High-Voltage Electrical Emergencies: Fire Department Procedures
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What should the first arriving unit do in a high-voltage electrical emergency?

  • Contact Dispatch and provide unit arrival, Unit establishing IC and Confirm that power company is responding (correct)
  • Perform a 360 assessment of the incident
  • Immediately establish incident command
  • Begin resource deployment

    • How should apparatus be positioned in response to overhead emergencies?

  • Close to the high-voltage source for quick access
  • According to the Traffic Incident Management System and Roadway Incidents Procedure (correct)
  • In any available space near the scene
  • At a safe distance from the incident area

    • What action should be taken before anyone is permitted to enter a restricted area at a high-voltage electrical emergency?

  • Directives from the Incident Commander (IC) (correct)
  • Confirmation from Dispatch
  • Approval from the power company
  • Consensus among all personnel on-scene

    • During high-voltage electrical emergencies, where should apparatus be placed in relation to the involved utility equipment?

    <p>No closer than two poles from the involved utility equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should personnel do during an active fire or imminent danger to public life during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>Don and remain in full personal protective equipment (PPE) and remain with their assigned apparatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be considered about down, low, broken, frayed, or split wires during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>Considered energized regardless of their appearance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a universal practice regarding scene safety for Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department personnel during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>No scene should be considered safe until confirmed by on-scene power company personnel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should personnel avoid during high-voltage electrical emergencies until the hazard is confirmed to be de-energized?

    <p>Contact with any wires or objects near the hazard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential hazard related to generators and solar panels during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>&quot;Back feeding&quot; into wires, panel boxes, and other utility-related equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During a high-voltage electrical emergency, where should the first arriving Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department unit position the apparatus for overhead emergencies?

    <p>According to the Traffic Incident Management System and Roadway Incidents Procedure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the responsibilities of the Incident Commander (IC) during a high-voltage electrical emergency?

    <p>Perform or direct another member to perform a 360 assessment of the incident</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be established by the Incident Commander (IC) for all personnel on-scene during a high-voltage electrical emergency?

    <p>Department accountability system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What action should be taken before anyone is permitted to enter a restricted area at a high-voltage electrical emergency?

    <p>Direction from the Incident Commander (IC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During high-voltage electrical emergencies, what should personnel do when an active fire exists or imminent danger to public life exists?

    <p>Don and remain in full personal protective equipment (PPE) and remain with their assigned apparatus and out of the restricted area until otherwise directed by the IC</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be considered about seemingly safe conditions during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>Seemingly safe conditions can rapidly and violently escalate, leaving no time for a safe retreat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a universal practice regarding wires during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>All down, low, broken, frayed or split wires should be considered energized regardless of their appearance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential hazard related to generators and solar panels during high-voltage electrical emergencies?

    <p>They have the potential to 'back feed' into wires, panel boxes and other utility related equipment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should personnel avoid contact with during high-voltage electrical emergencies until the hazard is confirmed to be de-energized?

    <p>Objects near and around a high-voltage source such as trees, poles, fences, buildings, automobiles, fire hydrants, guard rails, natural gas pipes, and water pipes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where should apparatus be placed during substation emergencies?

    <p>In accordance with any substation pre-plan or Hazardous Materials Incident Response Procedure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a recommended approach for personnel if they must approach a site during an electrical emergency?

    <p>Walk slowly so the energized ground can be felt before it reaches lethal voltage while continuously testing the environment with an electrical tac stick</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should apparatus avoid parking over during underground emergencies?

    <p>Manhole covers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should apparatus avoid parking under during interior emergencies?

    <p>Chandeliers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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