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
