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RECEO
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Rescue
Exposure protection Containment Extinguishment Overhaul and Salvage |
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Guidelines for ordering greater alarms:
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1. Life Hazards
2. Fire involving more than one floor of a building 3. Heavy Smoke or fire showing from a building of appreciable size 4. Personnel Level 5. Access to fire area |
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1st Alarm response:
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2 engines
1 truck 1 BC |
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Full 1st Alarm:
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1st alarm PLUS:
1 engine 1 truck or USAR 1 BC Med 30 |
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2nd Alarm
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A full first PLUS
2 engines 1 truck or USAR 1 BC DSO, AIR 6, HIT 29, duty investigator PG and E |
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3rd Alarm Response:
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A second alarm response PLUS:
2 engines 1 truck or USAR DUTY MECHANIC, IDT, FIRE ASSOC, NOTIFY WATER CO., CITY MANAGER, DISPATCH BC TO COMUNICATIONS |
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4TH Alarm Response:
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A 3rd Alarm PLUS
2 engines 1 Truck or USAR 1 BC |
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When do 40 hr., uniformed personnel respond to BET w/ turnouts during normal working hours?
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4th Alarm
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5th Alarm
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A 4th PLUS:
2 engines 1 truck or USAR |
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SJFD uses what method of search?
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searcher/orientator method
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What is the best size for a search team?
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2 - 4 FF
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What are search keys?
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to show that a room has been searched
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When searching, which side of hand do we use?
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sweep with the back of hand, so we don't accidently grab a "hot" wire.
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Vertical ventilation
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Opening a hole above the fire to let out trapped smoke and heated gases.
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Positive Pressure ventilation
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to force air into a building thereby pressurizing the building through smaller openings.
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During PPV, how do we get more air into building?
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set blowers in series, or parallel
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Horizontal Ventilation
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using wind as an aid, we get smoke and gases out of a building.
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What does AWARE stand for?
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the RIC team uses AWARE for accountability of tools that are used by RIC:
Air bottle with regulator Water, dedicate a charged hoseline to protect trapped FF or FF over taken by fire |
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Define Strategy?
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involves the development of a plan for the deployment of resources to most effectively combat the situation
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Define tactics?
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are the actual methods of operation employed by individual or group of companies to achieve the strategic goals identified by the IC
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When do you restore the fire protection system at a fire?
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During overhaul, restore the system of possible, or notify the authorities assigned to accomplish the restoration.
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How long is our cool down period?
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20 minutes
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Body retrieval is not_________?
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Rescue
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When attacking a basement fire, what needs to happen beforehand
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ventilation
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If you flow a stang, when do you need a water supply?
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You need a dedicated water supply before you flow the stang.
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Half Strip?
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HAM
Hose Pack Axe or forcible entry tools Masks and SCBA with PDL |
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Full Strip on Engine Co.
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HAM ROLLS
Hose packs Axe forcible entry tool Masks and SCBA W/ PDL Rope or utility line Oxygen or resuscitator Ladders Lifeline........ |
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Truck Strip:
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PASS
Pikepoll Axes or forcible tools salvage covers Spare SCBA bottles per person |
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When working from ladder,
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Have a leg lock or a life belt that is secure
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How often do we inspect life belts?
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monthly
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What kind of communication must be maintained when working inside of a fire with another member?
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visual contact, voice contact. radios shall not be substituted in this instance.
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What are the roles of the TWO OUT members?
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-one assigned to monitor and track interior personnel
- one shall serve as a secondary support member |
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Can IC upgrade the "Two Out" team to a full RIC team?
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Yes
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When can there be an exception to the "two out" rule?
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When there is immediate life danger and rescue imminent and necessary.
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When is the search rope pack put into service at a call?
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on a single family residence of 3000 sq ft or greater including offices, commercial structures, warehouses
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How many members in a large area search team?
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5
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What is a public exclusion zone?
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Areas marked by yellow/black barrier tape or other means where the public are not allowed to enter.
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Define Life Hazard
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The existence of a process or condition that would likely cause serious injury or even death.
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Define life hazard zones
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A qualified person in a location where they can safely observe a hazard. They can deny entry if needed
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What color is the tape that marks a LIFE HAZARD identification?
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Red and white barrier tape
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How many PPM does CO have to be an IDLH?
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35 PPM
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When an officer sets up staging, how does he set up his apparatus to show where staging is?
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Assume a position that is visible and accessible to incoming companies and place two orange cones on the apparatus.
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What are the main duties of a staging officer?
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-maintain a record of companies
-report resources to the IC by companies -stock pile tools and equipment -ensure that apparatus are parked properly |
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Which company takes over as staging officer
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First company arriving in staging, unless otherwise directed by IC
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HIT will be dispatched on 2nd alarms code 3 for what reason?
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to assist the IC with setting up the command post. HIT CA will assume the plans section chief function and the crew will fill the situation unit and resource unit.
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Where will the initial Command Post be set up?
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At the rear of the first arriving BC vehicle.
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Under what conditions do we need an Incident Action Plan?
