EOPP

you must immediately report this to your supervisor who will then report it to the IC

NO. When the goods are damaged the insurance company becomes the owner and stands the loss.

animal control. If they need a ladder of considerable size, FD will provide that latter

- if possible move all apparatus and personnel to a safe area
- establish radio watch on channel 15
- check for electricity in the station
- all companies shall return to quarters immediately
- fill apparatus with fuel

if any fireground personnel is injured, at extreme risk of being injured, or who observes another FF injured or at risk of being injured.

any emergency message such as live wires down, fire extension, exposure threatened, or civilian trapped

3 times

for use in situations where a collapse or an explosion is about to occur or some other situation requiring immediate response by personnel involved to leave the area

at least 100 feet upwind depending on hydrant location

purge the panel with a CO2 extinguisher

keep the car door closed during water application, and apply water. Make sure that there is no haz mat present

feeling the walls or hitting the walls with water. The location of the fire will probably steam off any water that hits the car immediately

climb to the roof of the car, make a hole above the fire as best you can, use a fog nozzle and move it back and forth length wise towards the ends of the car

0177

CO2 extinguisher

indicates that electricity is ON

indicates that electricity was LOCKED - OFF for non-payment

indicates that electricity was SHUT OFF

indicates a problem with energy diversion

hot!

NO, PG and E should be relied upon to provide the personnel and proper equipment

if you pump the internal pressure parts with cold water or if cold water is accidentally sprayed on its external surfaces

1 engine company
1 truck or usar company
1 additional ALS company
1 BC
Med 30

approximately 50 feet

a dry chemical extinguisher shall be placed at the damaged vehicle outside the action circle

pass IC so that they can develop and oversee the extrication plan

at the nearest on ramp and be guided by the report of the IC

50 feet away from the accident, at an angle protecting the lanes of the accident with the pump panel facing the scene

50 feet past the accident scene and consideration given to safe access to apparatus compartments

park on the traffic flow side of the accident and prior to the first in engine assisting with appropriate blocking of traffic

park on the traffic flow side accident prior to the first in engine company assisting with the blockage of traffic. Placement of the apparatus shall remain flexible

park past the truck and should not impede traffic

position as a light unit or usar if it is part of the truck company. If dispatched for transport, it should be placed in front of the BC and med 30 vehicles

1-1

15 feet in a circle around the vehicle

upwind, upgrade, and outside of the action circle

when the nearest hospital is at least 20 minutes out AND a life threatening condition exists

utilize the CALCORD frequency

125' by 125'

2 degrees slope maximum

1000 feet for haz mat scenes

WET DOWN the LZ

we can use strobes in a square pattern, weighted beanbag lights, criss crossed vehicle lights at the landing spots. NEVER use flares

the PT will be loaded with the helicopter rotors still spinning

the PT will be loaded with the helicopter engine turned off and the rotors not moving

when we are working on a freeway or a highway

-when wearing full PPE with SCBA
- when actively involved in firefighting
- or at a haz mat incident

aqueous film forming foam / alcohol type concentrate

3% for hydrocarbons
6% for polar solvents

200

this program enables a parent unable or unwilling to care for a newborn to turn their baby over to FD personnel

72 hours

14 days

date, time, location, persons recieving infant, gender of newborn, hospital infant transported to, ID bracelet number, and name of parent or infant if known

PG and E

NO, stay away and do not open the covers. Explosions possible

Only when power company representatives has advised, in person face to face to the IC, that the vault has been de energized

NO, do not do this stupid maneuver, the water will conduct and could kill you

For reserve engines or trucks

Common sense

35 mph

the company officer

intersections

1. At an emergency scene where no personnel are immediately available to assist the driver
2. Backing a rescue ambulance at a hospital or during transport where assisting the backing driver would result in leaving the side of a PT

1. california drivers handbook
2. commercial drivers knowledge
3. tank endorsment test
4. air brake test
5. haz mat endorsement test

continue to your original destination, call in the new emergency to communications

4/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

12 salvage covers
4 poly tarps

all of them

1. transformers and capacitors
2. compressors associated with natural gas pipe lines which contain PCB as well

shipping papers

1. proper shipping name
2. hazard class, 4 digit UN #
3. total weight or volume
4. emergency response phone number

Yellow pages
Blue pages
Orange pages
Green pages

four digit identification number index

Material name index

guide pages

table of initial isolation and protective action distances
(the most important pages)

to give, at a glance, a general idea of of the inherent hazards and the order of severity of these hazards under emergency conditions such as spills, leaks and fires

blue - health
red - flammability
yellow - reactivity
white - special hazards

Oxy - oxidizing chemicals
Cry - cryogenics
Cor - corrosives
W with a slash through it - reacts violently with water
Radioactive propeller - radioactive materials present

refers to the form of decontamination that is provided in the field for emergency purposes

