Firefighter 2 (Certification Exam) Study Guide

Firefighter 2 (Certification Exam) Study Guide Responsibilities for FF 2 - Answer-Prepare reports, communicate the need for assistance, coordinate an interior attack line team, extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect evidence of fire cause and origin, access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle accidents, assist special rescue team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present fire safety information, maintain fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire hoses Emergency traffic - Answer-An urgent message that takes priority over all other communications Mayday - Answer-Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or needs immediate assistance. Evacuation signal - Answer-Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe location. Usually a sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn. National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) - Answer-Used to compile and analyze incident reports at the local, state, and national levels. NIMS Guide 0001 - Answer-National resource typing criteria. NIMS document that lists the proper terminology for the common resources used at large-scale emergencies. Strategy - Answer-The "big picture" plan of what has to be done. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 2/8 Tactics - Answer-The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic objectives. Tasks - Answer-The specific assignments that will get the job done. Search and rescue tools - Answer-Pushing tool (short like pole), prying tool (halligan tool), striking tool (sledgehammer or flat-head axe), cutting tool (axe), portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life lines. Tool staging - Answer-Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a designated location and laying out commonly used tools and equipment. Carabiner - Answer-Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other hardware such as an anchor plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983 Harness - Answer-A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing and worn by a person. Class 2 harness - Answer-Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and legs and has a design load of 600 lbs. Class 3 harness - Answer-Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and thighs as well as secures the rescuers waist and shoulders. Trench rescue - Answer-Rescue in collapsed trenches. Confined space rescue - Answer-Rescue in tanks, silos, underground electrical vaults storm drains and other similar structures. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 3/8 Water rescue - Answer-Throwing a rope to a person in the water and pulling them to shore, a rope stretched across a stream or river, a boat going to get a victim. Venting for life safety - Answer-Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic gasses from the structure to give occupants a better chance to survive. Venting for fire containment - Answer-Releasing smoke and superheated gases to the exterior to prevent the products of combustion from spreading throughout the interior of a building or into adjoining spaces. Venting for property conservation - Answer-Reducing the losses caused by other means than direct fire involvement. NFPA 1962 - Answer-Standard for inspection, care and use of fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and service testing of fire hose. Annual testing of fire hose - Answer-1. Don PPE 2. Connect 300 ft of hose to a hose testing gate valve on the discharge of FD pumper or hose tester Hose records - Answer-A written history of each individual length of fire hose Hose line crew - Answer-The optimal people on a hose line is 4 personnel Foam concentrate - Answer-Firefighting foam is produced by mixing ??? With water and air to produce a solution that can serve as an effective extinguishing agent. Class A foam - Answer-Used to fight fires involving ordinary combustible materials such as wood, paper, and textiles. It is also effective on organic materials such as straw and hay. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 4/8 Increases the effectiveness of water as an extinguishing agent by reducing the surface tension of water. Class B foam - Answer-Used to fight class B fires, fires involving flammable and combustible liquids. A blanket of foam is used to smother the fuel of the fire putting it out. Foam solution - Answer-The product that is actually applied to extinguish a fire or to cover a spill. Compressed air foam systems (CAFS) - Answer-Relatively new method of making Class A foam. Compressed air foam (CAF) - Answer-Produced by injecti