Chapter 4 Size Up

Question 1

The ______ ____ process begins before an incident gets reported and continues throughout the incident?

Answer 1

Size up

Question 2

Other things to consider in _____ -____ can start at the beginning of a shift, such as staffing levels, out of service apparatus, and special events?

Answer 2

Size up

Question 3

If a_____ ______ does not exist, facts about the emergency may only come from Dispatch information and observations upon arrival?

Answer 3

Prefire plan

Question 4

Accurately predicting what may happen next at a fire scene depends on _________ __________ , as prior knowledge and experience?

Answer 4

Situational awareness

Question 5

_____________ can result in rapid fire spread, additional damage, and loss of life?

Answer 5

Indecision

Question 6

Even with the best of intentions, ____________ can create serious situations, resulting in firefighter injury, and or death?

Answer 6

Freelancing

Question 7

The traditional model of ________-_________ follows a logical sequence of identifying the problems, prioritizing the problems, and selecting the best alternative to solve it?

Answer 7

Decision-making

Question 8

___________ __________ -making provides another way to understand how people make decisions in challenging, real world settings?

Answer 8

Naturalistic decision-making (NDM)

Question 9

on arrival at a scene, most incident commanders, adopt the ______ model to make their decisions?

Answer 9

RPDM (recognition prime decision-making)

Question 10

Like size up, _______-_______ on the fire ground is a dynamic processing continues until the incident terminates?

Answer 10

Decision-making

Question 11

In the firefighting terms, a decision or strategy becomes a ________ when an assignment gets communicated and actions or tasks or employed?

Answer 11

Tactic

Question 12

Examples of ________ objectives include interior, fire attack, primary search, exposure, line placement, and vertical/horizontal ventilation?

Answer 12

Tactical

Question 13

The most intense part of the _____ ____ process occurs upon arrival at the incident scene?

Answer 13

Size up

Question 14

Most SOP’s require that upon arrival, the IC relays by radio the arrival report, also known as the unseen report or ______ ______ report ?

Answer 14

Brief incident report (BIR)

Question 15

Determined by building appearance or signage indicates potential fire load, and life hazards?

Answer 15

Occupancy

Question 16

Without a pre-fire plan, the ______ may provide the IC with a street view of the address before arrival on scene?

Answer 16

MDT/C
Mobile data terminal/computer

Question 17

If possible, the first arriving company officer should _____ _____ the address to get a three sided view of the structure upon arrival?

Answer 17

Pull past

Question 18

Types and locations of doors, windows, exterior stairs, basement entrances, garage door, skylights, and other openings?

Answer 18

Access points

Question 19

Slopes that indicate grade level access onto different floors from alternate sides of the structure?

Answer 19

Topography

Question 20

Upon arrival, firefighters should determine the number of ______ _____in the structure, as well as the type of locks and grilles used to secure them

Answer 20

Access doors

Question 21

___________ and garden style apartment buildings may only have one entrance?

Answer 21

Townhouses

Question 22

Water/moisture and heated gases give smoke a ______ color?

Answer 22

White

Question 23

Fires involving synthetic plastics, resins polymers, and products made from hydrocarbon derivatives produce large quantities of _______ smoke?

Answer 23

Black

Question 24

Thick black smoke suggest a fire is in the late stages of ________ and producing large amounts of unburned carbon?

Answer 24

Pyrolysis

Question 25

By contrast, the heat from a flame produces _____, _______ smoke?

Answer 25

Thin , black

Question 26

_______ -______ smoke with good ventilation looks thin, black, fast and laminar?

Answer 26

Flame -driven

Question 27

The term ______ _____ describes dense very hot, turbulent, fast, moving black smoke able to ignite at any moment?

Answer 27

Black fire

Question 28

______ smoke can indicate a combination of different smoke area areas or indicate smoke production changes due to pyrolysis?

Answer 28

Gray smoke

Question 29

______ smoke indicates burning wood and is common when paralysis increases and moisture mixes with gases and carbon?

Answer 29

Brown smoke

Question 30

________-colored brown smoke becomes common in mid to late stage heating ?

Answer 30

Caramel

Question 31

When most fuels are heated, they initially release, moisture and gases as thin, ______ smoke?

Answer 31

White

Question 32

_______ smoke loses particles because of travel, water, and the addition of cold air?

Answer 32

White

Question 33

When smoke has an ________color, it may indicate a specific fuel source and require different extinguishing agents?

