Volume 10 PTQ 2 Flashcards by Shaun Oates

The fire chief is responsible for the coordination and management of mutual aid resources that either leave region I, or are assigned to incident with region I

Answer in statement

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The department ECC may be activated upon the request of the (4)

Fire Chief
Chief Deputy
Deputy Fire Chief’s
Duty chief

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All personnel involved in emergency activity shall, when directed, Report their assignments and activities on form 662, incident activity record, and ICS 214______

Unit log

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Prevention Bureau shall report to their worksite. If the work site is inaccessible, personnel shall report to the closest_________ and notify their work site of their location

Department facility

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Helicopter pilot: once a helicopter drop is authorized by the IC, The helicopter pilot is responsible for:

determining the feasibility of performing a helicopter drop on a specific target
delivering the helicopter drop to the target after coordination with ground resources

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After receiving approval from the IC or operations section chief, The helicopter pilot shall coordinate each helicopter drop with_____ at the scene( IC, division or group supervisor, or engine company

Ground based units

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Hand signals may only be used by personnel in a safe position on the ground or on the roof. Two hand signals are applicable:

Wave off: no drops

Point: Point to the drop target

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Rehabilitation/Medical treatment shall be established on all greater alarm incidents and/ or when initial alarm assignments will involve any of the following conditions (5)

heavy physical exertion
Extended operational periods
Two exchanges of breathing apparatus bottles
Elevated environmental or ambient temperatures and or humidity
As determined by the IC

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Personnel shall remain in the rehab area for a minimum of______ minutes

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Four emergency incidents lasting from 2 to 4 hours, The__________ has agreed to provide restorative liquid services

American red cross

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Rehabilitation- Follow up vital signs shall be taken______ minutes of initial vital signs

20 minutes

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Rehab/medical treatment areas should be located uphill, Upwind and away from the incident as follows:

building fires:______to_____ blocks from incident
high-rise fires: on staging floor but separated from available crews at least _____ floors below the fire floor

1/2 to 1

Two floors

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Personnel not recovering within____ minutes may be evaluated for an additional____ minutes or transfer to the adjoining________ unit for further definitive care

20 minutes
30 minutes
Medical treatment

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Rehab caches shall be cleaned and checked_____

Daily

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Personnel on extended incidents are expected to operate without commissary support for____ hours

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Battalion commanders are responsible for establishing a communications link between the PSAP location and the battalion command post when command and control experiences a telephone or radio system failure and during disaster dispatch Mode_______ operations

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___________ personnel or units shall not be identified as a primary or secondary unit for PSAP staffing. They may be identified as replacements

Fire prevention Bureau

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________-PSAP: A law enforcement agency site where the 911 emergency phone Lines are initially answered

Public safety answering point-PSAP

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Emergency resupply, in the event of a prolonged incident, which will require emergency resupply of foam, the initial IC shall request additional foam through

Command and control

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The department currently specifies_______ for use in class A foam systems. No other class A foam is to be used in the systems unless an emergent situation dictates otherwise

Solutia WD 881

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During relay pumping operations, only the apparatus_____ from the water source shall pump foam

Farthest

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During normal business hours, Order additional foam through________ who will contact the department’s foam vendor for emergency foam delivery to the designated site or incident

Material management division

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Fire stations shall maintain a minimum of______ 5 gallons drums of class A foam concentrate

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Use: class A foam is not to be added to______ such as tanks, standpipes, or sprinkler systems

Fixed water systems

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Under no circumstances shall class B phone be introduced into a_______ System

Class A

Deployment: general application rates for class a foam

Direct attack= .3% to.5% Overhaul= .2% to .4% Exposure protection= 1.0% Brush (pretreatment) .7% to 1%

Special considerations: interior structural attack. Use standard_______ nozzles and proportion foam at______

Fog | .5%

Exposure protection/pretreatment: use Flamenco___ GPM aspirating nozzles or Flamenco____ GPM medium expansion nozzles

95 GPM | 40 GPM

A_____ Wall is a continuation of an exterior wall above the roofline. Normally a studded wall_____ inches on center covered with plywood and exterior roofing material

