Ch. 13(veg) - Ch. 14(HM)

A typical structure engine is considered Type _.

type 1

Regarding veg fires, what type fires are referred to as INITIAL ATTACK?

Types 4 and 5

Veg fires that grow a GREATER alarm are known as, ____ response.

REINFORCED response

^sometimes type3?

Terminology in veg fires is relatively UNIVERSAL. ___ ___: Geographic BOUNDARIES from which to Stop a fire.

CONTROL Objectives - geo boundaries

____ ____: phase of veg fire management when initial attack resources are no longer capable of achieving the objectives (usually CONTROL)

EXTENDED attack

____ ____: fire is placed on the ground by Qualified FFs to REMOVE FUEL ahead of the fire.

FIRING Operations - remove fuel (defensive)

___: where the BASE of the veg fire is located.

HEEL - area of origin

___ ____: aka a ____ STRATEGY - fuel is removed from fire via cutting lines or FIRING.

INDIRECT ATTACK - defensive strat

(firing IS a TYPE of indirect attack to remove fuel)

____: a classification of RESOURCES in the incident command system which refers to FUNCTION. (examples)

KIND - resource by function

Hand crew, Heli, Engine, Dozer

____: the speed in which a veg fire grows AWAY from origin. Usually measured how?

ROS (Rate of Spread)

measured by CHAINS (66ft)

Another simple method to measure ROS (not chains)?

Four levels: SloMo Retarded Cripples won’t survive rate of spread

estimate by avg person walking or running

Slow: SLOWER than a walk

Moderate: NORMAL walk

Rapid: FAST walk

Critical: RUNNING

____: a FIXED-wing aircraft designed to drop water on wild fires.

TANKER - aircraft

____: Embers casting out ahead, causing RAPID fire growth.

SPOTTING

(don’t confuse with ROS Critical definition(characterized by spotting))

____: a classification of resources in ICS which refer to their CAPABILITY.

TYPE - capability (Type 1-4)

(kind=function)

(Veg fires) _______: any item that could be THREATENED by a fire.

VALUES at RISK

___ ____: mobile GROUND apparatus w/ large tank of water to provide REMOTE water supply.

Water TENDER - ground

(tanker = air drop)

Veg fire THREE categories of fuel:

THREE factors that drive size/complexity:

Light/Flashy, Medium, Heavy

FUEL, Weather(RH, temp, wind), Topography

Veg fire SIZE can be described by acreage: how many acres is a football field roughly?

1.32ac = football field

Veg fuel type: there are how many fuel MODELS?

In how many fuel GROUPS?

13 models

4 groups (grassland, shrubland, timber, SLASH)

What level of fuel is considered to be the most dangerous to first responders?

LIGHT/FLASHY (dry grass)

Veg fires: MEDIUM fuel diameter is _”-_” and are more densely spaced. (specific example of med fuel is ___ and HEAVY brush)

¼ "- 3” diameter

MANDAZITA and heavy brush(not fuel)

HEAVY veg fuel is described as ___ with ___ fuels from ground to crown.

TIMBERS w/ LADDER fuels

What is the primary overarching objective for any vegetation fire?

put a BOX around it (by containing and protecting value at risk)

Putting a box around a veg fire means identifying the ___ of the fire and establishing ___ objectives ASAP.

id - PERIMETER and CONTROL OBJECTIVES

The fastest moving flank may be called the __ flank

slower flank is called the __ flank.

fast = HOT

slow = COLD

TANDEM attack is two mobile attack engines one behind the other beginning where?

Two additional engines start where?

on HOT FLANK

2 more on COLD flank

Vegetation fires commanded in the URBAN area will often follow best practices from the (___)

What is a STATE SPECIFIC resourced that provides excellent FOGs?

NWCG

FIRESCOPE - state specific

Once a veg fire goes to Type 3, more specific ____ terminology, tactics, and resources are utilized.

WILDFIRE

FIRESCOPE provides direction on veg fires and what ICS form?

ICS 420-1 FOG

california weed or something idk

Lookout on a large wildfire would be more of ___ assignment.

Whereas who might be the lookout on a smaller fire?

large - FORMAL

small - IC, Div Supe, SFO, CO, Airborne, all of the above

How many STANDARD Fire ORDERS are there?

10

How many WATCHOUT situations are there?

18

How many STRUCTURE DEFENSE watchout situations are there?

One is natural fuels that are __ft or closer.

Another is Structures in chimneys/canyons or slopes _% or more.

13 (not listed specifically at 13)

30ft - fuels

30% - slopes

There are EIGHT structure defense tactics/options from which FOG?

FIRESCOPE ICS 420-1 2022 ed

^struc defense tactics ABCFPPTT

Evac, GO, GO, Defend, Follow, RUN, HOLD, Patrol

Within the structure defense tactics for veg fires, what does a TRA stand for?

TEMPORARY REFUGE AREA

Of the eight structure defense tactics for veg fires, which one is well suited for engine strike teams and task forces?

Prep and GO (also check and GO)

Which of the eight structure defense tactics for veg fires is effective in early stages but may also be used on fast-moving incidents where an effort is made to CONTROL/STEER the head?

BUMP and RUN - steer head

In which of the eight structural defense tactics for veg fire are control lines and large water streams used to STOP SPREAD?

ANCHOR and HOLD - lines/water to stop

In which of the 8 structural defense for veg fire tactics is the key element MOBILITY and CONTINUOUS monitoring?

Tactical PATROL - mobile/monitor

_____: amount of grade or level of incline/steepness of land.

TOPOGRAPHY

Veg fire size ups should be ENDED with an ____ arrival report.

IOCAN (identify, object, CAN)

Veg fire water supply: likely be what?

