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The 3 modes of operation are? |
1-Investigating
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Duty Officer coverage |
-Ops Chief (day) |
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Initial response apparatus placement |
-First-in engine, truck, and, medic to best advantage |
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4 agencies to contact after a sewage spill |
-RDMD (Resources & Development Management Department) |
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Response steps to swarming insects |
-Private beekeepers on private property |
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If assigned as a fireline EMTP where do you obtain narcotics? If unable to obtain restock from medical unit, where are narcotics restocked? |
-Fire Station 21
-Overnight to EMS Section |
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What are the IC's responsibilities for a lost, missing, trapped FF? |
- Emergency traffic announce |
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Confined Space Rescue - first arriving company shall perform what 2 things? |
1- Size up |
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CSR
- Rescuers must exit with how much air? - Where are permits filed? - If vertical entry, how deep for mech device? |
- 5 feet |
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Large Animal Rescue - Who is ultimately responsible for animal? |
- Awareness level |
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US&R Canines |
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US&R Canines
If handler unavailable, what steps to take? |
- Canine emergency info found on crate |
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Trench Rescue - Defined |
Any depression, hole, trench, man made or natural that is four feet or greater and is deeper than it is wide |
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Trench Rescue
- How far away should you spot apparatus? - How far should units stage away? - How far should all unnecessary equip be shut down?
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Trench Rescue
What are the distances for the 3 containment zones? Traffic control distances? |
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Trench Rescue
Maximum distance ladders should be placed from each other in trench? |
50' (Ladders every 25') |
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District map and SAM distribution |
- All units - battalion and first alarm area |
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Ride along requirements |
- 18/14 family or Job Shadow |
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Who can ride-a-long in a participatory status (7)? |
PM trainee |
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Ride along - FC responsibilities |
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Ride along - Corp comm authorization required (3) |
- Media (BC and PIO approval) |
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Who can/cannot ride w/o authorization? |
- Can: Person with fire/med purpose and immediate family
- Cannot: Not immediate family and friends |
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Ride along - Terrorist response level |
Green, blue, or yellow = OK |
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Sandbag storage |
- Each FS gets sandbags - Refill when 1/2 gone |
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When is hose testing performed? |
- Annually, between March and July |
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How is hose testing performed? |
- 300' lengths - 5 minutes |
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What are the hose testing pressures? |
4" supply - 200psi Do not test 1" |
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Which hose gets stenciled? With what info? |
- All hose except single jacket wildland |
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Dispatch and Response - get out requirements |
60 seconds - medical aids 3 minutes - replaced w/ another unit |
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MTZ - define |
Wildland immediately adjacent to but outside OCFA jurisdiction. Fires are considered imminent threat until assessed by onscene resources |
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Political boundary |
Entire County of Orange |
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Jurisdictional boundary |
OCFA protected areas including contracted SRA |
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Congressional boundary |
Established boundary of CNF. Jurisdiction of USFS |
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How do you complete a CAD change?
