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Whose responsibility is it to check EMS gear |
The entire crew |
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Who do you report exposures to? |
Battalion 2 |
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Who is responsible for the personal accountability at the fire scene? |
The first due engieneer |
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Where do you start a search with the TIC ? |
At the fire and work away from it |
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Where should the 1st. Due truck position at a fire |
Across and in front of the address |
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Where should the 2nd due truck position at a fire |
The rear of the building |
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What is the trucks 3rd responsibility |
Forcible entry (behind vent and search) |
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How often should a company officer check personnels PPE? |
Annually |
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What do you do if you have blood on turnouts? |
Wash off, bag, and send to wash |
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How long do you have to submit an accident to the chief? |
24 Hours |
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A RIC company is a minimum of how many people? |
3 personnel |
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When backing an apparatus how far will the back up man be? |
15' |
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When is it okay to not be wearing a seat belt while riding on a fire apparatus? |
While loading hose |
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How many hours of emergency vacation does an employee get a year |
48 hours |
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Station visitation ends at what time? |
9 pm |
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A day care manager what to schedule a station tour, who do you refer them to? |
The public education cordinator |
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Who is responsible for making sure personnel know the process of writing official documents? |
The Company Officer |
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Firefighter comes to you with unofficial business where that go? |
The unofficial Bulletin board |
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Who can the company officer transfer command of a fire |
To a higher ranking officer |
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How many parts per million of CO is required for not using a SCBA at a fire? |
Less than 25 ppm |
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What are the workout times at a double house? |
9 am to 11 am |
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1 thing the RIC must have |
A hoseline |
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Size up should include all the following except: Fire conditions Weather Building construction Incident command post |
Weather |
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How far out does an agenda need to be put out before a meeting? |
14 days |
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What needs to happen if an electrical line goes down at a incident scene |
Safety message and have dispatch announce |
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If a firefighter Does not sign a disiplinary letter? |
It's not a form of punishment |
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When can you backfire? |
In a life safety situation and you can't contact ops. |
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What constitutes a level 1 haz-mat |
Less than 55 gallons, and no immediate threat to life and health. |
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When should pass along info be done? |
As close to shift change as possible |
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Oxygen less than _______ for a confined space?
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19.5% |
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Search responsibility falls to who at a incident
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2nd due Engine |
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1st Due Truck Priorities?
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Ventialation or Rescue |
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When will a roof ladder be used?
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Roof with steeeper than 30* |
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What is the Climbing angle for a ladder being used for a window rescue>
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65* |
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What is the Climbing angle for a ladder being used at roof top? |
75* with three rungs above the roof |
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What companies are RIC companies? |
E16 E24 E13 E27 E32 |
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Who is contacted for odor complaints?
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Bay Area Air Quality Mangemnt District |
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What are the Core Values of the organization?
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Organization Customer Service Stategic Management Regional Cooperation |
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What is the 1st step of the Philosophy Document?
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Who is responsible for the release of operational elements to the Media?
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Deputy Chief of Operations |
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What descibes; gathering info, develop procedures, and remaining current?
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Pre incident planning |
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After size up, what should be done next. Assuming there is no immediate rescue?
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Develop on IAP |
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What are the three types of laws? |
Executive Judicial |
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Define Division of Labor
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Prevents Duplication of Effort Makes Specific, Clear cut assignments |
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Define Supervising
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The act of directing, overseeing, or controling the activites and behavior of emloyees who are assigned to a particular supervisor.
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A divsion in ICS is?
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A Geographical Location |
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What are the componants of a strike team?
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Common Communications A Leader |
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The 1st. Step when someone makes a mistake on a training evolution?
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Counseling |
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As a supervisor your job is to?
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Teach subordinates Steward of position Student of positions you aspire |
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When do you give up authority of a scene?
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When the last person leaves |
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What is the most important trait of a Company Officer?
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Integrity |
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Understatnding somebodies feelings is called?
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Empathy |
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What kind of decision satisfies minimal requirements for a situation?
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Bounded rational |
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Who decides the method of DECON at a haz-mat incident? |
The HAZ-MAT group supervisor, DECON team leader, and Safety Officer |
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Rule of Thumb, how many F.F.s can a company officer effectivly control?
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3 to 7 |
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What are the incident priorities?
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Incident Stablization Property Conservation |
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Define Divsion of Labor
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Breaking big tasks into small tasks |
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A fire sprinkler system that all sprinklers open at once?
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A Deluge system |
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What type of fire sprinkler system always has water in it?
