Volume 3 PTQ 1 Flashcards by Shaun Oates

BC shall approved visitors and quarters after____

2000 hours

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When Station personnel report to their scheduled work site late, without a satisfactory reason, the firestation Captain shall:

A) notify the BC immediately by telephone
B) follow up with a written memo
C) entry into business Journal

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The business phone shall not be used without the permission of the___

Station fire captain

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The business telephone shall be answered when personnel are in quarters

Answer in statement

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Recommendations for compliance with cal/ OSHA shall be categorized as follows

1) immediate action
2) as soon as possible
3) as schedule permits
4) preplanning necessary

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recommendations for compliance with Cal/OSHA shall be categorized as follows:
____: those items that pose imminent danger or which require only small expenditures of time or money
____: routine maintenance items or hazards which may lead to possible serious injuries and those requiring larger amounts of time and money
____: items which are temporarily acceptable but should be corrected
____: recommendations requiring a new program, Equipment or process

1) immediate action
2) as soon as possible
3) as schedule permits
4) preplanning necessary

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Station inspection schedule

Jan-Mar BRA
Apr-June RAB
Jul-Sept ABR
Oct-Dec division annual inspection

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A lineup shall be sounded and the hood of apparatus raised when a member of the________ or the______ enters quarters. When any other chief officer enters quarters, the commanding officer shall ask if the chief officer would like a lineup.

Board of supervisors

Fire Chief

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A minimum___Hour station drill shall be conducted each day

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A minimum of___ wet apparatus company drills shall be held each month

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Show the following information and make corrections in___ when making changes to the grid maps in the response map revisions notebook
A) private on-site hydrants and main sizes
B) hydrants outside LA Co FD jurisdiction

Green

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Malibu grid maps are approximately 18” x 24” (scale 1 inch– 1000 feet) and represents an area of about___ square miles

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_____: A map depicting roads, hydrants, block address numbers and a variety of other necessary landmarks and can’t be in the form of grid maps or strip maps

Response map

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_____: is a term used to identify one fourth of a grid map. Letters are assigned with A in the top left quadrant B in the top right quadrant C in the bottom left quadrant and D in the bottom right quadrant

Grid quadrant

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The fire scope red flag weather program has what four stages:

Stage I–fire weather watch
Stage II– Red flag warning
Stage III red flag alert,(Limited and general)
Stage IV–cancellation of red flag alert

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Red flag criteria: The following weather criteria is used as a guide for the decision to call a red flag alert.

A) winds of 25 mph or more
B) humidity of 15% or less
C) A burning index of 81 or greater
D) dry lightning

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Stage III– Red flag alert: the local fire agencies officer in charge shall implement this stage, The____or____will authorize the implementation of a red flag alert for the County of Los Angeles fire Department.

Fire chief, emergency operations chief Deputy

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During what stage are all fire permits canceled

Red flag alert

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During what stage will patrols be staffed and out in their district for the entire period. Patrols are to stay on paved roads as much as possible

Red flag alert

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Any citizen presenting a subdivision map to any fire station shall be directed immediately to the fire prevention division,_____

Land development unit

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Regional fire prevention or____ shall conduct required inspections and acceptance tests during installation of hydrants within their respective areas of jurisdiction.

Special units

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Stationed captains should look for what when physically checking Installed hydrants

A) hydrant is installed a minimum of 12 inches to 24 inches behind the curb line
B) centerline of the lowest outlet is 14 inches to 24 inches above the top of the curb
C) 90° to the curb for single hydrants
D) 45° for double outlet hydrants
E) hydrant has two coats of red primer and one coat of traffic signal yellow

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Private hydrants: an official inspection report, form____ shall be issued for any repairs needed or obstructions, found during the inspection. The departments fire prevention enforcement policy shall be followed to obtain compliance

410

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A damaged fire hydrant notification, form____Is not to be used for____

21; private hydrants

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Map orders shall be submitted on a____, Through channels to the____ administrative bureau

Memo, mapping and engineering unit, Information management division

Response maps:(grid maps for response map notebook)

Size 12" x 24"–1 inch = 600' | Size 18" x 24"– 1 inch= 1000'(malabu, East antelope Valley, West antelope area)

The burning index indicates the difficulty of containing a wild fire through that interrelationship of____And____ intensity.

