S-130 Module 4 (Potential hazards on the fireline)

When working around chain saws, maintain a distance of at least, (blank), the height of the tree being cut.

Twice

If you must run from a fire do not run, (BLANK), or in thick brush. Run laterally or downhill instead.

Uphill

(Blank), is a mechanism for you to document a safety concern or report a close call.

SAFENET

You can file a, (blank), form anonymously, but if you sign your name, you'll get an answer to your concerns.

SAFENET

Backfiring and burning out are really means to start fires to, (Blank), a larger fire.

Control

You should always fully understand the task you've been asked to perform, the known hazards, the location of the safety, (blank), and the escape routes to get there.

Safety ZONE

After felling a burning snag, open the trunk and extinguish the, (blank), within the trunk.

Fire

The first thing that you are going to do around a snag is to:

Stay away from it until it has been cut down.

(Blank), hazards are hazards that firefighters have control over.

Subjective

When the interval between a ground flash and the thunder it produces is less than, (blank), seconds, take precaution against being struck for at least 30 minutes after the thundercloud passes. This is called the 30/30 rule.

30 seconds

What are some examples of subjective hazards?

1. Condition of equipment 2. Decision to turn back 3. Correct use of tools, etc.

Identify THREE true statements about performing firing operations safely:

1. Personnel must be assigned to monitor and secure the area behind the drip torch. 2. Operators should be on the lookout for spot fires; & 3. Backfiring operations must be initiated and terminated from an anchor point.

Examples of objective hazards include the following:

1. Rolling rocks or logs 2. The weather 3. Changes in wind direction and speed, etc.

What are the FIVE STEPS in the risk management process?

1. Situation awareness 2. Hazard assessment 3. Hazard control 4. Decision point; & 5. Evaluate

What are THREE characteristics of successful teams?

1. The needs of the team come before the needs of individuals. 2. The team uses continuous & effective communication; & 3. High performance is expected from team members and team leaders.

What are the FOUR main times when you may turn down an assignment?

1. There is a clear violation of written safe work practices 2. Environmental conditions clearly make the work unsafe. 3. You lack the necessary qualifications or experience; & 4. Defective equipment is being used.

Step TWO to of the risk management process is hazard, (blank).

ASSESSMENT

The FIRST step of the risk management process is being, (blank), of the situation you're going to be working in.

AWARE

Either end of a downed wire can be energized by, (blank). (Blank), is when electric power flows in the opposite direction that it typically flows.

Backfeed

(Blank), are used as means to attack very intense fires.

Backfires

Why is a deactivated power line still dangerous?

Because automatic controls may be programmed to periodically re-energize it in an attempt to restore service.

(Blank), smoke in particular contains lots of particulates and indicates an incomplete burn, usually from a fast-moving fire.

Black Smoke

(Blank), is used to widen a control line by eliminating unburned fuels between the control line and the advancing fire front.

Burning out

By far, the most common fire gas that wildland firefighters are exposed to is, (blank),

C O

The THIRD step of the risk management process is hazard, (blank).

CONTROL

If you are not in a vehicle during the 30/30 waiting period, get into the middle of a large, (blank) and SIT on your pack or crouch with your feet together. Especially if your skin tingles.

Clearing

Step FOUR of the risk management process is the, (blank), point.

DECISION Point. However since you won't be making tactical decisions this is your time to ask questions.

Step FIVE of the risk management process is, (blank). You and your supervisor, as well as the others on your crew, have the responsibility to continually evaluate risks presented by human factors and the situation itself.

EVALUATE

Always assume that a downed wire is, (blank), inform dispatch, control the scene, and contact the power provider.

Hot

If you turn down an assignment, it is best to document the turndown by following guidelines found in the, (blank).

IRPG

CO is present at some level in all smoke from wildland fires but can be found in even higher concentrations in, (blank).

Inversions

Yell a warning if a, (blank), has been dislodged.

Loose rock

(Blank)< hazards are hazards that firefighters have NO control over.

Objective

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless gaseous by-product of the combustion of organic materials. When there is insufficient, (blank), available to form CO2, the fire forms CO instead.

Oxygen

DO NOT use, (blank), streams to extinguish a fire near a power line because they are conductive.

Solid fire streams. Instead use fog streams.

When attacking a fire near downed power lines, establish control lines, use fog streams on the uphill side, and use your apparatus and resources, (blank),

Wisely