Fire Prevention and Public Education
Most fires are caused by?
Unsafe careless acts.
What are the three basic components in a fire alarm system?
Alarm initiation device, Alarm notification device and Control panel.
Who has the legal responsibility to determine the causes of fires?
Fire Chief
A hazardous material is?
Material that poses an unreasonable risk to health and safety of people and environment.
What are the added roles fire departments have taken on?
EMS, Hazmat, and Technical Rescue.
What are two hazards associated with Electric-Power Vehicles?
Large amount of energy stored in the batteries, potential electrical shorts.
Name four treatments that BLS Providers can do?
a. Splinting
b. Bleeding Control
c. Treating for Shock
d. Lift/Moving Pts
e. Transport
f. Utilize an AED
g. CPR
What is the goal of Public Fire and Life Safety Education?
Help people understand how to prevent fires from occurring and teach them how to react if a fire occurs.
To silence and reset an alarm system this must be done where?
Control Panel
Fire Cause Investigation should not be confused with what?
Criminal Investigation
Awareness Level responder can?
Recognize and identify.
What are the three levels of training for Tech Rescue Incidents.
Awareness, Operations, and Technician
Hybrid Vehicles are both battery and ______?
Electric
What is the minimum for ambulance duty?
EMT
Fire Safety Programs include?
Stop, Drop and roll, EDITH, Smoke alarm installation, residential sprinkler system awareness.
What are the two types of power supplies for smoke alarms?
Battery and Hardwired.
The area in which the fire started is known as ?
Point of origin.
SARA stands for ?
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
What are the five guidelines for assisting rescue teams?
Be Safe, Follow Orders, Work as a Team, Think, Follow the Golden Rule.
A platform frame is?
Uses beams to fabricate the load bearing frame.
Who is considered the customer during EMS incidents?
The Patient
EDITH stands for ?
Exit Drills in the Home.
Where should smoke alarms be installed?
Every bedroom every floor.
Physically igniting paper with a match is a ?
Act
SARA was the original driver for what.
HAZWOPER regulations
Name the three zones of site control.
Cold, Warm, and Hot.
Unlike a platform frame, a uni-body frame does not use?
Frame Rails
HIPPA Stands for ?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Smoke alarms should be tested ?
MONTHLY!!!
What are the two types of smoke detectors.
Ionization and photoelectric.
Leaving a pot unattended on a hot stove is a ?
Omission
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid and Gas (4 if you count Cpt. Free Gas)
What system should be used to secure a safe environment?
Lockout/Tagout
What are the three types of Compressed Gas Powered Vehicles?
CNG, LNG, propane.
What are the 2 levels of EMS?
BLS / ALS
Smoke alarm batteries should be replaced ?
Twice a year.
What is the name of the audible sound given off by an alarm notification appliance?
Temporal 3 pattern
What two types of classification are fires labeled as ?
Incendiary or accidental.
What is an example of a nerve agent?
Sarin, VX, Soman, Tabun
Who is overall responsible for the incident at a Tech Rescue Incident?
Incident Commander.
Cribbing is utilized to do what to a vehicle?
Stabilize
What are the two types of medical direction?
Online and Offline
What is the process of establishing the cause of a fire through careful investigation and analysis of available evidence?
Fire Cause Determination
Fire alarm systems can be broken down into five categories, what are the 5 categories?
Local, remote, auxiliary, proprietary and central.
Incendiary fires are caused by what?
Arson
What are the four routes of entry into the body?
Inhalation, Absorption, Ingestion, and Injection
For electrical hazards, how far away do you park the apparatus?
Minimum One Truck Span
The air chisel is considered as what type of tool?
Cutting
What is the fire department's mission?
Save lives and property
What is the purpose of conducting a fire safety survey in a private dwelling?
Identify fire and life safety hazards.
Hononegah High School has what category of alarm system?
Central Station
The depth of char on a object is related to what?
The intensity of the fire at a particular location.
What is NFPA 704 ?
Standard for building Hazard Classification.
Natural Gas and Propane are nontoxic but consider a ?
Asphyxiant
Tempered glass is located where on a vehicle?
Side and rear....BONUS as of 2018 what has changed about glass on vehicles?
What are the three interactions that ems commonly have?
Patient, Medical Director, Hospital Staff.
Kitchen fire are often caused by?
Cooking.
Automatic sprinkler heads, Piping, control valves, and a water supply.
The bottom of the V pattern points to what?
Area of origin.
What is the color position in the diamond for NFPA 704?
Left-Blue, Top-Red, Right-Yellow, Bottom-White
Accountability tracks what three items?
Identities, Assignments, Location
Terminating an incident involves?
Clean, Service and maintain all equipment
What is the main role of HIPPA?
Protecting patient privacy
While conducting a fire station tour, adults are probably more interested in what?
Home fire safety.
Heat detectors are designed to go off when?
When a specific room temperature is reached.
If evidence is discovered it should be?
Left in place, not tampered with, and you should notify a company officer or investigator.
What is the numerical rating for NFPA 704?
0 is the least hazardous., 4 is the most hazardous.
What three factors apply to all scenes?
Approach Cautiously, Position apparatus properly, assist specialized team as needed.
Law enforcement will do what to the scene?
Secure it. Bonus: Get in the way
What percentage of Fire Departments provide some type of EMS?
94%