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n n n n nn
mplete Solution n
Partn ofn then
percentn reductionninnthenaviationn industry'snaccidentnratenisn attributed nton then develo
pment,n refinementn and n systemn widen adoptionn ofn crewn resourcen management.n -n ANSWER n 80
Dupontsn dirtyn dozenn aren an comprehensiven listn ofn reasonsn and n waysn thatn humansn maken mistakesn -
n ANSWER n lacknof ncommunication,n complacency, nlacknof nknowledge, ndistraction,n lacknof nteamwork,n
fatigue,n lackn ofn resources,n pressure,n lackn ofn assertiveness,n stress,n lackn ofn awareness,n norms.
Dr.n Jamesn reasonsn citesn 2n reasonsn explaining n whyn holesn appearn inn then layersn ofn defensen -
n ANSWER n activen failuresn and n latentn conditions.
Selfn assessmentn should n considern 4n criticaln areasn -
n ANSWER n physicaln condition, n mentaln condition, n attitude, n understanding n human n behavior
NFPAn standard nforn professionaln qualificationsn forn firen investigatorn -n ANSWER n 1033
3n methodsn forn heatn transfern -n ANSWER n conduction,n convection,n radiation
Firen officialsn arencharged nnotn onlynwithnextinguishing nfiresnbutnwithnfinding ntheirn causensupremen
courtn -n ANSWER n michigann vn tylern 1978
Then firen officern mustn considern 3n typesn ofn evidencen -
n ANSWER n demonstrative, n documentaryn and n testimonialn evidence
NFPA __ guiden forn firen and n explosionn investigationsn -n ANSWER n 921
,Then firstn stepn inn firen causen determinationn isn ton identifyn then -n ANSWER n pointn ofn origin.
4n sourcesn forn determining n then pointn ofn originn requiresn then analysisn ofn informationn -
n ANSWER n1 nfirenpatterns,n observationsn bynwitnesses,n physicsn and nchemistrynof nfiren initiation, nnoting
n then location n wheren electricaln arcing n hasn caused n damage.
Causen determinationn cann ben approached n 3n stepn processn -
n ANSWER ndeterminensourcenofnignition,n determinen then fuelnthatnwasnignited, ndeterminenthencircum
stances
Competentnignitionn sourcen hasn 3n componentsn -n ANSWER n generation,n transmission,n heating.
percentn ofn vehiclen firesn weren caused n byn mechanicaln failuren orn malfunction.n -n ANSWER n 47
4n firen causen classificationsn -n ANSWER n accidental,n nature,n incendiary,n undetermined
Then mostn commonn electricaln firen scenarion isn -n ANSWER n misusen byn then occupant.
Nationaln statisticsn indicaten thatn 1n inn every ___firesn isn ofn incendiaryn origin.n -n ANSWER n 4
Byn 1915n ASTM n Enn ,n standard n testn methodsn forn firen testsn ofn building n constructionn and n materialsn -
n ANSWER n 119
Stephenn Kerbern wroten -
n ANSWER nanalysisnof nchangingnresidentialn firendynamicsnand nitsn implicationsn on n firefighter n operati
onaln timeframes
Then onlyn wayn ton gon fromn an ventilationn limited n ton an
firenisnthroughnapplicationn ofnwatern
beforen verticaln ventilationn -n ANSWER n fueln limited
,Softening n then targetn byn applyingn to
secondsn ofnwaternintonthencompartmentndramaticallyn reduc
esn firen developmentn and n improvesn conditionn -n ANSWER n 30n ton 90
Then inherentn risksn associated n withn emergencyn operationsn demand n supervisionn atnallntimesn -
n ANSWER n close
NFPAn
standard n forn then organizationn and ndeploymentn ofnthenfirensuppressionn operations,n emerg
encyn medicaln operationsn and n specialn operationsn ton then publicn byn volunteern firen departmentsn -
n ANSWER n 1720
isn onen ofn then mostn significantn factorsn inn sizen upn -n ANSWER n visualization
inn 1940n authored n fundamentalsn ofn firen tacticsn -n ANSWER n Chiefn Lloyd n Layman
Laymansn 5n stepn processn forn analyzingn emergencyn situationsn -
n ANSWER n facts,probabilities, n situation, n decision, n plan n of n operation
Then situationn assessmentn involved n 3n considerationsn then 1stn consideration n isn -
n ANSWER nwhether nthenresourcesn onn scenenandn ennrouten willnben sufficientnton handlen then incident.
Then 2nd n considerationn inn situationn assessmentn isn then
and nlimitationsnofnthenrespondingn
resourcesn inn relationn ton then problemn -n ANSWER n specificn capabilities.
