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1
Q

What type of search will the Incident Commander direct in all involved and exposed occupancies which can be entered?

A

primary search.

2
Q

The Incident Commander must structure initial operations around the completion of the what?

A

primary search.

3
Q

The Incident Commander must consider the following factors in developing a basic rescue size-up?

A
  • Number, location and condition of victims
  • Affect the fire has on the victims
  • Capability of the control forces to enter the building, remove/protect victims and control fire
4
Q

Command must make the basic rescue decision.

What are the 2 options

A
  • Do we remove the victims from the fire? OR

* Do we remove the fire from the victims?

5
Q

Rescue efforts should be extended in the following order?

4

A
  • Most severely threatened
  • The largest number (groups)
  • The remainder of the fire area
  • The exposed areas
6
Q

A primary search means what?

A

companies have quickly gone through all affected areas and verified the removal and/or safety of all occupants.

7
Q

The completion of the primary search is reported utilizing the standard radio reporting term?
and who is it reported to?

A

“ALL CLEAR”

To the IC or Alarm room

8
Q

what is a secondary search and who should complete it?

A
  • companies thoroughly search the interior of the fire area after initial fire control and ventilation activities have been completed,
  • secondary search should preferably be completed by different companies than those involved in the primary search activities
9
Q

Thoroughness; rather than time, is the critical factor in what kind of search?

A

secondary search

10
Q

In nothing showing situations:
Command must structure a rapid interior search and report “___ _____” The interior search for victims will also verify no fire.

A

“ALL CLEAR.”

11
Q

In smoke showing and working fire situations, fire control efforts must be extended ____________with _______ operations in order to gain entry and control interior access to complete a primary search. In such cases, Command and operating companies must be aware that the operation is in a rescue mode until the _______ search is complete, regardless of the fire control required. In working fire situations, a primary search must be followed by a secondary search.

A
  • simultaneously
  • rescue
  • primary
12
Q

In cases of fully involved buildings or sections of buildings, immediate entry and primary search activities become impossible and survival of occupants is improbable. Command must initially report ______ _______ conditions and that an “ALL CLEAR” will not be reported. As quickly as fire control is achieved, Command must structure what is, in effect, a _______ _______ for victims.

A
  • fully involved

- secondary search

13
Q

When primary search companies encounter and remove victims, Command must assign other companies to continue to cover what?

A

the interior positions vacated by those companies.

14
Q

All initial attack efforts must be directed toward supporting rescue efforts and hose lines must be what?

A
  • placed in a manner to control interior access
  • confine the fire
  • protect avenues of escape.

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