Company Officer 6th Edition part 2

Responders are not allowed to to enter a property unless there’s an emergency, or two other exceptions

When does an inspection begin

The single most important life safety item to be inspected during inspections

Three parts of means of egress *test*

All means of egress must be usable by a person with severe mobility impairment, the inspector should look for what

NFPA 704 12 o’clock

NFPA 704 3 o’clock position

NFPA 704 9 o’clock position

NFPA 704 6 o’clock position

UN class 1

UN class 2

UN class 3

UN class 4

UN class 5

UN class 6

UN class 7

UN class 8

UN class 9

NFPA 20 requires pumps be run for how long

NFPA 1221

Sprinkler system where piping is constantly full of water under pressure

Sprinkler system where piping is filled with air

Three types of dry pipe sprinkler systems

Consist of close sprinkler heads attached to system that contains air under pressure and a secondary detection system, Both systems must operate before extinguishing agent is released

Consist of close sprinklers attached to piping system that contains air under pressure

Consist of piping an open sprinklers, when extinguishing agent expels from all sprinklers

NFPA 17

Most common type of dry chemical system, discharge agent directly onto small area such as cooking surface

Draw a chemical systems are installed in area such as paint booths, Agent is needed to fill entire space, maybe actuated manually or automatically

NFPA 17A

NFPA 12

Halogenated agents contain what elements are affective on what fires,

Halon most commonly found in portable fire extinguishers

Halon Used in some portable fire extinguishers but more commonly in fixed systems

NFPA 2001

Hydro floral Carmen considered to be an alternative to Halon 1301

A blend of three naturally occurring gases nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide

Used in locations where applications of water alone may not be effective in extinguishing fire like aircraft hangers, textiles, process or storage flammable or combustible liquids

NFPA 11

NFPA 10

Different methods portable fire extinguishers use to expel agent

Extinguishers weighing less than 40 pounds should be installed how high

Extinguishers more than 40 pounds except wheeled types should be mounted how tall

Clearance between the bottom of extinguisher in the floor should never be less than

NFPA 1620

A rough drawing of a building prepared during facility survey, should show general information about building dimensions and other related outside information

Life safety info collected by survey personal can be divided into two main topics

The bulk of fuel available to burn, generally refers to building contents

NFPA 204

Release heat and smoke to the outside through vents that work automatically and are placed at the highest point of roof or wall to limit spread of fire

Release heat and smoke to the outside from square a rectangular structures that penetrate a buildings roof

Thermal plastic panels or ordinary windows act as a automatic vent when a fire heat melt the plastic or breaks the glass

Fire resistive half walls also known as draft curtains

Introduce thermostat who controlled air into compartments through openings in the floor

During a Preincident survey you should pay particular attention to the locations and conditions of what systems

While conducting surveys crews should identify high value contents which may include

Indicate how buildings are situated in relation to other buildings and streets in the area

Show the layout of individual floors, subfloors, Roofs

Show side views of structures that depict the number of floors in a building in the grades of the surrounding ground

Three major tasks with any Preincident plan involves

Noncombustible barriers or dividers hung from a ceiling in a large open areas that are designed to minimize mushrooming effect of heat and smoke

Essential to all emergency incident scene management is management of emergency response resources like

Company officers must use NIMS – ICS on what incidents

NFPA 1561

Fire chief Lloyd Layman created what decision making model

A newer acronym to summarize structural firefighting tactical goals is recommended for use by first arriving cruise to initiate command and control of an incident

A system the optimizes the utilization of all available resources, personnel, procedures, equipment in order to promote safety and approve operational efficiency

Along with ensuring firefighter safety three priorities have been identified as being present in all incidents and are the basis of incident operations

NFPA 1500

A type of size up that should be employed to evaluate the potential of a victim being a live within a IDLH environment

Layman described the following considerations needed for analyzing any emergency situation

Things that are true, are what the officer knows and is actually observing

Things that are not known for certain but based on known facts are likely to happen

The first arriving officers own situation is one set of facts that has known about the overall incident situation

Information gathered in the size of process serves as a basis for making decisions about how to manage the incident

Incident commander shall assess the risk of firefighters and take actions to reduce these, interior attack is worth the risk sufficient resources are available to meet demands

Risk versus gain to firefighters is too significant to make interior attack, low probability of saving lives risk to firefighters it outweighs the gain

Indicators for defensive operations

Controlling the environment in which responders must work and bystanders or victims find themselves, begins with first arriving company officer establishes command

The most common and effective way to control perimeter of an incident scene

Area where resolving problem takes place, only personnel who are directly involved in problem are allowed

For personnel who are supporting work in the hot zone, personnel may be operating hydraulic to a power plants or emergency lighting and fire protection, wear full PPE and ready to enter hot zone, Decon station is normally here