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1. Complete CAD files change request form |
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In what order of vehicles do you use when reconfiguring a PME to a van? |
Relief van, utility, relief suburban, pool vehicle |
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Strike Team response - Staging locations (5) |
- FS61 - 57 Freeway / Tonner Canyon - 91 Freeway / Green River - Ortega / Caspers - 5 Freeway / Basilone |
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Wildland fire danger - how is watershed level determined? |
- Hourly by ECC based on RAWS (Remote Area Weather Station) data |
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What is the typing of resources for USAR? |
Type 1 - Heavy Rescue |
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Rescue technician requirements |
-RS1 |
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Move up and cover procedures - Cover times |
- Immediate cover - >6 calls/day - 30 min cover
Determined by # of calls between 0800-2000, July 1-Dec 31 |
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Move up and cover procedures |
- No 3 adjacent stations left uncovered |
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Resource response - Dozers |
ICS type 2 |
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Resource response - Helicopter |
ICS type 2 |
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Resource response - Hose Tender |
5,000 ft 4" |
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Resource response - Fuel tender |
500 gallons diesel |
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Resource response - Patrols |
-Type VI -4-wheel drive -130 GPM pump |
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Resource response - Squads |
-2-wheel drive |
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Resource response - AACO |
-Closest unit & truck |
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Resource response - AATH |
First unit code 3, second code 2 |
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Requesting LE assistance - 200/300 |
Code 200 - Potentially violent |
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Routine CAD Ops - signing on |
- Sign on between 0745 & 0815 |
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Routine CAD ops - Premise Hx |
- Can enter for specific address or hundred block |
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Cal-OSHA notification for non-OCFA incident related injury or death |
- Non-OCFA employees |
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Cal-OSHA notification for OCFA employees |
Report immediately (as soon as practical but no more than 8 hours) |
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Food establishment incident notifications |
Notify OC Health Care Agency |
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What frequency should you go to when a site trunking failure occurs? |
Remain on normal freq unless advised |
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What frequency should you go to when failsoft occurs? |
Remain on normal freq unless advised |
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What frequency should you go to when a trunked system failure occurs? |
14A (3A - SNA) |
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ECC visitation |
Routine visitation - 1700-2200hrs |
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SCBA - checkout and records |
-Weekly checkout - air pack checklist (FAE resp) |
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Chem-Bio Suit
205.02B |
-Intended use is Decon for chemical or biological incident -Suits in all engines, trucks, BC and safety officer vehicles (van - shrink wrapped) |
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Ops in IDLH - Life saving exception |
- Save a life or prevent serious injury ONLY |
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When do you remove a chain from service from the saw?
How often do you rotate pre-mixed fuel? |
Remove chains when 3 tips in a row or 5 total are damaged |
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What is a safe distance to maintain from electrical hazards?
What method should be used to secure the area?
How far should ladders be kept from power lines? |
- Safe distance - one full span between poles
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Should you use water on electrical fires?
If you need to put water on exposures, what is the rule of thumb for hose streams? |
- No water, let it burn
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An electrical fire in a vault, when should you enter?
What distance should you maintain from an electrical vault fire? |
Do not enter unless utility rep confirming de-energized |
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How many people should enter a structure w/ a reported gas leak?
LPG heavier/lighter than air? Natural gas? |
- Only one FF and FC to enter if leak in structure. |
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Procedure for evacuating a building/incident area (4)? |
1. Radio announcement |
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Where is the unit roster kept? When does it need to be placed on the unit? |
- Keep on Captain dash board |
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How long can you run engine on high-idle for connected to Plymovent?
What is involved in the Plymovent maintenance? |
- Run engine on high idle for no more than 15 minutes |
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What 2 radiation sources does the dosimeter detect? |
- Gamma - Xray |
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What are the distances to maintain from radioactive sources and sources w/ explosives? |
Radioactive source - 80-160 feet |
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What are the dosimeter does limits? |
<5 REM - normal activity |
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What are the dosimeter dose rate limits? |
2 mR/hr - Hot zone |
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Recommended number of people per escort for station tours.
Are people allowed on moving apparatus?
What are the 3 areas people are allowed on apparatus? |
- 10 people per escort
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Structure PPE decon procedures - asbestos/post fire vs bio-hazard |
- Verbally notify Service Center - Biohazard - red bag |
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High Visibility Safety Vest - when must they be worn? |
Must be worn on all Federal aid highways (all public right of way) except when fire, heat or hazmat |
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Tactical Priorities - 3 basic |
1. Rescue - primary search |
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Rescue - Priorities (4) |
1. Most severely threatened 2. Largest number |
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Fire Control - worst application point |
Shooting from outside building to interior |
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Apparatus placement - truck considerations (4) |
1 - Location of fire |
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Helicopter operations - mission priorities (5) |
1 - Rescue 3 - Disaster relief |
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Helicopter operations - production rate (day/night).
