5 Firefighter Guidelines - ANSWER: 1. Be safe
2. Follow Orders
3. Think
4. Teamwork
5. Follow the Golden Rule
NFPA 1001 - ANSWER: Standard for FF Professional Qualifications
Engine Company - ANSWER: Securing water source, deploying hand lines, search and
rescue, putting wet stuff on the red stuff
Truck Company - ANSWER: Forcible Entry, Ventilation, roof operations, search and
rescue, ground ladder deployment
Chain of Command (lowest-highest rank) - ANSWER: Firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain,
Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief, Department Chief
Four Basic Management Principles (Fire Service) - ANSWER: Discipline (regulations,
policies, procedures)
Division Of Labor (Breaking strategy into smaller tasks)
Unity of Command (each FF answers to 1 supervisor)
Span of Control (Number of people 1 person can effectively supervise)
SOP and SOG - ANSWER: establishes specific operational methods to be followed
routinely for the performance of designed operations and actions
3 groups to consider for safety at the scene - ANSWER: 1. yourself
2. your team
3. everyone else
Successful safety program must have - ANSWER: SOP's and SOG's
Personnel
Training
Equipment
16 FF Life Safety Initiatives - ANSWER: Steps needed to be taken to change the
current FF culture to make it safer
Limitations of PPE - ANSWER: Lack of mobility, extra 50 lbs, retains heat
PPE for Vehicle Extrication - ANSWER: Special gloves, coveralls, jumpsuits
, Respiratory hazards associated with fire - ANSWER: smoke, smoke particles, smoke
vapors, toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, increased temperature
2 Main Types of SCBA - ANSWER: open circuit and closed circuit
Open Circuit SCBA - ANSWER: tank provides breathing air supply to the user and
exhaled air is released to the atmosphere through a 1 way valve
Close Circuit SCBA - ANSWER: recycles users exhaled air
Four main parts of SCBA - ANSWER: 1. Backpack and harness
2. Air cylinder assembly
3. Regulator assembly
4. Face Piece assembly
Oxygen Deficiency - ANSWER: Atmosphere where oxygen level is less than 19.5%
CAD Computer Aided Dispatch - ANSWER: Tracks status of units, helps tele
communicators to quickly dispatch unites to the incident
5 Major steps in processing an emergency incident (dispatch) - ANSWER: 1. Call
Receipt
2. Location Validation
3. Classification and prioritization
4. Unit Selection
Mobile Radio - ANSWER: Permanently mounted in vehicles and powered by vehicles
electrical system
Base Station - ANSWER: Radios mounted in a building
Run cards - ANSWER: Cards used to determine a predetermined response to an
emergency
What is Fire? - ANSWER: A rapid chemical process that produces heat and light
3 States of Matter - ANSWER: Solid
Liquid
Gas
4 Forms of Energy - ANSWER: Mechanical
Nuclear
Chemical
Electrical
Three basic conditions needed for fire to occur - ANSWER: Fuel
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