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If the incident is expected to last more than 12 hours, involve mutual aid, or is rapidly escalating, begin an IAP
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rose colored T cards?
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each single engine company
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Tan colored T cards?
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misc. equipment/task force, two piece companies such as truck company, wildland engines, engine tenders. Also for support equipment such as HIT or Air 6
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White color T cards?
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for members not assigned a primary resource such as an engine or truck company. Usually, chief officers, training officers, inspectors or admin.
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Grey T cards?
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carried on all BAT vehicles for the purpose of organizing the nylon T-card sorter
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When is wildland season?
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May through October
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Can Captain of 2 piece company split the company?
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Yes, Up to the Captain.
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What to do when responding to a serious work related injury?
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Notify OSHA within 24 hours
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Auto aid to central fire, what radio channel do we respond on?
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Blue
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what radio channel do we use to communicate with other jurisdictions during mutual aid?
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White, with exception of assisting central fire
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Frequency for SJFD?
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154.010
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What is order of doing call backs?
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BC, CA, ENG, FF
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Who determines the number of personnel called back for assignment to the emergency?
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IC
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What makes up a wildland engine company?
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engine and brush patrol
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What makes up a brush patrol group?
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2 brush patrols staffed by:
1 CA 2 FE 2 FF |
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what is the dispatch order for brush patrols in SJFD?
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1ST, BP group #1 on a TIER 2
2ND, BP group #5 on a TIER 3 3RD, BP group #3 on a TIER 4 |
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Low burn index level?
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0 - 30
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Moderate burn index level
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31 -50
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High burn index level
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51 -70
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Very High index level
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71 - 90
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Extreme burn index level
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91 - 100
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TIER 1 RESPONSE:
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2 WILDLAND ENGINES
1 ENGINE 2 BC |
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TIER 2 RESPONSE:
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A TIER 1 response PLUS:
2 Wildland engine company 1 engine tender company 1 BP Group 1 BC MED 30 Duty Chief Safety Officer Wildland Officer |
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TIER 3 RESPONSE:
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A TIER 1 and 2 response, PLUS:
1 Wildland Engine Company 1 Engine Tender Company 1 Brush Patrol Group (2BP'S, 1 CA, 2 FEs, 2FF) |
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TIER 4 RESPONSE:
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TIER 1,2, and 3 PLUS:
1 Engine 1 Brush Patrol Group 1 Engine Tender Company |
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TIER 5 RESPONSE:
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TIER 1,2,3, and 4, PLUS:
MUTUAL AID RESPONSE |
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When responding to TIER fires, all units respond on which radio channel?
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SJFD Channel to stagging unless otherwise directed.
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When assistance with a vegetation fire exists what single option does the IC have for assistances?
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Calling for a TIER response. Do not piece meal.
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Ratio for D-40 to water is?
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8 oz. of D-40 to 125 gallons of water
Found at Company stores |
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How much water does our portable folding tanks hold?
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1000 gallons when filled to a depthof 25 inches and 1100 gallons when filled to the maximum.
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Floto Pump concerns:
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-Don't let it sink
-max pressure is 108psi@10GPM |
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When do we don our fire shelters?
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Anytime we leave the apparatus at a wildland fire which more than one piece of equipment has been dispatched
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How big is the fire shelter and construction?
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6x4x2
- fiberglass layer sandwiched between a fire resistant paper interior and a thick aluminum exterior |
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Light fuels in SAn Jose will not exceed _____degrees when burned?
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500
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Fire shelter temperature have been exposed to _____degrees for periods of 15 minutes with interior temps not exceeding______degrees.
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700 degrees outside
105 degrees inside |
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Removing a Fire Shelter from service due to tears of how big?
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1 inch
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Remove from service if if has dents or punctures over _______.
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1 inch wide
1/2 inch of foil is missing |
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Important safety concerns with whiff masks?
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Never try to moisten your whiff mask insert with water, results will be steam burns.
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What is a Ground (Electrical Terminology)?
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An electrical connection to the earth or a large body of zero potential.
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FF Operations can be normal if, how far from electrical transmission lines.
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100 feet
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How can heavy smoke plumes affect electrical lines?
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It may cause a ground short
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What is the minimum distance to any transmission structure that should be observed?
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35 foot minimum distance to any transmission structure that should be observed.
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When near a high voltage line never:
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direct hose stream:
-at or above wires -in the heavy plume of smoke within 100 feet -at burning trees under lines |
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At Station 20, what is minimum staffing from 0600 - 2400? Also from 2400 - 0600?
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6 and 4
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How many gallons of AFFF,water and halon does Engine 20C have
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205 gallons AFFF
1585 gallons water 500lbs Halon 1211 |
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How many gallons AFFF, water, and halon on E20A and E20B?
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180 gallons AFFF
1500 gallons water 150 lbs halon1211 |
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Define light aircraft?
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6 passengers of less
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Airport Alert 1
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Plane landing with possible problems or injuries on board
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Alert 2
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Plane landing with difficulty
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Alert 3
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Actual Plane down
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