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WALLACE WAS HOT
Location/extent
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WALLACE WAS HOT
Apparatus/personnel
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WALLACE WAS HOT
Construction
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WALLACE WAS HOT
Exposures
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WALLACE WAS HOT
Auxilliary appliances (standpipes, sprinklers..)
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WALLACE WAS HOT
Special hazards
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Occupancy
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Classical Methodology/Command Sequence
GADDSI
Gather information
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Classical Methodology/Command Sequence
GADDSI
Analyze information
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Classical Methodology/Command Sequence
GADDSI
Determine present problems and select and prioritize those problems
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Classical Methodology/Command Sequence
GADDSI
Determine and prioritize possible solutions (objectives and strategies)
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Classical Methodology/Command Sequence
GADDSI
Select tactics from one or more possible solutions
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Classical Methodology/Command Sequence
GADDSI
Issue directives to implement tactics
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Command Sequence Action
Size-up
Result: Problem identification
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Command Sequence Action
Strategy and Tactics
Result: Action Plan
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Command Sequence Action
Implementing Action Plan
Result: Tasks
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NFPA 1500
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
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NFPA 1521
Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer Professional Qualifications
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NFPA 1581
Standard on Fire Department Infection Control Program
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NFPA 1403
Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions
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NFPA 1982
Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems for Firefighters
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NFPA 1561
Standard for Fire Department Incident Management System
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NFPA 14
Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems
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NFPA 25
Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-based Fire Protection Systems
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NFPA 101
Life Safety Code
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Plantiff
Party (claimant/complainant) who initiates lawsuit
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Defendant
Person/institution against whom action is brought; person being sued or accused
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Liability
State of being legally obliged and responsible
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Tort
Civil wrong or breach of duty to another person
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Proximate Cause
Effective/primary cause of loss/damage or an unbroken chain of events between the occupancy and resulting damage
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Negligence
Failure to exercise the same care that reasonable, prudent, and careful person would under the same or similar circumstances
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Malfeasance
Commission of an unlawful act; committed by a public offical
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Misfeasance
Improper performance of a legal or lawful act
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Nonfeasance
Failure to act when under an obligation to do so; refusal (w/out sufficient cause) to do that which is a legal duty
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Standard of Care
Level of care a reasonable person would use under similar circumstances; standard of behavior upon which the theory of negligence is based
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Sovereign Immunity
Doctrine that the federal, state, or local gov. Is immune to lawsuit unless it gives its consent
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Vicarious Liability
Situation that occurs when one person is held responsible for the actions/inactions of another individual; also applies to liability of organization for actions/inactions of employee
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CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- - 50 titles
- - Title 29 Hazmat
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Who regulates EMS providers?
U.S. Department of Transportation
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CFR 29
Regulations to protect safety and health including firefighters
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CFR 29 1910.134
Operations that require the use of respiratory protection when working in IDLH
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CFR 29 1910.146
Operations in confined spaces, tanks, bins, grain elevators, trenches, elevator shafts, or collapsed structures
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CFR 40
Environmental Protection Agency
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title VII - eliminated discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex
- - 1967 ages 40-70 added
- - 1978 pregnancy added
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EEOC
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- - created by Civil Rights Act
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EEOC protected classes
- Race
- Color
- Creed
- Religion
- Ancestry
- National origin
- Sex
- Marital status
- Age
- Disability
- Veteran status
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Affirmative Action
- Actions to increase number of women and minorities hired into jobs formerly occupied only by white males
- - EEOC's first action
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4 Primary reasons for Employment Discrimination
- Disparate Treatment
- Adverse Impact
- Sexual Harassment
- Reasonable Accommodation
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Exempt from ADA
- Federal government
- Native American tribes
- Private clubs
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Industry standard
Procedures and criteria recognized as acceptable practices by peer professional, credentialing, or accrediting organizations
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ANSI
American National Standards Institute
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ASTM International
Develops testing processes that are used by other testing organizations
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UFC
Unified Facilities Criteria - facilities on military bases are subject to UFC requirements
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SCC
Standards Council of Canada
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Three most common forms of communication
- Informal interpersonal
- Formal oral
- Written
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Six Basic Elements of Interpersonal comms
- Sender
- Message