Helicopter hours of operation. |
- Production rate - 8-10 drops/hr daytime, 3-4/hr night |
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PIO - Level 1 incident |
- Minor interest
- 1 or 2 photographers |
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PIO - Level 2 incident |
- Higher degree of interest
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Public Information - Can you legally prevent media from entering area closed to public? Are there any exceptions? |
- Cannot legally prevent media from entering areas closed to public |
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Homeland Security Advisory System
207.16 |
Green - Low risk |
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Department Operations Center (DOC) - When is it activated and what is the staffing level? |
- Activates when significant emergency occurs that may impact response capabilities. |
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Department Operations Center (DOC) - Levels of activation (4) |
- Preparatory - Planning |
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Decentralized Dispatch - When is it done? Who handles dispatching? How are calls prioritized? |
- ECC unable to receive calls or dispatch |
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Occupant Liason
207.19 |
- Dispatched on all calls displacing residential or commercial occupants
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Who authorized Federal USAR asset response to a local incident?
207.20 |
USAR program manager |
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Federal USAR Task Force - Type 1 team |
- Heavy TF (Light TF - 34 - Type III) - Stafford Act |
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High Rise Plan - Define high rise |
Greater than 5 floors/stories |
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High Rise Plan - Standard initial assignments
209.01 |
- 1st Unit - FCR |
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High Rise Plan - Elevator use
209.01 |
- Do not use if to fire floor - IC must approve use |
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High Rise Plan - 2 jobs for units responding to the fire floor are? |
- Check conditions on each floor on way up |
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High Rise Plan - The 3 ventilation considerations are? |
- Stairwell pressurization (do not use until occupants out) |
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High Rise Plan - Lobby Control Unit Leader (4)
Who does lobby report to? |
- Control access - Elevator control - as directed by Ops
- Reports to Log Sec Chief |
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Where does Staging Area Manager stage? Who does he work for? What does he do and through who? |
- 2 to 3 floors below fire floor - Supply with resources, rehab and medical |
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High Rise Plan - Staging Area components (5) |
- Check in for arriving and departing crews (times and assignments) |
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High Rise Plan - Base Manager - What does he do and who does he report to? |
- Secure vehicle parking |
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High Rise Plan - Personnel at Base (4) |
- Ready area manager |
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High Rise Plan - Systems Unit Leader (3)
Who does he report to? |
- Monitor all systems |
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High Rise Plan - Ground Support Unit Leader
209.01 |
- Transports personnel, equip and apparatus
- SCBA filling and transport - Fuel and equip repair - Reports to Logs. Orders from Ops - Establish Safe Refuge for Ops personnel |
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High Rise Plan - Ground Support Unit personnel
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- Transport Mgr - Equip, personnel, apparatus
- App/Equip support- fuel, service, repair - SCBA mgr - filling and cache |
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High Rise Plan - Medical Unit Leader
209.01 |
- Develops Medical Emergency Plan (ICS 206)
- Provides for evacuation - Provides Tx at staging, base, etc. - Reports to Logs |
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High Rise Plan - 1st 2 alarms of engines report with:
209.01 |
- 1 spare SCBA per person
- All big beams - Standpipe hose bundle - 2 spanner wrenches - Pipe wrench/Pliers - Axe - Haligan - pike pole |
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High Rise Plan - Truck compliment
209.01 |
- 1 extra SCBA bottle per person
- All Big Beams - 2 Axes (1 flat head) - 1 Haligan - Pike pole - Rotary Saw with Fuel Can |
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ARFF Ops - Aircraft categories
209.02 |
- Cat 1 - Singe engine general aviation and helicopters |
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ARFF Ops - Alert Phases
209.02 |
- Standby - Known or suspected defect that may complicate landing |
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ARFF Ops - On airport response
209.02 |
- Only E28 & B5 can enter airfield without direction from IC or air traffic control |
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ARFF Ops - Initial Crash units priorities
209.02 |
- Suppress fuel ground fire to secure escape paths
- Suppress fire threatening fuselage and escape routes |
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ARFF Ops - Initial non-Crash unit priorities
209.02 |
- Provide hydrant supply to best positioned crash unit
- Remove/rescue accessible victims to safe triage area |
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SWR - Response
209.03 |
- BC |
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SWR - Safety equipment
209.03 |
- Station shoe or athletic shoes
- wildland shirt and pant or uniform - brush helmet - <10 feet from water, include PFD. On sloped surface, must be tied off |
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SWR - 1st due unit
209.03 |
- Last reported sighting
- Obtain victim info - age, gender, clothing - Establish command |
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SWR - Other units
209.03 |
- Spot on overpasses or at water's edge
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SWR - Ocean Rescues
209.03 |
- Should be handled by trained agencies
- If not available or waiting could threaten life, may enter if safety considerations and successful rescue are likely |
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Does hazmat need to operate, even if unsafe?
