Chapter 23: Preincident Planning

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A Large Fire, Often involving multiple structures.

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Conflagration

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A strategy in wich the victims are protected from the fire with out relocating them

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Defend-In-Place

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Any person or property that could be endangered by fire, smoke, gases, runoff, or other hazardous conditions. NFPA (402)

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Exposure

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Part of the fire alarm system that indicates the source of an alarm within a building

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Fire alarm annunciator panel

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The Weight of combustibles in a fire area (per sft) or on a floor in buildings and structures, including either contents or building parts, or both (nfpa 450)

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Fire Load

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A system of computer software, hardware, data, and personnel to describe information tied to spatial location (NFPA 450)

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

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A System to manage the internal environment that is often found in large buildings

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HVAC

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Moving Occupants from a dangerous area to a safe area on the same floor

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Horizontal Evacuation

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___________ : are materials or advanced engineering, or both practices, which result in a weight saving without sacrifice of strength or efficiency

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Lightweight Construction

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A Form, provided by manufacturers and compounders (blenders) of chemicals, containing information about chemical composition

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Material Safety Data Sheets MSDS

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A term describing individuals who can not move themselves to an area of safety owing to their physical condition, medical treatment, or other factors

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NonAmbulatory

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A written document resulting from the gathering of general and detailed information to b used by public emergency response agencies and private industry for determining the response to reasonably anticipated emergency incidents at a specific facility

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Preincident plan

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The process used to gather information to develop a _____________

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Preincident Plan

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The System that usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area

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Sprinkler System

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Arrangement of piping, valves hose connections, and allied equipment installed in a building or structure with a hose connection outside.

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Standpipe System

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Any occupancy type or facility that presents a high potential for loss of life or serious impact to the community resulting from fire, explosion or chemical release

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Target Hazard`

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Where a pumper can draft water directly from a static source

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Drafting Sites

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A Lake or a Stream

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Static Water Supply

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System of tankers that transports water from a water source to the fire scene

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Tanker Shuttle

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Ongoing observation and evaluation of factors that influence the objectives, strategy and tactics for fire suppression

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Size-Up

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What is one item that should be especially noted on a diagram in a preincident plan

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The location of any special hazards to the public

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When is the information gathered that goes into a preincident plan

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During a preincident survey

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When a preincident survey is to be conducted, when if ever, should the property owner be contacted?

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Before the inspection takes place

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Fire Departments sometimes use a certain type of camera to record information during a preincident survey, what type?

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Digital Camera

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Can a buildings Occupancy change over time

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Occupancy and classification as well can change

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The Preincident plan is intended to help certain officer make informed decisions when an emergency incident occurs at the location?

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IC Incident Commander

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What do hospitals, nursing facilities, assisted-living facilities, and schools have in common?

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They all have increased life saftey hazard

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When conducting a preincident survey, fire fighters should ensure that which aspect of a buildings address is as it should be?

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That the address is visible

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Why might the private water supply system on an abandoned property be useless?

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Because it is not longer properly maintained

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A hospital is considered part of which major use classification

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Institutional

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________ is a system to manage the internal environment that is often found in large buildings

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HVAC

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During the preincident survey, the amount of _______ needed to fight a fire in the building should be tetermined

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Water

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________ may change over time. an outdated factory may be transformed into a residential building, or an unused school may be converted into an office building

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Building use

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The preincident plan should address_______ to the exterior of the building

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All possible issues related to access

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_________ us an occupancy type or facility that presents a high potential for loss of life or serious impact to the community resulting from fire, explosion, or chemical release.

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Target Hazard

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__________ Collects data on geographic environment, such as population charactreistics, types of occupancies, water, other utilities, and road maps. presents information digiataly

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Geographic Information System GIS

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The Preincident plan should be made available to all ______ to an incident a that location

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Units that might respond

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__________ Gives you the tools an knowledge that you need to become a much more effective fire fighter.

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Preincident planning

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To facilitate a safe search and rescue operation at a site the preincident survey should identify all ________ _________ including ______ _______

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Entrances exits/fire escapes roof exits

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To support safe __________ ____________ the preincident survey should identify the best locations for placing _________ or ______ _________

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Ladder Operations / ladders or aerial apparatus

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Include apartment complexes and condo. The preincident plan should identify the locations of sleeping areas the water supplies

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Residential Occupancies

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Security concerns may make it difficult for fire fighters to gain rapid access to the building or for occupants to exit the facility

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Detention and correctional facilities

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These structures are vary large and contain nonambulatory occupants who need assistance in evacuating

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Healthcare facilities

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These structures are often vary large and contain large numbers of people to be evacuated

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Public assembly venues

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Special issues include difficulty in gaining access and the large number of occupants to evacuate

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High rise

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Preincident plans should include the most efficient route to a property and an ______________ Route in case of traffic interruptions

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Alternate

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A properly designed and maintained ________ _______ ________ can help control or extinguish a fire before the arrival of the fire department

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Automatic sprinkler system

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Properties that pose an increased risk to fire fighters during an emergency response are identified as

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Target Hazard

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List five commercial occupancy subcategories

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Retail Stores, industrial factories, warehouses, parking garages, offices

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List three Institutional occupancy subcategories

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Schools, Nursing homes, and hospitals

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A high rise building is generally defined as a structure that is more then _________ Feet

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75 feet

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During an emergency situation, it may be necessary to shut off the utilities such as _________ or __________ _________

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Electricity or natural gass