25 to Survive, RRI & LODD

There is no excuse for taking more than ___ to don your SCBA on your back to fully encapsulated with facepiece, hood and helmet on

30 seconds

The general accepted building stairway widths from International Building Code (IBC) section 1009.1 list dwellings serving 50 or fewer occupants, the stairwell at a minimum should be

36 inches wide

Thirty to forty years ago the front of every house was merely ___ feet from the apparatus and could be reached with ___ feet of hoseline

40 feet and 150 feet of hoseline

The USFA Residential Building fires 2008-2010 topical report series vol. 13, issue 2 issued April 26,2012, noted that ____% of fires begin in the ______

45% of fires begin in the kitchen

While 6 seconds does not seem like much, when it is applied to 1,000 to 1,200 psi of air that is left in the SCBA, it can equate to an additional ___ minutes of air

5 minutes

____ seconds of free flowing air could be ___ more breaths a lost firefighter may just need to get to a window

5 seconds, 15 more breaths

The McMansion is characterized as a home with more than _____ square feet total, stretching up to 20,000 square feet in the largest structures

5,000 square feet

The majority of the weight approximately ___ % of the load from the SCBA pack frame is designed to be carried on the firefighter's ______

60% of the load and on the firefighters hips

According to NFPA 2010: Fire estimates, we know statistically that almost ___ % of the fires to which we respond are in a single-family dwelling

80%

According to NFPA the minimum length of portable ladders carried on a Quint and Aerial apparatus is

85 feet and 115 feet

Simply tilting the Thermal Imager just ___ degrees will give you a floor to ceiling image

90 degrees

According to the National Association of Home Builders, the average square footage of a home has increased ___ percent between ____ to ____, ballooning to an average size of ___ square feet

93 %, between 1970 to 2009 , ballooning to an average of 2,700 square feet

What things can you exercise control over in your quest for fire service excellence

Attitude

Failure to secure the waist belt and tightly cinch the shoulder straps will cause increased fatigue to what areas of the body

Arms and shoulders

Balloon frame home was vey popular in the early ___ and continued into the post World War II era- 1950's

1900's

Assistant Chief of Operations Riley coined three words that sum up our ability to be known as aggressive, these are

1-Preparation 2-Practice 3-Anticipation

There are 3 factors that help you decide what goes on your apparatus

1-The area you serve 2-The citizens you serve 3-The skills and abilities of your members

Placement of ladder at an incident preference

1-fire floor 2-the floor above the fire 3-top floor 4-all floors in between 5-to the roof

In the report completed by Captain Willaim R. Mora in 2003 titled U.S. Firefighter Disorientation Study, 1979-2001, in which he found during a series of fatal LODD fires that firefighters were disoriented anywhere from ___ to ___ feet from the point of entry

10 to 40 feet

The Reilly Emergency Breathing Technique ( R-EBT ) proved that normal breathing technique take approximately 4 to 6 seconds per breath for inhalation and exhalation, they devised that a technique in which when you exhale, you hum. This will extend the single breath from 4 to 6 seconds to __ seconds.

12 seconds

According to ISO the minimum length of portable ladders carried on a Quint and Aerial apparatus is

150 and 159 feet

What is the 13 point acronym for size-up

COAL WAS WEALTH

The staircase is centrally located in the front of the home upon entering, and the first floor consists of a mater bedroom and kitchen/dining area, with the second floor having two smaller bedrooms is the typical

Cape Cod layout

This home style is the typical American home with windows stacked in a straight line

Colonial

The acronym CAN stands for

Condition, Actions, Needs

Forcible Entry can be categorized into 2 types

Conventional and Hydraulic

According to the USFA 2008-2010 report, ______ is one of the top five causes of fire in residential homes

Electricity

Another member of the family of engineered wood, which can be constructed into any shape or design that a client would like is called

Glulam

We first heard " combat ready " used as a firefighting term coined by two veteran firefighters and fire officers, who were they

Lt. Peter Lund and Division Chief of Operation Richard Riley

Historically fires in balloon frame style home, which have no inherent fire stops from the basement to the attic, often start

low and show high

No failure of one piece of equipment can lead to quicker and more dire emergencies for firefighters than a failed

SCBA

The benefit of Preparation is

It increases our chances for successful outcomes, both for our home life and in the firehouse

A painfully thorough search to ensure that there is no possibility that a fire victim remains in the building is called

Secondary search

The residential home that could be 80 feet deep and it may be necessary to cross 200 feet of yard to reach the front door is called a

McMansion

What are two agencies that provide guidelines regarding portable ladders compliments for apparatus

NFPA and ISO

NFPA ____specifies recommendations for inspection and maintenance of the portable ladders

NFPA1932

Often referred to as a lumberyard that is surround by four block walls is known as what type of construction

Ordinary

A rapid search for life before an during actions to bring the fire under control is called a

