Fire Academy Week 2

Front 1

The communications center is the ___ of the FD response system?

Back 1

Hub

Front 2

What is the communications center known as for OFD?

Back 2

Dispatch

Front 3

What is the number for general fire dept information?

Back 3

444-5700

Front 4

What are the 4 types of communications centers?

Back 4

-Stand alone

-regional

-co-located

-integrated

Front 5

What type(s) of communications center (dispatch) does OFD use?

Back 5

Integrated/regional

Front 6

What does CAD stand for?

Back 6

Computer aided dispatch

Front 7

Employees who staff a communication center (dispatch) are known as?

Back 7

Dispatchers

Front 8

True or false, the communications center monitors everything that happens at the incident scene and proceses all requests for assistance or special resources?

Back 8

True

Front 9

Which NFPA applies to a telecommunicator?

Back 9

NFPA 1061

Front 10

What does MDT stand for?

Back 10

Mobile data terminal

Front 11

What is a MDT and Where can you find a MDT?

Back 11

CAD will transmit dispatch information directly to a MDT, which are computers located on the apparatus, usually in the captains chair

Front 12

In terms of communication liability, what three things must be proven?

Back 12

A FF did something wrong, it caused harm, and that a FF meant to do it

Front 13

Telecommunicators can replay conversations from the previous ____ amount of minutes?

Back 13

10-15 minutes

Front 14

What is the address for station 21?

Back 14

3454 Ames Avenue, 68111

Front 15

How many engines are in battalion 2?

Back 15

4

Front 16

What critical functions are performed by most CAD systems?

Back 16

Verifying an address, and determining which units should respond to an alarm

Front 17

Performance objective "answer to dispatch" must be completed in what amount of time?

Back 17

One minute or less

Front 18

What are the 5 major steps in processing an emergency incident?

Back 18

Call receipt, location validation, classification and prioritization, unit selection, dispatch

Front 19

What does ANI stand for? Whats its use?

Back 19

Automatic number identification, shows telephone number where call originated

Front 20

What does ALI stand for? Whats its use?

Back 20

Automatic location identification, uses a database to show location of the phone, subscribers name, and other details

Front 21

Which two pieces of technology aid in location validation?

Back 21

ANI, ALI

Front 22

What occurs if someone hangs up? "Hang up response"

Back 22

Dispatch police

Front 23

What does PSAP stand for?

Back 23

Public service answering point

Front 24

How does a PSAP work?

Back 24

Takes the information immediately or transfers the call to the appropriate agency based on the emergency

Front 25

What is the address for station 22?

Back 25

6310 Lindbergh Plaza, 68110

Front 26

What is the address for station 23?

Back 26

9090 N 30th st, 68112

Front 27

What type of radio is a handheld radio?

Back 27

Portable radio

Front 28

What type of radio is permanently attached to the rig?

Back 28

Mobile radio

Front 29

Which type of radio is more powerful, Handheld or mobile?

Back 29

Mobile

Front 30

How many frequencies are on a simplex channel?

Back 30

One

Front 31

Which radio channel has two frequencies?

Back 31

Duplex

Front 32

Whats the address for station 24?

Back 32

2304 fontenelle blvd, 68104

Front 33

What does TDD stand for?

Back 33

Telecommunications device for the deaf

Front 34

When would someone use a TDD, TTY, and text phones?

Back 34

If they are speech and/or hearing impaired

Front 35

Which characterization best describes the communications center of the fire dept?

Back 35

A physical location

Front 36

____ have been professionally trained to work in a public safety communications environment

Back 36

X A)Telecommunicators

B) firefighters

C) law enforcement

D) operators

Front 37

Some communities have implemented a system similar to 911 but for non emergency calls, which number does the public dial for this system?

Back 37

311

Front 38

____ cards list units in the proper order of response, based on distance or estimated response time

Back 38

Run

Front 39

How should one position themselves to transmit over the radio?

Back 39

Hold microphone 1-2 inches from mouth and at a 45° angle

Front 40

What does negative 88 signify?

Back 40

Not okay, send help

Front 41

What does signal 88 signify?

Back 41

Everything is okay

Front 42

Which types of messages take priority?

Back 42

Urgent (emergency traffic)

Front 43

True or false, most incident reports are computerized, but some are still paper based?

Back 43

True

Front 44

NFIRS stands for what? What is it?

Back 44

National fire incident reporting system, voluntary reporting system widely used across the US.

Front 45

True or false, reports can NOT be admissable in court?

Back 45

False, reports can be admissable

Front 46

What type of reports may be used to prove that the fire dept was negligent?

Back 46

Inaccurate or incomplete reports

Front 47

Who is the PIO directly responsible to?

