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11/16/2011

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Term
Which of the following would be considered a single unit resource?
Definition
35 rescue
Term
What is a task force?
Definition
A group of resources, having common communications and a leader, which may be preestablished and sent to an incident, or formed at an incident
Term
At a complex, or rapidly changing incident, who is responsible for the development of the incident action plan or modification of the present plan?
Definition
Planning
Term
What is a strike team?
Definition
A specified combination of the same kind and type of resources, with common communications and a leader
Term
What is incident scene control?
Definition
A method used to assure that all units are operating within a plan that ensures a safe and successful conclusion to the emergency.
Term
What is a blueprint of actions and meetings that is used to facilitate the handling of an incident scene and the planning process?
Definition
Planning "P"
Term
What term is a mental process weighing all factors of the incident against the available resources?
Definition
Size-up
Term
What term can be viewed as how you are going to achieve your strategies or goals?
Definition
Tactics
Term
What term stipulates who will do what and when?
Definition
Tasks
Term
What term can be just a thought process of the incident commander on a minor incident, or it can evolve into a comprehensive written document on larger incidents?
Definition
Incident action plan
Term
What is a tool created to optimize human performance by reducing the effect of human error through the use of all resources that are available?
Definition
Crew resource management (CRM)
Term
What term should be viewed as overall goals or what you want to accomplish?
Definition
Strategy
Term
What is the first step in controlling a building fire for offensive operations?
Definition
Gaining control of the stairs
Term
What is needed for an interior fire attack to be successful?
Definition
Proper placement of hand-lines
Term
When should defensive or exterior operations be conducted?
Definition
When the fire is beyond the control of hand-lines.
Term
What type of standpipe system provides 2½-inch hose-line connections at designated locations in a building and is intended for use by firefighters for full-scale firefighting?
Definition
Class 1
Term
What type of standpipe systems provides 1½-inch hose-line connections at designated locations in a building for first-aid firefighting?
Definition
Class 2
Term
What standpipe systems combine both the Class 1 and 2 systems in that they provide full-scale and first-aid firefighting capabilities and are intended for both firefighters and fire brigade use?
Definition
Class 3
Term
Where should the tip of the ladder be placed for a rescue operation?
Definition
At or below the window sill
Term
What type of construction is Type 5?
Definition
Frame
Term
What is a characteristic of post and beam construction?
Definition
The walls are nonbearing, similar to curtain walls in a high-rise building
Term
What are the most common types of frame construction?
Definition
Balloon and platform
Term
What is the minimum safe distance when dealing with a potential wall collapse?
Definition
100 percent of the height of the building plus additional distance for projection of the parts of the falling wall
Term
What type of loads commonly comes in the form of alterations or renovations to a structure?
Definition
Undesigned load
Term
Where is a common place for fire to start in garden apartments?
Definition
Storage area
Term
What is the most successful strategy for garden apartments?
Definition
Preplanning by the fire department
Term
What level trauma center provides stabilization and treatment of patients in remote locations where no other help exists?
Definition
Level 4
Term
What level of alert is to notify that a confirmed MCI has occurred and the affected hospital(s) will be receiving patients?
Definition
Level 2 or level B
Term
At large high-rise fires what is the ratio of logistic companies to suppression companies?
Definition
Two logistic for every suppression company
Term
What is the best position to fight a fast moving lumber yard fire?
Definition
Attack from the flank
Term
When should a sprinkler system be shut down during fire operations?
Definition
After sufficient handheld hose-lines have been stretched to the fire area and the fire is under control
Term
When should a blitz attack be considered?
Definition
When first arriving, units find heavy fire blowing from multiple windows
Term
What is a blitz attack?
Definition
A quick use of master streams followed by an interior attack
Term
What is the role of the warm zone?
Definition
Prevents or minimizes the spread of contamination
Term
What strategic mode is a holding action?
Definition
Defensive
Term
What condition can occur when there is water in the bottom of a storage tank?
Definition
Boilover
Term
What condition occurs when the water in the container boils under the surface of viscous hot oil?
Definition
Frothover
Term
What term have many fire departments replaced with post incident analysis?
Definition
Critique
Term
How should the formal critique begin?
Definition
With the highest ranking officer stating the anticipated benefits of the critique
Term
How many parts are there in a formal critique?
Definition
Three
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