Flame length, Fire Line

Fire danger rating areas

``` Los Angeles basin Santa Clarita Valley High country Antelope Valley Malibu ```

Fire weather forecast include what things

1) Burning index 2) temperature 3) humidity 4) Wind speed 5) 10 hour fuel stick

Fire weather forecast are predictions of what will exist at____Hours PST on the date of the forecast

1300 hrs.

The need for repainting a station shall be determined by____In collaboration with the____.

Station captain: battalion chiefs

All routine request for new construction, alterations or repairs shall be made on form____, Request for services through channels beginning July and ending prior to____of each fiscal year

173, February

After normal working hours, on weekends and holidays, all emergency repair request are to refer to____

Command and control(supervising dispatcher)

Excess property shall be transferred to the___ in a timely manner

Pacoima warehouse property inventory unit

____: man-made barriers, constructed before an incident occurs, used to stop or check fire or to provide a control line from which to work

Firebreak

_____ are a wide strip of block of land on which the native vegetation has been permanently modified so that the fire burning into the fuel break can be more readily extinguished

Fuel break

Each station shall submit an inventory list and status report of all motor ways, fire breaks, fuel breaks, tanks, and cisterns to the____ no later than_____

Jurisdictional BC | July 30

Jurisdictional Firestation's shall retain a copy of each annual inventory/status report for a period of____years, then discard. A) copy shall be filled in the______ B) copy shall be filed in the_______

Three years 78 Target hazard Emergency information file

Each battalion has an air cache assigned to it. Each air cache has a total of____Filled air cylinders maintained in a full state of readiness at all times

___________ captains shall arrange for their battalion utility to pick up Sand bags at the heavy equipment yard at Pacoima facility

Battalion headquarters

All fire stations shall maintain a minimum cache of approximately____ sandbags unless otherwise modified by the____

500 | Jurisdictional battalion chief

On the___ day of each month all administrative sites with a public access emergency telephone(red 911 box) shall test the telephone by using it to place a call to the appropriate public safety answering point PSAP

First

The 911 phone is check____ by calling PSAP public Safety

Monthly

The results of the monthly test of the emergency(911 phone) shall be journalized in the business Journal

Answer in statement

All site supervisors shall be responsible for ensuring that vendors selling at a fire department worksite have an approved vendor approval form signed by the_______, And that such approval has not expired.

Chief of the risk management division(or designee)

Primary paramedic training: Fire Fighters requesting paramedic training shall submit a memo request signed by their immediate supervisor and_______. The memo shall be directed to the director of EMS, Training and medical services division

Battalion chief

Captains shall notify the paramedic coordinator of less than satisfactory performance by an intern or failure to show improvement within____ shifts of occurrence

Station captains shall:

1) review and concur or reject memos directed to the paramedic coordinators office 2) keep aware of paramedic expiration dates 3) monitor continuing education hours 4) notify the paramedic coordinators office of any subordinate paramedic on extended sick or injury who is due for continuance licensure

_____: Authority for seen management of a medical emergency is vested in the appropriate public Safety agency having primary investigative authority such as sheriff, California Highway Patrol, etc...

Scene management

All ride a longs must have pre-approval from the jurisdictional_______. Station captains schedule ride along

Battalion chiefs

All agencies, other than local EMS agency or hospitals, wishing to send someone to observe EM S operations, must first submit a letter to_____

Director of the medical services section

Repair tag shall be attached to the defective equipment and shall contain the following information

1) FS, BN. Div 2) type of equipment 3) serial NO. And LA County number 4) specific nature of the problem

_________: Shall be responsible for policies and procedures for the safe and efficient operation of helicopter advanced life-support (ALS) and basic life support (BLS).

Chief of air operations

The________ shall: ensure that all sources of CE are being utilized through their respective base stations, receiving hospitals and internal resources

