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| Focusing one's attention to a particular problem without regard for possible consequences or alternative aproaches is considered |
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| Firefighters must always work in teams of 2 or more when entering an involved structure for any reason. Additionally, a minimum of 2 firefighers must be standing by outside in full PPE and SCBA. This rule is known as: |
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| What are the 3 factors that determine the "rescue profile": |
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1. occupancy type/time of day
2. Fire/smoke conditions
3. Activity clues |
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| Describe rt or lt hand search |
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| the FF maintains constant contact btween the wall and that side of the body. If proceeding lt, the FF will turn lt when entering a room, at each end the FF contacts the FF will turn only lt, when FF comes back to doorway FF will turn lt again to search next room |
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| How does one cover more area in a building w/ 2 FF's |
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| following the lt or rt turn search idea, one FF stays to the wall maintaing contact w/ the other FF by holding onto to FF extremity with a tool, while other FF searches |
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| Searhing a building is done in 2 different operations |
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| primary search and secondary search |
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| FF's ahead of attack line doing thourough but quick searches. can be expedited by FF's searching from outside doing window search |
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| conducted after the fire is out, more thourough search (overhaul/salvage) |
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| to free or release a pt from entrapment |
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| What are key points to size up when arriving on an MVA? |
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| Traffic, # of vehicles involved, #of pt's and extent of injuries, hazardous conditions, degree of entanglement |
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| What are the 3 classes of Harnesses when performing high/low angle rescue |
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1. single waist belt w/ caribeener
2. waist seat harness that wrap around legs
3. Waist and Chest harness |
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| a space large enough to enter, but not designed for continuous occupancy. limites access and egress |
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| Asphyxiation is most prevelent in what typ of rescue |
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| Trench and below grade rescue |
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| an open space surrounded by debris from a collapse |
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| What are 3 types of Collapse |
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Lean to collapse
pancake collapse
V-type collapse |
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| Once the pathway is selected, the method or combination of methods for disentanglement must be selected. The four options are: |
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1. disassembly
2. distortion
3. displacement
4. severance |
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| In larger mercantile, commercial, or industrial occupancies, it is impossible to conduct a thorough search with an exceptible level of safety without one of these: |
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| The first power hydraulic tool that became available to FF's and is still used today is: |
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