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Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
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| Of or pertaining to firefighting operations involving fixed or rotary winged aircraft |
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| Command designation established to maintain span of control |
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| the designation of a term that is the same throughout an Incident Management System (IMS) |
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| A tem of firefighters with apparatus assigned to preform a specific function in a designated response area. |
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| Command designation responsible for operations within an assigned geographical area. |
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| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
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| The delivery of prehospital medical treatment. |
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| Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) |
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| An individual trained and certified to provide basic life support emergency medical care. |
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| The unit of designation of a group of firefighters assigned to a piece of apparatus designed to deliver water to the fire scene. |
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| Exit Drills in the Home (EDITH) |
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| A fire survival program to encourage people to practice fire drills from their home or residence. |
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Firefighter Assis and Support Team (FAST) or
Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) |
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| A company designated to the search and rescue trapped or lost firefighters |
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| Hazardous Material Technician |
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| An individual trained to meet the requirements for CFR OSHA 1910.120. Technician Level for Hazardous Materials Response |
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| Incident Management System (IMS) |
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| An organized, systemic method for command, control, and management of an emergency incident |
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| A team of specially trained individuals who fill the command and general staff positions of the Incident Command System when and incident takes place |
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| Integrated Communications |
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| the ability of all units or agencies to communicate at an incident |
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| The ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex |
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| Mutual Aid or Assistance Agreements |
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| Prearranged written agreement of the types and amounts of assistance one jurisdiction will provide to another. THESE GO BOTH WAYS (reciprocal) |
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| National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) |
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| A nonprofit member organization that uses consensus process to develop model fire prevention codes and firefighting standards |
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| National Incident Management System (NIMS) |
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| A standard system of operating at and controlling resources during and incident where multiple agencies may interact |
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| Standards for Fire Fighting Professional Qualifications |
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| The time frames for operations at an incident |
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| An individual trained and certified to provide advanced life support emergency medical care, including drug theropy |
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| A combination fire service apparatus with components of both an engine company and a truck company |
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Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) or Crew (RIC)
or FAST |
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| A company designated to search and rescue trapped or lost fire fighters. |
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A unit designation of a group of fire fighters to perform specialized rescue work and or tactics and functions such as
forcible entry
search and rescue
ventilation ETC... |
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Specially trained fire fighter in areas like
high angle rope
confined space
trench
structure collapse |
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| The ability of one individual to supervise a number of people or units. Range from 3 to 7. IDEAL IS 5 |
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| Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) |
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| Specific information and instructions on how a task or assignment is to be accomplished |
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| Part of the operation section where apparatus and personnel assigned to the incident are available for deployment within 3 minutes |
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| A combination fire service apparatus with components of both an engine company and a truck company |
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Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) or Crew (RIC)
or FAST |
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Definition
| A company designated to search and rescue trapped or lost fire fighters. |
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Definition
A unit designation of a group of fire fighters to perform specialized rescue work and or tactics and functions such as
forcible entry
search and rescue
ventilation ETC... |
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Definition
Specially trained fire fighter in areas like
high angle rope
confined space
trench
structure collapse |
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| The ability of one individual to supervise a number of people or units. Range from 3 to 7. IDEAL IS 5 |
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| Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) |
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| Specific information and instructions on how a task or assignment is to be accomplished |
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| Part of the operation section where apparatus and personnel assigned to the incident are available for deployment within 3 minutes |
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| Five functions or tasks performed by firefighters in a fire department |
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Prevention and suppression
Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic( EMT-P) Hazardous Materials Technician
Rescue Specialist
Fire Prevention officer
Fire investigator |
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| Five areas addressed by a standard operating proceedure |
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| outlines who,what when,where and how of a specific topic |
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| Where are regulations found and who is responsible for developing and enforcing them |
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OSHA (federal)
State Labor (not covered by OSHA)
Local governing bidy
top level managers |
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Incident Commander
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/administration
alos may include
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Public Information Officer |
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| Duties of and responsibilities of assuming command |
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What has happened or the type of incident
Incident Action Plan (strategy and tactics)
Current resources/unit operating, status, and location
Civilians injured or trapped
Actions that have been accomplished
Ability to control the incident with available resources |
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| Allied agencies that can assist a fire department |
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Police-
Provide assistance with traffic management,investigations,bomb threats
Public Works
traffic management, public water systems maintain stations
Utility Companies
secure building and street utilities
Environmental Protection
may lead or assist at hazardous materials incident
Private business
May provide supplies materials for emergency operations |
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