Chapter 6: Tactics

Question 1

Removal of victims from an unattainable or unhealthy atmosphere.

Answer 1

Rescue

Question 2

Making the decision to perform an_______can be a subjective process.

Answer 2

Search and rescue

Question 3

____________ of the fire must be initiated prior to the search and rescue effort for the sake of the firefighters in occupants safety.

Answer 3

Confinement

Question 4

Confinement options can include:

Answer 4

• Creating a barrier between occupants and the fire (closing the door)
• Beginning suppression operations from the exterior
• Strategic placement of a hose line between the occupants and the fire

Question 5

Some of the safety guidelines that the initial incident commander should use are:

Answer 5

• Forming a survivability profile
• Assigning tactical objective
• Maintaining communication and accountability
• Monitoring conditions

Question 6

Some of the safety guidelines that the search team should use are:

Answer 6

• Monitoring, evaluating, and communicating fire conditions in victim viability as appropriate
• Searching systematically
• Reporting status in PAR to incident command

Question 7

A_______search is a rapid but thorough search that is perform either before or during the fire suppression operations.

Answer 7

Primary

Question 8

A_________search is conducted after the fire is under control and the greatest hazards have been controlled.

Answer 8

Secondary

Question 9

Systematic pattern, such as left or right handed search.

Answer 9

General/traditional search

Question 10

Systematic approach in which the team came quickly and effectively search a specific rooms or clusters of rooms.

Answer 10

Oriented search

Question 11

Used to conduct a search of a large complex area that is filled with smoke.

Answer 11

Wide area search

Question 12

Utilized when it is suspected or probable that a victim is present in a specific room or compartment within the structure and there is a direct access point to enter the room, typically a window.

Answer 12

VEIS

Vent, enter, isolate, search

Question 13

During the_______search, donis is more important than speed.

Answer 13

Secondary

Question 14

Any area to which fire could spread

Answer 14

Exposure

Question 15

Although we know that buildings or exposures what are other exposures?

Answer 15

Vegetation
Propane storage tanks
vehicles

Question 16

Examples of misleading clues.

Answer 16

• The appearance of heavy smoke or flames in a car cloth may indicate the direction of spread but not the source
• Smoke showing from the roof may lead you to believe that the fire is there wow, in fact it is a basement fire
• You should also be aware of excessive heat buildup in areas that do not have visible fire or smoke

Question 17

A _____________ Involves applying water or form directly on a fire.

Answer 17

Direct attack

Question 18

an________can be considered gas cooling if performed on the interior of the structure.

Answer 18

Indirect attack

Question 19

The___________attack is an offensive tactic used in an offensive strategy that the IC or initial company officer deploys in which a hose Line is deployed from the exterior of the structure or smoke and or flames are visible to gain control of the fire prior to the deployment of interior holes lines.

Answer 19

Transitional attack

Question 20

The___________attack serves to interrupt the fire growth and limit for the heat and smoke production.

Answer 20

Transitional attack

Question 21

A________should be used doing every size up to assist in locating the fire within the structure.

Answer 21

Thermal imager

Question 22

____________Fans are most effective on fire is confined to a compartment.

Answer 22

Positive pressure fans

Question 23

Controlling the flow within the structure in this manner doing the initial stages of the fire, prior to suppression is known as?

Answer 23

Positive pressure attack (PPA)

Question 24

The opening where the fan is set up in the air flow is introduced is known as the?

Answer 24

Intake

Question 25

The location where the products of combustion will be removed from the structure is known as the?

Answer 25

Exhaust

Question 26

Prior to beginning________, and attempt to determine the cause and point of the origin should be made.

Answer 26

Overall

Question 27

__________Operations can begin once the main body of the fire has been extinguished and a safety assessment conducted at the direction of the I C deems that it is safe to begin.

Answer 27

Overhaul

Question 28

Overhaul consist of

Answer 28

* Determining the origin and or cause of the fire * Identifying the area and point of origin * Recognizing and preserving evidence of arson

Question 29

Overhaul is a dangerous. On the fire ground because

Answer 29

* Building structural members may have been weekend * water weight has been added to the structure * Dangerous fire gases such as carbon monoxide and hydrogen still exists, forcing personnel to use SCBA

Question 30

The planned, systematic, and coordinated removal of heated air, smoke, gases, or other airborne contaminants from a structure, replacing them with cooler and or Fresh are here to meet the incident priorities of life safety incident stabilization and property conservation.

Answer 30

Tactical ventilation

Question 31

___________Ventilation should only be performed when the fire attack hose lines in teams are in place and ready to advance toward the fire.

Answer 31

Tactical ventilation

Question 32

The following observation about smoke, taken together, can help firefighters obtain a clear picture of the actual, interior fire conditions

Answer 32

* Volume of smoke discharge * location of smoke discharge * smoke color, density, and velocity * type of flow of ventilation opening (By directional, uni directional) * Location of neutral playing at ventilation opening

Question 33

What are the two types of tactical ventilation use for structure fires

Answer 33

Vertical and horizontal

Question 34

What is it called when a person know you smoke injectors to pour smoke from a structure by developing artificial airflow or enhancing natural ventilation

Answer 34

Negative pressure ventilation (NPV)

Question 35

The same high volume fans utilized in positive pressure attacks can be utilized to exhaust the smoke, heat, and toxic gases to the exterior after fire suppression, what is this called?

Answer 35

Positive pressure ventilation (PPV)

Question 36

What type of ventilation uses a spray stream from my fog nozzle to and train smoke and gases in Cary them out of the structure do a door or window?

Answer 36

Hydraulic ventilation

Question 37

What does VEIS mean?

Answer 37

Vent Enter Isolate Search

Question 38

Utilize when he disrespected or probable that a victim is present in a specific room or compartment within the structure and there is a direct access point to enter the room typically a window window

Answer 38

VEIS

Question 39

The personnel required for search and rescue and firefighting operations in high-rise buildings is often how many times greater than in typical lowrise buildings?

Answer 39

4-6 times

Question 40

Opening within a high-rise can contribute to a_____natural movement of heat and smoke throughout the building creating an upward draft and interfering with evacuation and ventilation.

Answer 40

Stack effect