Parapet | 16

_______ of the façade: The vertical backside of the façade either above or below the roofline

Soft Side

Company officers shall be responsible for providing a safety briefing to their personnel stressing_____ and_____ routes

Access | Escape

if a façade must be laddered, an______ shall be used rather than ground ladders. This should not preclude the use of ground ladders at other locations away from the façade

Aerial

_______ of the façade interior shall be assessed for hidden fire

100%

The "_________" type of façade is the most dangerous. The floor of this façade will fall independently from its roof or the entire unit can't separate from the building

Ad on unsupported

On modified original buildings of cantilevered conventional or trust construction can fail in as little as_____ minutes when subject to direct flame contact

Laddering the façade itself: Ladder building from façade side use aerial ladder truck distance should be_____ of the wall height plus____

100% | 10 feet

The jurisdictional BC shall be responsible for:(3)

Implementing fire watch when necessary Assuring minimum staffing Providing adequate accessibility to the involved structure

Incident commanders managing incidents consisting of large buildings or multiple occupancy buildings should consider augmenting fire watch resources with a__________

Truck company

Occupancies/construction features that may suggest deployment of a fire watch

1. façades 2. Confined space/hidden space 3. Substandard construction 4. Multiple occupancies 5. Incidents were heat and smoke have consumed an entire building through common attic's

Incident commanders shall be responsible for requesting the infrared camera system. when an incident management team is assigned, the________ shall be responsible for the request

Logistics section

The________ shall be responsible for providing for occupant support at emergency incidents whenever the victim, occupant, Or owner requires support or assistance

Incident commander

These functions may be implemented within the incident command system by creating a______, Task force or group and assigning a leader or supervisor

Unit

it is the policy of this department that a written incident evacuation plan be developed on emergency incidents requiring large sheltering or evacuations, _________ or more civilians or animals

100

The Evacuation plan should be developed in cooperation with the responsible and jurisdictional__________ Agency that will be responsible for the plan evacuation including staffing and communications

Law enforcement

When identifying public shelter locations and or public safe refuge areas coordinate with_______

Red Cross

Structure protection plan: obtain briefings | "SPORT" is a pneumonic for?

``` S situation P priorities O objectives R resources T Territory ```

During the structure protection: structures are prioritized into three categories

1. defensible 2. Non-defensible 3. no defense needed

The incident commander shall be responsible for:

1. command and control of incident activities consistent with established department principles 2. overall safety of personnel at emergency incidents 3. establishing an organizational structure that will ensure adequate incident supervision and effective span of control 4. maintaining an appropriate level of reserve resources to manage unforeseen contingencies

All personnel shall wear appropriate department approved personal protective clothing and equipment while in the operational area: Hazardous materials incident

``` Helmet with company numbers Turnouts Gloves SCBA Pass Tactical radio ```

Traffic accidents, no fire or threat of fire

Helmet | Safety coat

Minimum information for briefing personnel entering hazardous locations include (4)

Response direction Known hazards Escape plan Personnel protection requirements

Staged resources: when companies begin operations in special hazard situations the IC shall have a contingency plan with adequate resources in reserve to provide back up or rescue of endangered personnel

Answer in statement

Emergency radio traffic: all members shall cease routine traffic when emergency traffic is requested. An "_____" shall be transmitted at the conclusion of the emergency radio traffic information

All clear

Operational retreat alarm: The alarm is signaled by actuation of apparatus air horn for___ seconds, Then pausing____ seconds repeat the process for a total of_____ alarm evacuation signals

10 10 3

The total airport evacuation signals including the period of silence will last____ seconds

__________ are responsible for sounding the operational retreat alarm when ordered

Apparatus engineer's

IC or OSC is responsible for:

Ordering a retreat The Direction of a retreat Completion of a total roll call of all personnel who have been in the operational area

Consideration shall be given by the IC to have command and control dispatch repeat the order A minimum of_____ Times

The apparatus used to conduct the air horn operational retreat alarm should not be in close proximity to the command post if possible

Answering statement

Companies and personnel will exit to the designated_______ area and report to the appropriate overhead

Safe refuge

Division/Group supervisors will repeat that the "operational retreat" is in progress, will ensure that all companies are accounted for, and will notify the IC or OSC that they're companies are in a safe position

