FIRE JEOPARDY - MFRI
TRUCK COMPANY JEOPARDY
Instructor Guide
Topic: Truck Company Jeopardy
Level of Instruction:
Time Required: One to Two Hours
Materials:
• Chalk Board or White Board
• Questions as provided
• Game Board (create on white board)
• Individual to keep score and watch for first team to respond
• Optional PPT slides
References:
• Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills 3rd Ed Jones & Bartlett
• Ladder Company Fireground Operations 3rd Ed. NFPA
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Preparation
Motivation: Common terminology and firefighting tactics makes scene operations more effective and efficient. Firefighters need to constantly maintain their skills and knowledge levels to provide safe working conditions and provide efficient service to their communities.
Objective (SPO) 1-1:
Given fire related questions, the Truck Company firefighter will demonstrate
knowledge of a variety of basic fire topics through participation in a jeopardy
game, so that answers are consistent with the current textbooks in use and with
jurisdictional protocols.
Overview:
Topics Include:
• Incident Management System
• Forcible Entry
• Ventilation
• Search & Rescue
• Ground Ladders
• Building Construction
• Salvage & Overhaul
• Reading Smoke
• Aerial Ladders
• Rapid Intervention
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TRUCK COMPANY JEOPARDY
SPO 1-1 Demonstrate a knowledge of basic fire materials
EO 1-1 Know and follow the rules of the game.
EO 1-2 Answer questions on various aspects of firefighting.
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Instructional Guide
NOTE: This drill is intended to be conducted in a similar manner to the Jeopardy game show. Divide participants into teams of 4 to 5 members. The instructor will pick the topics for the first and second rounds. Choose areas in which participants are proficient for the first round, and chose more difficult topics for the second round in which scores are doubled. The instructor (host) will stop reading the question as soon as a team raises their hand(s). Impose a time limit of 30 seconds for providing the answer.
I. Playing the Game (1-1)
a. Set up the game.
1. Follow outlay for Game Board #1.
• Draw on white board.
• Utilize PPT slides (Optional)
2. Identify a timekeeper, a score keeper, and a watcher (May combine jobs as needed.)
3. Print the topic questions and answers on separate pages.
4. Choose five of the topics and enter the topics in the top spaces of the game board.
b. Establish rules.
1. Decide on which team gets the first choice.
2. Each team should have a captain to choose a topic, a question point value, and who will give final answers.
3. The beginning team captain chooses a topic and question point value.
4. The host begins the answer. Answers should be given in the form of “The answer is …”
5. The team captain will give the answer after receiving input from teammates
6. Answers must be given in the form of a question.
7. If the team gets the question right, that team captain chooses the next topic and question point value. If the team responds with a wrong answer, the host continues with the answer until one of the other team’s members raises their hand(s) to answer the question.
8. After a team answers a question correctly, the instructor (host) will erase the point value off the chalk or white board.
9. The team that gets the question correct chooses the next question.
10. The game continues until the board is clear.
11. Game board #2 is set up to play double jeopardy.
12. The winner is the team that gets the most points.
13. The instructor (host) will have the decision if a variation of the response is valid.
II. Questions (1-2)
A. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1. The answer is: Preventing a situation from becoming worse than it
was when you arrived.
The question is: What is Incident Stabilization?
2. The answer is: 5 to 7
The question is: What is normal Span of Control?
3. The answer is: This system tracks the location of all personnel on
the incident scene.
The question is: What is a Personnel Accountability System?
4. The answer is: Reporting to only one person.
The question is: What is Unity of Command?
5. The answer is: This type of Command is used when the incident is multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency.
The question is: What is a Unified Command system?
B. TOPIC: FORCIBLE ENTRY
1. The answer is: The primary rule for Forcible Entry.
The question is: What is “Trying before You pry”?
2. The answer is: These tools make up a set of “Irons”.
The question is: What are a Halligan tool and a Flat Head Axe?
3. The answer is: The best method for gaining entry through a
Commercial metal door.
The question is: What is “Through the Lock Method ?
4. The answer is: This type of forcible entry tool gives you a
mechanical advantage.
The question is: What is a Prying Tool ?
5. The answer is: This type of glass is heat-treated and will break
into small pieces without sharp edges when hit
with a sharp object.
The answer is: What is Tempered Glass ?
C. TOPIC: VENTILATION
1. The answer is: This method of ventilation should be used to
prevent a Backdraft.
The question is: What is Vertical ventilation ?
2. The answer is: Windows on this side of the building should be
opened first when ventilating horizontally..
The question is: What is the Leeward side ?
3. The answer is: Improved visibility, reduced smoke damage &
the ability to locate the seat of the fire.
The question is: What are advantages of Ventilation?
4. The answer is: This is done after cutting a hole in the roof to improve air flow.
The question is: What is using a pike pole to punch through the
ceiling?
5. The answer is: Roof ventilation on commercial buildings should begin
with these.
The question is: What are natural openings?
D. TOPIC: GROUND LADDERS
1. The answer is: The ladder should be placed here when ventilating
from a window.
The question is: What is having the tip of the ladder at the top of
the window on either side?
2. The answer is: The proper angle for ladder placement.
The question is: What is 75 degrees?
3. The answer is: These metal pieces prevent the fly section
of an extension ladder from being extended too far.
The question is: What are the stops?
4. The answer is: The ladder should be placed here for a rescue
situation.
The question is: What is below the window sill?
