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| On average, how many firefighter injuries are reported in the U.S. each year? |
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| What is the number one cause of firefighter fatalities? |
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| Cardiac arrest due to stress (p 51) |
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| Where do the majority of firefighter injuries occur? |
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| On the fire ground (p 51) |
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| What does LODD stand for? |
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| Line-of-duty death - firefighter or emergency responder death resulting from the performance of fire department duties (p 51) |
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| What is a consensus standard? |
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| Rules, principles, or measures that are established through agreement of members of the standards-setting organization (p 52) |
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| What is a risk management plan? |
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| Written plan that identifies and analyzes the exposure to hazards (p 52) |
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| Written policy that is designed to promote safety to departmental members (p 53) |
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| What is a communicable disease? |
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| Disease that is transmissible from one person to another (p 53) |
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| What NFPA standard deals directly with firefighter safety and health? |
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| NFPA 1500 - Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program |
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| What is a blood borne pathogen? |
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| Microorganisms in human blood that can cause diseases in humans such as Hepatitis B and HIV (p 61) |
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| Informal discussion with incident responders conducted after the incident has been terminated either at the scene or after the units have returned to quarters (p 62) |
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| Firefighters should wear hearing protection if siren or engine noise exceeds ______ decibels. |
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| List in order the 4 benchmarks of completion for an emergency scene. |
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1. Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)
2. "All Clear"
3. "Under control"
4. "Loss stopped" (p 71) |
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| What is a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)? |
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| A report made to the IC of an incident signifying that companies working in the hazard zone are all accounted for (p 71) |
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| What does "all clear" mean? |
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| The primary search has been completed and all savable occupants are out of the hazard zone (p 71) |
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| What does "under control" mean? |
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| The fire is controlled with the forward fire progress stopped, no additional units will be required, and there is no imminent danger to firefighters (p 71) |
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| What does "loss stopped" mean? |
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| Property conservation is complete (p 71) |
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| What is the difference between offensive and defensive operations? |
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| Offensive operations are based around a controlled, aggressive interior search and fire attack. Personnel are inside the hazard zone. Defensive operations are conducted outside the hazard zone with property conservation and firefighter safety as the main goals (p 71) |
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