What is the job of a truck officer?
What is a truck chauffeur?
What is the firefighter in the can position?
What do roof firefighters use?
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What does "fast" mean in firefighting?
A: FAST stands for Firefighter Assist and Search team. While usually a truck company at times engines and other units can be FAST. A FAST truck at a box stands by in case a firefighter becomes trapped, injured, etc.; they are tasked, along with the Rescue and Squad, with locating lost firefighters and removing them safely.
What is a squad in a truck?
A: A squad responds as either an engine, truck, or special unit. They respond as engines to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd due boxes (with the exception of Squad 1), and as a special unit on All-Hands in their response area. Squad crews are also trained as HazMat techs and receive extensive SOC training.
What do TSUs carry?
A: The TSUs carry a variety of equipment not normally carried by the Rescues, Squads, and SSLs such as a generator, raft, crane, and Spotlights. They respond to all 2nd alarms and special rescues citywide. There are two TSUs, TSU1 on Roosevelt Island/The Rock and TSU2 on Staten Island.
What is a HazTec incident?
A HazTec incident is usually a smaller hazardous material spill or leak. The city's Squads, as well as Engs 44, 165, 250, 274, and Rescue 5 are trained in HazTec operations and have a second piece for handling such incidents.
What is BISP in fire?
A: BI (or officially BISP) stands for Building Inspection Safety Protocol. This was implemented in 2007 following the death of 2 firefighters at the Duetsche Bank Fire, and replaced the old AFID program. Conducted every weekday, companies go out and inspect buildings in their first due response area to gather CIDs information and inspect for violations. When a unit is delayed due to BI it is usually because they have members inside a building and/or are responding from different parts of their area. At around 10:15 hours and 13:15 hours each day a roll all is taken over the air in each borough to check the 10-10 (location) of all units on BI.
What does MUD mean in a drill?
A: MUD stands for Multi-unit Drill . Conducted every weekend, it is usually a drill excercise run by two or more houses that run 1st and 2nd due together on multiple boxes (e.g. E297, E295, L130, and TL144 in College Point/Whitestone).
When did the Fire Department start handing out flyers?
In early April, 1999 , the department began a campaign designed to educate the general public in fire safety. All units are handing out flyers with information on how to avoid being a fire casualty. They go door-to-door, hand out these flyers, and talk to the citizens in their response area. This campaign is called "Operation Firestop".
How many terms are used to indicate the control of a fire?
DOUBTFUL? There are 4 terms we use to indicate the control of a fire:
What does the letter K mean?
The use of the letter K is a holdover from the days of telegraph. It was sent at the end of a transmission to indicate that I am finished sending and I await your reply. It is similar to the military use of the word over .
What is the job of a truck officer?
Truck Officer The main jobs of the officer at the fire scene are to keep track of the company and lead them into the fire. The officer is part of the Forcible Entry Team that gains access and locates the area of fire so it can be put out by the Engine Company.
What is a truck chauffeur?
Truck Chauffeur The Truck Chauffeur drives the ladder truck to the fire scene. At the fire, the chauffeur is responsible for raising and positioning the ladder and bucket, then removing trapped occupants from the front of buildings.
What is the firefighter in the can position?
The firefighter in the can position is part of the Forcible Entry Team that uses a water extinguisher to attack the fire through the front door. Irons The firefighter in the Iron’s position is part of the Forcible Entry Team.
What do roof firefighters use?
Roof Firefighters in the Roof position use tower-ladder buckets, aerial ladders, portable ladders, fire escapes and roofs of neighboring buildings to access the fire. This job is very dangerous because the roofs of burning buildings often collapse. Their first job is to give a report of the roof-top fire conditions to the commander.
