The nonprofit organization created in 1992 by the US Congress to honor America's fallen firefighters. One of the organizations main goals is to reduce firefighter injuries and fatalities.
What is The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation?
100
The Standard on Live Fire Training.
What is NFPA 1403?
100
Programs provided by employers to aid employees and their families in solving work and personal problems.
What is an Employee Assisstance Program?
100
Statistically this is one of the most dangerous activities of a firefighters job.
What is responding to an emergency on the apparatus?
100
In a structure fire, the first of the Tactical Priorities is this. After all, you are number one.
What is firefighter safety?
200
Firefighter or emergency responder death resulting from the performance of fire department duties.
What is a (LODD) Line of Duty death?
200
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration operates under this US agency.
What is the US Department of Labor?
200
This program will offer guidance in areas of nutrition, smoking cessation, physical fitness and other areas of personal health.
What is Wellness program?
200
Firefighters must not be permitted to ride here!!!
What is outside of the apparatus?
200
A report to the IC noting that all personnel working in the hot zone are safe and accounted for.
What is a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)?
300
The NFPA Standard on Occupational Safety and Health Program.
What is NFPA 1500?
300
Federal OSHA regulations are contained in Title 29 of this government publication.
What is the Code of Federal Regulations?
300
This program offers a means for responders to prevent or reduce the stress associated with the horrific scenes we are called to.
What is Critical Incident Stress Management? (CISM, CISD)
300
These are an absolute must before any apparatus ever moves.
What are seatbelts?
300
This type of operation is based around a controlled and aggressive interior search and fire attack.
What is an offensive fire operation?
400
An established set of criteria (plan) by which tactical decisions can be made based on the benefits to be gained compared to the risk involved.
What is a Risk Management Plan?
400
29 CFR 1910.1030 is where you'll find this program. Its the program that requires employers to provide employees with immunizations against Hepatitis B.
What is Bloodborne Pathogens?
400
To get the most benefit out of a CISM program, responders should attend a debreifing with in this amount of time after a stressful event occurs.
What is 72 hours?
400
When sirens and engine noise exceed this level in the cab of an apparatus, hearing protection is required.
What is 90 decibels?
400
These operations will include exterior operations, the use of master streams, collapse zones, and exposure protection.
What are defensive fire operations?
500
The system by which fire departments are organized to operate within a common organizational structure designed to aid in the management of resources at emergency incidents. The IC is the leader.
What is the Incident Command System?
500
29 CFR 1910.1200 is where you'll find the Hazard Communication standard. As a result of this standard, these information sheets are required for all chemical products in the US.
What are material safety data sheets (MSDS)?
500
Part of a CISM program, it is an informal discussion held immediately after termination of an incident. Possible chemical or medical exposures will be addressed as well as unsafe operating procedures, reinforcement of the positive aspects of the incident and other items that require immediate attention.
What is defusing?
500
Do this, if you beleive your apparatus is in contact with live electrical wires and you must exit the cab for safety reasons.
What is keep your feet together and jump clear of the apparatus.
500
Two or more fully equipped and immediately available firefighters assigned to stand by outside the hazard zone strictly for the purpose of firefighter rescue should it become necessary.