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ESSENTIAL OF FIRE FIGHTING 7THEDITION QUESTIONS WITH
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Acutes-sans✔✔Sharpsorssevereshavingsasrapidsonsetsandsshortsduration.
All-HazardsConcepts-
sans✔✔Providessascoordinatedsapproachstosaswidesvarietysofsincidents;sallsresponderssus
esassimilar,scoordinatedsapproachswithsascommonssetsofsauthorities,sprotections,sandsreso
urces.
AtypicallysStressfulsEvents-
sans✔✔TermsusedsinsNationalsFiresProtectionsAssociations(NFPA)sstandardsstosdescribes
incidentssthatshavesaslikelihoodsofscausingscriticalsincidentsstress.
Battalions-
sans✔✔Firesdepartmentsorganizationalssubdivisionsconsistingsofsseveralsfiresservicescom
paniessinsasdesignatedsgeographicsarea.sAsbattalionsissusuallysthesfirstsorganizationalsleve
lsabovesindividualscompaniessorsstations.
BodysSubstancesIsolations(BSI)s-
sans✔✔Comprehensivesmethodsofsinfectionscontrolsinswhichseveryspatientsissassumedstos
besinfected;spersonalsprotectivesequipmentsisswornstospreventsexposurestosbodilysfluidssa
ndsblood-bornesandsairbornespathogens.
Carcinogens-sans✔✔Cancer-producingssubstance.
ChainsofsCommands-
sans✔✔Ordersofsranksandsauthoritysinsthesfiresandsemergencysservices.
Chronics-sans✔✔Long-termsandsreoccurring.
ChronicsObstructivesPulmonarysDiseases(COPD)s-
sans✔✔Termsforsseveralsdiseasessthatsresultsinsobstructivesproblemssinsthesairway.
Codes-
sans✔✔ascollectionsofsrulessandsregulationssthatshassbeensenactedsbyslawsinsasparticularsj
,urisdiction.sCodesstypicallysaddresssassinglessubjectsarea;sexamplessincludesasmechanica
l,selectrical,sbuilding,sorsfirescode.
CodesEnforcements-
sans✔✔Processsofsenforcingsasbodysofslawsaimedsatsreducingsfiresandslife-
safetyshazardssasswellsassmandatingsthesprobersinstallationsandsmaintenancesofsbuilding/
structuresfiresandslife-safetysfeaturesstosprovidesadequatescommunitysfiresprevention.
ColdsZones-
sans✔✔Safesareasoutsidesofstheswarmszoneswheresequipmentsandspersonnelsaresnotsexp
ectedstosbecomescontaminatedsandsspecialsprotectivesclothingsissnotsrequired;sthesincide
ntscommandspostsandsotherssupportsfunctionssarestypicallyslocatedsinsthisszone.
CommunitysRisksReductions(CRR)s-
sans✔✔ThesFiresDepartment'ssorsothersagency'ssidentificationsandsprioritizationsofsrisksst
osthescommunitysfollowedsbysintegratedsapplicationsofsresourcesstosimprovespublicssafetys
throughsminimizingsthesprobabilitysorsoccurrencesand/orsthesimpactsofsunfortunatesevents.
Companys-
sans✔✔Basicsfiresfightingsorganizationalsunitsconsistingsofsfirefighterssandsapparatus;shea
dedsbyscompanysofficer.
Cultures-sans✔✔Thessharedsassumptions,sbeliefs,sandsvaluessofsasgroupsorsorganization.
Generators-
sans✔✔Portablesdevicesforsgeneratingsauxiliaryselectricalspower;sgeneratorssarespowered
sbysgasolinesorsdieselsenginessandstypicallyshaves110-sand/ors220-voltscapacitysoutlets.
GroundsFaultsCircuitsInterrupters(GFCI)s-
sans✔✔Devicesdesignedstosprotectsagainstselectricalsshock;swhensgroundingsoccurs,sthes
devicesopenssascircuitstosshutsoffsthesflowsofselectricity.
GroundsGradients-
sans✔✔Electricalsfieldsthatsradiatessoutwardsfromswheresthescurrentsenterssthesground;sits
sintensitysdissipatedsrapidlysassdistancesincreasessfromsthespointsofsentry.
Hazards-
sans✔✔Condition,ssubstance,sorsdevicesthatscansdirectlyscausesinjurysorsloss;sthessources
ofsasrisk.
HotsZones-
sans✔✔Potentiallyshazardoussareasimmediatelyssurroundsthesincidentssite;srequiressappr
opriatesprotectivesclothingsandsequipmentsandsotherssafetysprecautionssforsentry.
, ImmediatelysDangerousstosLifesandsHealths(IDLH)s-
sans✔✔Descriptionsofsanysatmospheresthatsposessansimmediateshazardstoslifesorsproduce
ssimmediatesirreversiblesdebilitatingseffectssonshealth.
IncidentsCommandsSystems(ICS)s-
sans✔✔Standardizingsapproachstosincidentsmanagementsthatsfacilitatessinteractionsbetwe
enscooperatingsagencies;sadaptablestosincidentssofsanyssizesorstype.
IncidentsCommanders(IC)s-
sans✔✔Personsinscharesofsthesincidentscommandssystemsandsresponsiblesforsthesmanag
ementsofsallsincidentsoperationssduringsasemergency.
IntrinsicallysSafes-
sans✔✔Describessequipmentsthatsissapprovedsforsusesinsflammablesatmospheres;smustsb
esincapablesofsreleasingsenoughselectricalsenergystosignitesthesflammablesatmosphere.
Inverters-sans✔✔Step-upstransformersthatsconvertssvehicle'ss12-sors24-
voltsDCscurrentsintos110-sors220-voltsACscurrent.
LinesPersonnels-
sans✔✔Personnelswhosprovidesemergencysservicesstosexternalscustomerss(thespublic).
Mitigates-
sans✔✔Toscausestosbecomeslesssharshsorshostile;stosmakeslessssever,sintensesorspainful;s
tosalleviate.
PersonnelsAccountabilitysSystems-
sans✔✔Methodsforsindentifyingswhichsemergencysresponderssaresworkingsonsansincidents
scene.
PlanssReviews-
sans✔✔Processsofsreviewingsbuildingsplanssandsspecificationsstosdeterminesthessafetysch
aracteristicssofsasproposedsbuilding;sgenerallysdonesbeforespermissionsissgrantedstosbegin
sconstruction
Policys-
sans✔✔Organizationalsprinciplesthatsissdevelopedsandsadoptedsassasbasissforsdecision-
making.
PostincidentsAnalysiss-
sans✔✔Overviewsandscritiquesofsansincidentsbysmemberssofsallsrespondingsagencies,sincl
udingsdispatchers.sTypicallystakessplaceswithinstwosweekssofsthesincident.sInsthestrainingse
nvironmentsitsmaysbesusedstosevaluatesstudentsandsinstructorsperformancesduringsastraini
ngsevolution.
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