Strategic And Tactical Considerations On The Fire Groundepfdjm

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Fires involving combustible metals would be classified as?

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Class D fires

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Routine training with mutual aid departments allows members to

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bond friendships and share firefighting experience

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Pre incident plans should be prepared for target hazards that include buildings or processes for?

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-situations that could create a conflagration hazard

-facilities or structures with a high frequency of fires

-facilities whose loss would have a large economic impact on community

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A booklet containing comprehensive data can back up an index card system that is used for_______.

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pre-plans

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the incident commander at a major incident must make use of his staff by delegating tactical dacisions to______.

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sub-commands

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The logistics section chief has a responsibility for the :

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-comm. unit

-med. unit

-service and support branches

-ground support unit

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the length of time for an operational period is determined by:

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incident commander

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Cue-based decision making

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-is readily recallable info.

-ties together past and present events

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Assuming that sufficient resources are available, what will dictate whether a fire will be controlled?

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water supply

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Info that should be available at an incident scene regarding water supply includes:

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-a system to quickly determine hydrant locations

-the size of the water mains

-location of drafting sites

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Knowledge of the location of fire walls, fire doors and whether they are kept closed will be useful:

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-in predicting fire spread

-in the placement of units to contain fire

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firefighters operating at residential structures at night:

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-will encounter more locked doors

-must perform more forcible entry

-will find restricted vision due to darkness

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the systematic deployment of strategy should be considered a tool since

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-since knowledge is needed to eval. info.

-experience allows us to draw upon actions that have ben successful in the past.

-trng. allows us to be more proficient in our duties

-trng. eliminates un-necessary actions

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a critical point to remember is that an initial responder will basically be confronted with only four of the seven strategic considerations. those initial concerns are:

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-rescue

-exposure

-confinement

-ventilation

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extinguishment of a fire involves?

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-the knocking down of all visible fire

-exposing hidden fire during the overhaul stage

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the 1 1/2in or 1 3/4 in. hose line is?

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-the workhorse of the fire service

-easy to maneuver in confined spaces

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if a hose line can't advance it may be due to:

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-inadequate ventilation

-the hose-line being too small

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bldg. standpipe systems that provide 2 1/2 inch hose line connections and are intended for use by firefighters for full scale firefighting are classified as:

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Class1

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a primary search of a fire building involves

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-coordinated and systematic search via interior

-checking first the area around the fire and directly above

-removal of most seriously endangered occupants first

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in regard to search and rescue

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the optimum search is made under a hose line

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the initial incident commander arriving on the scene where many people are endangered must decide:

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-where the dept efforts will do the most good

-what additional resources are needed

-wether a hose line must be stretched to contain a fire to a specific area

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firefighters involved in roof operations should ensure that there are at least two independent means of egress from the roof these include:

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-two ladders raised by the FD

-a combo. of a raised ladder and a fire escape or a fire tower.

-a raised ladder and the roof of an adjoining building

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in regards to rooftop solar electrical panels firefighters should know:

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-that they are a source of electrical energy

-moonlight cannot energize these panels

-they may impede rooftop ventilation

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the most common method of protecting steel from the heat of a fire is

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-membrane protection

-sprayed on protection

-encasement

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ordinary constructed buildings contain?

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exterior masonry walls and interior floors and roofs constructed of wood

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to support the weight of the masonry wall above the opening made for windows and doors requires that the load be transferred to the sides of the opening. this is accomplished by installing:

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-a lintel

-an arch

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a fire wall in heavy timber construction is customarily:

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-a bearing masonry wall

-a barrier to a fire

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modifications made to heavy timber buildings include makeshift offices that can create problems for firefighters since:

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-they may not contain sprinklers

-portable heaters can overload

-improper storage

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when fighting fires in heavy timber buildings a decision on which direction to fight the fire must consider

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-access

-fire wall location

-minimizing bldg. loss

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the use of blitz attack when fighting a fire in heavy timber constructed bldgs.

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can knock down large amounts of fire while interior lines are being stretched

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the characteristics of post and beam frame construction are

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-framing system uses posts as vertical members

-the framing system uses beams as the horizontal members

-the framing sys. is connected by rigid joints to support the structure

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nominal sized lumber

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-is smaller than the name sized piece of material

-contains less support than wood of full demension

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pressure treared or green lumber is wood permiated with various chemicals to resist attack from moisture and insects. the common treatments use:

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-phenol

-arsenic

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Brick veneer is a single course or wythe of brick attached to a building

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for asthetic purposes

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the split ring connector used in heavy timber truss is designed to:

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-spread the pressure over a wide area rather than strictly on the bolt

-split the top and bottom cord

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a major factor in using steel in any truss is:

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it fails readily under fire conditions

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the only rule of thumb that is accurate in predicting wall collapse that will ensure firefighter safety is

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a wall can fall 100 percent of its height