Back 47

The fire chief

Front 48

Who is the OFD PIO?

Back 48

BC Fitzpatrick

Front 49

A caller is connected directly to a telecommunicator through which device?

Back 49

Call box

Front 50

Approx what percent of US and Canada have access to a 911 system?

Back 50

90%

Front 51

How has the widespread use if cellular phones affected the ALI feature of enhanced 911 systems?

Back 51

ALI may be unable to provide a specific location

Front 52

Telecommunications should use ____ listening

Back 52

Active

Front 53

What dies the A stand for in PSAP?

Back 53

Answering

Front 54

What does the D stand for in ADA?

Back 54

Disabilities

Front 55

What is the correct term for a radio system permanently mounted in a building?

Back 55

Base station

Front 56

What is the function of an automatic vehicle locator system?

Back 56

Track apparatus location via GPS

Front 57

What is the second step in the five step process of receiving and dispatching emergency calls?

Back 57

Location validation

Front 58

What is the term for a phone line that connects two predetermined points?

Back 58

Direct line

Front 59

What is the term for a radio signal that alerts personnel to pull back to a safe location?

Back 59

Evacuation signal

Front 60

What is the term for a radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies?

Back 60

Duplex

Front 61

What should a call taker do if a call comes in about an issue the fire dept does not handle?

Back 61

Transfer, direct, or refer the caller to the appropriate agency

Front 62

Which statement about a wireless phone calling 911 is correct?

Back 62

Callers may report the emergency without knowing the location

Front 63

Departments should have a primary and backup method of _______.

Back 63

Transmitting alarms to stations

Front 64

FFs responding to an incident on an apparatus constitute the crew assigned to that vehicle and take direction from their ______ officer

Back 64

Company

Front 65

Size up relies on two basic categoriesof information, ______& _______

Back 65

Facts and probabilities

Front 66

The IAP is based on five basic fire ground objectives, what are they? in order or of priority

Back 66

1) Save lives

2) protect exposures

3) confine the fire

4) extinguish the fire

5) salvage and overhaul

Front 67

Upper limit in which people can survive is?

Back 67

212°

Front 68

Death occurs at ____° in ____ minutes.

Back 68

350° in 3 minutes

Front 69

Lethal first degree burns occur in how many seconds?

Back 69

230 seconds (less than 4 minutes)

Front 70

Flashovers occur at what temperature?

Back 70

1100°

Front 71

Why is the age of a building relevant during size-up?

Back 71

Construction methods change over time

Front 72

An event or outcome that is predicted based on known facts, common sense, and previous experience is a _____.

Back 72

Probablilty

Front 73

When performing size up, what is the most reliable source of facts about a structure?

Back 73

Preincident plan

Front 74

Utility company should be called to interrupt power from a remote location when?

Back 74

Wires outside the fire building are damaged

Front 75

What is the first step in the process of response?

Back 75

Checking PPE

Front 76

Which term describes the main area of the fire?

Back 76

Seat

Front 77

What is the first step in making plans to manage an emergency incident?

Back 77

Perform size-up

Front 78

Which of the following is one of the FDs two basic resources?

Back 78

A) leadership

B) training

X C) apparatus

D) organization

Front 79

Common indicator of hidden fire within a wall?

Back 79

Blistering paint

Front 80

How is natural gas delivered?

Back 80

Through underground pipes

Front 81

Which tool is a hand operated winch?

Back 81

Come along

Front 82

Which tool has two retractable blades?

Back 82

Plaster hook

Front 83

A chisel is classified as a _____ tool

Back 83

Striking

Front 84

What is a typical use for an airbag?

Back 84

Lifting heavy objects

Front 85

What is required to perform vertical ventilation?

Back 85

An opening in the top of the building

Front 86

What is the most common use for a hydraulic spreader?

Back 86

Vehicle extrication

Front 87

Rotating tools are used to assemble parts that are connected by which means?

Back 87

Threaded fasteners

Front 88

What is the easiest, quickest way to ventilate interior spaces in a building?

Back 88

Open interior doors

Front 89

The use of a fan to blow clean air into a structure to force fire gases out is known as?

Back 89

Positive-pressure

Front 90

A roberts head is a type of?

Back 90

Screwdriver

Front 91

Use of a hand tool should be followed by?

Back 91

Documentation

Front 92

What qualifies a hammer as a sledgehammer?

Back 92

Its long and heavy enough to require two hands.

Front 93

Using a spring loaded center punch to break tempered automobile glass results in ____________

Back 93

Small, uniformed sized pieces of glass

Front 94

Whats the type od saw most commonly used in vehicle extrication?