- Medium/channel
- Receiver
- Interference
- Feedback to sender
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Message transmission
- Auditory
- Visual
- Tactile
- Olfactory
- Gustatory
- Gestural
- Or combination of the above
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5 General Purposes of Interpersonal Communication
- Learning
- Relating
- Influencing
- Playing
- Helping
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Words as symbols characteristic
Arbitrary
Word may not mean the same to all people
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Words as symbols characteristic
Ambiguous
Words meanings are not specific/do not have agreed upon definitions
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Words as symbols characteristic
Abstract
Meanings are generalizations rather than concrete/tangible meanings
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Guidelines to improve verbal skills
- Engage in dual perspective
- Take responsibility for personal feelings and thoughts
- Show respect for feelings and thoughts of other person
- Try to gain accuracy and clarity in speaking
- Be aware of any special needs of receiver
- Avoid speaking/addressing a problem while angry/emotional
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Elements of Nonverbal Clues:
Kinesics
Body motion and position
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Elements of Nonverbal Clues:
Paralanguage or vocalics
Vowel sounds or tones used to create verbal message
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Elements of Nonverbal Clues:
Self-presentation
Clothing, touch, use of time, and control of speakers environment
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Main elements of Kinesics
- Eye contact
- Facial expression
- Gestures
- Posture
- Poise
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Six Basic Emotions
- Happiness
- Sadness
- Surprise
- Fear
- Anger
- Disgust
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5 Different Uses of Gestures in Communications
- Emblems
- Illustrators
- Affect displays
- Regulators
- Adaptors
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7 Basic Elements of Speech Communication Process
- Sender
- Receiver
- Message
- Medium or channel
- Feedback
- Context
- Interference (or noise)
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Characteristics of Effective Speakers
- Audience-centered
- Good development of ideas
- Good organization of ideas
- Best choice of words
- Good delivery skills
- Good research skills
- Appropriate use of humor
- Critical thinking skills
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3 Types of formal speeches
PIE
- Persuasive
- Informative
- Entertainment
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Monroe's Motivated Sequence Pattern
- I. Attention
- II. Need
- III. Satisfaction
- IV. Visualization
- V. Action
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Informative Speech Topics
- Ideas
- Objects
- Procedures
- People
- Events
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Principles to convey the informative message
- Adapt the topic to the audience
- Motivate the audience to listen to the speech
- Use redundancy
- Use simple-is-better concept
- Organize topic in logical manner
- Use clear transitions to move listener thru topic
- Use both verbal and nonverbal reinforcement of ideas
- Use an even flow to deliver info
- Build on the familiar
- Use visual aids
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6 Steps for Successful Reports
- Make immediate statement of purpose
- Explain how info that report is based upon was gathered
- Present possible solutions to situation
- Tell specific benefits for and effects on audience
- Anticipate any objections/questions that might arise
- Provide written copy of report to audience
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5 Basic Formats of Speech Organization
- Chronological
- Topical
- Spatial
- Causal
- Problem/Solution
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Delivery of Speech
- Extemporaneous delivery - preferred method
- Memorizing text
- Impromptu delivery
- Reading text
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5 Elements of Nonverbal Communication
- Eye contact - most important
- Facial expressions
- Gestures
- Posture
- Poise
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Budget Systems
- Line-item budgeting
- Zero-based budgeting (ZBB)
- Matrix budgeting
- Program budgeting
- Performance budgeting
- Planning programming budgeting system (PPBS)
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Budget Process
- Planning
- Preparing
- Implementing
- Monitoring
- Evaluating
- Revising
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NFPA 1983
Standard on Fire Service Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
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NFPA 1852
Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
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NFPA 600
Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades
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NFPA 1081
Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Professional Qualifications
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NFPA 1201
Standard for Providing Emergency Services to the Public
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4 Step Method of Instruction
- Preparation
- Presentation
- Application
- Evaluation
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Methods of Company Level Training
- Presentation
- Discussion
- Demonstration
- Practical Training Evolution
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Standing Plan
Develop policies, procedures, and rules that are used frequently
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Single-Use Plan
Accomplish a specific objective; short period of time
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Strategic Plan
- Chart the course of organization over indefinite future that is divided into definite time components
- What the organization will do
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Operational/administrative Plan
Focus on how objectives will be accomplished as opposed to strategic plans that focus on what organization will do
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Contingency Plan
Alternative plans that can be implemented in the event of uncontrollable circumstances
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5 Step Planning Process
- Identify
- Select
- Design
- Implement
- Evaluate
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6 Steps of Conflict Resolution
- Classify/identify problem
- Define/diagnose problem
- List alternative options
- Determine right response/appropriate conflict management style
- Convert decision to action
- Test action against desired outcome
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Conflict Management Styles
- Avoiding Conflict
- Accommodating Conflict
- Forcing Conflict
- Negotiating Conflict
- Collaborating Conflict
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3 Levels of Progressive Discipline
- Preventive Action
- Corrective Action
- Punitive Action
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Norris - La Guardia Act
- Yellow-dog contracts unenforceable
- Made it impossible for employers to obtain court order to prevent a strike/protest demonstrations
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
- Guaranteed unions the right to conduct collective bargaining
