Ifsta 5Th Edition

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What percentage foam concentrate is used when fighting a fire fueled by hydrocarbons? Polar solvents?

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3% for hydrocarbons and 6% for polar solvents

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4 Components of Water Supply

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1. Water Source
2. Means of Moving Water
3. Treatment Facilities
4. DistributionSystem

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Operations Section

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Resposible for stabalizing current incident

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Logistics Section

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Responsible for all support requirements

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Finance Section

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Deals with operations costs and reimbursement

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Public Information Officer

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Part of the command staff. Responsible for interfacing with the public

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Liason Officer

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Part of the command staff. Point of contact for other agencies

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Safety Officer

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Part of the command staff. Monitors operations and advises incident command on matters of safety

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Command (NIMS)

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Includes incident commander and commands staff. Responsible for overseeing incidents

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What is an IDLH

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IDLH is Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health, which is, any atmosphere which poses an immediate hazard to life

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Mayday

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Is an international distress signal broadcast by voice or other ways of communicating

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Crowd Control

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Limiting access to an emerency scene

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Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)

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Two or more available firefighters standing by to rescue downed firefighters in an IDLH environment

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Acquired Building

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Any structure acquired for the purpose of live fire training

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Evolution

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Operation of fire service training or suppression covering aspects of fire fighting

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Burn Building

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Traning facility designed to contain live fires

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Live First/Burn Exercises

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Training that involves the use of an unconfined open flame

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Defusing

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Informal discussion with incident responders conducted after an incident is terminated

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Employee Assistant Program
(EAP)

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Program that helps employees in solving work or personal problems

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Blood Borne Pathogens

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Pathogenic micro organisms that are present in human blood that can cause disease

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Safety Program

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Progam that sets standards for safely dealing in maintaining equipment

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4 Components of Water Supply

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1. Water Source
2. Means of Moving Water
3. Treatment Facilities
4. DistributionSystem

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Operations Section

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Responsible for stabalizing current incident

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Logistics Section

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Responsible for all support requirements

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Finance Section

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Deals with operations costs and reimbursement

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Public Information Officer

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Part of the command staff. Responsible for interfacing with the public

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Liason Officer

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Part of the command staff. Point of contact for other agencies

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Safety Officer

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Part of the command staff. Monitors operations and advises incident command on matters of safety

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Command (NIMS)

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Includes incident commander and commands staff. Responsible for overseeing incidents

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What is an IDLH

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IDLH is immediately dangerous to life or health, which is, any atmosphere which poses an Immediate hazard to life

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Mayday

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Is an international distress signal broadcast by voice or other ways of communicating

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Crowd Control

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Limiting access to an emergency scene

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Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)

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2 or more available fire fighters standing by to resuce downed fire fighters in an IDLH environment

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Acquired Building

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Any structure acquired for the purpose of live fire training

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Evolution

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Operation of fire service training or suppression covering aspects of fire fighting

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Burn Building

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Training facility designed to contain live fires

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Live First/Burn Exercises

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Training that involves the use of an unconfined open flame

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Defusing

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Informal discussion with incident responders conducted after an incident is terminated

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Employee Assistant Program
(EAP)

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Program that helps employees in solving work or personal problems

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Blood Borne Pathagens

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Pathogenic micro organisms that are present in human blood that can cause disease

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Safety Program

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Progam that sets standards for safely dealing in maintaining equipment

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Safety Policy

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Written policy designed to promote safety

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Health and Safety Officer
(HSO)

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Member of the fire organization that is assigned to perform the duties of NFPA 1521

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Communicable Disease

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Disease that is transmissable from one person to another

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Personal Alert Safety System
(PASS)

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Electronic lack of motion sensor that sounds a loud tone when motionless

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Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

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Respirator worn by user that supplies a breathable atmosphere - can be opened or closed circuit

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Supplied Air Respirator
(SAR)

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An atmosphere supplying respirator not designed to be carried by the user

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Post Incident Analysis

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General critique of an incident by all involved agencies

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Risk Managment Plan

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Written plan that identified and analysis the exposure to hazards

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Rehab Station

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Term for a station at an incident where responders can rest, rehydrate and recover

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Industrial Fire Brigade

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Team of employees designed to react to a fire on specific property

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Consensus Standard

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Rules and measures that are established through agreement of members of the standards setting organization

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Line of Duty Death
(LODD)

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Fire fighter death resulting from the performance of fire deparmtent duties

