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What are the 4 purposes of RIC?
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-To ensure the department's ability to track the location and status of all personnel engaged in emergency operations through an effective PAR system.
-Compliance with 2 in 2 out rule. - Immediate assistance for lost, trapped or injured personnell. - Dept. standard for reporting maydays. |
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What's the basis for the RIC policy?
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NFPA 1500, OSHA 1910.
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What's an atmosphere that poses an immediate threat to life, would cause irreversible, adverse health effects, or would impair an individuals ability to escape from a dangerous atmosphere called?
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IDLH
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What shall be dispatched at the deployment of a RIC?
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an additional alarm & additional RIC shall be established
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How can team members remain in communication with each other?
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visual, verbal, physical, or safety guide rope methods.
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Can members assigned to the RIC take actions that will aid in firefighter safety, if so list 2
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yes
raising ladders cutting bars from windows |
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what radio channels shall the RIC monitor?
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all frequencies operating at the incident, along with dispatch
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Under what circumstances may members be allowed to enter an IDLH without a RIC?
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an imminent life-threatening situation.
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What must the IC do if the lifesaving emergency rescue rule is invoked?
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document the circumstances with a written report through channels to the fire chief.
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How can multiple RIC's be organized?
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a RIC group.
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What must the RIC leader review when meeting with the IC ?
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current conditions, known hazards, locations of committed personnel and units, the i.a.p., and potential rapid intervention plans.
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What should the RIC equipment pool be based on?
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the hazards
the RIC situations that are most likely to be encountered at the incident. |
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What should the officer or b.c. do if dispatched to mutual aid, and no RIC is established?
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request one be made through fire alarm.
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How many times must a member requesting a mayday state "mayday"?
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3 times.
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what information should the member give when requesting a mayday?
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i.d or co. involved,
# of personnel affected, remaining air suppy, accurate location, brief description of situation and any special equipment, assessment of whether they can self-rescue and best way to reach them, special hazards to rescuers. |
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what must the ic do immediately after activation of a ric?
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request an additional alarm.
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What must all on-scene supervisors do after notification of a mayday?
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conduct a head count and report any missing personnel to the IC.
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What might RIC members be well advised to do upon entering the area to be searched?
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Allow for a moment of silence to allow for active listening.
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What's the primary intent of the RIC policy?
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Reduce the level of fire fighter and rescuer mortality.
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When should a RIC be in place?
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anytime members enter an IDLH environment.
also extended to other high-risk incidents to improve the safety of our personnel. |
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T or F. A RIC should be in place on confined space rescues, trench rescues, haz mat incidents, possible terrorism incidents, some transportation accidents.
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True
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5 things IC's are responsible for.
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1. Maintaining a PAR
2. 2 in 2 out rule. 3. I.R.I.T, or RIC 4. Deploying a RIC for a mayday situation. 5. A report on why an incident led to deviation from RIC SOG |
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How many people must an I.R.I.T be made of?
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At least 2 f.f.
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What 7 things should occur after a RIC is deployed?
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1. RIC goes to last known location of member.
2. Account for all personnel. 3. Ensure proper use of radio channels. 4. Maintain fire supp. operations. 5. An additional alarm struck. 6. Establish a secondary RIC. 7. Assign a BC to RIC operations. |
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What 4 things are Division/Group Officers responsible for?
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1. Personell accountability within their incident or division/group.
2. 2 in 2 out rule. 3. RIC capabilities are appropriate within their area of responsibility. 4. Immediately notifying the IC and/or F.A. of a reported "Mayday" and assisting the RIC to resolve the situation. |
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5 things Co. Officers are responsible for?
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1. Co. unity and personnel accountability, updating superior of their co.'s location and status.
2. 2 in 2 out rule. 3. Reporting a "Mayday" situation, then head count, and be prepared to assist with RIC. 4. Personell on proper radio channels. 5. Roster card in apparatus. |
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6 things all personnel are responsible for?
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1. Unity of command, and keeping supervisor informed of location and status.
2. 2 in 2 out rule. 3. Notifying supervisor of "Mayday" and being ready 2 assist. 4. Radio on proper channel. 5. Wearing SCBA and PPE. 6. Maintaining communication with team members. |
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What must personnel assigned to the RIC or IRIC do? (4)
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Constant state of readiness for Mayday.
Acquaint selves with the building and hazards and location of teams within. Monitor all radio frequencies as well as RIC, Command and dispatch channel. |
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What's the 2 in 2 out rule?
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It means that the IC shall ensure that an I.R.I.T and then a RIC are established before personnel are committed to an IDLH.
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On a structure fire, who's commonly the I.R.I.T?
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The Driver of the first company and the plug man.
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If there's an imminent life-threatening situation, and a RIC isn't in place what should the IC or Co. Officer do?
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A RIC shall be established immediately upon the arrival of sufficient resources.
