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Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground Study Guide, First Edition

by James P. Smith

222 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #02-0577; ISBN 1-55369-764-2; US$26.95, C$41.50, EUR27.00, £18.70

This study guide is an excellent tool to assist firefighters, fire officers and chief officers. It is designed in a question and answer format to reinforce the text in an easy to read and remember style.

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About the Book This study guide contains 900 questions and answers in a multiple-choice format to accompany the textbook "Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground". The text and study guide use a systems approach to guide firefighters, fire officers and chief officers through problem identification and solutions during firefighting incidents. The author uses his over 36 years of firefighting with the Philadelphia Fire Department to blend personal experience with theory. It covers preparation, management tools, decision making, company operations, building construction, building collapse, scene safety, special situations and occupancies, technical operations and after the incident. Through the various chapters, Chief Smith provides the strategies and tactics for numerous types of operations gleaned through his 22 years as a chief officer. It provides a clear and distinct approach to solving and understanding the fire problem at hand. The reader will obtain a wealth of knowledge presented in a clear, ready-to-use manner. The Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground Study Guide, Second Edition is now available through Trafford.

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About the Author James P. Smith has been a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department since 1966 and holds the rank of deputy chief. His current assignment is as field division chief commanding operations for one-half of the city. He has been a chief officer since 1981. Previously assigned as Director of the Philadelphia Fire Academy and Department Safety Officer. He is an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. He has researched and developed programs on building construction, building collapse, firefighting safety, incident command, high rise firefighting operations, church fires and strategy & tactics and currently presents seminars nationwide. He has published over 100 articles in various national publications, and is currently contributing editor for Firehouse magazine, Fire Studies column. Author of the book "Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground" published by Brady/Prentice Hall.

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Sample Questions

100. There are a number of considerations for firefighters when confronted with a fire in a building that may use lightweight building components as structural members.They should
a.read a building for indicators that would denote the presence of a truss.
b.realize draft-stopping may add fuel to a fire.
c.recognize that triangular truss roof spaces are often used for storage.
d.only a and c.
e.all of the above.

8. According to the National Fire Academy's fire flow formula; if other floors in a building are not yet involved, but are threatened by possible extension of fire, they should be considered interior exposures. What percent of the actual fire flow should be calculated for each exposed floor?
a.10 percent.
b.15 percent.
c.25 percent.
d.50 percent.
e.None of the above.

11. 1)Training is the backbone of every good organization.How well we practice dictates how well we will perform at an emergency.The more we train the better we become.
2)Through the use of standard operating guidelines,we have the ability to practice the performance of routine tasks that then can be applied at the incident scene.
a.Both statements are true.
b.Both statements are false.
c.Only statement number one is true.
d.Only statement number two is true.

77. 1)Combustible dust lying on a heated surface is subject to ignition due to carbonization of the dust. 2)Dust explosions usually occur in pairs.The initial explosion may not cause substantial damage but the secondary explosion is usually devastating.
a.Both statements are true.
b.Both statements are false.
c.Only statement number one is true.
d.Only statement number two is true.

72. In regard to elevator usage by firefighters in highrise buildings under fire conditions:
a.A common rule in many fire departments is that,if a fire is located above the seventh floor,the use of the elevators is at the discretion of the Incident Commander.
b.If an elevator is used,it must have firefighter 's service.
c.A common rule in many fire departments is that the elevator should not be used if the fire is located on the first seven floors.
d.Only a and b.
e.All of the above.

84. The hot zone at a hazardous materials incident
a.is the immediate danger area.
b.is an exclusion area and should be considered contaminated.
c.will require those entering this area to have a high level of personal protection.
d.only a and c.
e.all of the above.

92. Incident scene safety and scene security are a must.If an armed terrorist attack has occurred,the police can assure the firefighters scene safety by which of the following?
a.Having the terrorists in custody.
b.Confirming that the terrorists have left the scene.
c.Having the bomb squad check the scene thoroughly for secondary devices.
d.Only b and c.
e.All of the above.

4. When a steel beam reaches its failure temperature
a.it will sag and can slide down the inside of the bearing wall it previously rested upon.
b.it can exert a tremendous pressure and push the bearing wall on which it previously rested violently outward.
c.it can cause parts of the wall it previously rested upon to be projected past a 100-percent collapse zone as it collapses.
d.only a and b.
e.all of the above.

24. The OSHA "two-in-two-out rule" mandates
a.the use of respirators in certain atmospheres.
b.that a minimum of two firefighters work as a team inside an area identified as immediately dangerous to life and health.
c.that a minimum of two firefighters be on standby outside of the area identified as immediately dangerous to life and health.
d.only b and c.
e.all of the above.

59. The ceiling in a gothic-style church is referred to as a hanging ceiling because it
a.is suspended from the timber truss.
b.depends on the truss for its support.
c.can easily be entered by firefighters to extinguish a fire.
d.only a and b.
e.all of the above.

13. When confronted with a collapsed building and a need to locate victims the Incident Commander should ensure
a.that surface victims are first to be rescued.
b.that they restrict anyone from walking on the pile of debris since it can cause further injury to those trapped.
c.that those rescued are interviewed for additional information.
d.only b and c.
e.all of the above.

22. 1)Risk can be avoided by nonintervening actions,which is a method of protecting firefighters.
2)The classification of "risk versus gain" when used by responders always places everything into clear-cut categories.
a.Both statements are true.
b.Both statements are false.
c.Only statement number one is true.
d.Only statement number two is true.

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Catalogue Information

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