Jurisdictional BC

Station captains shall notify the paramedic coordinator by memo of any paramedic on extended sick or injury who is expected to be off-duty_______ months or longer

Six (6)

All required 48 hours of C.E. Shall be completed within the first____Months from the effective date as shown on the state certification card.

Post position paramedics shall have preapproval from there_________ for all compensated CE while off-duty

Jurisdictional BC

Non-post position paramedics may attend CE on duty, if possible, but shall not be compensated for off-duty CE

Answer in statement

Captains: shall assure all uniformed personnel attend no less than____ hours of EMT– one continuing education each year

All uniformed personnel shall obtain at least____ hours in the fire department EMT– one training program every year

EMT– One certification recertification: In order to be eligible for certification/recertification, an individual shall complete approved program instruction every_____ years

The expiration date of an EMT– one certificate shall be_____ years from the date of successful passage of the EMT– one certifying examination the certification expiration date will be the final day of the final month of the_____ year period

2; 2

Site supervisors shall be responsible for the storage, distribution, and ordering of controlled substances in accordance with department policy.

Answer in statement

In the event the paramedic unit falls below the minimum inventory, the site supervisor shall notify the battalion chief and coordinate with the DSC immediately to correct inventory storage. The inventory of morphine and Midazolam (Versed) shall be: A) morphine sulfate, minimum amount 32 mg not to exceed_______mg. B) Versed, minimum amount 20 mg not to exceed_____ mg

60 | 40

"Out of camp" activities with discharge juveniles or inmates is unacceptable without the prior authorization of the___________

Camp superintendent

________: A fire crew supervisor lacking the necessary training to the lead and direct a fire suppression crew on actively burning wildland fires, in a safe and productive manner

Limited fire crew supervisor

________: A fire crew supervisor that has acquired the necessary training to lead and direct a fire suppression crew on actively burning wildland fires, in a safe and productive manner

Certified fire crew supervisor

Fire crew supervisor shall be personally responsible for the safety, welfare, and training of persons assigned to them

Answer in statement

All camp section personnel shall be required to have how many hours of drill activity per week, averaged over the month

Two hours per week

The fire crew supervisor certification program shall consist of_____hours of wildland fire fighting. Completion of at least____hours of actual hotline and____Hours of varied wildland firefighting experience.

40 10 30

Limited fire crew supervisor may supervise crew on a hot fire line with the direct guidance of an experienced____________

Camp superintendent

In order to be eligible for flightcrew supervisor qualification training individuals shall: 1) Be a current fire crew supervisor assigned to camp section. 2) have at least______ in the camp section as a crew supervisor and off"L" status 3) have a minimum of at least a competent rating on the last camp section performance evaluation

Two years

On all burns in excess of______Acres, a________ team formed under that I C S system and consisting of all agencies with potential responsibility in the burn area, headed by a County Forester.

100 | (BAER) Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation

The burn plan is prepared by the prescribed burn coordinator in conjunction with__________ team

Interdisciplinary Prescribed Burn

A memo shall be submitted to the Battalion chief by station captain no later than_______ of each year stating that the file is current and up-to-date

January 31st | Emergency information file

In reference to inundation maps what info do these maps provide

These maps indicate the possibility of flood damage due to dam collapse

By whose approval is a building deemed a target hazard

Battalion chief

___________ shall inspect target hazards and maintaine form 78

Station captains

Occupancies requiring a fire flow of_______ gallons per minute or more shall be deemed a target hazard with the approval of the_________

3000 GP | Battalion chief

Whenever changes occur in a existing occupancy which may cause it to be classified as a "Target Hazard" the_____ Shall be notified immediately

Battalion chief

Each station shall submit a current list of all"Target hazard" occupancies by_______ of each year to the battalion chief

January 15th

