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14 Cards in this Set
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Positioning Apparatus |
• Pull apparatus past the front of the building, where no fire is evident. • Consider best access point for personnel & equipment. • Remain with apparatus in event connections to water supply need to be made. |
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Size-Up |
Ongoing evaluation of influential factors at a scene. |
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Dry Hydrant |
Onshore connection consisting of a length of pipe equipped with a strainer that extends into a water supply source. |
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Dual Pumping |
Operations where a strong hydrant is used to supply 2 Pumpers by connecting the pumpers intake-to-intake. |
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Tandem Pumping |
Short relay operation in which the pumper taking water from the supply source pumps into the intake of the second pumper. The 2nd pumper then boosts the pressure. • Pumpers are positioned close together, rather than evenly spaced in the supply hose layout. • This maneuver is undertaken when pressures higher than a single engine is capable of supplying are required. • May be necessary to supply high-rise sprinklers or standpipes. • Tandem apparatus may be located up to 300' apart (makes no ******* sense). |
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Fording |
Ability of an apparatus to traverse a body of standing water. |
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Level I Staging |
• Used on any multi-unit response of two or more companies. • First arriving company proceeds directly to the scene, & the others stand by a block or two away. • Companies normally stage at the last intersection on their route of travel before scene. |
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Level II Staging |
Used on large scale incidents where a larger number of emergency services are responding. |
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Staging Area Manager |
Company officer of the first arriving company at staging. Responsible for communicating available resources & resource needs to Op's chief. |
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Relay Pumping |
To shuttle water between a source & an emergency scene using mobile water supply apparatus. - Generally used to increase the volume of water available at scene. |
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Hot Zone |
• Aka; Restricted, Exclusion or Red Zone. • This area is exposed to gases, vapors, dust or runoff of the hazardous substance. |
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Warm Zone |
• Limited Access or Yellow Zone • Used to provide support for op's in the Hot Zone, and decontaminate personnel & equipment exiting the hot zone. |
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Warm Zone |
• Limited Access or Yellow Zone • Used to provide support for op's in the Hot Zone, and decontaminate personnel & equipment exiting the hot zone. |
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Cold Zone |
• Support or Green zone • Area where all incident support functions are conducted. • Command Post, Staging area & Triage/Treatment area are located here. |
