General Firefighter Knowledge
As a driver at a high rise fire, what are we are expected to connect to?
1. Hydrant
2. FDC
There is an underground car fire in the P3 level. Everybody gets geared up with the general high rise equipment. What is the one additional thing we need to grab from the truck to bring with us?
Rope Bag.
What does the base of the RAM rest on when we typically push on the A Post or Dash Bar?
The Rocker Panel
Where does RIT typically stage during a high rise fire?
The floor below the fire.
Other acceptable answers: stairwell if it is clean and you aren't in the way.
At what levels of CO do we mask up?
25-30 ppm
What are the 3 sizes of ladders we carry on the truck?
10ft attic ladder
14ft straight roof ladder
24ft extension ladder
What is the ratio of pre-mix fuel that our circular saw uses.
50:1
True or False: To preform a B-Post Blowout, the correct method is to stabilize the vehicle, remove the doors, cut the top of the B Post, cut 3/4 of the bottom of the B Post, lash the back door, then use the spreaders to rip the remaining metal at the bottom of the B Post.
True.
Bonus: What situation would make us want to pick this method of extrication ?
Give a complete breakdown of how to use your transfill hose line.
1. Position downed FF
2. Identify issue
3. Deploy transfill hose
4. Connect to you, connect to recipient
5. Monitor air cylinders
6. Remove from recipient, tuck hose in your gear.
Fully describe OPQRST
Onset
Provocation
Quality
Radiate
Severity
Time
What would you spray on the trucks roll up doors if they are not moving smoothly?
Multi Purpose Synthetic Lubricant
We have 2 angle grinder disks on the truck. What is the best angle grinder disk to cut laminated glass?
Bonus: what colour is that angle grinder?
Diamond tipped.
Yellow and black.
What is the term for gaining access through a small area and continuing to gain access deeper and deeper through that opening.
Tunneling.
What is the purpose of doing an scba conversion?
It enables us to move them by way of their scba without them coming out of it.
Where can we not use a hemostatic dressing?
1. Chest wounds going into the lung
2. Abdominal wounds where organs are visible
3. Skull/head
*any body cavity
A general rule: If you can pack the wound and hold firm pressure against bone or tissue, hemostatic gauze is appropriate.
Explain how to check an elevators safety features after putting it in Phase 2.
1. Hold the close door button and then let it go. It should retract.
2. Hold the door open button and then let it go. It should close.
Explain the process of changing the circular saw blade.
Option 2: explain how to change the blade on the angle grinder.
Add in tool to prevent the wheel from turning (or use a glove hand), take off the center screw, remove blade.
Push down on the grab, use the 2 pronged tool to take off the screw.
If a patient is trapped under a vehicle, what would we do to prepare for a lift so that the entire vehicle lifts in unison?
Collect the vehicles suspension using ratchet straps (and possibly cribbing to take up the void in the wheel well).
Name the items in the RIT bag.
1. Face piece
2. Air cylinder and regulator
3. Toronto Strap
4. Webbing
5. Shears
6. Glow sticks
7. Wedges
(7. Rope).
Describe infant/baby CPR (compression to ventilation ratio, compression technique, etc...)
15:2 compressions (neonatal 3:1)
2 finger or hand encompassing with thumbs on chest
AED is OK If pads are min. 1 inch apart
On which radio channel will a MAYDAY not be transmitted to Toronto Fire.
Forced T/A
In auto extrication, if you wanted to secure a load from moving, you would attach this ratcheting device to a stable object and the other end to the object you want to stabilize.
The come-along.
How do you de-energize an electric vehicle?
Find the battery and remove the 12V, then find the high voltage firefighter cut loop and cut it.
What are the 6 RIT benchmarks?
1. RIT deployed
2. RIT on air
3. Firefighter located
4. Firefighter packaged
5. Firefighter removed from the structure
6. RIT stood down
What are the 6 rights of patient medication administration?
1. The right person
2. The right medication
3. The right time.
4. The right dose
5. The right route.
6. The right documentation