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If you find money or jewelry on scene, what do you do
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Report to supervisor who will report to IC
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Can you remove something from a fire if the owner asks you to?
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No, damaged goods belongs to the insurance Company
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Cat in tree incident, who responds?
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Animal Control, if need ladder,FD will supply
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What actions are taken during earthquake response mode?
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-Move apparatus and personnel to a safe place
-establish radio watch on 15 -return to quarters. fill fuel - |
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Emergency traffic is used under what conditions?
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Any fire ground personnel is injured, at extreme risk of being injured, or who observes another FF injured or at risk of being injured.
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Other than FF that are injured or trapped what else can emergency traffic be used for?
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Any emergency message such as live wires down, fire extension, exposure threatened, or civilian trapped.
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how many times will communications broadcast emergency traffic?
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3 times
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When is the Vacate order given?
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collapse, explosions is about to occur, or other response by personnel involved to leave the area
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On a gas investigation, where should you park?
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100 ft depending on Hydrant.
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Before shutting off electrical utilities, what can you do at the electrical panel?
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purge with CO2
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What is the "indirect method" of fighting a train car fire?
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keep door closed, no hazmat present.
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how do you locate a fire in a train car?
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Feeling the walls or hitting the walls with water, look for steam
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Once you've located the fire in a train car, what do you do?
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climb to the roof of the car use fog move back and forth
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What is lock box code?
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0177
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What do you use to put out a mailbox fire?
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CO2 Extinguisher
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PGE Blue
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Electric on
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PGE yellow
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Locked off for nonpayment
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PGE black
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electric shut off
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PGE Red
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problem with energy diversion, can be hot
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boiler overheated?
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internal pressure parts with cold water or if cold water is sprayed on its outside could explode
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Standard rescue response?
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1 engine
1 truck or USAR 1 additional ALS 1 BC Med 30 |
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How far away do you place apparatus from rescue scene?
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50 feet
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what if no foam line?
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dry chemical outside of actin circle
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truck company officer's best strategy when engine IC arrive?
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Pass IC so that they can develop and oversee the extrication plan
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On freeway emergency, where should the second due units consider staging?
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at the nearest on ramp
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first arriving engine placement on a rescue?
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50 ft away form accident, angle panel facing the scene
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Truck or USAR placement?
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50 ft past the accident scene
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Second arriving ALS company placement?
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Park on the traffic flow side of the accident and prior to the first engine assisting with appropriate blocking of traffic.
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Light unit or USAR tender placement
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Park on the traffic flow side of accident prior to first engine company
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BC and med 30 placement
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Past the truck and should not impede the traffic
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Rscue Medic Placement
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Position as a light unit or USAR if part of a TRuck CO. If for transport, should be placed in front of the BC and med 30.
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At a rescue, ideally, what is the ratio of Paramedics to Pt.
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1:1
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How big is the action circle?
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15 ft around
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Where do we place all of our tools needed during a rescue?
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Upwind, upgrade, and outside of the action circle.
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When do we call medvac to rescue?
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nearest hospital is at least 20 minutes out and is life threatening conditions.
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What frequency do we use to communicate with helicopters?
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utilize the CALCORD frequency.
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What is the minimum landing Zone space required for medevac?
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125' by 125'
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What is the maximum slope that helicopter can land on?
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2 degrees slope max.
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How far away do we land helicopters form a hazmat?
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1000 ft.
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When landing a helicopter in a dusty area?
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water the LZ
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How to mark the LZ for helicopters?
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We can use strobes in square pattern, weight beanbag lights, crisscrossed vehicle lights at the landing spots, never flares.
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What is a Hot load?
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PT will be loaded with the rotors still spinning
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What is a Cold load?
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PT will be loaded with helicopter engine turned off and rotors not moving
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When is it required to wear high visibility reflective vests?
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when we are working on a freeway or a highway?
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When is an exception?
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-when in Full PPE
-involved in fighting firefighting -hazmat incident |
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AFFF/ATC can be used on hydrocarbons and polar sovents?
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3% for hydrocarbons
6% for polar solvents |
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What is the minimum PSI on the input side of the eductor for foam operations?
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200 psi
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Safe surrender program?