- Later voided by US Supreme Court (1935)
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Wagner - Connery Act
- Introduced in place of NIRA
- Allowed workers to decide who would represent them in bargaining process
- Established National Labor Relations Board
- Defined unfair labor practices
- Prohibited management from interfering w/employees who tried to organize
- Required management to bargain w/recognized union
- Outlawed yellow-dog contracts
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Guarantee workers in private sector would receive overtime pat @ 1 1/2 times normal rate for hours over 40 in 1 week
- Did not apply to state and local public employees till 1985
- Defines exempt and nonexempt employees
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Taft - Hartley Act
- Modified Wagner Act
- Union representation - gives workers the right to choose not to join union
- Unfair labor practices - Protects employees from being pressured by unions to join
- Bargaining procedures - 60 renewal of contract if negotiations stall
- Regulation of unions' internal affairs - union info available to federal government
- Strikes during national emergency -
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Landrum - Griffin Act
(Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act)
- Union member bill of rights
- Disclosure report - union assets, names and personal assets of union officers
- Guidelines for min requirements for elections and responsibilities of union officers
- Taft-Hartley Act Amendments - restricts secondary boycotts, union security (mandatory membership), recognition of picketing
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Five Step Planning Process
- Identify
- Select
- Design
- Implement
- Evaluate
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Preincident Planning Functions
- 1. Develop positive relationships w/building owners/occupants
- 2. Conducting preincident survey
- 3. Manage preincident data
- 4. Develop preincident plan
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NFPA 1620
Recommended Practice for Pre-Incident Planning
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NFPA 220
Standard on Types of Building Construction
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Type I Construction
Noncombustible or limited combustible materials
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Type II Construction
Structural members w/lower fire resistance than Type I;
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Type III Construction
Exterior walls and structural members made of Noncombustible or limited combustible materials; Ordinary construction
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Type IV Construction
Heavy timber
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Type V Construction
Entirely or partially of wood or other approved combustible material
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International Building Code (IBC)
Five types of construction; I - V each with two subcategories;
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IBC Type I Construciton
- Noncombustible
- Type IA - 3 hour; 2 hr floor; 1 1/2 roofs
- Type IB - 2 hr; 2 hr floor; 1 hr roof
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IBC Type II Construction
- Referred to as 1 hr building (walls and floors)
- Type IIA - requires Noncombustible elements of steel, concrete, masonry
- Type IIB - requires approved Noncombustible but materials used may have no assigned fire-resistive rating
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Roof Types
- Flat
- Pitched
- Arched
- Concrete
- Metal
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Dead Load
- Permanent building components
- Water tanks, air-conditioning equipment, antennas ect..
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NFPA 704 Health (Blue)
- 0-minimal hazard
- 1-slight hazard
- 2-moderate hazard
- 3-serious hazard
- 4-severe hazard
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NFPA 704 Flammability (Red)
- 0-will not burn
- 1-must be preheated to burn
- 2-ignites when moderately heated
- 3-ignites at ambient temperatures
- 4-flammable gases, volatile liquids, pyrophoric materials
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NFPA 704 Instability (Yellow)
- 0-normally stable
- 1-normally stable, but becomes unstable if heated
- 2-violent chemical change possible at elevated temp and pressure
- 3-capable of detonation/explosive decomposition w/strong initiating source
- 4-capable of detonation/explosive decomposition at ambient conditions
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NFPA 704 Special Hazards (White)
- W - reacts with water
- OX - oxidizer
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Nuclear/Radiological Hazard
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NFPA 204
Standard for Smoke and Heat Venting
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Curtainboards
- Concentrate heat and smoke directly below automatic roof vents
- Extend a distance equal to at least 20% of vertical distance from floor
- Not lower than 10'
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UFADS
Under Floor Air Distribution System
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Items that should be included on plot plan
- Exterior FDC and standpipe connections
- Pressure reducing valves
- Yard hydrants
- Sprinkler control and shutoff valves
- Types and quantity of spare sprinkler heads
- Fire pumps
- Fixed monitors and deluge devices
- Tanks containing extinguishing agents such as foam
- Interior standpipe connections and hose cabinets
- Types and sizes of standpipe hose connections
- Fire detection and alarm control panels
- Self-closing fire doors
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General Types of Drawings
- Plot plan - how building are situated
- Floor plan - layout of individual floors, subfloors, and roofs
- Elevation - show side view of structures that depict number of floors and grades
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5 Cs's of Radio Communication
- Conciseness
- Clarity
- Confidence (Command presence)
- Control
- Capability
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Command
- Directing, ordering, and controlling resources
- Overall command of incident
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Command Staff
- Public Information officer
- Safety officer
- Liaison officer
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General Staff
Incident management personnel who represent major functional sections
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Section
- Organizational level having responsibility for major functional area
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
- Information and Intelligence (may be w/in operations or part of command staff)
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Branch
- Organizational level having functional/geographic responsibility
- Located between Section and Division/Group
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Division
- Organizational level having responsibility for ops w/in defined geographic area
- Between Branch and Single Resource, Task Force, or Strike Team
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Group
Level equal to division; having responsibility for specified functional assignment w/out regard for geographic area
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Unit
Level w/in sections that fulfills specified support
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