Then stepn inn laymansn sizen upn proceduren isn makingn firen attackn decisionsn -n ANSWER n 4th
Then nationaln firen academyn hasn developed n an sizen upn systemn thatn includesn 3n phasesn -
n ANSWER n preincidentn information, n initialn sizen up,n ongoing n sizen up
, Then 2nd n phasen ofn then sizen upn beginsn onn receiptn ofn ann alarmn 3n questionsn need n ton ben answered n -
n ANSWER n what,n wheren and n hown don in controln it.
Then 2n majorn componentsn ton IAPn -
n ANSWER n1 ndeterminationn ofnthenappropriatenstrategyntonmitigaten ann incident,2ndevelopmentn ofn tact
icsn ton executen then strategy
RECEOn VSn isn ann acronymn thatn coversn then criticaln factorsn inn developing n an strategyn -
n ANSWER n Rescue, n exposures, n confinement, n extinguishment, n overhaul, n ventilation, n salvage.
Then bestn method n ofn protecting n then occupantsn fromn harmn isn ton then firenquicklyn-
n ANSWER n extinguish
NFPAn standard nforn training n firen servicen rapid n interventionn crewsn -n ANSWER n 1407
Tacticaln prioritiesn aren subdivided n inton and n assigned n ton companiesn -n ANSWER n tasks
Then method n mostn commonlyn used n byn an firen officern ton activaten localn emergencyn plann isn ton notifyn the
-n ANSWER n dispatchn center
Then 13R n systemn doesn notn protectn then orn then void n spacesn -n ANSWER n atticn area
Then IAFCn board n ofn directorsn endorsed n
inn Augustn2011nasn"bestn safetynpracticenmodeln
procedures."n -n ANSWER n Rulesn ofn Engagement
Covering n highn riskn operationsninn anhighnhazardn environmentnrequired n thatn then rulesn meetn then follo
wing n criteria(4) n -
n ANSWER n1 nben anshort, nspecificnsetnofn bulletn pointsn2nben easilyntaughtnandnremembered n3n definen criti
caln riskn issuesn 4n definen "go"n and n "non GO"n situations
Moren thatn ofn then disoriented n firefightern deathsn occurred n inn enclosed n structures.n -
n n n n nn
mplete Solution n
Partn ofn then
percentn reductionninnthenaviationn industry'snaccidentnratenisn attributed nton then develo
pment,n refinementn and n systemn widen adoptionn ofn crewn resourcen management.n -n ANSWER n 80
Dupontsn dirtyn dozenn aren an comprehensiven listn ofn reasonsn and n waysn thatn humansn maken mistakesn -
n ANSWER n lacknof ncommunication,n complacency, nlacknof nknowledge, ndistraction,n lacknof nteamwork,n
fatigue,n lackn ofn resources,n pressure,n lackn ofn assertiveness,n stress,n lackn ofn awareness,n norms.
Dr.n Jamesn reasonsn citesn 2n reasonsn explaining n whyn holesn appearn inn then layersn ofn defensen -
n ANSWER n activen failuresn and n latentn conditions.
Selfn assessmentn should n considern 4n criticaln areasn -
n ANSWER n physicaln condition, n mentaln condition, n attitude, n understanding n human n behavior
NFPAn standard nforn professionaln qualificationsn forn firen investigatorn -n ANSWER n 1033
3n methodsn forn heatn transfern -n ANSWER n conduction,n convection,n radiation
Firen officialsn arencharged nnotn onlynwithnextinguishing nfiresnbutnwithnfinding ntheirn causensupremen
courtn -n ANSWER n michigann vn tylern 1978
Then firen officern mustn considern 3n typesn ofn evidencen -
n ANSWER n demonstrative, n documentaryn and n testimonialn evidence
NFPA __ guiden forn firen and n explosionn investigationsn -n ANSWER n 921
,Then firstn stepn inn firen causen determinationn isn ton identifyn then -n ANSWER n pointn ofn origin.
4n sourcesn forn determining n then pointn ofn originn requiresn then analysisn ofn informationn -
n ANSWER n1 nfirenpatterns,n observationsn bynwitnesses,n physicsn and nchemistrynof nfiren initiation, nnoting
n then location n wheren electricaln arcing n hasn caused n damage.
