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Are essential to good decision making?
Good communications
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What are the 3 command options?
- Investigation
- Fast Attack
- Command
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Allow ops to continue while IC devolops Incident Action Plan.
S.O.P.s
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_______ is critical to firefighter safety
Strong Command Presence
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_________ cannot be delegated, but ____can be delegated
Responsibility cannot be delegated, but authority can be delegated.
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Span of control (Tactics Book)
3-7, 5 rule of thumb
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Apparatus without staffing are
Out of service and not staged
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Always staffed in NIMS?
Incident Commander
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Command Staff
- Incident Safety Officer
- Liaison Officer
- Public Information Officer
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Used when jurisdictional boundaries are crossed?
Unified Command
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Deciding the proper course of action with limited information in a relatively short period of time?
Recognition primed decision making (RPD)
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Decisions made within the time and information constraints?
Rational decision making
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What is the difference between a division and a group?
A division is in charge of a geographical area. A group is in charge of a function.
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Can be used in place of divisions and groups but are not recommended as a way to initially reduce the span of control?
Branches
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What are two other ways to reduce the span of control and what is the difference between the two?
- Strike team and task force.
- A strike team must be the same resource type while a task force can be a combination of resources.
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_________ are more flexible and likely to be formed at the incident.
Task force
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Operations section is capable of controlling ___ companies with a span of control of 5 to 1. At 7 to 1 span of control, a total of ____ companies can be controlled.
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Use ___ rather than ___ assignments whenever possible to improve communications.
geographic rather than functional
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Same type of resources; used to organize large number of mutual aid companies
Strike Teams
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Different resources; more likely to be formed at the incident
Task Force
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For operations beyond the span of control of a single division or group
Branches
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______ is the first step in size up. ______ is the second step.
- Establishing SOPs is the first step
- Pre-incident planning is the second step
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What is crucial for effective strategies and Incident action plan
Proper size-up
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NFPA for Preplans
NFPA 1620
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Three types of pre-plans:
- Complex- 3 or more buildings
- Formal- large loss of life or property
- Notation- Special risks to firefighters
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Hazardous Materials Planning mandated by___
Title 3 of SARA
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Important considerations in pre-plans
Type, Age, and current usage
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Collapse zone=
1 1/2 times the height of the building
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One person is designated as the overall IC
Single Command
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Pramary factors for size-up are related to?
Life Safety
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Two types of wood frame construction:
Balloon-frame and Platform
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NFPA ___ BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
220
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Types of Construction:
- Type 1: Fire Resistive
- Tyoe 2: Non-combustable
- Type 3: Ordinary
- Type 4: Heavy Timber
- Type 5: Wood
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Types of Occupancies: NFPA
- 1) High-hazard
- 2) Medium-hazard
- 3) Low-hazard
- 4) Rural
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Process of weighing risks against benefits?
Risk-vs-benefit analysis
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Time from ignition to flashover varies depending on?
Load, ventilation, and compartments size
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The area between a ___ and ___- is a common concealed space for fire to hide
Suspended ceiling and the roof-ceiling
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Maintaining company unity improves ___ and ___
Safety and accountablity
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____ is one of the ICs most important tactical considerations>
Ventilation
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____ is a stationary position
Accountability
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Cause of nearly half of the FF on duty deaths
Sudden cardiac arrest
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NFPA ___ : an additional EMS unit should be assisgned to rehab
1584
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___ % of injuries are on ____, _____% are ___and___
- 50%
- 50%
- sprains and strains
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Most importanat element of incident safety is:
Applying risk management to fire ground operations
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Most critical floors in a high rise fire
fire floor and floor above
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Outstanding structural stability, low fire extension and fuel contribution
Type 1
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Poor structural stability, avg to high extension and high fuel
Type 4
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Poor stryctural stability, avg fire extension and low fuel contriution
Type 2
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Average structural stability, avg fire extension and avg fuel contribution
Type 3
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Main objective in a sprinklered building
Support and evacuate
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5 types of standpipes
- Automatic wet
- Automatic Dry
- Semi-automatic dry
- Manual Wet
- Manual Dry
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The Laws of Hydraulics tells us that there is a ____psi back pressure for every 1 foot of elevation. A 60 story high-rise with 10' floors will yeile a back pressure of ___
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NFPD ___ standard for inspection, care, and use of fire hose couplings, nozzles, and the fire service tracking of hose, requires that 2 1/2" and 3" hose be tested at___
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US National Fire Academy Formula
Area in square feet/3; A/3
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Handlines can generate a flow of up to ___gpm
350gpm
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Friction Loss Table:
1 3/4"= 26@150gpm, 70@250gpm, and 350=NR
2 1/2"= 6@150GPM, 15@250GPM, and 28@350gpm
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Standpipe outlets with residual pressure exceeding ___ or static pressure exceeding ___ should be equiped with a pressure reducer valve.
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Building requiring a rate of flow greater than 2 standard preconnects should be pre-planned using ___, except when large fuel load
V/100
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Back up lines should be ___
at lease the size of initial lines
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Property conservation is limited to ___
offensive attacks
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NFPA ___ Life safety code
101
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MOST EXTERIOR DEFINSIVE FIRE CONTRL TOOLS ARE INAFFECTIVE ABOVE ____
8TH FLOOR
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The vertical air flow within a building caused by temperature differences between the interior and exterior
Stack effect
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If danger from falling glass, a ___ perimeter should be established.
200ft
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NFPA ___ Building construction and safety code
5000
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