Back 94

Reciprocating saw

Front 95

When should FFs begin to think about which tools they might need for a given call?

Back 95

During the response

Front 96

Orders within the OFD are classified as what four orders?

Back 96

General order, bulletin, personnel order, assignment transfer

Front 97

Who do general, bulletin, and personnel orders go to?

Back 97

Entire Fire Dept

Front 98

What type of distribution occurs with assignment transfers?

Back 98

Limited

Front 99

ICS term for an assembly of five units of the same type with an assigned leader?

Back 99

Strike Team

Front 100

Which organization devloped the first standard ICS?

Back 100

FIRESCOPE

Front 101

In which decade did efforts begin to establish a standardized ICS?

Back 101

70's

Front 102

Which of the following is an ICS single resource?

Back 102

Engine company

Front 103

ICS term for group of FFs with an assigned leader who are working without an apparatus?

Back 103

Crew

Front 104

When is command terminated?

Back 104

When the last company leaves

Front 105

Collectively the section chiefs are known as general staff, true or false?

Back 105

True

Front 106

Transfer of command from a high rank to a low rank may occur when?

Back 106

During later stages in the incident

Front 107

Within ICS what is the max number of people one person should supervise?

Back 107

5

Front 108

Which method of communication for sharing transfer of command is most effective?

Back 108

Face to face

Front 109

ICS designation for each floor is called?

Back 109

Division

Front 110

Which ICS section is responsible for developing the IAP?

Back 110

Planning

Front 111

What is a key characteristic of ICS?

Back 111

Common terminology

Front 112

What is OFD 127?

Back 112

Form for damaged tools

Front 113

How should tools be left?

Back 113

In the "ready" state

Front 114

What is a spanner wrench used for?

Back 114

Couplings, and gas shutoff

Front 115

Which tool is primarily used to pull ceilings?

Back 115

Pike pole

Front 116

What is the goal of salvage and overhaul?

Back 116

To extinguish pockets of fire

Front 117

What is always the highest priority on a fire?

Back 117

Rescue

Front 118

What does RECEO-VS stand for?

Back 118

Rescue, exposure, confinement, extinguish, overhaul, ventilation, salvage

Front 119

Which arriving comoany conducts size up?

Back 119

First arriving

Front 120

What three types of info will be dispatched?

Back 120

Units due to respond, location, type of emergency

Front 121

True or false, size up is continual?

Back 121

True

Front 122

When water is converted to steam, it occupies _____space

Back 122

Much more

Front 123

Movement of heated gases in a fire is an example of what type of heat transfer?

Back 123

Convection

Front 124

What is the relationship between resistance and heat as electricity flows through a wire? _____increases _____increases

Back 124

As resistance increases, heat increases

Front 125

What is the term for lowest temperature at which a liquid produces enough vapor to sustain a continuous fire?

Back 125

Flame point

Front 126

What is the term for the lowest temperature at which a liquid produces enough flammable vapor to burn momentarily?

Back 126

Flash point

Front 127

What is the method of choice for extinguishing most class B fires?

Back 127

Excluding the oxygen

Front 128

Term for spontaneous ignition of hot gases at the upper level of a room?

Back 128

Flameover

Front 129

Flammable liquid fires are what class?

Back 129

B

Front 130

Flashpoint of gasoline?

Back 130

-45°f

Front 131

Heat traveling from one end of a steel beam to the other is an example of ____

Back 131

Conduction

Front 132

What is the process called when a material decomposes upon being exposed to heat in the absence of oxygen?

Back 132

Pyrolysis

Front 133

Flashover occurs at what stage of the fire?

Back 133

Fully developed

Front 134

Which form of heat transfer consists of kinetic energy moving from one particle to another?

Back 134

Conduction

Front 135

Friction is a form of _____energy

Back 135

Mechanical

Front 136

Which form of energy causes spontaneous heating of a pile of linseed oil-soaked ragsm

Back 136

Chemical

Front 137

Common terminology can refer to which four terms? *according to notes*

Back 137

Integrated comms, consolidated IAPs, designated incident facilities, resource mgmt

Front 138

Unified command is established when?

Back 138

Overlapping responsibilities

Front 139

Whats an example of a single resource?

Back 139

1 vehicle and its personnel

Front 140

A group of firefighters without an apparatus is known as?

Back 140

Crew

Front 141

Division refers to a ______

Back 141

Location

Front 142

Group refers to a _____

Back 142

Task

Front 143

What are three basic components of ICS?

Back 143

Someone always in charge, always report to 1 supervisor, company officer reports to IC

Front 144

Exothermic ____ heat

Back 144

Gives off

Front 145

Endothermic _______heat

Back 145

Absorbs

Front 146

What is Mechanical energy?