Tank transfers from Type 1 engines are great if you have what to nurse from them?

Water TENDER

Type 3 or smaller to nurse

Veg fire: the benefit of the first-arriving CO establishing and retaining command(before chief arrives) is that they can develop what?

an IAP

The objective with DIRECT veg fire attack is to control what?

control PERIMETER by (removing fire from fuel)

Veg fire DEFENSIVE strategies are when crews use ___ attacks with ____ lines.

INDIRECT w/ CONTAINMENT(doesn’t say control) lines

remove fuel from fire

On veg fires, what is usually the initial set of safety considerations and the minimum?

LCES (minimum)

Veg fire Safety: ___ ___ are a common HAZARD.

POWER Lines

SMOKE can cause arcing of power lines

____: BURNED-out trees that can fall SUDDENLY.

SNAGS

Veg fire Rescue: what is an excellent tactic that be assigned to LE during a FAST-moving fire?

Evac ENTIRE Communities

Exposures on veg fires can be any what?

Values at Risk = exposure

Unlike a structure fire, ____ of veg fires takes more specific planning, comms, coordination and support.

CONTAINING/CONFINEMENT - more planning etc

One rule of thumb to prevent veg fire rekindle is to have the fire COLD with no (smoking fuels i.e. ___) __ft from the perimeter.

no SMOKERS within 100ft

Veg fire overhaul is dependent upon the ___ and surrounding ________.

WEATHER and surrounding VALUES at Risk

Who has the sole responsibility to declare veg fires as contained/extinguished?

IC

before he leaves

While en route to a veg fire, what is helpful/PARAMOUNT to an adequate size-up?

COMMUNICATION en route

_____ quickly and easily organize a veg fire.

DIVISIONS organize

What will N2O (Nitrous oxide) do when heated?

(decompose) creates EXOTHERMIC reaction

^(non-combustible) gas

N20 cylinders have been known to release their contents in temperatures as low as ___.

106F

If a restaurant, cafeteria, grocery store, or any food processing facility is involved in a HM incident, who else should be notified?

County HEALTH

In addition to the HMRT, County HM, county OES, the ___ ___ ___ Support Teams are also available/need to be notified for HM incidents.

OES(office of Emergency Services)

NATIONAL Guard CIVIL support team

What lithium ion battery arrays are specifically designed to store the surplus of RENEWABLE energy that solar installations generate? They burn for __-__hours

MEGAPack battery packs

4-6hours to burn down

Lithium-ion batteries pose a significant threat to FFs when they go into ___ ___ and ignite.

THERMAL RUNAWAY - lith-ion batts

____ team: the TECHNICAL hazmat team standing by if the entry team requires assist/extrication.

BACKUP team

The CRZ is where decontamination occurs, it’s in between what zones?

between: EXCLUSION zone and SUPPORT zone

____ zone: area immediately around a hazmat leak or spill in which SPECIALized PPE must be utilized by TECHs.

EXCLUSION zone

What type of decontamination may be done with water alone?

GROSS decon: water only

___ ___ ____: act of preventing persons from going into and out of the exclusion to prevent CROSS Contam.

SITE ACCESS Control

____ ___: are furthest away from exclusion zone where things like command and medical are staged.

SUPPORT ZONE - for support functions

____ decontamination: deconning the entry and backup team members with multiple steps and solutions.

TECHNICAL decon

Hazmat- who is the individual charged with identifying the characteristics. dangers, operating procedures, mitigation measures, and overall safe/effective handling of the hazardous mat?

Technical REFERENCE SPECIALIST

Haz mat: what is the first Tactical objective?

ID material, ISOLATE/DENY entry

____: lists characteristics of a hazmat and the measures to control it/methods to contain a spill.

SDS (safety data sheet)

Hazmat - what does HMGS stand for?

Haz Mat Group Supervisor

Hazmat: what must be considered prior to treatment and transport of victims/FFs on HM scene?

DECON

Hazmat medical considerations: your hazmat teams will likely need ___ and ___, so TWO teams will likely be required.

REHAB and SHELTER - for hm teams

NFPA 1670(now bundle into #___) is the standard for ops/training for what incidents?

bundled in 2500

Tech Search and Rescue

What will determine your DISCRETIONARY time, priority, strategy, tactics, resources and ICS?

VP (victim profile)

HM: what are the SEVEN sides of the incident? (not the same as early chapters)

Four sides, Roof, Basement, INSIDE

HM size-up, try to get a lap of the scene without doing what?

going DOWNHILL/DOWNWIND

What is the purpose of Water Supply on a HM incident?

likely DECON

Command: when a first arriving CO or chief arrives with no tactical capability, what is the most likely option?

to ASSUME COMMAND (no tac cap)

Fig 14-5: HM incident, what units will need STAGING?

SPOPs units/ HM TEAM

HM Safety: the hazmat incident will be the RESULT of what?

ANOTHER Incident (fire, collapse, etc)

HM Rescue: ____ victims: those who are within Line of Sight and can be quickly retrieved require FURTHER info.

IMMEDIATE victims: need quick info

HM Gross decon can be done by which company?

FIRST arriving (can be done early)

HM: what is the most likely form of lifesaving activity you will perform?

EVAC - to remove people

HM incident extinguishment: this may require MULTIPLE lines, Engines, or a ____ TRAILER.

DECONTAMINATION trailer (for extinguishment)

(also consider water reactivity

HM incident: ventilation refers to what?

Consider ____ to combat this^.

extreme WEATHER exposure to victims

SHELTER (tent/bus)

SALVAGE on HM incident refers to doing what?

TRANSFER scene to appropriate party

HM: consider ____ devices and if your radio frequencies would activate a device.

SECONDARY devices