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Incident Command System

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System by which resources are organized to operate in a common organizational structure

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Standard Operating Procedures
(SOP)

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Standard methods or rules in which an organization or a fire department operates to carry out routine functions

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Procedure

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A written communication closely related to a policy

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Policy

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Guide to decision making in an organization

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Discipline

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Responsibility to provide the direction and training needed to accomplish set goals and objectives

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Division of Labor

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Dividing large jobs into smaller more managable jobs

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Span of Control

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The idea that any officer can affectively supervise only a certain number of people

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Unity of Command

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Each person reports only to 1 supervisor

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Chain of Command

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The order of rank and authority

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Emergency Operations

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Activities involved in responding to the scene of an incident and performing duties to mitigate the emergency

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Tactical Priorities
(LIP)

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L - Life Safety
I - Incident Stabilization
P - Property Conversation

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2 Methods of Fire Prevention

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1. Fire Prevention and code enforcement
2. Public education

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Fire Service Mission

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To save lives and protect property

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Benjamin Franklin

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Founded first successful fire department in North America called the Philadelphia Contributorship

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Fire Mark

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Distinctive metal mark once produced by insurance companies for identifying their policyholder's buildings

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Life Safety

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Refers to joint consideration of the life and well being of people, both civilians and fire fighters

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Planning Section

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Responsible for the collection, cocumentation, evaluation and dissemination of incident situation information

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NFPA 1142

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Standard on water supplies for suburban and rual fire fighting

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NFPA 1982

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Standard on personal alert safety system

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NFPA 1983

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Standard on life safety rope and equipment for emergency services

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NFPA 1999

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Standard on protective clothing for emergency medical operations

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NFPA 1981

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Standard on open circuit self contained breathing apparatus for emergency services

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NFPA 1975

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Standard on station/work uniforms for fire and emergency services

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NFPA 1971

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Standard on protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and proximity fire fighting

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NFPA 1951

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Standard on protective ensembles for technical rescue incidents

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NFPA 1851

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Standard on selection, care and maintenance of protective ensembles for structual and proximity fire fighting

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NFPA 1584

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Recommended practice on the rehabilitation of members operating at incident scene operations and training exercises

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NFPA 1583

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Standard on health related fitness programs for fire department members

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NFPA 1582

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Standard on comprehensive occupational medical program for fire departments

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NFPA 1581

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Standard on fire department iInfection control program

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NFPA 1561

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Standard on emergency services incident management system

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NFPA 1451

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Standard for a fire service vehicle operations training program

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NFPA 1480

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Standard on training for initial emergency scene operations

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NFPA 1401

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Recommended practice for fire service training reports and records

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NFPA 1404

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Standard for fire service respiratory protection training

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NFPA 1403

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Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions

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NFPA 1250

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Recommended practice in emergency service organization risk management

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NFPA 101

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Life Safety Code

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NFPA 1041

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Standard for fire service instructor professional qualifications

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NFPA 1035

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Standard for professional qualifications for public fire and life safety educator

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NFPA 1033

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Standard for professional qualifications for fire investigator

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NFPA 1031

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Standard for professional qualifications for fire inspector and plan examiner

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NFPA 1051

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Standard for wild land fire fighter professional qualifications

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NFPA 1006

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Standard for rescue technician professional qualifications

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NFPA 472

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Standard for competence to hazardous materials/WMD incidents

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NFPA 1003

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Standard for aiport fire fighter aiport qualifications

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NFPA 1071

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Standard for emergency vehicle technician professional qualifications

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NFPA 72

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National fire alarm code

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NFPA 1061

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Standard for professional qualifications for public safety telecommunicator

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NFPA 1521

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Standard for fire department safety officer

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NFPA 1500

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Standard on fire department occupational safety and health program

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NFPA 1021

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Standard for fire officer professional qualifications

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NFPA 1002

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Standard for fire apparatus driver/operator professional qualifications

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NFPA 1001

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Standard for fire fighter professional qualifications

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NFPA 1977

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Standard on protective clothing for wild land fire fighting

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Relay Operation

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Using 2 or more pumpers to move water over long distances

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Portable Storage Tank

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Storage tank used during a relay or shuttle operation to hold water to be drafted from

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Water Shuttle Operation

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Method of water supply where tankers continuously transport water

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Drafting Process

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Process of acquiring from a static source

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Pitot Tube

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Instrument that is inserted into a flowing fluid to measure the velocity pressure

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Fire Hydrant Testing

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Is done annually and records the 3 different pressures