Primary search

Stairs in this style home if any will lead you down

Rancher/rambler

What type of fires hold the dubious title of killing and injuring the greatest numbers of firefighters and civilians

Residential building fires

The telltale description of this home is the presence of double-hung, full-sized windows on the basement level visible from the street level

Split foyer

The entrance of this dwelling leads directly into living and dining room areas with little compartmentalization, consistent with the rancher design. The kitchen is usually in line with the front door and has stairs that lead down to the basement level and may also have access to the garage

Split level

The proper climbing angle on portable ladders

is 70 degrees

Gates are placed on the outside of the window to

keep people out but can be opened from the inside

A void space created by dormers is referred to as

knee walls which allow for hidden fire to travel unimpeded

The innate ability to draw others toward them is considered a trait of what

leadership trait

These two instructors created a training company called

Traditions Training LLC

Ventilation on the fire ground should occur for one of two tasks

life and ventilate for fire

What are the two excuse heard the most for allowing complacent attitudes in the fire house

We never go to fires and we always go to fires

This type of construction uses engineered lumber and has been practiced for over 40 years

lightweight construction

The space formed between the upper and lower railing sections where they join together at the newel post is called

a well hole

The on-scene report is considered a

benchmark of conditions when you arrive, denoting how the fire is acting

Guards are placed on the inside of the upper level windows to keep

children from falling out

The ___ home is often known for its grand staircase and the staircases can often be found off to one side of the main hallway

colonial

The attitude is that we and our fire companies must be ready to go to work, not for just confirmed working fires, but on every single run out the door, is called being

combat ready

The cornerstone of all of their training programs was the concept of being

combat ready

A foundation to an effective fire-ground is to develop a successful blueprint and one of the building blocks is

communication

vertical ventilation is done by

cutting holes at the highest point of the structure

In our years of conducting firefighter training, without fail, the longest delay in beginning firefighting operations results from the time taken to

don the SCBA facepiece and create the facepiece, hood, helmet protective ensemble

The reason for ventilation is done either to

facilitate smoke movement to sustain human life or to create a exhaustive relief point to channel smoke and fire from the structure

Motivation is what gets us started, good habits keep us prospering, leaders keep our focus keen, and we all should strive to push the curve in the right direction, heading towards

fire service excellence

FAST stands for

firefighter assist search team

Windows may have a extra level of security put on by the homeowner, these are the different types of security measures you could face

guards, gates or bars

When using vertical ventilation, one of the most effective style of roof cut would be the

hinge or louver cut

Which method of ventilation is the preferred due to a limited staffing issue

horizontal

The most common portable ladder carry is the

lower shoulder carry

LDRSHIP is an acronym for

loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, personal courage

the most common areas for fires to start in private dwelling is

natural gas appliances

A true professional is always on the hunt for

new information

When communicating on the radio, Only the pertinent information is delivered from company officers who know their task and communicate

only when tasks are completed, in progress, or when additional resources are needed to complete them

There are 2 basic types of staircases in a residential house, in its simplest terms they are

open or enclosed

Horizontal ventilation is done by

opening doors and windows

The on-scene radio report is ultimately for the

other units still responding to the call to assist

This style home is built in a box on box and is far superior to the balloon frame in fire stopping since each level has inherent fire stops

platform

Aggressive firefighters are

prepared, well practiced and can anticipate the next move

A CAN Report allows the sender to

quickly condense a message into 3 parts that can be delivered concisely and consistently back to the IC

This home style gained popularity during the post World War 2 housing boom and upon entering the home you will be greeted with the kitchen, dining room, and great room, often only separated by half walls

rancher/rambler

Some SCBA carrying modifications that can allow us to get in and out of places are

reduced profile, low-profile maneuver, swim move and various disentanglement techniques

The basic template for an on-scene radio report should consist of

restate address, side of building, building size and type, conditions and location, actions for water supply

Being aggressive in the fire operations is not for the weak or the meek, It is one of the most important ingredients in delivering the sole mission of the fire service which are

saving lives and property

The conventional forcible entry method can be put into a 4 step process

shock, gap, set, and force

A radio report that announcing the result of information gathered on the 360 degree walk around is called

situation report

The foundation of learning building construction is to understand that ultimately we want to learn how

the building will act when it is on fire

In most residential homes, staircases from the basement to the first floor are usually considered to be

the enclosed type

Bars offer the highest level of security and are attached to

the exterior of the building and have no means of opening

Concise according to the Merriam-Webster's means

the giving of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive

The only true time indicator of how you will breathe down your cylinder is to record your _____ in varying firefighting situations

time on air

The best practice for removal of civilian victims is to take a hold of the

torso

The acronym VEIS stands for

vent, enter, isolate, search

There are two forms of ventilation, which are

vertical and horizontal

The one clear advantage we have when it comes to a single-family dwelling fire is

we usually live in the same type of structures in which we fight fire

Who is counting on you to know your job

your team and your loved ones