5. The answer is: This type of ladder raise should be used when
operating in close quarters or near overhead
obstructions.
The question is: What is a Beam raise?
E. TOPIC: SEARCH & RESCUE
1. The answer is: This is usually done in a rapid and systematic
manner.
The question is: What is a Primary Search?
2. The answer is: Marking the door with an “X”.
The question is: What can be done to show that a room
has been searched?
3. The answer is: This should be done slowly with a different team
of firefighters.
The question is: What is a Secondary Search?
4. The answer is: This piece of equipment operates on a temperature
differential to locate a victim.
The question is: What is a Thermal Imaging Camera?
5. The answer is: Immediately activate their PASS device.
The question is: What should a firefighter do when they become
trapped or disoriented. ?
F. TOPIC: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
1. The answer is: This type of roof construction is dangerous when
exposed to fire conditions.
The question is: What is Truss Roof Construction?
2. The answer is: This type of building construction has no built-in
Fire Stops.
The question is: What is Balloon Frame Construction?
3. The answer is: These pieces of metal hold a wooden truss together
The question is: What are Gusset Plates?
4. The answer is: This type of Building Construction utilizes heavy
Timbers.
The question is: What is Type IV Construction?
5. The answer is: Vertical shafts in office buildings are usually found
here.
The question is: What is the center of the building?
G. TOPIC: SALVAGE & OVERHAUL
1. The answer is: The floor below the fire...
The question is: Where should salvage covers be placed first to
protect property?
2. The answer is: Firefighters should stand here when pulling
ceilings.
The question is: What is the doorway to the room?
3. The answer is: This should be used to stop the flow of water from
an individual sprinkler head.
The question is: What is a sprinkler stop or wedge?
4. The answer is: Peeling wallpaper, blistering paint, & smoke
seeping from the cracks.
The question is: What are signs of a possible hidden fire?
5. The answer is: The will probably be located in the area of the most
charring after a fire.
The question is: What is the point of fire origin?
H. TOPIC: READING SMOKE
1. The answer is: Slow moving white smoke is an indication of this
type of fire.
The question is: What is an incipient fire?
2. The answer is: Smoke coming from openings in the building and
being pulled back in is an indication that this may
occur.
The question is: What is a Backdraft?
3. The answer is: Fast moving smoke indication this type of fire...
The question is: What is a fully developed fire?
4. The answer is: The most common hazardous substance in smoke
that is a product of combustion...
The question is: What is Carbon Monoxide?
5. The answer is: Turbulent black smoke exiting the building
indicates this is about to occur.
The question is: What is a Flashover?
I. TOPIC: AERIAL LADDERS
1. The answer is: Elevated master streams should NEVER be used
during this type of fire attack.
The question is: What is an Interior attack?
2. The answer is: When raising an aerial device, the officer and crew
should always check for this.
The question is: What are overhead obstructions?
3. The answer is: To prevent overloading an aerial device, you should always follow these.
The question is: What are the Manufacturer’s recommendations?
4. The answer is: Ventilating of upper floor windows can be performed by an aerial device using this.
The question is: What is a Master Stream nozzle ?
5. The answer is: Seating charts for Truck Company apparatus can
be used to assign this.
The question is: What are tasks and tools required for each
position?
J. TOPIC: RAPID INTERVENTION
1. The answer is: The main task for a RIT team after locating a
downed firefighter.
The question is: What is getting them on air?
2. The answer is: This is the term used by a firefighter who is lost or
in trouble.
The question is: What is Mayday, Mayday, and Mayday?
3. The answer is: This is the information that should be transmitted
over the radio by the firefighter who has declared
a Mayday.
The question is: What is a L-U-N-A-R?
4. The answer is: This type of knot can be used to vertically remove a downed firefighter through a hole in the floor.
The question is: What is a Handcuff knot?
5. The answer is: The two items every member of a RIT team
should carry with them when searching for
a downed firefighter.
The question is: What is a portable radio and a hand light?
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Summary
Review:
Topics Include:
• Incident Management System
• Forcible Entry
• Ventilation
• Ground Ladders
• Search & Rescue
• Building Construction
• Salvage & Overhaul
• Reading Smoke
• Aerial Ladders
• Rapid Intervention
Remotivation:
Common terminology and firefighting tactics makes scene operations more effective and efficient. Truck Company personnel need to constantly maintain their skills and knowledge levels to provide safe working conditions and provide efficient service to their communities.
GAME 1
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|IMS |FORCIBLE |VENTILATION |GROUND |SEARCH & RESCUE |
| |ENTRY | |LADDERS | |
| | | | | |
|100 |100 |100 |100 |100 |
| | | | | |
|200 |200 |200 |200 |200 |
| | | | | |
|300 |300 |300 |300 |300 |
| | | | | |
|400 |400 |400 |400 |400 |
| | | | | |
|500 |500 |500 |500 |500 |
GAME 2
| | | | | |
|BUILDING |SALVAGE & OVERHAUL |READING |AERIAL |RAPID |
|CONSTRUCTION | |SMOKE |LADDERS |INTERVENTION |
| | | | | |
|200 |200 |200 |200 |200 |
| | | | | |
|400 |400 |400 |400 |400 |
| | | | | |
|600 |600 |600 |600 |600 |
| | | | | |
|800 |800 |800 |800 |800 |
| | | | | |
|1000 |1000 |1000 |1000 |1000 |
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