Who has final authority to deploy hazmat resources? |
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What is fire's role in a bomb threat incident?
What is the recommended perimeter?
How close to an IED can u use radios?
What is HMRT's role? |
- Primary role is to support LE in pre-blast phase of incident |
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Wildland Ops - Low watershed response
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2 engines |
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Wildland Ops - Medium watershed |
Initial Attack plus |
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Wildland Ops - High watershed
209.08 |
Medium plus |
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Wildland Ops - Initial Attack
209.08 |
- 3 Engines (any type)
- 2 Type 3 engines - 1 PM - 1 Helicopter - 1 BC |
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Wildland ops - What frequencies are assigned in a communications package? |
- Command - Tactical |
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Wildland Ops - Define extended attack |
- Controlled within first burning period |
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Wildland Ops - Define major operations |
Into second burning period and requires extensive control forces |
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CAT 1 standby or response - units
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Crash plus
1 engine 1 truck 1 PM 1 BC |
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CAT 2 standby or response - units
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CAT 3 Standby - units
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Crash plus
6 engines 2 trucks 2 PM 2 BC DC |
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CAT 3 Response - units
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CAT 3 Standby plus
Foam tender MC51 A/U |
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Off-airport crash - no crash units
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3 Engines
1 Truck 1 PM Foam tender BC |
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Off-airport response by Crash Units - Category 3
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1. Respond 3 miles north and south of airport and 2 miles west and east
2. All crash units respond |
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Off-airport response by Crash Units - Categories 1 & 2
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1. Approx 1 mile from airport
2. One 1,500 crash unit and Crash 1 3. One add'l can respond at request for no more than one hour 4. Any other response requires JWA and duty officer approval |
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SWR - Truck
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1. Downstream safety/rescue
2. Consider equip from SWR unit 3. Maintain comm with SWR team activity |
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SWR - SWR team
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1. Coordinate with IC to determine best location
2. Drop off equip for water's edge companies and downstream safety 3. Enter water only after downstream safety established |
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How often are dispatch watershed levels updated and what two factors are they based on?
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1. Updated every two hours |
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3 wildland operation modes |
1. Initial attack |
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Pipeline emergencies - State law requirements
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- Operators provide local FD with plans for pipeline emergencies |
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Who has copies of pipeline map overlays?
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HMRT, all BC's and ECC
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Pipeline operators have to notify HMRT how many days prior to hydrostatic testing?
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3 days
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When are earthquake procedures implemented?
