4FF004 ASSESSMENT 20 Questions Igor Kopinski

Equipment

1. Five ladders are carried on front – line appliances.

2. Centrifugal pumps are used on U.K Fire Engines.
3. Cutters, Spreaders and Rams are used in the Holmatro Lifesaving Kit.
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5. Manila, Sisal, hemp, coir and cotton are commonly used.
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6. Normal 1 stage output pressure is 7.5 BAR
7. Tabs are used to carry out a search on the scene of operations and are secured at intervals along
the route.
8. Blocks and wedges are used to stabilize vehicles on uneven ground.
9. Early administration of oxygen to the casualty will greatly increase their recovery – the first 10
minutes are vital.
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Procedures
1. The BA entry control officer can only monitor the team that is in the building, no other duties.
2. If there is a fire on the other side, the water will evaporate.
3. The bridgehead should be 2 floors below the sector.
4.Dynamic risk assessment
5.Strategic, Systematic and Dynamic
6. All 3 stages of BA entry control.
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8. In basements hot air rises to the top, and it is an enclosed space which creates heat.
9. Urban Search and Rescue.
10. 10 meters.