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16 Cards in this Set
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Why are maps important for firefighting? |
-determine position -locate natural and man made features -locate incident -determine the most efficient route -plan prevention and suppression based on land information and/or fire movement |
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What are the 3 types of maps used by the fire service? |
1. Topographical 2. Cadastral 3. Local maps |
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What are topographical maps? |
Topographical maps show natural and man made features on the landscape. These include: -roads -structures -bridges -railway lines -power lines -hills, ridges, forests |
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What are Cadastral maps? |
Cadastral maps indicate ownership boundaries of land. |
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What are local maps? |
These are maps that CFA, brigade, local council etc. will produce to show their specific areas of interest. |
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What are street directories? |
Detailed and fully indexed information relating to navigation by road networks in urban areas. |
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What are some considerations when using Melway maps? |
-top of page is always north -map scale at top right of left side page -all pages have yellow border which overlaps next map -select the most direct route -firefighters must know the first turn when turning out to a job -avoid high traffic areas -use tram tracks wherever possible -do not blindly follow another appliance |
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What does the main key map show? |
-The area the Melway covers -map numbers in blue, in the grids -quick reference guide to general area -sectional key maps -colour coded fast reference guide -map scale |
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Melway contents are ordered alphabetically. True or false? |
True |
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Black bars on the sides of sectional key maps indicate what? |
The respective adjoining map |
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Inner urban maps are identifiable by what features? |
-red border -scale 1:10000 (twice the size of blue greater Melbourne maps) |
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Greater Melbourne maps are identifiable by what features? |
-blue border -scale 1:20000 (half the size of inner urban maps) |
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Special purpose maps indicate areas (such as universities, airport, Fed Square) - how are these quickly identified? |
Yellow border |
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When providing a reference point using VICMAP Spatial Vision maps how should this be given? |
Book name, description of location, page number and alphanumeric reference and/or 6 digit grid reference.
Example: VICMAP Central Region Edition 3, Toolangi Fire Station, Map 8205, E5 or using 6 digit grid ref 652443. |
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Which grid reference is given first, easting or northing? |
Easting |
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What are the 3 expressions of North on Spatial Vision maps? |
-True North (TN) is the direction of Earth’s geographical North Pole -Grid North (GN) relates to the lines on the map -Magnetic North (MN) is the direction to the Earth’s magnetic pole (as on a compass) |
