FF2 Chapter 1 Flashcards

Which organizational principle states that each firefighter or responder answers to a single supervisor during an incident?

Unity of Command

Based on the initial assessment of the incident scene, first-arriving firefighters must make decisions based on:

Acceptable Risk

What is an action that a Fire Fighter II can take to demonstrate good leadership?

Issue clear instructions & expectations

A plan for the operation of fire suppression crews to limit the fire to areas already involved and to protect exposures is known as a(an):

Defensive Strategy

When transferring Command, the fire officer receiving command must:

Be on the scene

The strategy transitions from _ when conditions in the structure deteriorate rapidly and unexpectedly. 

Offensive to Defensive 

Class C fires involve:

Energized electrical equipment

The IC may use a(an) _ to track units and make field notes about the incident.

Tactical worksheet

Broad, general statements of the final outcomes to be achieved are called:

Strategic goals

An operational plan to initiate fire control, conduct searches and rescues, and extinguish the fire with the intent to commence operations inside the fire building is a(an):

Offensive strategy

The correct order of incident priorities is:

Life safety, Incident stabilization, Property conservation

The two main national codes used to categorize incidents for postincident reports are NFPA 901, Standard Classifications for Fire and Emergency Services Incident Reporting and the:

United States Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

Who decides where and from what direction to gain entry?

The IC or supervisor

Emergency radio traffic includes urgent broadcasts intended to:

Warn personnel at an emergency scene of an impending hazard

Which is the first step in the NIMS-ICS planning process?

Performing a size-up

Fast air moving in at the bottom of a door and smoke moving out the top indicates a(an):

Active structure fire

When dealing with smaller electrical fires, such as those in electronic or computer equipment, you should:

Isolate the power source & then extinguish the fire

Specific details of incident communications such as radio frequencies, reporting procedures, and emergency communication will be dictated by: 

Local protocols 

If interior conditions worsen or are worse than can be observed from outside the structure, contact the IC and coordinate water application with:

Ventilation crews

What is the difference between an outside aid agreement and a mutual aid agreement?

In an outside aid agreement, payment is made by one organization to the other

Which two NFPA standards include information about the use and requirements for thermal imagers (TIs)?

1408 and 1801

When dealing with smaller electrical fires in computer equipment, firefighters should isolate the power source first then:

Extinguish the fire with Class C extinguishing agents

Because postincident reports are public legal documents,:

There may be legal consequences if they are incomplete or incorrect

When a firefighter acting as the Incident Commander needs to transfer Command,:

A face-to-face transfer is preferred

Personnel can use a thermal imager to:

Identify the possible location of fire, victims, or liquid levels with containers or a structure

Which type of hose appliance allows you to turn one hoseline into two or more?

Wye appliances

Which incident type can be mitigated using local resources? 

Type 5 

What action should be taken first if a victim is discovered in a structure during interior fire control?

The location of the victim should be communicated to the IC or rescue crew.

An example of employing a defensive strategy is:

Protecting exposures and containing fires already in the area

Which hose appliance adapts a larger hoseline to a smaller hoseline?

Water thief

When should personnel inspect thermal imagers?

After each use

What type of materials can thermal imagers not "see" through?

Water, glass, or other reflective surfaces

The purpose of the United States Fire Administration's National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) is to: 

Create data for analyses and assist in addressing the nation’s fire problem 

Which information is typically contained in a written IAP?

Tactical worksheet & incident briefing

Until the power is turned off at a Class C fire, firefighter activities are limited to:

Maintaining the perimeter and protecting exposures

After performing scene size-up, the first-arriving firefighter must:

Transmit an arrival report

Which question would the first arriving firefighter ask during initial size-up of a structure fire?

Is the fire ventilated and at what location

Which type of information is typically included on a postincident report?

Names and addresses of occupant and/or owner

Ventilation crews should always know the location of interior crews so that the:

Ventilation crews do not change the flow path to an area where the interior crews are working

When responding to fires in underground and confined spaces,: 

Only specially trained technical rescue units should enter those spaces 

When responding to electrical emergencies, responders should:

Assume all wires are energized until a technician confirms otherwise

What is the first priority at an incident scene?

Life safety

Which NFPA standard establishes incident code reporting?

NFPA 901

Which type of communications may take place among crew members as they carry out their duties?

Informal

The first step of the Planning "P" is to: 

To understand a situation 

In a structure fire with a single open doorway, the _ is the lower portion of the doorway.

Air intake

Which type of nozzles are useful for performing hydraulic ventilation?

Fog nozzles

What should you do if you begin to feel a tingling in your legs at an electrical incident?

Place your feet close together and hop or shuffle until you are out of the danger zone

One limitation of thermal imagers is that they cannot:

Detect a fire in the next lower floor through a carpeted floor

Life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation are: 

Strategic goals

Field Level briefings occur at the: 

Beginning of an operational shift 

Before entering a fire area, the firefighter assigned to the nozzle should:

Bleed the air from the hoseline

Assigning emergency tasks to personnel or groups based on their skills is an example of:

Division of labor

What is one way to demonstrate leadership traits?

Accept input and feedback from others

When might firefighters choose an offensive strategy?

Benefits of fire attack outweigh the risks to firefighters

One common characteristic of NIMS-ICS is that it:

Uses common terminology

Which type of fire department communication is used whenever the IC makes changes to strategies and tactics at the scene? 

Personnel Accountability Report (PAR) 

The most important variable when choosing an appropriate hoseline is: 

Flow rate 

If attempting fire control from a structure's exterior, which type of fire stream would work best?

Solid stream from a smooth bore nozzle

Which type of resource uses a set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel?

Strike team

Evacuation signals at an incident scene are:

Used when the IC determines firefighters must withdraw due to hazardous conditions

In a _, decisions and information are directed from the top of the organizational structure down through intermediate levels to the base of the structure.

Scalar structure

What is one guideline for forcing a door to begin interior fire suppression? 

The door should be kept closed until the hose line is charged and crew is ready to enter 

Which type of strategy would have fire suppression crews extinguish a fire, conduct searches, and perform rescues in the interior of a structure?

Offensive

When the first firefighter arrives on the scene, they should:

Act as the IC and establish command

Firefighters should attack a fire:

With the wind at their backs

Individual units operating at the incident provide their own _ to the IC.

Tactical progress reports

Most emergency incident operations will be managed with a(an) _ along with a tactical worksheet.

Verbal incident action plan (IAP)

In which type of aid agreement is payment made by one organization to another?

Outside aid

When fire attack crews are assigned to interior fire suppression or operations in an IDLH environment, what other operational assignment should be assigned? 

Rapid intervention crew (RIC) 

What is a consideration when conducting a risk assessment? 

Do not commit to interior offensive firefighting operations in abandoned or derelict buildings

In which situation would the IC likely communicate the need for a transition from an offensive strategy to a defensive strategy?

Conditions in a structure deteriorate rapidly and unexpectedly

The number of subordinates within a supervisor's control is usually:

Three to seven

What is one purpose of a postincident report?

Determining trends in types of responses

In which situation would the IC likely communicate the need for a transition from a defensive strategy to an offensive strategy?

There are not enough personnel on the scene when starting out

When anticipating resource needs, which NIMS-ICS section will usually require the most resources?

Operations

What special tool might be needed to force entry through a lock? 

K-Tool