Engine Co. Ops
The first line at any report of a fire in a building with a suppression system goes here:
FDC
The term used for leaving one side of the truck's stabilizers stowed (or at least not out all the way) while the aerial is in operation is known as
"Short-jacking"
What apparatus is "1st due" to a motor vehicle accident with 0-1 patient reported
531 & 539; leaving 532 & 538 for recall staff or second calls
How many electrodes are on a 12-lead?
10
In what year was the Lincoln Fire Department formed?
1905
A defensive tactic where a 2.5in hose is positioned in a circle and looped under itself. This is intended to be sat on and manned by 1 firefighter.
A Boston loop
A traditional vertical vent should be completed where?
"High and tight" - Above the fire room as near to the peak as possible.
According to SOG 20, how many parts per million does the CO meter need to read for SCBA usage to be mandatory?
9ppm
What is the first intervention for patient's experiencing (non-traumatic) chest pain?
O2 in order to maintain SATS of 94-99%
How many aerial ladders have been in service for the Town of Lincoln since 1905?
7
No hydrants? No problem. When the lead engine lays into the fire and a dump tank and a second due engine sets up a dumptank OR a clappered siamese is placed at the mouth of the driveway; this is know as a
Rural hitch
A form or vertical ventilation that acts as a fire break. Most typically performed in a row of buildings or on the "L" of an older residential home under heavy fire conditions.
Trench cut
Who is coming to us on a 2nd alarm building fire assignment?
Millinocket, East Millinocket, Greenbush, and Milford.
What is the quickest way to estimate BSA of a Burn patient?
Use the patient's palm to the finger tips to estimate 1%
how many calls for service did respond to when we broke the record for busiest year in department history?
2,109 in 2024
What should be the maximum lift attempted when drafting?
25ft
When placing the truck, what is the optimal work space to ensure reach and maneuverability?
Off the side. (Working over the cab limits how low you can go and working off the back would cut 30ft off your reach.)
What is the proper order of response for a reported chimney fire?
531, 535, 539 (Recall crew brings 532)
In the new protocol update the term "basic airway" adjunct was changed to what?
BLS airway
On December 3rd, 1999 a fire broke out in a cold storage warehouse in Worcester, MA tragically claiming the lives of how many firemen - making it the second largest loss of life of firemen in the history of the fire service in New England?
6
Go back to google slides and find the question on slide 2
73psi
How many total feet of ladders are on 535?
295ft
Where is the closest water supply (Static or pressurized) for James Way (in Lincoln)
Static = The Narrows
Pressurized = PVH. Enfield Rd & Transalpine Rd.
What is a "Yellow" tag indicate on a MCI tag?
No immediate transport necessary to prevent loss of life or limb, but will eventually need to be transported.
What fire generated the largest single line-of-duty death (LODD) event in New England firefighting history?
Hotel Vendome fire in Boston on June 17, 1972. (9 LODDs)