Currently handled by HIT trained personnel, provided to the personnel working in the exclusion (hot) zone or the contamination reduction (warm) zone

Involves removing the victims from the hazardous environment and placing them in a safe location

refers to the form of decon provided as a possible second step to for victims who have recieved some form of emergency decontamination

after the establishment of all three control zones and one access cooridor

it gets bagged and marked with persons names and phone number

NO, clothing will remain on scene under the scrutiny of the decon leader

4 - flash point less than -45 F
3 - flash point between -45 F and 100 F
2 - flash point between 101 and 140 F
1 - flash point greater than 141 F

the COLD ZONE

the HOT ZONE

the WARM ZONE

this is the area established as a safe area for FD and other support personnel to be.

the initial control perimeter

this is an area that is a reduced risk to personnel but still requires limited entry in appropriate PPE

in the contamination reduction zone within the contamination cooridor

the contamination reduction cooridor

entry and exit controlled by the site access control officer

it is defined as the entry and exit point from the exclusion zone, passing through the contamination reduction zone and into the support zone

15 feet by 75 feet if possible

defined as the area within the contamination reduction zone that is determined to be of the highest standard, both known and suspected, to health, safety and the environment

HIT trained personnel with appropriate level of PPE. Entry into this zone will require teams of two with an equal number of back up personnel

primary decon must be established prior to entry, as well as the establishment of the decon leader, hazmat group leader, safety office and IC

10

four complete small hazmat spill kits (8 six gallon buckets with all the amenities)

the HIT unit, NOT company stores

6 months so that their replacement can be adequately trained

Rescue systems 1
Rescue systems 2
Trench rescue
Confined space

awareness level - personnel that have enough training to recognize a technical rescue situation so they can call for additional resources

ALL of us in SJFD

these personnel receive additional training in hazard recognition, and are trained moderately complex rescue operations.

rescue systems 1
confined space rescue operations

trench rescue operations

personnel that are hightly qualified in one or more disciplines of technical operations

all requirements for "technical level" training and:
rescue systems 2

1 engine company
1 truck company
3 usar companies
med 30
DSO

a 50 foot perimeter is preferred for an exclusion zone. This may expand

100 foot perimeter beyond the exclusion zone

less than 19.5%

more than 23.5%

1 engine company
1 truck company
3 usar companies
med 30
DSO

a 50 foot perimeter is preferred for an exclusion zone. This may expand

100 foot perimeter beyond the exclusion zone

less than 19.5%

more than 23.5%

a firefighter will stand guard by the equipment controls until the incident has been terminated

key type padlock and tagged with a confined space lockout tag

flammability at less than 10% of Lower Explosive Limits (LEL)

follow the "lugs out" on the coupling itself

second in engine company. On a high rise, its the first in engine company engineer

True

False
the public is not allowed unless cleared by the IC - including owners and tenants

the arson investigator. They will assume responsibilty for police and coroner notification

Rescue
Exposure protection
Confinement
Extinguishment
Overhaul and salvage

1. Life hazard
2. Fire involving more than one floor of a building
3. Heavy smoke or fire showing from a building of appreciable size
4. Personnel level - workload will exceed personnel called
5. Access to fire area

2 engines
1 truck or USAR
1 BC

1st alarm PLUS
1 engine company
1 truck or USAR company
1 BC (safety officer)
Med 30

a full 1st alarm PLUS
2 engine companies
1 truck or USAR company
1 BC
DSO, air 6, HIT 29, duty investigator, PG and E

a 2nd alarm response PLUS
2 engine companies
1 truck or USAR company

duty mechanic, IDT, fire associates, notify water company, notify city manager, dispatch batallion chief to communications for assistance with move - ups, PIO

a 3rd alarm response PLUS
2 engine companies
1 truck or USAR company
1 battalion chief

when a 4th alarm is dispatched

a 4th alarm PLUS
2 engine companies
1 truck or USAR company

searcher/orientater method

2-4 firefighters

to signal that room has been searched

throw your helmet out of a window

we sweep with the back side of the hand so we don't accidentally "grab" a hot wire

opening a hole above the fire to let smoke, and heated gases to escape

to force air into a building thereby pressurizing the building forcing smoke and heat out of the building through smaller openings

set up blowers in series, one behind the other, or parallel, one right next to the other

using the wind as an aid, we get smoke and gases out of a building by making openings on each side of the building allowing the wind to do the work

the RIC team uses AWARE for accountability of tools that are used by a RIC team
A = Air, provide at least one spare scott bottle with regulater
W = Water, dedicate a charged hoseline to protect trapped firefighters or firefighters overtaken by fire
A = A ladder
R = Radios
E = Extrication tools

strategy involves the development of a plan for the deployment of resources to most effectively combat the situation

tactics are the actual methods of operation employed by individual or groups of companies to acheive the strategic goals identified by the IC

during overhaul. Restore the system of possible, or notify the authorities assigned to accomplish the restoration

