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Apparatus Basics
Apparatus Basics
What are the first two things you should do after sitting down in an apparatus seat for a call?
What is Tag In and buckle your seatbelt
If you hit the orange mayday button by mistake what are you to say when dispatch contacts you?
What is accidental
When does scene size up start?
What is When the Pager activates and you hear the call information
When responding to the firehouse for a call the use of a blue light allows you to drive how fast?
What is the posted speed limit
(SOG 5.5)
What does the acronym LUNAR stand for?
What is Location, Unit, Name, Assignment/Air, Resources
What is the most important check that is done on weekly apparatus duty?
What is check the air packs.
At the end of every call all base radios and apparatus radios should be set to what channel?
What is channel 1
Note: Fire Police Radios always stay on channel 15
What individual on a scene can over-ride incident command and stop all operations?
Who is the Safety Officer
According to SOG #6 what should be done if there are not a minimum of 2 interior qualified firefighters (NOT including the driver) on an apparatus to respond to a call?
What is request a re-tone for additional manpower.
Who can call a May Day?
Anyone who deems is necessary.
(Firefighter in trouble, Incident Command, Safety Officer, Line Officer)
You arrive at a call but the officer of the rig has not yet given you any instructions. Where do you go or what do you do?
Report to the front bumper of the apparatus and wait until given instructions. Never go off on your own without instructions. You may also stay in your seat in the rig until given instructions.
After acknowledging a call in the radio room you are to write the call info on Incident Information Sheet, turn on the appropriate switch for the light board, and what other task?
What is write the ops channel on the white board
On a typical scene what is the size of the collapse zone?
What is 1 1/2 times the height of the structure?
How many probationary firefighters are allowed to respond to a call at Mohonasen high school if the call comes in at 12PM?
What is ZERO
(probationary firefighters are never allowed to respond to a mutual aid call)
(SOG #8)
If you are in a May Day situation what is one of the first things you should do after transmitting your May Day over the radio?
What is turn on your PASS alarm
What is the first due apparatus if Carman is dispatched to set up a Landing Zone?
What is 131
What does the acronym DIMWIT stand for?
What is Does It Matter What I Transmit
Firefighters and Fire Police who go off on their own without any instruction from their officer are said to be doing what?
What is freelancing.
No firefighter shall be permitted to enter a structure or ascend a roof unless what has been placed in the proper location?
What is accountability tag.
(SOG #12)
What is the first thing Incident Command should do after hearing a May Day transmission?
What is Acknowledge and repeat back the message to make sure that it was understood.
Not counting the driver, how many additional individuals are allowed to ride on T1372 for a mutual aid call?
What is 5.
The officer, an aerial operator if available, and 3 additional firefighters. One seat should remain open for mutual aid department member.
Name at least 3 of the 5 C's of radio communication.
What are: Conciseness, Clarity, Control, Confidence, Capability
What are the 4 incident priorities at any scene?
What are Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Conservation, and Environmental Conservation.
What statement does Carman Fire Department use for incidents where exposure to hazards of moving traffic are present for fire department personnel?
What is "If your feet are on the street, your vest is
on your chest"
(SOG #10)
What is the most important factor in calling a May Day?
What is the decision to call the May Day. Do not be afraid to call a May Day if you think you are in trouble, the life you save may be your own.