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A wet system
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What % of all fires are residential? |
70% |
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What type of construction is ordinary construction?
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Type 3 |
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What is Type 3 contruction |
Masonary exterior and wood members, not large diameter. |
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What is the first priority when responding to HAZ-MAT incidents? |
Keep a safe distance |
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Define Target Hazard |
Building with a high potential with a greater potential of loss of life or property. |
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What are the 3 common types of roofs? |
Pitched Arched |
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What is the cause of most fire deaths?
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Inhalation of Carbon Monoxide |
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How many stories constitutes a high rise building?
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7 |
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What is BLEVE |
Boiling LIquid Expanding Vapor Explosion |
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What is the most dagerous type of roof?
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Truss |
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What is a multi-story constuction feature that can contribute to vertical fire spread? |
Ballon Construction |
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What is the philosophy document built on?
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Inititives |
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Polar Solvents |
Dissolve in water |
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What percentage of foam is used for hydrocarbons and polar solvents |
6% Polar Sovents |
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What do you need to do when delegating? |
Give the employee the athority |
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What needs to be done after size-up, unless there is an obvious rescue? |
A lap around the fire building |
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What is a PIE (Post Incidnt Evaluation) used for? |
Learning and a measuring tool to support future emergencies |
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What is Analyzing?
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Process of examining various parts of an item, or project |
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What does logic involve?
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Reasoning |
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When do you never flow water into a fire building?
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When Firefighters are still in the building |
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What is the content of an idea when communicating? |
The message
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What is Risk assessment based on?
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Attainable Risk |
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Who takes pictures at an accident scene ivolving department vehicles? |
The Battialion Chief
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What are the 5 stages of Fire?
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2. Growth 3. Flash Over 4. Fully Developed 5. Decay |
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Where is the Blower placed for positive pressure ventilation of a high rise building?
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The Bottom floor |
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When flowing AFFF?
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no more than 200' from eductor to tip 200 psi |
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How must a person talk on the radio?
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Conistant and Clear text |
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How many GPM flow from a 1" line?
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50 80 100 |
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Who is ultimatly respnsible for investigation of cause of a fire? |
Chief of the department |
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What extinguishing agent should be used on mailbox fires?
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CO2 or Dry Chem |
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What are in the colors on a NFPA 704 symbol? |
Blue - Health Yellow - Toxisity White - Special Hazards |
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(Vent, Enter, Search) |
Close the door |
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How many days does the employee have to respond in writing or request a skelly hearing. How many days to appeal?
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10 days to resuest and 15 days to appeal |
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What is a risk assessment based on? |
Gain |
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What are Values?
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Moral Concepts |
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How much Emergency Vaction does an employee get each year?
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48 hours |
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What type of extinguishing agent should be used on electrical fires?
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Dry Chemical |
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What is the philosoohy documents intent? |
Help members better understand behavior expected. |
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What is Logic?
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Reasoning |
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What is Type III construction? |
Ordinary |
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What type of windows open outwards?
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Casement Windows |
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What is Supervision? |
The act of directing, overseeing, and controling the activities of individuals |
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How often are probationary firefighters evaluated? |
Every 90 days |
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What is the flame color of pyrolsis? |
Light yellow to Clear |
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What is Fire Point?
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Temperture at which liquid fuel produces suffient vapors to support combustion onve the fuel is ignited |
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What is a higher temperture, Fire point or Flash point?
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Fire Point |
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What is needed to inplement change?
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Create a climate for change |
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What is the management process? |
Organizing Leading Controling |
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What is not part of Size- Up? |
Weather |
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How many square feet will a 2A20BC fire extinguisher extinguish of Class B fuel?
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20 Square feet |
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What is a major risk of vetilating a metal roof? |
The firefighter falling through the hole. |
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In training evolutions, what must the instructor act or assign? |
A safety officer |
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What safety equipment must be worn while responding? |
A seat belt |
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Assuming there is no life Hazzard what should an IC do after taking command? |
Identify the ICP |
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When should the size - up process start? |
Prior to the incident |
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What building feature can be used to remove smoke |
HVAC systems (after the fire is controlled) |
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What is the stack effect? |
Natural air movement in a building |
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What is the reverse stack effect? |
Temperature inside the building is hotter than outside air |
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What is smoke stratification |
Smoke is not hot enough to reach the top of the building |
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Define the classes of fire sandpiper systems |
Class 1. Residental water supply Class 2 Fire dept. Water supply Class 3. Both residential & F.D. |
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What is the total working length of a ladder? |
Total length of the ladder divided (÷) by 1/3 |
