responsibilities

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competent to perform assigned tasks
working as an effective member of the team
working within the IAP
adapting to changing circumstances
watching out for themselves and other members of the team
recognizing their own capabilities and limitations

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Crew Resource Management

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Authority
Mentoring
Conflict Resolution
Mission Analysis

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9
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Impending collapse indicators

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Heavy fire- no progress after 10-12 minutes in wood or ordinary construction
walls/floors bowing, sagging
distortion of doors/windows
beams pulling away from supports
little or no runoff while using heavy streams
new cracks developing or moving
walls disassemble under stream impact

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10
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Benchmarks which indicate a PAR

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Changing attack modes from offense to defense
significant change in conditions
fire control or extinguishment

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11
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How many RIT teams are required on the fire ground

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one for every entrance

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12
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if the room contains shoes or clothing it is not likely the best way out

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13
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unless otherwise dictates the longest ladder on the fire ground should be deployed first, followed by the next longest etc.

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14
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ideal climbing angle for ground ladders

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75 degrees from horizontal

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15
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how far should the butt of the ladder be from the building

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divide the used length of the ladder by 4 (the used length of the ladder is the height of the ladder when against the building not the actual height of the ladder)

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16
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raising a pole ladder

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5 or 6 ff- either perpendicular or parallel to the building
4 ff- perpendicular only

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17
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windward

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upwind

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18
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leeward

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downwind

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19
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creating a water chute (5 steps)

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open a window in an outside wall
position a step ladder or a frame directly below the drain hole
place pike poles at the edges of a salvage cover with the pike extending off the end of the cover
roll the edges over the pike poles towards the middle until there is a 3 ft width
hook the pike ends to the ladder and extend the poles out the window to create the chute

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20
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using a ladder between buildings

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if the gap between buildings is not more than 1/3 ladder length the tip can be slid across
if it is more guide ropes must be used

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21
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TAE

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time available for escape

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22
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rotary saw

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rescue saw

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23
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guides for saw blade maintenance

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replace 12 tooth woodcutting blades when 2 or more teeth are damaged or when the tips are worn down to the circumference of the blade
replace 24 tooth woodcutting blades when 8 or more teeth are damaged or worn or tips worn to circumference of blade
replace composite concrete or metal cutting blades when they have been worn down sufficiently for blade to fit inside and 8 inch circle

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24
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carbide tipped rotary saw blade

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heavy tar roof covering
light gauge metal roof covering
composition roof covering
wooden shingle roof covering
wooden structural members
metal clad wood

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25
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composite carbide rotary saw blade

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heavy roof covering
wooden roof covering
wooden structural members
light gauge metal roof covering
metal clad wood components
forcible entry

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composite metal rotary saw blade

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metal roof covering
steel structural components
heavy forcible entry

27
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composite masonry rotary saw blade

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brick
concrete block
concrete
tile
stucco

28
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forcible entry size up (5 points)

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type of door (style/material)
type of frame (wood/metal)
type of wall in which it is set (wood/metal/masonry)
type of hinges/locks (exposed/recessed/protected)
door movement (swinging(inward/outward) roll up/sliding)

29
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pane of glass next to or around a door

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sidelight

30
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size up for windows

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type of window
type of glass
type of frame or casement
type of locking or latching mechanism
type of security devices used

31
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lexan

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polycarbonate plastic used for windows
1/2 the weight of glass yet 30 times stronger than safety glass and 250 times stronger than ordinary glass

32
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rotary saw blade used for thermoplastic windows (plexiglas acrylic, Lexan polycarbonate and other)

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medium (40 tooth) carbide tipped blade

33
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dead load

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weight of the structure
structural members
building components
features permanently attached to the building that is constant and immobile

34
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variables related to the need to search and rescue

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type of construction
fire load
occupancy type
occupant load
size of the fire
how the fire is behaving

35
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thermal imaging technologies

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microbolometer tech
BST (barium, strontium, titanium) tech

36
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search line in large area search

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search line is 200ft of 3/8in rope with kevlar sheath
every 20ft a 2in steel ring is tied
one of more knots after each ring
knots towards the fire ring towards the exit

lateral tethers off of the rings
20ft of 1/4in rope
3/4in ring on one end, knot at midpoint, and non locking carbiner or snap hook on the other end

37
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variables in smoke behavior ff should look for when sizing up a building

A

volume
color and density
air flow (pressure)

38
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whitish-gray smoke

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cellulose based materials (wood, paper,etc) burning with abundant o2

39
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dense black smoke

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hydrocarbons (petroleum based) or any material with limited o2- backdraft

40
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full dimensional lumber and nominal lumbar

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41
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lamella arch roof system or bowstring arch

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susceptible to collapse

42
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parallel chord trusses or engineered wooden I beams

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newer buildings use to support floor and roof assemblies

43
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where to ventilate

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location of fire
location of occupants
interior and exterior exposures
type of construction
purpose or use of the occupancy
event to which the fire has progressed
condition of the building and its contents
existing openings
direction and velocity of wind
resource availability and capability

44
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horizontal ventilation indicator

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fire isn’t large enough to necessitate opening the roof
windows or doors close to the seat of the fire
seat of the fire is below the top floor
fire has not entered structural voids or concealed spaces

45
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vertical ventilation indicator

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fire in the attic, cockloft or topmost floor
no windows and few exterior doors
large ventilation channels, elevators shafts or hoistways
fire has entered structural voids or concealed spaces

46
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mechanical or forced ventilation indicators

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location and size of the fire have been determined
layout of the building not conducive to natural ventilation
natural ventilation slows, becomes ineffective or needs support
fire is burning below grade in structures
involved area is so large that natural ventilation is ineffective
dictated by the type of building or fire situation

47
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flexible ducts, yellow with steel could throughout

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ppv or nav

48
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mullion

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vertical post that separates casement windows

49
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stem wall

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located between the foundation footing and the first floor

50
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exterior masonry walls

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usually 8-12 inches thick

51
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EIFS

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exterior insulation and finishing system

52
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pitch

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inches of fall per horizontal foot

53
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most common types of pitched roofs

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gable, hip lantern and shed

less common- Bridge truss, mansard, modern mansard, gambrel, sawtooth and butterfly

54
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gable roof

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a frame
rafter perpendicular to ridge beam usually extending beyond outside walls
rafter 16-24 inches on center
collar beams and ceiling joists are additional support

55
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hip roof

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same as gable except every roof runs down to meet every outside wall
all rafters run nearest to the outside wall

56
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lantern roof

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high gabled roof with vertical wall above a downward pitched shed section on either side

57
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shed roof

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half gabled roof or slightly pitched flat roof sloped in one direction only
mono pitch truss

58
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gambrel roof

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barns
gable type with two different slopes on each peak. lower being steeper

59
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flat roofs

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slight slope of 2 pitch to allow for drainage

60
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inverted roofs

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main roof joists are set at the level of the ceiling 2x4 framework constructed above and sheathing attached to the framework
holds integrity well during a fire until vertical supports burn through

61
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rain roof

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most commonly on flat or arched roofs

62
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poured gypsum roof

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2 1/2 inches of gypsum cement

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