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1. ECC to implement upon notification of significant seismic activity
2. If felt by stations, initiate action by notifying ECC 3. If less significant, BC to determine if implemented 4. ECC to announce earthquake mode over 5B |
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Earthquake initial actions
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1. Assess personnel
2. Remove apparatus from station 3. Consider removing supplies and equipment 4. Shut off utilities if necessary 5. Roll call in 5 minutes by FC/BC at Division Command Posts 6. BC to determine mode |
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Earthquake - Full action mode
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1. Windshield surveys |
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Earthquake - No action mode
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1. No action other than to complete windshield survey
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Where to forward local reports
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1. No action mode - Division command post
2. Full action mode - ECC |
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Red Flag warning criteria
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Expected winds > 15 mph, humidity <25%, temperature >75 degrees
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Red Flag alert criteria
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Warning conditions plus Burn Index 81 or greater |
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4 stages of red flag alert
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1 - Fire weather watch (48-72 hours in advance) |
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Typically available for out of county response
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2 Type 1 Strike teams
1 Type 3 Strike team 8 Chief officers 30 overhead |
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4 weather preparedness levels
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1. Level 1 - Low to moderate weather or fire activity. Normal ops
2. Level 2 - Moderate weather danger. No significant regional impact. 3. Level 3 - high weather danger. Regional resource movement imminent 4. Level 4 - Severe sustained weather expected. Statewide resource activity |
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GACC
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Geographic Area Coordination Center - Weather forecasting
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CWCG
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CA Wildland Coordinating Group - Weather preparedness levels
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Infant Safe Surrender criteria
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1. 72 hours or younger |
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How often does the Safe Surrender Kit need to be checked out?
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Monthly
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6 steps to accepting a Safe Surrender infant
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1. Welcome mother in even if appears older than 72 hours
2. Make medical aid response. Do not identify situation over radio. 3. OK to list mother as Jane Doe if requesting medical assistance to protect identity 4. Request LE if appears neglect or abuse 5. Notify BC 6. Complete Safe Surrender Kit |
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Completing Safe Surrender Kit
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1. Place two coded bracelets on infant's ankles.
2. Give larger bracelet to mother 3. Encourage mother to accompany to hospital to provide medical history info directly. If no, assist with completing family history form 4. If unwilling to do either, give return mail envelope, med hx form, fact sheet and bracelet. 5. ALS transport required to L&D hosp. 6. ED to make immediate notification to OC Social Services 7. Parents must contact Social Services to reclaim baby after acceptance |
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Safe Surrender Donations
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1. Can only accept unopened baby blankets in original wrapper to be stored with kits.
2. Other donations to RAISE foundation (OC child abuse council), Orangewood, etc. |
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Where are requests for standby paramedic service forwarded to?
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Respective Division office
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A patient is somebody who has: 7 items
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1. C/C
2. A witness states they have a C/C or request their examination 3. Obvious Sx/Sx 4. Significant mechanism 5. Disoriented/Psych 6. Suicidal intent 7. Is dead |
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Who is responsible for PCR reports?
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1. BLS only - FC |
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6 steps following actual or potential communicable disease exposure
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1. Inform ED that received pt
2. Report to BC 3. Report to EMS coordinator 4. Wash/irrigate as needed 5. Request immediate testing of source pt 6. Have employee immediately evaluated at ED |
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4 steps of reporting a communicable disease exposure
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1. Complete OC Public Health Communicable Disease Exposure Transmittal report
2. Complete Work Comp paperwork 3. Complete OCFA Communicable Disease Investigation Report to EMS prior to end of shift 4. If OCFA is notified of exposure info from ED or county health, must notify exposed employee within 72 hours |
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Comm Disease prevention info
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1. Wash hands for 15 seconds
2. Personnel not involved in patient care at least 6 feet away 3. Refer less than 38 degrees and freezer less than 0 4. One member to wear exposure prevention belt pouch |
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What four items are in the exposure prevention belt pouch?
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1. CPR Mask
2. Gloves 3. Goggles 4. N95 |
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How often is AED training?
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Quarterly
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What is ambulance response time criteria for urban, suburban and wilderness
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Code 2/Code 3
Urban 10/15 Suburban 20/25 Wilderness 30/40 |
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What three incidents require automatic notification of critical incident stress management team?
