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| area containing greatest amount of damage and debris. |
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| Where ignition took place, contains indicators to fire cause, and evidence (matches, fuel source, containers) |
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| Competent ignition source |
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| The material that first ignited |
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| result of unsafe human behavior (poor housekeeping, careless use of flam. liquids, smoking in bed) or a result of unsafe conditions (overloaded electrical circuits, worn electrical wiring) |
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| Lightning strikes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods |
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| cause could not be reasonable determined. likely from total loss or destroyed evidence |
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| Time of day, weather/natural hazards, man made barriers, people leaving the scene |
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| destroyed,damaged, altered evidence by someone responsible for the evidence |
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| Evidence provided by a witness who obtained it through their senses |
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| Evidence presented in trail that tends to prove a factual matter through inference b proving other events of circumstances. |
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| Tangible or real objects that are related to the incident |
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| Rescue, exposure, confinement, extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, salvage |
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| Firefighter 2's two main responsibilities |
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| Safety for each firefighter under them, applying situational awareness at all times by listening to concerns and observations of firefighters |
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| First arriving unit responsibility |
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| establish command, make initail size up, deploy available needed resources, communication of situation's conditions to responding units |
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| second arriving unit responsibilities |
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| finishing a hose lay, water supply, deploying additional hose lines, |
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| Fireground support companies include |
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| search rescue, forcible entry, ventilations, ladders, salvage, lighting, |
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Size- small medium large
Height- single or multiple story
operation- offensive or defensive
Problem- nothing showing, working fire, fully involved
Name Incident and establish command post
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| face to face or over radio, receiving officer must be on scene, give briefing of conditions actions and what needs attention |
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| O2 deficiences, flammable gases or vapors, toxic gas, extreme temperatures, explosive dust, limited egress, unstable working environment, utility hazards |
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| flammable liquid flash point |
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| less than 100, can ignite without being preheated |
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| combustible liquid flash points |
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| greater than 100, needs preheated |
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| Water used for Class B fires |
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| Cooling agent, mechanical tool, crew protection |
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| Extinguishing agent of concentrate and water aerated together. can be protein, flouroprotein, aqueous film forming , synthetic, alcohol resistant |
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| chemical solution mixed with water |
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| device introduces foam concentrate into the water stream to make the foam solution |
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| Mixture of concentrate and water before air introduction |
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| complete product after air is introduced to foam solution |
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| used on class A combustibles. hydrocarbon surfactants reduce the surface tension of water and allow it to soak into combustible materials more easily |
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| designed for flammable or combustible liquids and vapor suppression |
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| petroleum based liquids float on water. crude oils, fuel oil, gasoline, benzene, kerosene, jet fuel |
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| mix readily with water, alcohols, acetone, ketones, acids |
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| Aqueous Film Forming Foam |
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| synthetic foam concentrate that can form a complete vapor barrier over fuel. highly effective for extinguishing and blanketing hydrocarbon fuels |
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| mixing an appropriate amount of foam with water |
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| using water pressure and the venturi principle to draft foam solution up into the fire stream |
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| using an external pump to force force the foam concentrate into the fire stream at the correct ratio for flow desired |
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| mixing pre-measured portions of foam concentrate and water (extinguishers) |
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| simplest form of mixing usually mixing foam with FD water tank or portable water |
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| Compressed Air Foam System |
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| high energy foam generating system consisting of a pump foam proportioner and air compressor that injects air before it enters the hoseline |
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| Maintain lighting equipment, generators, power tools |
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| Inspect periodically and after each use, review manufacturer manual, inspect spark [lugs for damage or corrosion and replace, check for fuel leaks check fuel and oil level check and fuel contamination, refill if needed, start and operate, inspect electrical cords for damage insulation of exposed wiring check light bulbs |
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| rescue tool classified by |
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| cutting, stabilizing, lifting, pulling, other |
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| hydraulic, electric, pneumatic |
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| establish initial arrival time, informs other responding units, descibes actions being taken and needed actions. should contain unit, conrrected address, conditions discriptions, structure description, operational strategy, intended actions, water supply need, establish command. |
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| conditions actions and needs |
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| transfer of command, progress toward incident stabilization, any problems, anticipated actions, need for additional resources |
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| predetermined number and type of fire units assigned to respond to an emergency. |
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| Post incident reports are used for |
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| departmental needs, budgeting, trends in types of responses, determining trends in firefighter injuries, trends in fire cause. |
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| post incident report includes |
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| fire department name, incident number, name and address of occupants, type of structure, construction type and primary use, how the emergency was reported, type of call, actions taken, injuries/fatalities |
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| Dangerous building conditons |
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| any conditions that contribute to fire spread, any conditions that make the building susceptible to collapse |
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| Maximum amount of heat produced if all combustible materials in a given area burn |
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| Structural Collapse potential factors |
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| construction type, length of burn time, stage of fire, contents and amount of water used |
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| Indicators for potential or immenant collapse |
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| Roof/floor sagging, pulling away walls, fire involvement in the trusses, chucks of ceiling falling, any wall roof floor movement, noises, cracks |
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| Actions to take when collapse is immanent |
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| exit all personnel from the building, establish and clear the collapse zone, call for a PAR report |
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| Type 1 structure collapse |
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| not likely to collapse, primary hazard is flying glass. |
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| Type 2 Structure collapse |
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| when exposed to temps higher than 1000 walls and floors can expand and constrict causing collapse. |
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| Type 3 structure collapse |
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| can collapse in pieces or crumble all at once, debris can travel a distance and cause collapse of other buildings. interior wood walls bear all the weight |
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| Type 4 Structure collapse |
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| least likely to collapse, collapse zone should be established if large fire development of the structure has been weakened by multiple fires. |
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| Type 5 Structural Collapse |
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| dependent on construction style, Balloon- entire walls can fall in one piece, Brick veneers- curtain collapse (frame falls straight down), can collapse outward. and interior collapse have injured many firefighters |
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supplemental passenger restraint systems (SPRS)
side impact protections system (SIPS)
head protection system (HPS)
Extendable roll over protection system (ROPS) |
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| can deploy at up to 200 mph with an energy supply lasting up to 60 minutes after disconnecting battery |
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| Four methods to get to a victim in extrication |
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| Opening a normal operating door, remove window, pry door, cut roof |
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| near parallel floor structures with debris between than hold void spaces |
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| void spaces on either side of a cave in at the center of a structure |
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| sections of the wall holding their original position while other sections of the wall fall in toward the definitive event |
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| floor or roof assemblies on both sides of a load bearing wall collapse creating voids on both sides of the wall |
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| one of more walls of a multistory building collapse leaving floors attached to remaining walls. very likely for secondary collapse |
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