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| Who determines if the stability of quarters is in jeopardy? |
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Dept. of General Services or
Dept. of Building and Safety |
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| Authorization by the County Flood Control Disttrict is required for issuance of ___ bags to any 1 citizen. |
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| When a company responds to a flammable liquids spill they should concern themselves primarily with? |
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| Who responds to a hazardous materials incident and is on call 24 hrs. |
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| What sorts of incidents justify requesting the FPB HazMat specialist? |
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| What are the 2 placarding systems? |
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D.O.T. (transportation/packaging)
N.F.P.A. (ID on Structures) |
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| How is the NFPA placarding system identified? |
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| a diamond with numerals, letters, and symbols within the colored backgrounds. |
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Placard backgrounds are:
Blue for _________
Red for ___________
Yellow for _________
White for ___________ |
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1)health
2) flammability
3) reactivity
4) additional information |
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| Placards indicate the order of severity by 5 divisions ranging from ______ which indicates ______. To _______ which indicates ________. |
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4- severe hazard
0- no special hazard |
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| Where are the DOT "Hazardous Materials, ERG" books carried? |
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| Who needs to be notified in the event of a large-scale incident involving gases and/or chemicals that endanger the health and welfare of personnel on the scene? |
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| Office of Emergency Services (OES) |
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| What 3 things does the IC include in the request to OES? |
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Type of gases or chemicals
Shape/type of container
Amount of substance |
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| Repair kits for chlorine cylinders to control leaks come in what 3 sizes? |
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A- 100 to 150lb containers
B- one ton containers
C- tank cars, trucks |
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| Who notifies OCD of a flammable liquid spill or broken gas/oil line in the harbor? |
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| Who does OCD need to notify in the event of a radiation incident? |
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| Occupational Health and Radiation Management Office, County of LA |
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| Whenever an incident involves any type of radioactive materials OCD shall dispatch ? |
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| Who gives permission to connect and pump water to any piping system other than a hydrant, stand pipe, or sprinkler system? |
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| Who is notified in the event of a broken sewer line incident? |
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| Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Public Works |
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| For evacuations an area that presents a life hazard to a degree that restricted entry is deemed necessary is a _________? |
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| For evacuations and area in which the boundaries are involved is called __________? |
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| The IC can give ________ to allow entry into involved or closed areas? |
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| prohibits all unathorized persons from entering the involved and/or closed areas? |
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| In an evacuation the officer in charge of the incident is call the _______?(LAPD jargon) |
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| Fires in mail boxes are extinguished with? |
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| CO2 of dry chemical extinguishers |
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| How many helicopters are used for night time physical rescue operations? |
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Definition
| 2/ one helicopter remains in the air and lights the operation while the other helicopter is involved with the personnel on the ground |
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| If landing site is in close proximity to victim, which helicopter should be requested? |
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Definition
| The large helicopter- these are best suited for transporting injured persons |
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| If rescue operations utilize the litter, how are they accomplished? |
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Definition
| The helicopter is in a HOVER, helicopter hoist must be ordered also |
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| With regard to aircraft operation who has the ultimsate authority? |
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Definition
| The Pilot- has the authority to veto any operation they think is unsafe |
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| When contacting aircraft, messages of an emergency can be relayed by whom? |
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| Engine Co. 90 or the command of air operations, they have a special air control freq. |
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| What are some specialized apparatus and personnel? |
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Definition
Brush patrol
Utility apparatus- HR or emergency lighting
Rehab utility
Command Post Community Assistance Resouce- Haz Mat Units Fire station 3 and 88
Foam Carrier
SCUBA firefighters |
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| What equipment can be used as a command post? |
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| The haz-mat units- they have been reconfigured |
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| The CPCAR(command post community assistance resource) is installed with what type of equipment? |
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Definition
radio stations w/ department and ham radio equipment
Fax and copy machine
cellular phones
TV, dry ink board, T-card rack
Meeting and Plans area |
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| under the command of a Task Force Commander and is composed of personnel w/ or w/o apparatus- designed to handle work beyond the capabilities of a single company |
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| 5 like resources of same kind and type with a designated leader. |
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| If a single incident is in need of strike teams, Tactical Task forces or Medical Task forces what numbers are assigned? |
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| IC shall use # sequence starting with 1031 |
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| If OCD forms strike teams, Tactical Task forces or Medical Task forces what numbers are assigned? |
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| A task force has a minimum staffing of how many personnel? |
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| What happens after a task force has completed their mission? |
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| A medical task force is usually comprised of what resources? |
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| one engine and two rescue ambulances, one department officer which may be the engine company officer |
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| Strike teams going outside the city are numbered how? |
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| 1000-1074 with LA City in front of the #, verbal LA CITY strike team 1000-1074, written LFD S/T 1000-1074 |
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| Strike teams assembled with multiple agencies in LA are numbred how? |
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| Discarding of medical waste shall be collected at all emergeny incidents and put in what? |
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| Zip lock bags provided by the department |
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| What is the stock # and description of the Zip lock bag? |
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| # is 9380136, poly,zip lock 10"x12"x12 mil |
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| What is the maximum # of resources that may be dispatched, or organized into S/T to brush incident when requests for assistance are received? |
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| OCD has the authority to dispatch what outside the city or outside normal response area for specialized equipment? |
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Brush per normal agreement
5 engines and 1 BC to Brush fire
4 engines and 2 trucks, 1 BC to structure fire
1 fireboat |
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| Working on incidents within or outside the city who is responsible for providing the food? |
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| Supply and Maintenance DIV determined by IC |
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| The DOT placard acronymm Every Good Fire Fighter Owns Pretty Red Corvett stands for? |
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Definition
Explosives
Gases
Flammmable Liquid
Flammable Solid
Oxidizers
Poisons
Radioactive
Carosive |
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| For radioactive material dosimeters are worn to ensure that no one receives more than? |
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Definition
| 25 roentgens in a period of 24hrs. |
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| All field incidents by each company responding or moving-ups are required to fill out a ___________ form? |
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| All cases where an injury or death occurs a __________ form is required? |
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| When a patient contact is established and/or patient care is rendered a form _________ is required? |
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| What form is completed for all field incidents? |
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| When does Cal/OSHA need to be notified? |
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Definition
| serious industrial injury |
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| A fire set by a human deliberately is a ____________? |
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| What are the 4 causes of investigation? |
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| Incendiary, Suspicous, Undetermined, Other known cause fire |
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| The map identification symbol of pretdetermined helispots is a triangle wit the _____________? |
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| The map symbol for pretdetermined staging areas is a _________ with the BN. # and letter of the location. |
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