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1. Major disaster
2. Mass casualty 3. Serious injury, death or suicide of fire personnel |
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4 parts to CISM process |
1. On-scene support - large incident |
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How many phases of a formal debriefing? |
7 phases |
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Who attends CISM debriefing?
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Supervising officer and CISM director will identify employees who should attend. Chief can make it voluntary or mandatory.
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What two events in a debriefing are not kept strictly confidential?
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1. Display of obvious threat to self or others
2. Divulge of serious law infraction that may lead to legal action |
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What are the three steps taken if a monitor fails?
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1. Place out of service and obtain a loaner |
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Who is responsible for ensuring that relief medic vans are inventoried and stocked when leaving and returning from use? |
Both FC and PM
Cabinets must be promptly restocked and locked with plastic tab |
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CAD file change request process
OM 204.03 |
- Ea Battalion - CAD coordinator - GEO and FSO files - FWY response - DC approval - Request to Batt Coord > BC > Comm Support |
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OCFIRS - Content / Responsibilities
OM 201.03 |
- Reports by end of following shift (Late if not completed in 2 shifts) - FC - all calls, except ALS transport (EMT-P) - Auto aid - Code 2 for report
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Reddinet / HEAR network activation
OM 210.08 |
- Links area hospitals and OCC - UCI point of contact - Coordinates patients to hospitals |
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What 6 gases does the multi-rae assess? |
1-O2 2-H2S (Hydrogen Sulfide) 3-CO 4-HCN (Hydrogen Cyanide) 5-VOC 6-Combustible gases |
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How often should readings be obtained with the multi-rae? |
Every 15 minutes |
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How many "acceptable" readings are required with the multi-rae to remove SCBA's? |
2 |
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Who has multi-rae, post-fire tracking sheets for the multi-rae and where are they sent when completed? |
BC, safety officer and haz-mat
Operations Training and Safety
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What are the acceptable ranges for the following gases? - O2 - CO - H2S - Combustible gases - VOC - HCN |
O2 - <19.5 >23.5 CO - 25PPM H2S - 10PPM Comb gas - 10% LEL VOC - 0.0 HCN - 4PPM |
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Who ensures that there are adequate number of people trained to use the multi-rae in the battalion? |
BC |
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How often is the multi-rae bump tested? Calibrated? Logs kept? |
- Bumped weekly - Calibrated monthly - Logs kept 3 years then discarded
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What are the 2 types of TIC's? Who has which? When are the batteries rotated? |
- Scott Eagle Imager II - Truck Co - Scott Eagle Imager 160 - BC - Batteries rotated weekly |
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Where do you wear the dosimeter when wearing your SCBA? When are the batteries changed? |
- Left shoulder strap
- Monthly |
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What is DATS relief? |
Department Apparatus Tracking System - status of relief apparatus |
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What time musts DATS relief info be called into ECC? |
10 am (0930 to Battalion Coordinator) |
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What is the amount that damage to a vehicle is considered major? |
$1000+ |
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How often does manipulative defensive driver training need to be done? |
Every 2 years |
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How much to purchase badge? helmet? helmet shield? |
$35, $15, $45 |
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Knox box - mounted how high? How many key sets for a HR? How many levels of keys? Who to report to if lost? |
- 6' high - 8 sets minimum - 2 levels (master/submaster) - Written report to DC within 24 hours |
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Active Shooter Incident (ASI) dispatch |
1 BC, 3E, 1T, 3 Ambulances, MCU51, Safety |
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What is the OCFA speed limit? |
20 mph over speed limit or 75 mph max |
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2 reasons for vertical ventilation |
- Prevent mushrooming - Gain/maintain access |
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SWAT response |
1 BC, 1E, 1PM, 1 Ambulance, Safety |
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SWAT plan should include what 4 things? |
1- Comm Plan 2- Med Plan 3- TX/transport Plan 4- Safety Plan |
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High rise standpipes are regulated at what 2 pressures? |
Pre 1990 - 65 PSI Post 1990 - 100 PSI Engine Co for first 2 Alarms bring high-rise bundle |
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How often shout target hazard pre-plans be updated? |
