NFPA Technical Rescuer Certification flashcards
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- NFPA 1006 rescue levels
- NFPA 1006 defines Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels; Technician is the highest and may lead and supervise technical rescue incidents in a specific discipline.
- LUNAR mayday report
- LUNAR is a mayday format: Location, Unit, Name, Assignment, and Resources. It gives command critical information quickly when a rescuer is lost, trapped, or in distress.
- Span of control
- A supervisor should directly manage three to seven subordinates, with five as the optimal span; wider spans reduce effective command and safety oversight.
- General-use life safety rope
- NFPA 1983 general-use life safety rope has a minimum breaking strength of 4,500 lbf (20 kN) and is intended for most rescue loads.
- Technical-use life safety rope
- NFPA 1983 technical-use life safety rope has a minimum breaking strength of 3,000 lbf (13.5 kN) and is limited to lighter or single-person loads.
- Rope rescue anchor strength
- A life-safety anchor system should be capable of at least 22 kN (5,000 lbf) for a two-person load, and each component must be rated appropriately.
- Tandem prusik belay
- A tandem prusik belay uses two prusik loops of different cord diameters on the mainline, backed up by a belay device or anchor, to arrest a fall.
- FEMA structural marking
- A single slash marks entry, an X marks search complete, and quadrants record date/time, team, and hazards; the system tracks searched and unsearched voids.
- Pancake collapse
- Pancake collapse stacks floors vertically with few surviving voids; V and lean-to collapses more often leave survivable void spaces.
- Shoring purpose
- Shoring stabilizes damaged walls, floors, and openings to protect rescuers and victims from secondary collapse before entry or extrication.
- Permit-required confined space
- A permit-required confined space has a hazardous atmosphere, engulfment, entrapment, or other serious hazard; entry requires a permit, attendant, and rescue plan.
- Atmospheric testing order
- Test oxygen first, then combustible gas, then toxic gases such as carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide; test before entry and continuously during occupancy.
- Confined space entry roles
- The entry supervisor authorizes entry; entrants perform work; the attendant remains outside, monitors entrants, and summons rescue without abandoning the post.
- Vehicle stabilization
- Stabilize on all four sides with cribbing, wheel chocks, and struts before rescuers enter or cut; prevent movement and suspension bounce.
- Hybrid high-voltage cables
- Orange cables carry high voltage on hybrid and electric vehicles; identify and avoid cutting them, and disable the system per manufacturer guidance.
- Tempered side window
- Tempered glass shatters into small pieces when struck at a corner with a spring-loaded punch; laminated windshields require cutting.
- Reach, throw, row, go
- Surface water rescue priority: reach with an object, throw a flotation line, go by boat, and only then swim; choose the lowest-risk option.
- Cold water 1-10-1
- Cold water immersion: about 1 minute of cold shock, 10 minutes of meaningful movement, and 1 hour before unconsciousness; plan rescue accordingly.
- Throw bag deployment
- Throw upstream or above the victim so current carries the bag; aim past the victim and let the line swing them to shore.
- International river difficulty scale
- The scale rates rivers Class I through VI; Class I is easy moving water and Class VI is extreme, rarely runnable, with severe consequences.
- Defensive swim position
- Float on your back, feet downstream and slightly apart, head up, and use arms to steer; avoid standing in moving water.
- Swiftwater tether rule
- Tethered rescuers in swift water need a quick-release system and a shore anchor; tethers can trap a rescuer in current.
- Public safety dive team
- A public safety dive team normally includes a supervisor, diver, tender, and standby diver; the standby diver is dressed and ready to assist.
- Dive tending line
- A tending line connects the diver to a tender or anchor, limits the search area, and provides a communication and retrieval path in low visibility.
- Ice thickness guideline
- About 4 inches (10 cm) supports one person on foot; 5 inches supports a snowmobile; 8 to 12 inches supports a car.
- Ice rescue suit
- An ice rescue suit provides flotation and thermal protection, allowing a tethered rescuer to enter cold water while retaining mobility and visibility.
- Point last seen
- Point last seen, or PLS, is the location where the subject was last observed; it anchors search planning and probability mapping.
- Hasty search
- A hasty search sends fast, small teams to likely locations and trails immediately after a subject is reported missing, before a full grid search.
- Cave rescue communication
- Cave communications are limited by rock and distance; teams use wire telephones, through-rock signaling, or relay runners and prearranged protocols.
- Mine methane range
- Methane is explosive at about 5 to 15 percent in air; mines and tunnels require continuous gas monitoring and ventilation before entry.
- Suspension trauma
- A worker hanging motionless in a harness can lose consciousness within minutes from blood pooling; rescue within 10 to 15 minutes and treat for orthostatic intolerance.
- Helicopter landing zone
- A helicopter landing zone should be at least 100 by 100 feet, clear of obstacles and loose debris, with approach and departure paths and radio contact.