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| Most important skill in Firefighter Survival? |
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| Define Situational Awareness |
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Definition
| Being aware of what is happening around you at an incident scene to understand how information, events and your own actions will impact operational goals and incident objectives, both now and near future |
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1. PrePlan
2. Exterior Size up
3. Interior Size Up
4. Fire Load (fuel)
5. Smoke Conditions |
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| What does PAR-CAN stand for? |
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| Personal Accountability Report and Conditions Actions Needs |
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L-Location [where]
U-Unity [apparatus]
N-Name[who are you]
A-Assignment/Air [what you were doing]
R-Resources [what do you need] |
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| 8 steps to initiating a MAYDAY |
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Definition
1. Use your radio to call "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY"
2. Give LUNAR report
3. Activate PASS
4. Attempt self-rescue
5. If you are unable to move, identify a safe haven where you can await rescue
6. Lie on your side in a fetal position with your PASS device pointing out so that it can be heard.
7. Point your flashlight toward the ceiling.
8. Slow your breathing as much as possible to conserve your air supply. |
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| 4 ways to escape entanglement |
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Definition
1. Changing your position; backing up and turning your body
2. Use the swimmer stroke
3. Loosen your SCBA straps, remove one arm, and slide the air pack forward
4. Cut the wires or cables |
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| Describe Risk-Benefit Analysis |
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| The process of weighing predicted risks against potential benefits and making decisions based on the outcome of that analysis. |
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| When using hose couplings to egress, which side leads out? |
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Definition
| Move from female to male, Little to big back to the rig |
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