Firefighter I & II — Ropes, Ladders, Forcible Entry & Search flashcards
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Fireground cards on rope types, inspection and knots, ground ladder selection and placement, forcible entry tools and doors, primary and VEIS search, victim removal and tactical ventilation.
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A crew needs rope to lower a trapped worker and also rope to tie off a fence gate. Which rope class goes to which job?Life-safety rope is for any load that includes a person (rescue, escape, raising or lowering a victim or a firefighter). Utility rope handles everything else, such as hoisting tools or securing objects, and never carries a person.Ropes & Knots
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A spare utility rope on the rig looks brand new. May it be used to lower a victim in an emergency?No. A rope's class depends on how it was built, certified and tracked, not on how it looks. Only rope that has been kept and logged as life-safety rope may carry a person.Ropes & Knots
Watch out: once a life-safety rope is moved down to utility use, it never goes back to life-safety service. -
On a ground ladder, what are the beams, the butt and the tip?1. The beams are the two main side rails that carry the load.Ground Ladders
2. The butt (heel) is the bottom end resting on the ground, usually with spurs or foot pads.
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On an extension ladder, which parts raise the fly section and then hold it at the chosen height?The halyard (rope or cable) raises the fly. The pawls (ladder locks or dogs) then hook over a rung of the section below to hold the fly in place.Ground Ladders
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Into which four functional groups are forcible entry hand tools sorted?1. StrikingForcible Entry
2. Prying
3. Cutting
4. Pushing/pulling
Example: a sledge (striking), a Halligan (prying), bolt cutters (cutting) and a pike pole (pushing/pulling). -
Which three working ends make up a Halligan bar, and which tool category does it belong to?1. The adzForcible Entry
2. The pick
3. The fork (claw)
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What is the goal of a primary search, and when does it happen?A primary search is a rapid but thorough sweep of all areas for possible victims, done early in the incident, often before or during fire attack and ideally with a hoseline nearby.Search & Rescue
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What makes a secondary search different, and why is it often done by a different crew?A secondary search is slow and meticulous, done after the fire is under control and conditions improve. A fresh crew brings new eyes to areas the primary team may have missed.Search & Rescue
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What is tactical ventilation?The planned, coordinated removal of heat, smoke and fire gases and their replacement with cooler air, timed with fire attack to improve conditions for victims and crews.Tactical Ventilation
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How does horizontal ventilation differ from vertical ventilation?Horizontal uses openings on the same level, such as windows and doors. Vertical uses an opening high above the fire, usually in the roof, letting buoyant smoke and heat rise out.Tactical Ventilation
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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.
Checked against:
- Scope checked against the Fire Fighter I and II job performance requirements of NFPA 1010 (2024 edition), which consolidated NFPA 1001; named, not quoted.
- Rope inspection and retirement checked against life-safety rope manufacturer user instructions and the NFPA 1858 / NFPA 1983 / NFPA 2500 consolidation notices (named, not quoted).
- VEIS door isolation and ventilation coordination checked against public UL FSRI research summaries on search and rescue tactics and on vertical ventilation, and lightweight-truss collapse against UL's Report on Structural Stability of Engineered Lumber in Fire Conditions (2008) (reference only; no text copied).
- Ladder climbing ratio checked against OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1053 (US government work); ladder placement, overhead-line clearance, heat-sensor labels, forcible entry and hydraulic ventilation checked against fire service trade training articles (reference only; no text copied).
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