CH. 18 FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL

What is the most important reason for team integrity in firefighting operations?

• Safety of Personnel

• To get lost

• To make the job harder

• Competiton

What should you do when you’re in zero-visibility conditions and unable to find an exit.

• Don't tell anyone you're lost try to find your way out

• Try to find your way out first

• Call a mayday

• All of the above

A standard approach to risk–benefit analysis should be incorporated into an agency's __________.

• Ordinances

• Rules and Regulations

• NFPA Standards

• SOP's

When should you declare a mayday?

• After you've tried but can't find a way out

• After you've tried to fix your equipment

• As soon as you realize you're in trouble

• If you can't self rescue

When are company officers and safety officers involved in risk–benefit analysis?

• Before the incident

• After the incident

• On a continuous basis

• En route to the incident

When under great pressure, most people's behavior will revert to ________.

• new behavior

• habit

• fear

• None of the above

What is the most common error when making a mayday call?

• Calling a mayday too late

• Calling a mayday too early

• Calling too often

• All of the above

What is the shape of an NFPA 704 placard?

• Square

• Rectangle

• Diamond

• Circle

What term describes how much risk is acceptable in attempting to protect savable property?

• Measured

• Limited

• A lot

• None

Upon arrival at a fire, how can on-call volunteer fire fighters establish team integrity?

• Do their own thing

• Assemble into companies

• Freelance

• Become to IC