Scene/Response
Safety
Safety
What is the number one rule of safety on any fire or EMS scene
what is YOUR OWN SAFETY
What are the four components of the fire Tetrahedron?
"Name three of them"
what is Fuel
Oxygen
Heat
Chemical Chain Reaction
The two tools that firefighters often use together.
What is Halligan and flat head axe?
AKA Irons
This injury is often treated by splinting, icing, elevation and administration of pain medication
What is fracture, sprain or strain
Who established the first fire department.
What is Ben Franklin
When does response safety start?
what is When the pagers go off.
Response safety starts when your vehicle leaves your driveway.
The person in overall command and responsible for all activities
What is Incident Command.
Often a chief or officer (captain) but could be anyone. First arriving person!
What is used to pull down interior and exterior walls, ceilings and roofs?
What is Pike Pole
This condition exhibits pinpoint pupils, decreased level of consciousness, decreased respiration/respiratory arrest
What is Opiate overdose.
What breed of dog is considered the firehouse dog and why?
What is The Dalmatian
They were known to guard the carriage and or lead the pathway to the fire.
What Privileges do a blue light give you ?
what is "none"
Blue lights are called courtesy lights, all laws must still be obeyed
what is the extinguishment of fire through cooling with water
what is Temperature reduction.
What saw is used to cut through metal, concrete, wood, and rubber roofing?
What is K-12 Rescue Saw
In winter conditions may cause firefighters to shiver and then develop slurred speech, confusion, poor decision making, clumsiness, etc. What condition should be suspected?
What is Hypothermia
What is the golden rule of forcible entry?
What is "Try before you pry"
What are the four incident control zones
what is Hazard area
Hot zone
Warm zone
Cold zone
What are the five main classes of Fire Extinguishers and what are they used for
what is Class A- Ordinary Combustibles (wood)
Class B- Flammable Liquids (Paints, oils)
Class C- Electrical (Electrical panels)
Class D- Flammable metals (Magnesium)
Class K- Commercial cooking equipment (cooking oils)
What is the piece of equipment that is used to turn one hose line into two.
What is Gated "y"
What is the thermal injury involving the dermis and epidermis. Characterized by red, hot skin that is blistered and may be swollen
what is Second degree burn
Who is the person that provides the incident commander with information necessary to ensure safe operations and efficiently mitigate the emergency incident. They are also responsible for accountability on the fire scene
What is Safety officer
What are the three incident priorities on any fire scene?
Other than personal safety
what is Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation!
How many gallons of water does each engine in Pike fire hall hold?
What is
Engine one- 1,000 Gallons
Engine two- 2,500 Gallons
Engine three- 1,500 Gallons
what is a
Lieutenants tool
You show up on a scene where a five year old was rescued from a pool a few hours ago, he is now presenting signs of difficulty breathing, coughing, chest pain, and lethargy. what might you suspect?
What is Secondary drowning
Occurs when the flow of water in a hose line is stopped suddenly resulting in a water surge.
What is water hammer