Firearm Safety
This body part must stay completely outside the trigger guard and off the trigger until you are fully ready to fire the shot.
what is your finger
This is the single most important way to prevent heat-related illnesses in hot weather, every 15–20 minutes during activity you should be doing this.
what is drinking water
This military-derived system provides the MARCH method to prioritize and treat the leading preventable causes of death in trauma.
What is TCCC
This device, installed on every level of the home and especially outside sleeping areas, should be tested monthly and replaced every 10 years to detect smoke early.
What is a Smoke Detector
This key metric—combining air temperature and wind speed—determines CAP cadet training precautions in winter, with levels like Low (40–20°F), Moderate (20–0°F), High (-1 to -20°F), and Extreme (below -21°F).
What is Wind Chill
Treat every firearm this way, even if you've just checked it and know it's empty, to prevent accidents from negligence.
what is treat a gun as if it is always loaded
This key metric—combining temperature and humidity—guides CAP cadet training precautions, with levels like Low (85–90°F), Moderate (91–103°F), and High (103–115°F) requiring more rest, shade, and monitoring.
what is Heat Index
In MARCH (the core treatment sequence taught in TCCC), this first step addresses the number-one preventable cause of battlefield death
What is Massive Hemorrhaging or bleeding
This invisible, odorless gas from faulty heating systems or appliances can cause headaches, dizziness, and death—install detectors near sleeping areas and never ignore them.
What is carbon monoxide?
In CAP cold weather guidelines, cadets must always wear this type of clothing system—base layer, insulating middle, and wind/water-resistant outer—to stay warm and dry while allowing easy adjustment.
What is Layering
This is the primary and most important rule of firearm safety: always do this with the muzzle, even if the gun is unloaded.
what is : always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction
These are common early symptoms of heat-related illness in CAP activities: heavy sweating, weakness, cool/pale/clammy skin, dizziness, nausea, headache, and muscle cramps.
What are signs of heat exaustion
These are the three main types of external bleeding in trauma care: bright red and spurting (arterial), dark red and steady/flowing (venous), and slow/trickling or oozing (capillary).
What are arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding?
This is the leading cause of home fires in the U.S.
What is cooking?
This deceptive winter road hazard—also called "invisible ice"
Before firing, always positively identify this, and know what lies beyond it to avoid unintended harm or ricochets.
what is know your target and what's behind it
This life-threatening condition—often following untreated heat exhaustion—features a body temperature above 104°F, hot/dry skin (may stop sweating), confusion, rapid heartbeat, and possible loss of consciousness; call 911 immediately.
After massive hemorrhage control, the "A" in MARCH stands for this—ensuring a patent airway through positioning, suction, or adjuncts like an NPA if needed.
one of the top home injuries
What are stairs.
Early signs of this cold injury include numbness, tingling, pale/white skin, and waxy appearance—often on fingers, toes, nose, or ears; rewarm gently with body heat (e.g., armpit) but seek medical help for deeper cases.
What is frostbite?
This additional safety measure is required on ranges to prevent permanent injury from noise, debris, or ejected brass.
what is Eye and Ear protection
In CAP cadet hot weather guidelines, for high heat index levels, allow cadets to do this with uniforms (remove BDU/ABU blouses), mandate sunscreen reapplication every 4 hours, use wingmen to monitor intake, and enforce train/rest cycles like 30/30 for high-intensity activity.
HINT: if you've been to encampment we did this a lot
what is De-blowsing or removing your Blouse
This key safety rule in TCCC and MARCH care states that you should never do this when treating a casualty, doing this will prevent further casualties.
what is Don't put yourself in harms way.
This electrical hazard—running extension cords under rugs, overloading outlets, or using damaged cords—can cause fires; always use the right wattage and avoid daisy-chaining power strips.
Answer: What is overloaded circuits / improper extension cord use?
In CAP moderate to high wind chill conditions (e.g., 20°F to -20°F), cadets must take this mandatory break
What is a warming break/ Warming up?