Test Your Knowledge on Preincident Planning and Size-Up Factors

Study Notes

Preincident plans list known information about a property for use during emergencies.
The information is gathered using a checklist and formatted to match a size-up/preincident plan checklist.
Incident-related factors like time and weather cannot be known in advance.
The Maltese cross symbol provides basic information about a property's construction, hazards, and occupancy.
A drawing should be included in a preincident plan and use intuitive symbols.
Drawings should include information about entry/exit doors, floor layout, fire protection systems, and more.
Computerized preincident plans allow for more information to be accessed without cluttering the plan.
Preassigning companies to specific tasks should be avoided in preincident plans.
What properties to preplan depends on the jurisdiction being protected.
A good preincident plan is useful in the field and easily accessible.
Preplanning is necessary for buildings with high life hazards, difficult extinguishment problems, or high-value property.
SOPs can be modified during preplanning if the specific property requires a different tactic.
Buildings with long-span roofs, heavy roof loading, or unusual building features should be preplanned.
Nursing homes, hospitals, places of assembly, schools, churches, and other places holding large numbers of people or disabled people should also be preplanned.
Buildings with compartments requiring more than two standard preconnected hose lines should be preplanned.
Highly combustible or hazardous materials present in quantity may require a preincident plan.
Information about floor drains and factors increasing property vulnerability should be included in the preincident plan.
Size-up factors, which may change from incident to incident, are difficult to categorize in terms of relative importance.
Primary factors related to life safety are most likely to be critical in size-up analysis.
Size-up begins before the incident with the development of SOPs and preincident planning, and continues throughout the incident.
ould continue through the overhaul phase.

Description

Are you familiar with preincident planning and size-up procedures? Take this quiz to test your knowledge on gathering and formatting property information for emergencies, the use of the Maltese cross symbol, and the importance of preplanning for different types of buildings. Explore the critical factors to consider for size-up analysis and learn how to modify SOPs during preplanning. This quiz is perfect for firefighters and emergency responders looking to enhance their expertise in incident management.