Annually |
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During a TC, how far apart should road cones be placed? Farthest cone? Warning vehicle? |
- 25 feet - 150 feet - 250 feet |
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What distance should you maintain for a possible BLEVE? |
2500 feet |
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When transitioning from offensive to defensive fire attack, what must the IC do? What then become the 2 priorities? |
- Emergency Announcement
- Protect exposures #1 - Put the fire out #2 |
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Identify the 6 Command Areas for a major incident. Corresponding battalion and radio frequency. |
1 - 64 - B1 & B8 - 4D 2 - 33 - B5 - 5D 3 - 45 - B6 & B7 - 5E 4 - 43 - B2 & B3 - 4E 5 - 22 - B4 - 5O 6 - 74 - B9 - 3D |
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How many sides are there to a fire building? |
7 - front, back, sides, top, bottom, inside |
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Where should the first hose line be placed? |
Between fire and persons endangered. If no persons, the severe exposure |
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Where should the 2nd hose line be placed? |
2nd means of egress |
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Haz-mat response inside? outside? |
Inside - first alarm + haz mat
Outside - 1BC, 1E, 1T, haz mat 1st unit code 3, rest code 2 unless injury/fire |
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Haz-mat minimum staffing is? What does state law call the haz-mat IC? IC minimum notifications are? |
- 7 personnel - Scene manager - HCA Environmental Heath & Environmental Management Agency Environmental Resources |
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Where is the average, highest fire danger? |
Trabuco Canyon |
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How often are fire weather forecasts given? By whom? |
Twice a day - 0930 and 1530 National Weather Service (NWS) |
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How often are CNF maps distributed? |
Every 5 years |
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How many communication kits are each battalion assigned? |
2 Large - 4 person 1 Small - 2 person |
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How often are the batteries exchanged/charged on the surge comm kits? |
Quarterly |
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How is correspondence stored in the Briefing Binder? |
chronologically |
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How long is information kept in Briefing Binder before being archived? |
90 days |
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How quickly should a blue sheet/green sheet be distributed? |
24 hours & 72 hours |
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What should the heat index be to consider rehab? |
85 degrees or higher |
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What is the time criteria to request a rehab unit? |
30 minutes or greater of strenuous work |
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When should meal replacements be considered? |
After 2 hours strenuous work |
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What is the acceptable level of work to do before entering rehab? |
Two bottles - 45 minutes |
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What must the pulse rate be to return to work after rehab? |
Less than 110 bpm |
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Prior to demob, what are the vital sign requirements? |
- Pulse less than 110 bpm - BP less than 160/100 - SPO2 95% or greater - SpCO less than 10% |
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If in rehab with crew and one member cannot return because of his vital signs, does the rest of the company re-engage? |
Yes |
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What is a Level 1 post-incident analysis? |
A brief summary to all Operations personnel |
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What is a Level 2 post-incident analysis? |
- Tactically challenging - 3rd alarm + or designated by IC, DC, Ops - All personnel available
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What is a Level 3 post-incident analysis? |
Major incident |
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The post-incident analysis discusses _____ not _____. |
What, who |
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What level is the OCFA IMT team? |
Level III |
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Are private resources allowed to operate in restricted areas? |
Only if under contract with agency that has jurisdiction |
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Private resources that are not under contract are allowed to do what? |
Non-emergency activities outside the evacuated/restricted area |
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Who has the legal right to remain on their property after an evacuation order has been given? Once they leave are they allowed to return? |
- Only the property owner - Only after evacuation order has been lifted |
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During a major event, how soon to get an OCFA rep to a city EOC? |
3 hours |
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What is the Red Flag dispatch? |
High plus - 1 Type III ST - 1 BC - 1 Patrol - 1 Water Tender |
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How far do you mop-up into the black on a wild land fire? |
100 feet |
