Engine Company Ops

Question 1

Second Due Engine Company Tasks

Answer 1

*Ensure the primary water supply is established
*Assume command of the incident, if assigned
*Ensure successful deployment/advancement of the initial attack line
*Deploy a second hose-line

Question 2

Third Due Engine Company

Answer 2

*position on the opposite side of the involved structure from the first due engine company
*Lay the secondary supply line
*perform a visual inspection of side Charlie and report findings to command
*Deploy a third hose line

Question 3

First Due Engine Company Tasks

Answer 3

*lay the primary supply line
*deliver on scene report
*perform the 360 lap of the structure
*communicate results of 360 lap and make command statement
*force entry, if without a special service, and control entry door

Question 4

Fourth Due Engine Company Tasks

Answer 4

*Ensure the secondary water supply is established
*Assume the role of the rapid intervention team
*Take proactive measures to increase the safety of members operating inside the IDLH area

Question 5

Which component of the fire tetrahedron enables a fire to sustain combustion ?

Answer 5

Oxygen

Question 6

During the ___________ , fire develops, and rollover is often seen in an adjacent compartment. This rollover should serve as a warning that the area may be reaching the point of

Answer 6

Growth stage: Flashover

Question 7

When should ventilation needs be identified

Answer 7

When the first officer completes their size up

Question 8

Smoke color is an indicator of two things; what is burning and __________

Answer 8

Flammability of the smoke

Question 9

You

Question 10

Smoke color is an indicator of two things

Answer 10

What is burning and flammability of the smoke

Question 11

The ___________ method is an intuitive reaction to a problem. In this process, the decision maker Recognizes sights sounds smells and other sensory cues that trigger the memory of similar situations the decision maker has experienced or learned in the past

Answer 11

Naturalistic decision making

Question 12

Smoke that is too lean to contribute to fuel load

Answer 12

White Smoke

Question 13

The ___________ officer shall conduct a thorough 360 lap of the structure prior to implementing interior firefighting tactics

Answer 13

First arriving engine

Question 14

An easy way to answer or transmit a progress is the

Answer 14

CAN report; Can stands for conditions Actions and Needs

Question 15

Threats to safety on the foreground primary come from two categories

Answer 15

*advanced fire conditions
*collapse potential

Question 16

The NFPA suggests that the upper range of temperature tenability for humans is around

Answer 16

212 degrees

Question 17

At approximately 200,000 parts per million the human body is

Answer 17

Rendered unconscious within 4-12 seconds with death following

Question 18

Earths atmosphere contains 21 percent oxygen. Percentages of less than

Answer 18

10 result in death rapidly

Question 19

What is critical to the safety of all firefighters operating above the fire

Answer 19

Door Control

Question 20

What acronym can be helpful in selection of the 2.5 inch line

Answer 20

ADULTS

Question 21

The reach of a mercury quick attack monitor with a fog or smooth bore, pumped at 500 GPM

Answer 21

185’

Question 22

How long will a master stream allow while flowing without a supply

Answer 22

60-90 seconds

Question 23

How many PPM is the human body rendered unconscious within 4-12 seconds with death following shortly thereafter

Answer 23

200,000 ppm

Question 24

One of the most important tools firefighters and fire officers can use assessing and managing risk as it relates to fire conditions are fire behavior and ____________

Answer 24

Travel

Question 25

Smoke flammability of black/brown smoke is

Answer 25

Typically too rich to burn

Question 26

Velocity and pressure are indicators of heat and __________

Answer 26

Flow path

Question 27

I’m what stage of fire does flashover occur

Answer 27

Between the growth stage and fully developed stage

Question 28

As solid fuels are heated, combustible gases are driven from the substance this process is known as ____________

Answer 28

Pyrolysis

Question 29

Ordinary construction is _________

Answer 29

Type lll

Question 30

And preplanning, what company positioning should be determined

Answer 30

First two engines and first truck

Question 31

Reading smoke volume is just a starting place that paint the picture of ______ and ______ of the incident

Answer 31

Size and intensity 

Question 32

Simply stated salvage is _______

Answer 32

Property conservation

Question 33

When smoke is encountered from floor to ceiling it is typically a sign of a ____________ fire

Answer 33

Basement fire

Question 34

As a general rule, ______ and _______ are the enemy when it comes to Firefighter Safety

Answer 34

Large spaces and spans

Question 35

Penciling will immediately decrease building heat by

Answer 35

50 to 60%

Question 36

The Mercury quick attack monitor with a medium fog, will typically reach how far

Answer 36

50 feet

Question 37

What is the formula for estimating the stretch?

Answer 37

Set back plus width of building plus length of building +.5 length per floor plus one length at point of attack. 

Question 38

If possible, the nozzle fire fighter should bring ______ lengths of hose to the fire floor

Answer 38

Two 

Question 39

Which type of attack is the only one that can be used in areas were victims may be located or other firefighters are working

Answer 39

Direct

Question 40

What does L in the ADULTS acronym stand for?

Answer 40

Large open area

Question 41

Threats to Safety on the fire ground primary come from two categories

Answer 41

Advanced fire conditions, and collapse potential

Question 42

Who is responsible for locating the fire inside of a building

Answer 42

Initial engine company officer