Answer 33

Unusual

Question 34

In addition to reading smoke, the initial company officer must recognize the __________ ________ as a crucial indicator of IAP development?

Answer 34

Neutral plane

Question 35

Noting the level of the ________ _______ indoors, windows, and egress points can determine the location and intensity of the fire?

Answer 35

Neutral plane

Question 36

A neutral plane located near the ____of the opening indicates the fire burns at a further distance or the fire is on the floor above?

Answer 36

Top

Question 37

A neutral plane located near the_______ of an opening has several potential meetings. All are dangerous for firefighters?

Answer 37

Bottom

Question 38

The company officer should look for changes in the _______ ______ and smoke conditions to predict fire progression and place firefighting crews?

Answer 38

Neutral plane

Question 39

The darker and more turbulent to smoke, the closer the _______ ______ event?

Answer 39

Rapid fire

Question 40

Thick black smoke produces _________ heat?

Answer 40

Radiant

Question 41

The denser, the smoke, the lower, the visibility, and the more likely that heat buildup will result in _________?

Answer 41

Flashover

Question 42

___________ smoke is usually closer to the seat of the fire ?

Answer 42

Turbulent

Question 43

________-________ conditions can result in smoke pulsing out of openings within a structure?

Answer 43

Ventilation-Limited

Question 44

Whistling noise created by the movement of air in and out of the building can indicate an ___________ _______?

Answer 44

Underventilated fire

Question 45

Three common types of smoke movement?

Answer 45

Floating volume pushed heat pushed

Question 46

The ______ in smoke will determine the smoke speed as hot, high-pressure smoke move to colder, low pressure areas?

Answer 46

Heat

Question 47

_______ color usually indicates oxygen supply, heat, and the extent of fuel oxygen pre-mixing, which determines the rate of combustion?

Answer 47

Flame

Question 48

While ________ indicates high interior temperatures, it appears mainly on single pain window?

Answer 48

Crazing

Question 49

Indicates where the neutral plane was if the flow path has changed and or if the fire is located behind a wall?

Answer 49

Blistered paint

Question 50

A modern structure fire can quickly exceed ______°F , creating the potential for flashover (1110°F )within minutes?

Answer 50

500°F

Question 51

_____-___ includes an occupant survival profile?

Answer 51

Size -up

Question 52

_______ , _______ smoke with smooth lines exiting high in an opening and going straight up indicates flame driven smoke with good ventilation?

Answer 52

Thin ,Black

Question 53

_______ smoke is common and mid stage heating is moisture mixes with gases and carbon as pyrolysis increases?

Answer 53

Brown smoke

Question 54

_______ ________ a fresh air in the direction of a fire can indicate the fire is still in the early stages and still fuel controlled?

Answer 54

Slow movement

Question 55

When making your size up, implement a ______ ______ analysis for all buildings that are suspected to be unoccupied, vacant, or abandoned?

Answer 55

Risk benefit analysis

Question 56

A lack of accountability, command, structure, command, presence and knowledge of department operations can prompt ___________?

Answer 56

Freelancing

Question 57

If a ________ ______ does not exist , facts about the emergency may only come from dispatch information and observations upon arrival ?

Answer 57

Pre fire plan

Question 58

Good _________ _________ includes monitoring, evaluating, and perceiving important factors?

Answer 58

Situational awareness

Question 59

The __________ _______ aim to meet the incident priorities, which are life, safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation?

Answer 59

Strategic goals

Question 60

If the ventilation path cannot feed oxygen to the fire, it becomes __________ _________ and smoke fills the area?

Answer 60

Ventilation controlled

Question 61

Smoke from a deep seated fire may also be _________ ?

Answer 61

White

Question 62

In openings, the height of the Neutro plane can indicate_____ _______?

Answer 62

Fire location

Question 63

L

Question 64

___________ smoke is usually closer to the seat of the fire?

Answer 64

Turbulent

Question 65

________ offers a sign of Backdraft and should be considered a red flag situation?

Answer 65

Pulsing

Question 66

Aloe fire crew consists of leaders and individual members/followers, the group functions best as a ______ ______?

Answer 66

Cohesive team

Question 67

_____ in the fire service enables the effective use of all resources/personnel, procedures, and equipment to minimize errors and improve safety and performance?

Answer 67

CRM Crew resource management