Credit for automatic sprinklers and other protective equipment shall be limited to______ GPM

750

A_______ shall be prepared for each target hazard

Building survey record folder

Station personnel shall not issue______ to occupant of a fire or protection division occupancy

Form 410

Jurisdictional_______ shall: Approve all extended daytime or overnight stays in normally manned Fire station by call firefighters.

Battalion chief

Supervising Captians of call firefighters shall approve extended daytime or overnight stays in a full-time paid fire station when a training objective may be met. Arrangements for such stays are to be made by the supervising Captians and approved by the responsible____________

Battalion chief

Satisfactory attendance at drills is mandatory for participation as a call firefighter. Absence without cause from_______ consecutive drills, will be reason to terminate and individual as a call firefighter

Station captains shall ensure that during overhaul operations, explores handling hose lines are provided with adequate supervision

Answer in statement

Filled journals shall conclude with the words,________ entered on the line immediately following the final entry, And a line shall be drawn through all unused lines remaining on the page.

End of this journal

Fiiied Business journals shall be retained at the station until the expiration of_____ from the date of the final entry, and Shall then be sent to the________ at L A headquarters.

Five years | Administrative bureau

In the event and unfulfilled business Journal is required to be removed from quarters for any reason a___________ entry shall be made stating who picked up the journal and by whose_______

Final | Authority

There is certain information which is not subject to public disclosure, Under the California public records act and shall not be released, such as the following:

1) pending litigation or the claims made against a County or the department 2) personal or medical records 3) preliminary drafts, Notes or memoranda not retained in the ordinary course of business

Administrative site supervisor shall direct request for records or information served by subpoena to the______

Custodian of Records

Direct request for documents made under the public records act to the______ or division chief when the disclosure of the requested documents is uncertain

Assistant chief

The station business Journal is open for inspection by the public, under the public records act. Request for copies of pages or entries shall be submitted in writing to the_______

Jurisdictional battalion chief

All summons and complaint naming the County of Los Angeles, Or the County of Los Angeles fire Department shall be referred to the_______ at the hall of administrations

Executive office of the board of supervisors

Subpoenas served to the fire station or other administrative sites: if the subpoena is served, the site supervisor shall immediately contact the______ to ensure compliance with all department policies and legal requirements

Custodian of records

Station captains are responsible for ensuring that form 4 (fire/ rescue report info) is carried in the apparatus. Station captains shall also ensure that the public is given_______ when they inquire about obtaining a report

Form 4

Interdepartmental or outside correspondence originated by personnel below the rank of_______ must have the approval of a_______ fire chief.

Battalion chief | Deputy fire chief

___________: Any written communication which is to be sent outside the County of Los Angeles fire department to another county of Los Angeles agency

Interdepartmental correspondence

BC shall restrict access to the Battalion chief Journal to personnel with authorized County business only or those individuals with authority under the________ who have been cleared by the___________

Freedom of information act | Jurisdictional deputy fire chief

Filled BC's journals shall be retained at the station administrative site until the expiration of______ years from the date of the final entry, it shall then be sent to the_________ at the LA headquarters

5 | Custodian of records, Administrative bureau

_________: shall oversee all aspects of the Los Angeles County fire Department EMT– 1 – D program, And shall review or have designee review all run tapes and forms

Fire Department medical director

_________: shall assure only S. A.D. Accredited personnel operate the semi automatic defibrillator, assure that all completed forms are submitted to the operations bureau in a timely manner.

Field battalion chiefs

Fire department________ shall oversee all aspects of the Los Angeles County fire Department EMT1 – D program

Medical director

Volume 3 PTQ 1 Flashcards

(105 cards)