May hold the RIC team, PIO, rehab area, staging area for personnel and equipment , ICP

Outer boundary of cold zone

Overall plans for controlling an incident, they are broad, general statements of the final outcomes to be achieved

Specific statements of measureble outcomes

The third priority at emergency incidents

Once an emergency incident has been terminated the company officer may still participate in 2 important activities

The perimeter for an explosion should be how big

Perimeter for a structure fire should be how big

Legal term that refers to handling and integrity of real evidence

Preserving evidence is the responsibility of who

Three primary classifications of evidence

Composed of facts wish a person can attest without support, found through five physical senses

Supports an inference formed from direct evidence

Tangible evidence includes physical objects or artifacts available for inspection

A broad concept encompassing anything that can taint physical evidence

Refers to the evidence that is damaged, altered, lost or destroyed by someone who has responsibility to preserve it

When responding to an emergency fire department personnel have the right to enter and remain on the subject premises

Appearance of smoke or rekindle of fire, fire department does not require a warrant to enter property to suppress a fire

A person must have right of entry to search property, either as part of mitigating an emergency, with consent of owner, or with warrant

Change can originate from what two forces

A prospect of change may cause people to go through the four change process stages

George ploya basic four step formula for problem-solving for emergency responders

Business analysts have determined that resistance to change can be overcome using seven basic steps

A model based on five steps can simplify most forms of change

NFPA 1021

Local government affects emergency service organizations in 2 primary ways

Federal government three functional branches

Four states (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the territory Puerto Rico)

Six forms of power in the workplace used to lead and motivate personnel

Reward power

Coercive power

Legitimate power

Charisma, perceived attractiveness, liters ability to make others want to be like them

Expert power

This power arises from an individuals ability to control vital information

A group is defined as a collection of people who

What is composed of many formal and informal groups

What type of group usually define common goals in a written document

What group most often form around shared interests, such as hobby, politics, social interest, religious beliefs, sports activities

News media releases must be no longer than what

Brief review of the key points in a report, technical paper, bid specifications, or analysis to understand the main points of a report without having to read entire document

Community risk reduction strategies (five E’s)

I procedure to be put into affect should emergency occur within a given area

Guide individuals through new activities, reinforces correct behaviors, Redirects incorrect behavior

Expectations are stated positively and behavioral limitations are set, maybe use for discipline

Assigning a more experienced member to work with new member

A supervisor or other superior acts as an advisor or guide to the member

Corrective measures used to get employees to meet standards and adhere to policies

Discipline is designed to do what

Two basic types of discipline

What type of discipline usually starts with training or education, maybe used to correct first instance and employee fails to meet performance or violates rules

Three levels of progressive discipline

Evaluation that is a ongoing process throughout employees career

Evaluation that is a Company officers final assessment of individuals performance

Levels of compatibility Used to describe personals ability to perform tasks for their duties

NFPA 921

A competent ignition source should have what 3 qualities

Material first ignited should have what three characteristics

Sequence of events that allows an ignition source to ignite a fuel package

Fire pattern created as a result of plume hot gases rising above fire

Fire pattern that radiate heat forms in the hot gas layer during a fire before flash over

Fire pattern that can vary widely in appearance, created by ventilation introduced to fire

Fire pattern left as a result of the way the fire was extinguish

Fire pattern that occurs after flashover or after it fire was burned for long period, all vertical and horizontal surfaces or show signs of damage

Fire pattern found on noncombusable surfaces where there has been direct contact with the tense heat, direct flame burns away search or smoke deposits leaving demarcation lines

Fire pattern created when wood studs or trim exposed to flame sharp edges of the components are often burned away on the side of the component facing the heat source

Pattern with no common shape which fire followed path

Saddle shaped fire pattern that is the result of fire burning downward through floor

Undamaged surface with an otherwise fire damaged area result of object shielding surface from fire

Fires that do not involve a deliberate human act to ignite

Fires such as lightning, storms, floods cause, where human intervention has not been involved

A fire that has been deliberately set

Fire when a specific cause has not been determined

Possible indicators of incendiary fires

Remaining evidence of an ignitable material used to spread fire, leaves char or burn patterns

Designed and used to start a fire, leave evidence of their existence, like metal parts or electrical and mechanical devices

Possible motives to start fire

Responsible for operations within a defined geographic area, composed of individuals that are signed to operate within a defined geographic area

Responsible for individual units that are signed to perform a specified function

As a functional – geographic responsibility for major segment of incident operations, between section and division – group

Functional Responsibility for primary segments of incident operations, between branch and incident commander

Tactical level management components that assemble units or resources in a common location or for a common purpose

NFPA 1700

NFPA 1600

OSHA refers to frequency as

Risk control techniques

Accidents may result from what

Human factors that often contribute to accidents have been classified into three broad categories

The first priority when dealing with any injury, job related illness, health exposure is what