20 minutes

Rescue

ventilation

you need a dedicated water supply BEFORE you flow the stang

HAM
Hose packs
Axe or forcible entry tools
Masks and SCBA with PDL

HAM ROLLS
Hose packs
Axe or forcible entry tools
Masks and SCBA with PDL
Rope or utility line
Oxygen or resuscitator
Ladders
Lifeline
Spare SCBA bottle per person

PASS
Pike poles
Axes or forcible entry tools
Salvage covers
Spare SCBA bottles per person

a leg lock or a life belt that is secured

Monthly

visual contact, voice contact. Radios shall not be substituted in this instance

One member of the two out shall be assigned to moniter and track interior personnel.
The other member shall be serve as a secondary support member

YES

when there is immediate life danger and rescue is imminent and necessary

on a single family residence of 3000 sq feet or greater including offices, commercial structures, warehouses etc

5

areas marked by yellow/black barrier tape or other means where public citizens are NOT allowed to enter

the existence of a process or condition that would likely cause serious injury or even death

a system of barriers surrounding designated areas at the emergency scene intended to STOP people form entering a lifer threatening or hazardous area

a qualified person in a location where they can safely observe a hazard. They can deny entry if needed

red and white barrier tape

35 ppm

assume a position that is visible and accesible to incoming companies and place two orange cones on the apparatus

- maintain a record of companies in staging
- report resources to the IC by company as directed
- stockpile tools and equipment as required by the IC
- insure that apparatus are parked in an orderly fashion and capable of immediate deployment

the first company arriving in staging unless otherwise directed by the IC

to assist the IC with setting up the command post. HIT captain will assume the plans section chief function and tthe crew will fill the situation unit and resource unit function

at the rear of the first arriving BC vehicle

if the incident is expected to last more than 12 hours, involve mutual aid, or is rapidly escalating, begin an IAP

rose colored T-cards are for each single piece engine company

tan colored T-cards are for "miscellaneous equipment/task force" two piece companies such as truck companies, wildland engines, engine tenders. Also use the tan T-card for support equipment such as HIT, or air 6

white T-cards are for each person responding to an incident that is not assigned a primary resource such as an engine or a truck company. These usually are chief officers, training officers, inpectors or administration

gray T-cards are carried in all battalion vehicles for the purpose of organizing the nylon T-card sorter

May through October

yes. Its at the discretion of the captain

Cal OSHA must be notified within 24 hours

May through October

yes. Its at the discretion of the captain

Cal OSHA must be notified within 24 hours

154.010 MHZ

BC's, captains, engineers and firefighters in that order

this is the responsiblity of the IC

an engine and a brush patrol

and engine and a water tender

two brush patrols staffed by a CA, two FE's, and two FF's

first, BP group #1 on a tier 2
second, BP group #5 on a tier 3
third, BP group #3 on a tier 4

0-30

31-50

51-70

71-90

91-100

2 wildland engines
1 engine
2 BC's

a tier 1 PLUS:
2 wildland engine companies
1 engine tender company
1 BP group
1 BC
med 30
duty chief
safety officer
wildland officer

on a tier 2 or greater

a tier 1 and 2 PLUS:
1 wildland engine company
1 engine tender company
1 BP group

a tier 1,2,3 PLUS
1 engine company
1 BP group
1 engine tender company

a tier 1,2,3,4 PLUS
Mutual Aid response

San Jose fire channel to staging unless otherwise directed

The only option is to call a tier response. Do not try to call equipment piece meal

8 ounces of D-40 to 125 gallons of water

company stores

1000 gallons when filled to a depth of 25 inches and 1100 gallons when filled to maximum on level ground

DON'T LET IT SINK

108 psi @ 10 GPM

anytime we leave the apparatus at a wildland fire which more than one piece of equipment has been dispatched

6x4x2

fiberglass layer sandwiched between a fire resistant paper interior and a thick aluminum exterior

500

700 degree temps outside
105 degree temps inside

1 inch

1 inch wide
if 1/2 inch of foil is missing

Never try to remoisten your whiff mask insert with water as serious injury from steam burns can result

an electrical connection to the earth or a large body of zero potential

100 feet

it may cause a ground short

35 foot minimum distance to any transmission structure

- at or above the wires
- in the heavy plume of smoke within 100 feet of the outside conductor
- at burning trees under the lines

6

4

205 gallons AFFF
1585 gallons H2O
500 lbs Halon 1211

180 gallons AFFF
1500 gallons H2O
150 lbs of Halon 1211

6 passengers or less

plane landing with possible problems or injuries on board

plane landing with difficulty

actual plane down