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Who is Responsible for Fire Hydrant Inspection and Maintenance

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It is the responsibility of the water department

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Wet Barrel Hydrant

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Fire Hydrant that has Water all the way up to its Discharge Outlets

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Dry Barrel Hydrant

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Fire hydrant that has its operating valve the water main rather than the barrel of the hydrant

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Residual Pressure

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Pressure at test hydrant while water is flowing

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Flow Pressure

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Pressure created by the rate of flow or velocity of water coming from a discharge

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Static Pressure

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Pressure existing within a system before water is released from a hydrant

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Function of a Valve

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To control the flow of water through piping

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Butterfly Valve

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Control valve that uses a flat circular plate which rotates 90 Degrees

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Gate Valve

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Control valve with a solid plate operated by a handle and screw - it should generally be marked with a number indicating the amount of turns needed to fully open or close

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Post Indicator Valve
(PIV)

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Indicating valve that is used to Control underground water mains

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Outside Stem and Yoke Valve
(OS&Y)

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An indicating valve used in sprinkler systems in which the position of the center screw indicates if valve is opened or closed

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American Water Works Associations Recommendations for Supply Mains

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For residental a 6" diameter main gridded by 8" cross connecting mains no more than 600' apart

For commercial at least 8" diameter mains cross connected by 8" every 600'

On principal streets water mains should be 12"

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Components of Water Supply Grid System

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1. Primary Feeders
2. Secondary Feeders and
3. Distributors

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Loop System

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Water main arranged in a circuit so water is supplied in more than one direction

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Circulating Feed

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Fire hydrant that receives water from 2 or more directions

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Combination System

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Water supply system that uses both direct pumping and gravity - most common type of system

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Gravity System

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Water supply system that relies entirely on gravity

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Direct Pumping System

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Water supply system supplied by a system of pumps

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Specifications Of Water Tankers

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Must be able to pump and discharge at least 1000 GPMs

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NFPA 1931

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Standard for manufacturer's design for fire department ground ladders

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Basic Parts of a Ladder

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Beam
Bed section
Butt
Butt spurs
Fly section
Footpads
Guides
Halyard
Heat-sensor
Heel
Hook
Locks/Dogs/Pawls
Protection plates
Pulley
Rails
Rungs
Shoes
Stops
Tie Rods
Tip
Truss block

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Roof Ladder

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Type of single ladder. Consists of only one section and is usually between 12 and 24 feet in length

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Folding Ladder (Attic Ladder)

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A single ladder that is often used for interior operations. It can fold so that the beams are resting against each other. Most commonly found in lengths of 12 to 24 feet

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Extension Ladders

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A ladder that is composed of two or more sections (Bed and Fly(s)) and can range from 12 to 39 feet in length.

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Pole Ladder

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An extension ladder with supporting poles, usually over 40 feet in length.

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Combination Ladder

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Designed to be a self supporting step ladder (A-frame) and as a single or extension ladder. Lengths generally range from 8-14 feet

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Pompier Ladder

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Also known as a scaling ladder. It is a ladder that has one beam with the rungs coming from either side. It has a large metal goose neck projecting from the top for inserting into windows or ledges.

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Ladder construction materials

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Metal
Wood
Fiberglass

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Advantages/Disadvantages of Metal Ladders

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- Good conductor of heat and cold
- Easy to repair
- Can suddenly fail when exposed to heat
- Widest range of sizes

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Advantages/Disadvantages of Wood Ladders

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- Highest cost of all ladders
- Heaviest per unit of length
- Retains strength when exposed to heat
- Very durable

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Advantages/Disadvantages of Fiberglass Ladders

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- Generally a poor conductor of electricity
- Can suddenly fail when overloaded
- Can burn when exposed to flame

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Definition of Maintenance

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Keeping equipment or apparatus in a state of readiness

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Definition of repair

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To restore or put together that which has become inoperable or out of place

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NFPA 1932

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Standard of Use, Maintenance, and Service Testing of In-Service Fire Department Ground Ladders

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Cleaning/Inspecting Ladders

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Ladders should be inspected and cleaned at least once a month and after every use

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Rescue

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Saving a life from fire or accident; Removing a victim from an untenable or unhealthy atmosphere

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Extrication

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Incidents involving the removal and treatment of victims who are trapped by man made machinery or equipment

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Size-Up

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Ongoing mental evaluation process performed by the operational officer in charge if an incident to evaluate all influencing factors and to develop objectives, strategy and tactics.

