Class PPT - Ch. 7

Question 1

What type of aggressiveness should firefighters be?

Answer 1

Intellectually aggressive, not arbitrarily aggressive

Question 2

Factors that reduce Situational Awareness

Answer 2

Insufficient communication
Fatigue and stress
Task overload
Task under load
Group mind-set and biases
"Press on" philosophy
Rapidly degrading operating conditions

Question 3

What are the three levels of situational awareness?

Answer 3

Capturing current cues and clues
Comprehending the situation
Predicting the future

Question 4

What are the steps of the ISO read-risk model?

Answer 4

Collect information - SA cues and clues
Analyze
Judge risk

Question 5

What are the levels of survivable spaces?

Answer 5

High = Go
Marginal = Go with Caution
Zero = No go