FIRELEADS #3

State & County

100

What state is Alameda County in?

California

200

What STATE is Weber County in?

Utah! 

300

Seattle, WA is in what County?

KING

400

Pierce County is in what STATE?

Washington

500

We have two Washington Counties - Which STATES are both counties in?

 OREGON & UTAH

State & County

100

We cover two counties in Idaho currently, what are they?

Bonneville and Ada

200

Reno and Sparks are in what county?

Washoe

300

What is the time difference between us and Tulsa?

Two hour difference

400

We cover 2 Clark Counties, what states are they in?

Nevada and Washington

500

Name the 4 counties that we cover that touch Lake Tahoe

Placer & Nevada Counties in CA

Douglas & Washoe Counties in NV

Incident Type

100

What's the incident type when the fire is contained to one single room?

FIRE

200

Someone called because they were cooking popcorn and left it in the microwave too long. They have a lot of smoke inside. FD arrives on scene and reported no fire, but they are going to need positive pressure ventialtion. What is the incident type?

SMOKE

300

A car crashed into a power pole and knocked the pole into a building. What incident type will you use?

Structure Collision

400

Fireworks went off in the house and broke all the windows in the house. What is the incident type?

EXPLOSION

500

A sprinkler head in a warehouse was knocked off by a forklift. What is your incident type?

WATER

Random

100

What do you need to do at end of shift with your desk/workspace?

Sign out of your email. 

Close out of all internet browsers.

Delete recyle bin. 

Clean & wipe down desk and chair. 

200

How many time zones are we operating in?

4. 

Ours (Pacific)

Central

Mountain

Eastern

300

How long do you have to get your first pre-alert out?

Ideally 5 minutes from the start of the incident

400

How long do we have to get our long leads out? After what time frame are they considered late?

About 30 minutes ideally. Late after one hour.

500

What fire department responds to Gilbert, AZ?

Gilbert Fire

FD Operations

100

What type of fire apparatus carries the "jaws of life"

A Truck. Aka Ladder. Aka Ladder Truck. Aka Truck Company 

200

What does 2 in/2 out mean?

2 firefighters in/2 firefighters out. Referring to beginning a primary search and offensive fire operations. Think: 2 firefighters are entering the structure to check for fire and victims and 2 firefighters are staying out in order to perform a rapid rescue if the firefighters inside need assistance. They are there for backup and rescuing. 

300

If a firefighter started yelling MAYDAY MAYDAY what does that mean?

FF is down and needs help. They are having a personal emergency. 

400

Who is the Battalion Cheif and why are they important?

Hes the senior, most in-charge person on scene. They become the incident commander and saftey officer. 

500

How many firefighters does an ENGINE have?

3-4