Interior Operations
Mayday situations you may face include but are not limited to ____, _____, _____, _____, and _____.
-Air Emergencies
-Lost/Disoriented
-Entanglement
-Rapid Fire Development
-Collapse/Trapped
Veis Stands for:
Vent, Enter, Isolate, and Search
Establishing ______ away from the structure is the rescuer's role in occupant self-evacuation
A Safe Haven
If you think your life is in immediate danger, transmit the MAYDAY signal and then:
Communicate your situation to the IC before activating your PASS device.
The purpose of a Rapid Intervention Crew / Rapid Intervention Team is to:
Rescue injured or trapped firefighters
There are three key principles of air management: ____, _____, and ____.
-Inform the IC if you must exit the structure.
Firefighters use Air Monitoring Devices to:
Detect oxygen levels and hazardous substances
Sheltering-in-place involves moving victims to a protected location within the structure. It is used when: (Multiple answers)
-The Hazard is Minor.
-It is safer to keep victims inside the structure.
-Victims are incapacitated and cannot be moved.
-There is limited staffing to assist with evacuation.
-The structure can provide a protective barrier between the victim and the Hazard.
If you are near the downed firefighter when a MAYDAY transmission is made:
listen closely for your orders after the transmission and do not freelance.
After locating a downed firefighter in an IDLH atmosphere, RICS priority is:
Exiting the IDLH atmosphere
_____ Varies widely from individual to individual. (Rated operating time is not an actual operating time because of these variations.)
Air Consumption
In order to conduct an effective search operation, firefighters must know the:
Layout or floor plan of the building
Webbing Drag
Escaping to a safe haven is the best options when:
There is imminent threat of structural collapse.
While in a structure searching for a downed firefighter, the RIC should:
Stop frequently and briefly remain silent.
Working airflow is listed in NFPA ____ for specifications on SCBA cylinders.
NFPA 1981 Standards
Search and Rescue marks should be placed:
On the lower third of the door, the lower third of the adjacent wall, or in the landing of the adjacent stairs.
_____ is a type of carry or drag is commonly used for children, but is not practical for unconscious adults:
Cradle-in-arms lift/carry
The _____ is the coupling on a hoseline that will indicate you are headed toward an egress point:
Male
_____ is the acronym that describes the mandatory tools carried by a rapid intervention crew. (Acronym and what it stands for)
AWARE - Air, Water, A Radio, Extrication
Effective air management includes knowing how to react in an air emergency. To do so, you must _____ _____, and ____ _____ to determine the cause of the emergency and implement a solution.
Remain calm, and follow procedures.
A _____ is the search method in which the leader remains at a fixed point while searching team members spread out through a room to complete a search
Oriented-search
Victims should always be pulled along the ____ of their bodies
Axis
You should ____________ if you become entangled while trying to evacuate a building
Broadcast a mayday, then attempt to free yourself
When removing a firefighter with functioning SCBA from a hazardous location:
Move the firefighter carefully so as not to dislodge the mask.