Answering statement

All incident commanders shall be responsible for maintaining a P A S at every "______" incident based on command and company unity

Working

A written personnel accountability roster (PAR) shall be used whenever multiple companies are operating at an emergency, under______ conditions

IDLH

The IC shall establish the______ through the exercise of company controls, including company unity and unity of command

PAS (personal accountability system)

On complex incidents, the IC shall request periodic____ minute intervals are recommended, with personnel accountability reports (PAR) from overhead personnel to continually insure personnel status and safety, And to verify and update the incident personnel roster

20 minutes

The______ is responsible for obtaining | a unit roster from automatic and/or mutual aid units that are assigned to the incident

The PAS roster should list(3)

1. command forms 2. command board 3. incident personnel roster form

Automatic aid/mutual aid: When responding with another agency into that agencies jurisdictional area, the company officer shall record on a sheet of paper the identity of each crew member on the apparatus. The record shall be located in the____ of all apparatus on the passenger side

Cab

If any personnel or companies are unaccounted for after an operational retreat, the IC Shall: (3)

1. order a repeated headcount 2. send a runner to verify the account if radio problems are suspected 3. institute a rapid intervention operation as appropriate

_______: A term to indicate that a fire company or unit shall remain together in a cohesive, identifiable working group to ensure all personal accountability and the safety of all personnel. A company officer or unit leader Shall be responsible for the adequate supervision, control, communication

Company unity

______: A term to indicate the process of conducting a "roll call" of all personnel on an emergency incident, following the order for operational retreat from a hazardous environment.

PAR ( personnel accountability roster)

______: The term used to describe the department methods of maintaining constant awareness of the identities and location of all personnel involved in emergency operations

PAS ( personnel accountability system)

The department utilizes the ICS principles of company_____ and_______ as the cornerstone of its personnel accountability

Unity | Unity of command

The R I C should be augmented with_____ Company and/or other appropriate units at all____ alarm incidents

USAR | 2nd alarm

Personnel operating in hazardous or IDLH conditions shall operate in teams of____ or more

At high-rise/multilevel type fire incidents with factors indicating and I DL H atmosphere, A minimum of____ personnel shall be assigned to the initial attack team for ascent to the reported fire floor. 2 members of this group shall be identified as the fire attack crew (entry crew) and other members shall be identified as RIC (standby crew)

The RIC members shall remain on standby on the______, While the fire attack crew enters the hazardous area.

Staging floor

At high-rise fire the IC shall assign at least one RIC to the_______ from which fire attack and search and rescue operations are to be conducted

Staging floor

Multiple RIC's can be organized into a rapid intervention______ for I CS organizational purposes

Group

________: Is a term given to any situation where a firefighter's life is in danger and imminent assistant is required

Firefighter emergency

whenever a mayday call is received the incident commander shall be responsible for

Developing an" incident action plan"

Personnel responding to emergencies involving electrical equipment shall wear personal protective equipment consisting of full, Dry turnouts, gloves, Hood, Helmet and______ protection

Eye

When exstinguishing a vehicle fire as a result of a vehicle into a pole collision and power lines are near or in contact with the vehicle, do not use water or foam. Because of the electrical hazard, it must be considered a class_____ fire

TPSS traction power substations located along the driveway and the yard can be identified by a_____ light located on the roof of the structure. The light identifies the general location of the emergency trip station

Blue

The overhead Cantenary System:

1. Messenger wire: wire supports and energizes the contact wire 2. Hangers 3. Contact wire: Power to the train 4. Cantenary Pole: 18 to 22 feet tall

Hybrid vehicles: The voltage rating for the power is from 42 V to 650 V AC and or DC

Answer in statement

Type ____ personnel necessary for minimum adequate function or division responsibilities. All uniform personnel are classified as type A employees, If on duty at the time of a disaster

Type_____ personnel not required for minimum staffing, but able to function , off duty

Type _____ personnel, off-duty uniform personnel, should contact the_____ within______ hours after the event and report their availability status by telephone or in person

B Nearest battalion headquarters 4 hours

According to the California State Atty. Gen. there is no___or_____ limitation on participation as a disaster volunteer. Aliens may be used in a disaster situation

Age or sex

Volume 10 PTQ 2 Flashcards

(90 cards)