IRPG
How many Feet are in a chain
66 feet
Majority of firefighter deaths are caused by?
Heart Attack or sudden cardiac arrest
What are the requirements for a Type 1 Engine?
400 Gallons of water and 100 rpm
What are the 3 Structure Defense Triage Categories?
Non Threatened
Threatened Non Defensible
Threateneed defensible
What are the Rates of Spread and speeds associated with them?
slow little to no progress or of little consequence
Moderate less than 1 mph
dangerous 1-3 mpg
critical greater than 3 mph
According to the IRPG What are 3 Human Factor Barriers to Situational Awareness?
Low Experience level with Local Factors
Distraction from Primary Task
Fatigue
Most Common injury of a firefighter?
Sprains/Strains
What are the requirements for a type 2 Engine?
400 gallons of water and 500 gpm
What is an Amador Plan?
CAL FIRE Facilities and Employees provide fire protection to local government entity during fire season and by contract during the non fire season
For Critical fire weather what are the 4 critical weather elements?
LOW RH
Unstable Air
Strong Surface Wind
Drought
According to the IRPG what is a safety zone?
What is the separation distance between the continuous maximum flame height and the firefighter in a safety zone?
An area where a firefighter can survive without a fire shelter.
4 times the maximum continuous flame height.
What are the 5 Common Denominators?
On relatively small fires or deceptively quiet areas of large fires
In relatively light fuels such as grass herbaceous fuels and light brush
When there is unexpected shift in wind direction or wind speed
when fire responds to topographic conditions and runs uphill
During critical bURN pERIODS BETWEEN 1400 AND 1700