Ifsta Essentials Of Fire Fighting 5Th Edition.db

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What are the tactical priorities in Firefighting

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1. Life Safety
2. Incident Stabilzation
3. Property Conseration

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5 Characteristics of a Firefighter

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1. Integrity (obedience to the unenforceable)
2.Moral Character (Truthfullness and Honesty)
3.Work Ethic (do what needs to be done without being told)
4.Pride (How you look and Behave)
5.Courage

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Organizational Principles

Back 3

Unity Of Comand (only one supervisor)
Span of Control (number of individuals an officer can effectively manage 3-7, 5 optimal)
Division Of Labor(break big job into small jobs)
Discipline (setting limits and enforcing them)

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Engine Company

Back 4

Deploys Hoseline for fire attack

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Truck Company

Back 5

Peforms Forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, utilities control, access to upper levels of structure.

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Rescue Squad

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Searches for and removes victims from danger, may perform technical recue

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HazMat Company

Back 7

responds to and mitigates Hazardous materials incidents

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Brush Company

Back 8

Extinguishes wildland fires

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Special Rescue Company

Back 9

Responds to and performs technical rescues

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Fire Police Personnel

Back 10

Assist Law enforcement officers with traffic control

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Fire Prevention Personnel

Back 11

Fire Prevention Officer/Inspector (inspects buildings for code compliance)
Fire and Arson Investigator(Determines cause and origin of fire)
Public Fire and Life Safety Educator(makes presentations)
Fire Protection Engineer/Specialist(Checks building plans)

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Policy

Back 12

Guide to Decision Making

Front 13

Procedure

Back 13

WRITTEN communication closely related to a policy

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Components of ICS

Back 14

Common Terminology
Modular Organization
Integrated Communications
Unified Command Structure
Consolidated Action Plans
Manageable Span of Control
Predesignated Incident Facilities
Comprehensive Resource Management

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ICS - Command Staff
Hint: SLP

Back 15

Safety Officer
Liaison Officer (Point of contact for government and nongovernment agencies in incident)
Public Information Officer (Interfaces with public or media)

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ICS - General Staff
HINT: CFLOPI

Back 16

Operations Section Chief (activites that r reducing hazard)
Planning Section Chief (disseminates incident information)
Logistics Section Chief (Responsible for all support requirements)
Finance
Information / Intelligence

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Assigned

Back 17

Resource currently committed to an assignment

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Available

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Resource has checked in at incident and is available for assignment

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Branch

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Organization level between Divisions/Groups and the IC and Operations. (ie. Fire Branch, EMS Branch, Law enforcemnt Branch)

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Command

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The function of directing ordering and controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority.

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Division

Back 21

Geographical designation assigning responsibility for all operations within an area. Assigned clockwise on a wildfire and by floor on multi story fire.

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Group

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Functional designations (forcible entry, salvage, ventilation, etc)

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Incident Action Plan (IAP)

Back 23

Written or unwritten plan for managing an emergency.

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Strike Team

Back 24

Set number of resources of the same kind

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Task Force

Back 25

Any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission

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Other Organizations at an Incident

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EMS
Hospitals (MCI)
Law Enforcement
Utility Companies
Media

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On average the number of firefighters that die in the line of duty each year

Back 27

100

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Fatalities by Duty (Volunteer / Paid)

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70% - Volunteer
30% - Paid

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Causes of Firefighter Fatalities

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54% - Stress or Overexertion
24 % - Other Causes
22% - Traffic Accidents

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Consensus Standard

Back 30

Rules, principles or measures that are established through agreement of members of the standards-setting organization.

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Risk Manaagement Plan

Back 31

Written plan that identifies and analyzes the exposures to hazards and includes selection of appropriate risk management techniques to handle exposures, implementation of chosen techniques, and monitoring the result of those techniques.

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NFPA 1500

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Relates to Firefighter Saftey and Health

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NFPA Topics

Back 33

Safety and Health related policies and procedures
Training and Education
Fire apparatus, Equipment, and Driver Operators
PPE
Emergency Operations(NIMS, Passports)
Facility Safety
Medical and Physical Requirements
Member Assistance and Wellness Programs

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Supplied Air Respirator

Back 34

An atmosphere providing respirator for which the source of breathing air is not designed to be carried by user

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OSHA

Back 35

Federal OSHA authority and regulations apply mainly to the PRIVATE SECTOR, and do not cover employees of state and local governments, including career and some volunteer programs. Does apply to federaly employed firefighters, prvate sector firefighters.

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Industrial Fire Brigade

Back 36

Team of employees organized within a private company who are assigned to fight fires.

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Employee Assistance Program

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Available to employee and their families to aid in soling work and personal problems.

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Defusing

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informal discussion that can happen at the scene or after units have returned to quarters.

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Jump Clear of Apparatus

Back 39

If in contact with energized electrical wires.

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Student to Instructor ratio for live fire training

Back 40

5:1

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Size Up Critical Factors

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Life Safety Hazard
Nature and Extent of the Emergency
Building Type Arrangement and Access
Resources
Special Hazards

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Structure Fire Tactical Priorities

Back 42

Firefighter Safety
Rescue
Fire Control
Loss Control

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Personnel Accountability Report

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Report made to the IC signifying that companies working on incident are safe and accounted for

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"All Clear"

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The primary search has been completed and all salvageable occupants are out of the hazard zone.

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"Undr Control"

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The fire is controlled with the forward fire progress stopped, no additional units will be required, no dangers to firefighters.

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"Loss Stoped"

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Propert Conservation is complete

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Rapid Intervention Crew

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2 or more equipped and available firefighters.

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Safety Rule

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"Everyone Looks Out for Everyone else"

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How many lanes next to MVA should be closed.

Back 49

At least One

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Personnel Accountability Systems

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Passport System
SCBA Tag System (time of entry and expected time of exit based on scba pressure)

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IDLH

Back 51

immediately dangerous to life and health safety

Front 52

List three ways to preventing firefighter injuries?

Back 52

training
maintaining company discipline/accountability
following SOPs

Front 53

What are the three IFSTA principles of Risk Management?

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Only take on significant risk if a life can be saved
No building is worh a firefighter
Dont go interior if building is derilct or unoccpied

Front 54

How can you avoid slips trips and falls at fire station?

Back 54

good housekeeping
good lighting
maintain handrails

Front 55

What NFPA standard must live fire training exercises meet?

Back 55

NFPA 1403

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What are two basic interior operations techniques?

Back 56

Scan the outside of bulding to locate egress routes
Wear full PPE including SCBA and use air management plan
Take the appropriate tools with you
Maintain team integrity
Take a hoseline or tagline
Pay attention to your immediate surroundings.

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Hand Tool Safety

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Wear PPE
Remove loose clothing
remove jewelry
select the right tool for the job
follow manufacturer's instruction

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Power Saws

Back 58

Match the saw to the task
Wear PPE
Keep saws sharp

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Mater

Back 59

anything that occupies space and has mass

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Exothermic heat reaction

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chemical reaction between two or more materials that changes the materials and produces heat, flames and toxic smoke

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Endothermic Heat Reaction

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Chemical reaction in which a substance absorbs energy

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combustion

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exothermic reaction that is self sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a fuel that produces heat and light

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fire triangle

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Oxygen , Fuel , Heat

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Fire Tetrahedron

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Oxygen, Fuel, Heat, Self-Sustaining chemical reaction

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Potential Energy

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Stored Energy possessed by an object

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Kinetic Energy

Back 66

Energy possessed by a moving object