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Who's the RIC?
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The fourth arriving company at a still alarm and the fifth arriving engine/ truck company at all first alarms will assume RIC responsibilities
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Can the IC designate an other co. as RIC?
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yes.
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What does the 5th co. do upon arriving on the scene?
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Announce to F.A. their arrival and that they're assuming RIC responsibilities.
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Where will the RIC position itself?
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Near the CP or other area designated by the IC.
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Who does the RIC leader report to?
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IC
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For what reasons does the RIC leader report the the IC?
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Review current conditions, known hazards, locations of teams, the IAP, and potential rapid intervention plans.
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What's the RIC leaders job after conferring with the IC?
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Evaluate current capabilities, and make recommendations to enhance RIC capabilities to match on scene conditions.
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What's it called when the RIC leader shares his info from the IC to his team?
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RIC briefing
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7 items suggested as a guideline for the RIC equipment pool?
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1. PPE, and SCBA
2. Radio 3. Flashlight 4. RIC bag 5. Forcible entry tools. (Capt. bar, TNT, set Irons) 6. Medical bag 7. TIC with extra battery. 8. Safety probe lights |
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What were the 2 types of building construction categories that they gave suggestions for tools to have in the RIC equipment pool?
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1. Wood frame/heavy timber or ordinary construction
2. Non-combusible/fire resistive construction. |
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For large incidents and buildings, or when the RIC can't provide timely intervention...what might the IC do?
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Multiple RIC's.
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When can the IC demobilize the RIC?
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When personnel are no longer exposed to an IDLH?
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What's the procedure for initiating a mayday?
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Request "emergency traffic" from F.A. or IC and state "Mayday" 3 times.
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What 7 pieces of info is the person calling for a "Mayday" supposed to relay?
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1. i.d.or co. involved.
2. # of personnel affected. 3. Remaining air supply. 4. Accurate location. 5. Brief description of situation/ and special equip. required. 6. Whether member can self-rescue and best avenue of travel. 7. Special hazards to rescuers. |
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Who shall the IC notify when a RIC is dispatched?
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F.A.
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What do all on scene supervisors do after a "Mayday" has been announced?
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Immediately conduct a head count, and report any missing personnel to the IC, then assess whether they can provide addt'l resources to the RIC.
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What must other operating units performing critical functions do after the mayday?
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Continue their functions, unless directed by the IC or supervisor.
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Why was the RIC policy was developed?
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to meet all applicable Health and Safety requirements
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What should occur if a RIC is deployed
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• Deploy RIC to last known location of member
• Account for all personnel • Ensure proper use of radio channels • Maintain fire suppression operations • An additional alarm shall be dispatched at the deployment of a RIC • Establish a secondary RIC • Assign a BC to RIC Operations |
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G. RIC equipment suggested for fires in wood frame/heavy timber or ordinary construction.
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• Pick head axes
• Pike poles • Circular saw with wood cutting blade • Ventilation chain saw • Sledge hammer • Haligan bar or other similar tools • RIC bag • Charged hose lines and ground ladders should be acquired as needed. • Access to aerial ladders, air bags and shoring/cribbing equipment may be requested as the incident dictates. |
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H. RIC equipment suggested for fires in non-combustible/fire resistive construction
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• Hooligan bars or other prying tools
• sledge hammers • circular metal-blade saw • circular dry cut concrete-blade saw • cutting torch • search ropes (this may require a longer rope) • charged hose lines • air bags/shoring/cribbing • ground ladders as needed • Access to aerial ladders and additional thermal imaging cameras should also be considered. |
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RIC equipment suggested for collapse operations
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• Air bags
• shoring and cribbing • air knife/air vacuums should be considered • Submersible pumps • torches and cutting saws • search cameras and/or thermal imaging should all be considered • Operations such as these should be conducted by the CRTF. |
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When should Multiple RIC’s be established
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when it is determined that a single RIC cannot provide timely intervention to all parts of the incident.
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D. Operations, division/group chiefs, company officers, and other on-scene supervisors, upon receiving notification of a “MAYDAY” emergency, shall do what?
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PAR and report if there are missing members, assessment of their current situation and resources with respect to the ability to provide additional resources for maday
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Immediately after a mayday has been reported and RIC has been activated The RIC shall confer with who and why?
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the IC to determine if additional resources are needed, and establish a formal rapid intervention plan.
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Immediately after a mayday has been reported and RIC has been activated what shall the other companies operating at the scene do?
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continue to perform critical functions (i.e., fire fighting, exposure protection, rescue of civilians, etc.), unless otherwise directed by the IC or their supervisor
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What shall companies that are not engaged in critical operations once a RIC has been activated should do what?
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shall be made immediately available to the rapid intervention group via the IC/Operations to support the rapid intervention
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A copy of the daily manpower shall be kept by who?
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by each Deputy Chief and Battalion Chief in their car
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