Back 146

When two materials rub together (cast away)

Front 147

What is conduction? Whats an example

Back 147

Absorbs heat and transfers through an object, i.e. heating a spoon, copper is a good conductor

Front 148

Convection means what? What is an example?

Back 148

Movement of heated gases. I.e. boiling water, gases move upward and outward

Front 149

What are the four methods of extinguishing a fire?

Back 149

Cool the burning, exclude oxygen, remove fuel (take it out of room if possible), break the chemical reaction......basically just removing everything from the fire tetrahedron

Front 150

What is a class A fire? Example

Back 150

Combustible materials, i.e. wood

Front 151

What is a class B fire?

Back 151

Flammable liquids, i.e. gasoline

Front 152

What is a class C fire? Example

Back 152

Electrical fire, i.e. circuits, can be put out with halon, CO2, shutoff circuit its treated as A or B

Front 153

What is a class d fire? Example

Back 153

Metals, put out with special agents or remove oxygen, i.e. magnesium

Front 154

What is a class k fire? Example

Back 154

Cooking oils, class k fire extinguisher,

Front 155

Explain the four processes of a fire

Back 155

Ignition, growth, fully involved, decay

Front 156

What are the four attributes of smoke?

Back 156

Volume, velocity, density, color

Front 157

What are the south streets?

Back 157

Leavenworth, marcy, mason, pacific, pierce, poppleton, william, woolwirth

Front 158

What are the north streets?

Back 158

Nicholas, western, lafayette, hamilton, charles, seward, franklin, Decatur, parker

Front 159

Which assets are at station 21?

Back 159

B2, E21, T21, M21

Front 160

What assets are at station 22?

Back 160

E22, MCP

Front 161

What assets are at station 23?

Back 161

E23

Front 162

What assets are at station 24?

Back 162

E24. M24

Front 163

What is the term for building components consisting of individual pieces of wood glued together?

Back 163

Engineered

Front 164

Which is one of the three basic roof designs?

Back 164

Curved

Front 165

What is the lower structural member of a truss?

Back 165

Chord

Front 166

Type 1 and 2 construction consists of what type of building material?

Back 166

Non-combustible

Front 167

Construction feature most commonly found in Type V buildings?

Back 167

Platform-frame

Front 168

Type of glass most commonly used in fire doors or windows?

Back 168

Wired

Front 169

What is type IV construction?

Back 169

Heavy timber

Front 170

What is type III construction?

Back 170

Ordinary

Front 171

The rate of combustion of wood is most directly related to which factor?

Back 171

Surface area

Front 172

What is type v construction?

Back 172

Wood frame

Front 173

Type III construction is limited to ____ stories

Back 173

4

Front 174

Which material is a component of mortar?

Back 174

Lime

Front 175

What is a bar joist?

Back 175

Open web steel truss

Front 176

Which term means the weight of the buildings contents?

Back 176

Live load

Front 177

Who usually issues general orders?

Back 177

Fire chief

Front 178

What are the four types of orders within the OFD?

Back 178

General, bulletin, personnel, assignment transfer

Front 179

When do orders take place?

Back 179

Date of origin

Front 180

Who issues bulletins?

Back 180

Any chief officer

Front 181

Which type of orders refers to sending information?

Back 181

Bulletin

Front 182

Which types of orders refer to policies or procedures?

Back 182

General

Front 183

Who completes significant event reports?

Back 183

Chiefs, capts, or lead medics

Front 184

Department information are of four different forms, what are they?

Back 184

Interdepartmental information(ofd 25), interoffice memo(ofd 26), significant event report, email

Front 185

Which types of events are mandatory to be reported through the SER?

Back 185

1) Shootings, stabbings and all other trauma

2) water rescue

3) any working fire

4) any call for person trapped or pinned

5) any newsworthy event, when in doubt complete SER

Front 186

Steel expands and contracts at ___ in per ___ ft

Back 186

1 inch per 10 ft

Front 187

Cold drawn steel fails at what temp?

Back 187

800°

Front 188

ICS priorities?

Back 188

Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation

Front 189

Which three staffing are part of ICS command staff?

Back 189

PIO, safety officer, liason officer

Front 190

Which personnel are authorized to release information for a routine incident?

Back 190

IC, PIO, designated PIO

Front 191

Which personnel are authorized to release information for an arson fire, serious injury, or fatality?

Back 191

IC, PIO, designated PIO, fire investigator

Front 192

Which button do you use to acknowledge withdraw signal?

Back 192

Blue, hold for 2 sec

Front 193

Which button do you use for acknowledging evacuation order?

Back 193

Yellow button, click twice