Answer These Search and Rescue Terms Flashcards

How often shold personnel operating at a collapse rescue be rotated for rehabilitation?

When should the general debris removal phase of a collapse rescue begin?

Which of the following terms best describes the art of putting essential units in the right place and keepin unnecessary units out of the way to allow continued access for later arriving equipment?

What should the first two ambulances at a collapse rescue do upon arrival?

Which of the following best describes the zone established for several blocks around a major incident where non-emergency vehicles are not permitted to move?

Which of the following tools should be used in the surveillance and monitoring of a suspected area of building movement?

During a selected debris removal phase of a collapse rescue, what kind of role should the company officer assume?

Which class of building construction are the following tools most suited for in a collapse rescue during the selected debris removal phase? (jackhammers, circular saws and torches)

During the selected debris removal and tunneling phase of a collapse rescue, use of the following type of equipment should be forbidden?

You and your crew can perform a selected debris removal and are coming close to the victim. Which of the following best describes the tools that should be chosen at this point?

Which of the following statements best describes how a fire compnay should contend with department jacks and other support equipment utilized at a collapse rescue?

This type of collapse is so named because the floors of the structure fall in layers. Location of victims is simplified in this type of collapse since floors maintain their physical aspects. Which of the following best describes this situation?

This type of collapse results when a floor fails in the midle, usually due to overloading or being burned away under load. IN this case the walls and floors above remain intact, although any floors below may collapse because of the impact from floors abo

This type of void may be found in any type of collapse. The result from spaces formed by a series of strong objects that prevent collapse into a particular section. Their presence is more difficult to locate, since they occur at random, depending upon l

This type of void results from the failure of the support from one end of a floor or roof. If one bearing wall blows out while the other reamins intact, the floor will drop at that end. Which of the following best describes this void that is created?