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enables parents to turn baby in to FD personnel with in 72 hours. Can change mind with in 14 days.
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Underground vault fires?
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- call PGE
- stay away from opening man hole -only enter when confirmed face to face that vault is deenergized |
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200 series identifies?
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Reserve engines and trucks
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top speed for code three on streets?
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35 mph
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manner in which fire apparatus is driven is the responsibility of ?
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Co Officer
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When do you not need a back up?
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-emergency scene no one available
-Backing a rescue ambulance at a hospital and at side of PT |
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encountering emergency on the way to a call?
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continue to original destination, call in the new emergency to communications.
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Salvage covers and poly tarps on truck/USAR Co
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12 and 4
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PCB's?
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-found on transformers and capacitors
-compressors assoc with natural gas pipe lines which contain PCB as well |
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How to best ID materials being transported?
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shipping papers
1. proper shipping name 2. hazmat class, 4 digit UN # 3. total weight or volume 4. emergency response phone number |
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DOT guidebook page colors
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yellow - 4 digit ID
blue - Material name orange - guide pages green - table of initial isolation and protective action distances |
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NFPA 704 placarding?
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at a glance gives a general idea of the inherent dangers and the severity of hazards under emergency conditions.
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Colors and meanings?
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blue-health
red-flammability yellow-reactivity white-special hazards (Oxy, CRy,COR, Water reactive, radioactive |
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Primary decon?
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performed by HIT personnel for personel working in the exclusion zone (hot) or the contamination reduction (warm) zone.
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Respiratory decon?
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removing victims from hazards and placing them in safe locations.
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secondary decon?
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second step to victims who already had some type of emergency decon.
When commence when all three zones and access corridor is established |
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what happens to clothing?
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bagged and tagged with persons names and number. Will remain on scene with decon leader
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NFPA flammability #'s and their meanings?
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4 - flash point less than -45 F
3 - between -45 F 2 FP between 101 and 100 F 1 - FP greater than 141 F |
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Another name for the support zone?
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Cold zone
- 100 foot perimeter beyond the exclusion zone |
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Another name for the exclusion zone?
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Hot zone
-50 foot perimeter is preferred |
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reduction zone?
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warm zone
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What is the use of the support zone
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safe area for FD and others
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LIne between support zone and contamination reduction zone?
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initial control perimeter
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What is the contamination reduction zone?
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reduced risk, but still requires limited entry in appropriate PPE
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Where does decontamination take place?
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In the contamination reduction zone within the contamination corridor.
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Access into the contamination reduction zone will be where?
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contamination reduction corridor, monitored by the site access control officer.
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size of contamination reduction corridor?
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15 by 75
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exclusion zone?
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only HIT allowed in zone, with two or equal number of back up personnel
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What must be established before entry to the exclusion zone?
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Primary decon, decon leader, hazmat group leader, safety officer, and IC
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HIT notified to spills over?
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10 gallons
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How many spill kits will be stored at BAT HQ
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four complete small hazmat spill kits (8 six gallon buckets with all amenities)
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Training requirements for USAR?
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Rescue systems 1 and 2
Trench rescue Confined space |
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Awareness level?
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can recognize a technical rescue situation.
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technician level?
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trained in recognition and moderate complex rescue operations.
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Specialist level?
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personnel that are highly qualified in one or more disciplines of technical operations
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Response for RESCUE Level 3?
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1 engine
1 truck 3 USAR Co Med 30 DSO |
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Level of oxygen deficiency that is considered an IDLH?
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less than 19.5%
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Level of oxygen enrichment that is considered an IDLH?
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more than 23.5%
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The lock out and tag out procedure requires what precautions when a lockout of a piece of equipment is not possible?
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FF will stand guard by equipment until the incident has been terminated
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Lockout/tagout procedure requires that utilities are locked with a?
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key type padlock and tagged with a confined space lockout tag
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Flammability levels that are considered IDHL?
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flammability at less than 10% of LEL.
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Non high rise incident , who is in charge of getting water to the standpipe?
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Second in engine company.
- on a high rise, its the first in engine company engineer |
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FD is responsible for premises after a fire?
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True
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Can owners and tenants enter a fire building?
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NO, Unless cleared by IC.
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Who do we notify in a fire death?
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Arson Investigator
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