Causen determinationn cann ben approached n 3n stepn processn -
n ANSWER ndeterminensourcenofnignition,n determinen then fuelnthatnwasnignited, ndeterminenthencircum
stances
Competentnignitionn sourcen hasn 3n componentsn -n ANSWER n generation,n transmission,n heating.
percentn ofn vehiclen firesn weren caused n byn mechanicaln failuren orn malfunction.n -n ANSWER n 47
4n firen causen classificationsn -n ANSWER n accidental,n nature,n incendiary,n undetermined
Then mostn commonn electricaln firen scenarion isn -n ANSWER n misusen byn then occupant.
Nationaln statisticsn indicaten thatn 1n inn every ___firesn isn ofn incendiaryn origin.n -n ANSWER n 4
Byn 1915n ASTM n Enn ,n standard n testn methodsn forn firen testsn ofn building n constructionn and n materialsn -
n ANSWER n 119
Stephenn Kerbern wroten -
n ANSWER nanalysisnof nchangingnresidentialn firendynamicsnand nitsn implicationsn on n firefighter n operati
onaln timeframes
Then onlyn wayn ton gon fromn an ventilationn limited n ton an
firenisnthroughnapplicationn ofnwatern
beforen verticaln ventilationn -n ANSWER n fueln limited
,Softening n then targetn byn applyingn to
secondsn ofnwaternintonthencompartmentndramaticallyn reduc
esn firen developmentn and n improvesn conditionn -n ANSWER n 30n ton 90
Then inherentn risksn associated n withn emergencyn operationsn demand n supervisionn atnallntimesn -
n ANSWER n close
NFPAn
standard n forn then organizationn and ndeploymentn ofnthenfirensuppressionn operations,n emerg
encyn medicaln operationsn and n specialn operationsn ton then publicn byn volunteern firen departmentsn -
n ANSWER n 1720
isn onen ofn then mostn significantn factorsn inn sizen upn -n ANSWER n visualization
inn 1940n authored n fundamentalsn ofn firen tacticsn -n ANSWER n Chiefn Lloyd n Layman
Laymansn 5n stepn processn forn analyzingn emergencyn situationsn -
n ANSWER n facts,probabilities, n situation, n decision, n plan n of n operation
Then situationn assessmentn involved n 3n considerationsn then 1stn consideration n isn -
n ANSWER nwhether nthenresourcesn onn scenenandn ennrouten willnben sufficientnton handlen then incident.
Then 2nd n considerationn inn situationn assessmentn isn then
and nlimitationsnofnthenrespondingn
resourcesn inn relationn ton then problemn -n ANSWER n specificn capabilities.
Then stepn inn laymansn sizen upn proceduren isn makingn firen attackn decisionsn -n ANSWER n 4th
Then nationaln firen academyn hasn developed n an sizen upn systemn thatn includesn 3n phasesn -
n ANSWER n preincidentn information, n initialn sizen up,n ongoing n sizen up
, Then 2nd n phasen ofn then sizen upn beginsn onn receiptn ofn ann alarmn 3n questionsn need n ton ben answered n -
n ANSWER n what,n wheren and n hown don in controln it.
Then 2n majorn componentsn ton IAPn -
n ANSWER n1 ndeterminationn ofnthenappropriatenstrategyntonmitigaten ann incident,2ndevelopmentn ofn tact
icsn ton executen then strategy
RECEOn VSn isn ann acronymn thatn coversn then criticaln factorsn inn developing n an strategyn -
n ANSWER n Rescue, n exposures, n confinement, n extinguishment, n overhaul, n ventilation, n salvage.
Then bestn method n ofn protecting n then occupantsn fromn harmn isn ton then firenquicklyn-
n ANSWER n extinguish
NFPAn standard nforn training n firen servicen rapid n interventionn crewsn -n ANSWER n 1407
Tacticaln prioritiesn aren subdivided n inton and n assigned n ton companiesn -n ANSWER n tasks
Then method n mostn commonlyn used n byn an firen officern ton activaten localn emergencyn plann isn ton notifyn the
-n ANSWER n dispatchn center
Then 13R n systemn doesn notn protectn then orn then void n spacesn -n ANSWER n atticn area
Then IAFCn board n ofn directorsn endorsed n
inn Augustn2011nasn"bestn safetynpracticenmodeln
procedures."n -n ANSWER n Rulesn ofn Engagement
Covering n highn riskn operationsninn anhighnhazardn environmentnrequired n thatn then rulesn meetn then follo
wing n criteria(4) n -
n ANSWER n1 nben anshort, nspecificnsetnofn bulletn pointsn2nben easilyntaughtnandnremembered n3n definen criti
caln riskn issuesn 4n definen "go"n and n "non GO"n situations
Moren thatn ofn then disoriented n firefightern deathsn occurred n inn enclosed n structures.n -