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the amount of fire and where it is burning can be used as a collapse indicator. Continued or heavy fire for 15 to 20 minutes is a reference point to indicate collapse potential. the time frame considers

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that the fire is attacking solid wood structural members

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Sustained heat can cause visible spalling of a brick or concrete wall. When spalling occurs

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-the wall is weakened

-structural steel or steel rods in the wall can be exposed to the heat of the fire

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staircases that are out of level can indicate that a building has shifted. if the staircase shifts enough it may not support the weight of a firefighter. firefighters finding this condition should:

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-keep close to the wall when ascending or descending

-place a portable ladder up the staircase

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when confronted with a collapsed building and a need to locate victims, the incident commander should ensure

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-the verification of any sounds being made by the victims

-that contact is made between victims and searchers

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the safety officers authority includes

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being able to bypass the chain of command when necessesary to remove firefighters frim imminent danger

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a cellar fire may be recognized by

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-the presence of heat and smoke at the first floor level, and the absence of visible fire

-smoke emitting from base boards on lower floors and banking down on the top floor

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the presence of what appears to be light smoke in a basement or cellar

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still requires the use of SCBA

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water use and its subsequent build up in a basement or cellar

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-can prevent firefighters from finding their hose line to be used as a guide line to exit

-can spread storage about burying hose line beneath it

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in regard to ventilation at a cellar fire

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-deadlights in a sidewalk can be broken out to effect ventelation

-break out the material beneath show case windows in stores

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the term garden apartments infers

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that the bldg. is set back from the roadway

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characteristics of garden apartments include

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-four apts. perfloor can be found in a sect.

-sections are usually constructed adjacent to other sections

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a roof overhanging the sidewalls of a building creates

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eaves

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a poke-through

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-is an opening in draft stop material

-negates compartmentation

-can create a large non-fire stopped area with in a concealed space

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In regard to windows in garden apartments

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-windows may be sliding glass

-windows may be placed high in the wall hindering rescuers

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characteristics of row houses and town houses in general include that

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-they contain a common party wall

-the front and rear walls are normally non load bearing walls

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concerning row houses in general

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-they are separated into many small rooms

-the problems increase as structures get bigger

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row house const. often allows joists laid in a common party wall to abbut the joists in the adjoining bldg. firefighters should know that

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-it can permit conduction of a fire from one bldg. to the next

-it may necessitate opening walls and ceilings in exposed bldgs.

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problems associated with renovated bldgs. include-

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-sprinkler sys. out of service

firestops may be removed

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in regard to vacant bldg. fires

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-fireground problems will be accentuated in these properties

-they can cause more inj. or deaths than other fires

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The wild ladn acronym LCES stands for:

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-lookouts

-communications

-escape routes

-safety zones

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the leading contributing factor of major fires in churches is?

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delayed detection or delayed notification of the FD

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in regards to school violence involving an active shooter, the FD will generally:

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operate in secured areas only

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in regards to the operation of a sprinkler system when fighting fires in commercial buildings and warehouses

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the firefighter shutting down the sprinkler system must remain at the valve location

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in regards to commercial buildings and warehouses that contain masonry fire walls:

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-the firewalls are customarily self supporting

-horizontal openings can be protected by fire doors

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in regard to a strip mal:

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-the underside of the roof may be painted and left exposed to the interior of the store

partition walls may end on the underside of the ceiling

-a fire that extends above suspended ceiling can spread to adjacent stores

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downtown enclosed malls often have trash chutes, these trash chutes:

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-can have fires occurring with in them

-can spread smoke throughout the mall area when involved in fires

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ventilation considertions at supermarket fires can include:

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-utilizing skylights or operable roof hitches

-removal of trailers from loading platforms

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fires in modern high rise buildings

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-generate much higher temps.

-are hotter since the bldg. materials do not absorb the heat of the fire

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there are various methods of marking haz.mat. in the U.S. the regulation of labels and placards that must be attached to vehicles during transportation is the responsibility of?

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U.S. DOT

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on suspected haz.mat. responses?

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-dispatch should transmit wind direction and speed

-positioning of apparatus must consider the possibility of contamination

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the term BLEVE refers to

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Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion

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to adequately recoup funds and equipment that are expected at a haz. mat. incident, fire departments must

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be meticulouse in their record keeping

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the FBI recognizes 2 catagories of terrorism

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domestic and international

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the weapon of choice of the greatest number of terrorist act involves

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explosives

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some indicators of methanphedamine lab fires are

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-unusual flame color

-violent RxN to water streams

-strong chem. odors

-empty chem. containers

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in a natural disaster an immediate damage assessment will need to be conducted in the initial stages of the disaster. the info. gathered can be used:

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-as part of size up for initial reports

-to assist in establishing an incident management org.

-in objective and strategy development

-determine tactical operations

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commanding officers should place mistakes or errors into two categories

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commission and ommision

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a formal critique would be concerned with communications at an incident in the following areas:

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-were any problems found to arise

-did dispatch recive proper and timely reports