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Fire Fighter 1 State Exam5 firefighter guidelines –
Be safe, follow orders, work as a team, think, follow the golden rule
NFPA 1001 –
training and performance qualifications for firefighters
Fire apparatus operator –
responsible for getting apparatus to scene safely as well as setting up and
running the pump or operating aerial ladder
company officer –
leads the company both on the scene and station
safety officer –
watches overall operation for unsafe practices
training officer –
responsible for updating the training of ff
incident commander –
responsible for the management of all incident operations
fire marshal/inspector/investigator –
inspects business and enforces public safety laws and fire codes. can also help
investigate cause of fire
fire and life safety education specialist –
educates public about fire safety and injury prevention
911 dispatcher/telecommunicator –
takes calls from public and dispatches appropriate units to an emergency
Fire police –
control traffic and secure scene from public
information management personnel –
take care of ff computer network system
fire protection engineer –
reviews plans and works with building owners to ensure that detection systems
meet the applicable codes
,technical rescue technician –
trained in special rescue techniques for incidents involving structural collapse,
trench rescue, swift water rescue, confined space rescue, high angle rescue
unified command system –
establishes a single set of incident goals under a single leader and ensures
mutual communication operation
governance –
organisation exercises authority and performs functions assigned to it
regulations –
developed by governmental bodies to implement a law
policies –
developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions
engine company –
responsible for securing water source, deploying landlines, conducting search
and rescue, and putting water on fire
truck company –
responsible for forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, search and rescue, and
ground ladder deployment
rescue company –
responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high
angle situations
Chain of command (lowest to highest) –
firefighter, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, assistant or division chief, chief of
department
four basic management principles –
discipline, division of labor, unity of command, span of control
Advanced emergency medical technician –
ems who can perform limited procedures that include iv therapy, interpretation of
cardiac rhythms, defribillation, and airway intubation. falls between emt basic and
emt paramedic
assistant or division chief –
midlevel chief who has functional area of responsibility
banked –
covering a fire to ensure low burning
, battalion chief –
first level of fire chief, charged of running calls and supervising multiple stations
or districts within a city
captain –
second rank in fire service, responsible for managing a fire company and coordinating
activities
chief's trumpet –
old device given to chiefs to give orders during calls
consensus document
- code document developed through agreement between people. NFPA is an
example
emergency medical services company –
company made up of medical units and first response vehicles
emergency medical services personnel –
personnel who are responsible for administering prehospital care, cross trained
as ff
emergency medical technicians - have training in basic emergency care skills
fire hook - tool used to pull down burning structures
fireplug - valve installed to control water accessed from wooden pipes
Incident command system - combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures,
and communications operating within a common organisational structure that has
responsibility for assigned resources to effectively accomplish stated objectives
pertaining to indecent or training exercise
lieutenant - company officer in charge of a single fire company on a single shift
span of control - maximum number of personnel or activities that can be controlled by
one individual (3 to 7). 5 is best
unity of command - each person within an organisation reports to one and only one
designated person
NFPA 1582 - comprehensive operational medical program for fire departments
NFPA 1500 - safety pertaining to ff training and stuff
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