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Egress

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Place or means of exiting a structure

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All Clear

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Signal given to the Incident Commander that a specific area has been checked for victims and none have been found or all found victims have been extricated from an entrapment

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Initial size up and building search

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All possible escape routes on the exterior should be identified before beginning a search. If possible a search should be conducted simultaneously with a fire attack.

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The two objectives of a building search

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Locating victims and obtaining information about the location and extent of the fire (searching for life and assessing fire conditions).

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The three search types

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Primary
Secondary
Rapid intervention

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What is a Primary search?

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A primary search is a rapid but thorough search of a structure done before or during fire suppression operations.

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What is a secondary search?

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A secondary search is done after the fire is under control, it is slower and more thorough than the primary search. Should not be conducted by same personnel who did the primary search.

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What should primary search teams carry with them?

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They should always have a radio, thermal imaging camera (if available), flash light and forcible entry tools

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Where should the search be started when on the fire floor?

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It should be started as close to the fire as possible so as to reach the victims in the most danger first.

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Carabiner

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A steel or aluminum D-shaped snap ling device for attaching components of rope rescue systems together. In rescue work carabiners should be of the positive locking type with a 5,000 pound (2 250 kg) breaking strength.

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Describe the "search line system"

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This system is used to search large and complex structures by some departments. It requires at least three firefighters. It requires the use of a dedicated search line that is 200 feet in length and 3/8 inch in diameter. On the rope every 20 feet a 2 inch steel ring is tied to it and immediately following are one or more knots to indicate distance from the entrance (one knot is 20 feet, two is 40, etc). It also indicates direction, with knots towards the fire and the rings toward the exit.

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Describe the members of the search line system.

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The first member is called the "lead", the lead picks up the search bag and enters the area. Following closely behind is the navigator, who is equipped with a flash light and thermal imaging camera. Than one or more searchers accompany them carrying a tether and forcible entry tools.

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In the search line system, what must the search line be tied to before entry?

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The search line should be tied to a fixed object 10 feet away from the entry point and 3 feet above the ground.

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What are the critical floors in a multistory building?

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The three critical floors are the fire floor, the floor directly above the fire floor and the top most floor. These floors should be searched first.

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What are the methods for searching hallways and rooms?

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For hallways, if two teams are available then each team can take one side of the hallway, if only one is available they can sweep one side and then sweep the other on the way back. For searching rooms, one team member stays at the door while the other searches the room. They remain in voice contact and when finished they mark and close the door. they switch roles at the next room.

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Marking doors for search

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Anything that is reflective and can be see in dark places can be used such as duct tape or chalk. Specially designed door markers and latch straps can also be used. Some departments use a two step marking method, one half of the mark is affixed when searching and the other half when finished.

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When searching a building, what side of the door do you stay on when opening a door that opens toward you?

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Stay on the hinge side so that the door can offer some shielding should fire or heated gases come from the room.

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When searching a building, what should you do if an inward swinging door will not open?

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Do not kick it open! Apply a strap around the door knob and slowly open the door and search for victims.

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What is a tracking device?

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It is a device about the size of a PASS device and it uses radio signals to communicate with other tracking devices so that the one being worn may be found or the one being worn can locate other tracking devices placed at egress points.

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In what conditions can an emergency moved be used?

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1 - There is fire or danger of fire in the immediate area
2 - Explosives or other hazardous materials are involved
3 - It is impossible to protect the accident scene
4 - It is impossible to gain access to other victims who need immediate care
5 - The victim is in cardiac arrest

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Incline drag

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This drag is useful for moving victims up and down inclines and is performed by one rescuer.

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Blanket drag

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This drag can be implemented by one rescuer using a blanket, rug or sheet.

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Webbing drag

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This drag can be implemented by one rescuer using a loop of 1 inch webbing.

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Cradle-in-arms lift/carry

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This lift is effective for children and small adults and can be performed by one rescuer

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Seat lift/carry

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This lift can be used on a conscious or unconscious victim and is performed by two rescuers.

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Three-person lift/carry

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This lift is an effective way to lift someone who is lying down. It is often used when moving someone who is on a bed to a gurney.

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Extremities lift/carry

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This carry can be used on a conscious or unconscious victim and requires two rescuers.

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Chair lift/carry

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This carry can be used on a conscious or unconscious and requires two rescuers. Make sure the chair used is sturdy... Do not use fold out chairs.