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Firefighter 1 State Exam/ Firefighter 2 State Exam New Latest Version Updated 2023-2024 with 100+ Questions and 100% Correct Answers
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Which of the following procedures should be followed when service testing fire hose? --- ---- Correct Answer -------- Stand away from the discharge valve connection when charging hose What type of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside down or lying on its side? ------- Correct Answer -------- Buttress tension system What initial action is the next priority after stabilizing the scene? ------- Correct Answer -- ------ Stabilize the victim Which action of fire fighting foam creates a barrier between the fuel and the fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Separating Foam lowers surface tension of water, allowing it to ____ fires in class A materials ------- Correct Answer -------- Penetrate Class A foam extinguishes and/or prevents ignition by ------- Correct Answer -------- Allowing water to penetrate fuels When applied to solid fuels, Class A foam blankets the fuel, controls flames, then ------- Correct Answer -------- Breaks down, releasing water to cool the fuel Class B foams are especially effective on ------- Correct Answer -------- Hydrocarbon fuels and polar solvents The degree of foam expansion depends on the type of foam concentrate, accurate proportioning, quality of the foam concentrate and ------- Correct Answer -------- Method of aeration Which of the following statements about Class A foam concentrates is most accurate? -- ----- Correct Answer -------- Class A foam reduces the surface tension of water, allowing better water penetration into the fuel. Flammable liquids that mix readily with water are ------- Correct Answer -------- Polar solvents Which foams are required to extinguish fire of ethanol or ethanol-based fuels? ------- Correct Answer -------- Alcohol resistant foams
Which of the following statements about foam proportioning is MOST accurate? ------- Correct Answer -------- Mixing Class A foam at a higher recommended percentage results in a thick, dry foam. Which of the following proportioning methods depends on the venturi principle to draw foam through a hose connected to the foam concentrate container and into the water stream? ------- Correct Answer -------- Education Which of the following statements about foam proportioners and delivery system is MOST accurate? ------- Correct Answer -------- The foam proportioner and delivery system must be compatible to produce usable foam Which of the following statements about foam hazards is most accurate? ------- Correct Answer -------- Some foam concentrates and their vapors may be harmful if inhaled The deployment of a master stream devices requires a minimum of ------- Correct Answer -------- Two firefighters Which kind of ground cover fire is slow moving and smoldering? ------- Correct Answer -- ------ Ground fire Which kind of ground cover fire burns on the soil surface, consuming low lying grass, shrubs, and other vegetation? ------- Correct Answer -------- Surface fire Which of the following is a long narrow strip of fire extending from the main fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Finger What rule can be amended if a life safety hazard to a victim that can be saved without undue risk to firefighters is present on scene? ------- Correct Answer -------- Two in, two out rule What fireground role is defined as the one that works to locate and assist firefighters trapped during operations? ------- Correct Answer -------- Rapid intervention crew/team What fireground role should be two or more members wearing complete PPE and respiratory protection, with the purpose of locating firefighters incapacitated during operations? ------- Correct Answer -------- Rapid intervention crew/team Which of the following BEST describes the flash point of flammable liquids? ------- Correct Answer -------- Less than 100F Where should apparatus be located at a Class B fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Upwind and uphill of the incident Water as a mechanical tool can move _____ to where they can burn safely ------- Correct Answer -------- Class B fuels
Techniques for extinguishment at bulk transport vehicle fires are similar to fires in ------- Correct Answer -------- Flammable fuel storage facilities Which of the following best describes a way to determine the nature of cargo at a bulk transport vehicle fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Use bills of lading or placards Which of the following best describes approach and staging techniques used at flammable gas incidents? ------- Correct Answer -------- Approach from and stage on the upwind side Which of the following best describes the process taken at flammable gas incidents if gas is burning? ------- Correct Answer -------- Use hose streams to protect exposures if needed Control of all evidence must be maintained as part of the ____ required in legal cases. - ------ Correct Answer -------- Chain of custody Which of the following may appear on floors and indicate where fuel burned in that location? ------- Correct Answer -------- Charring Which of the following decides what evidence is collected? ------- Correct Answer -------- Fire investigator Who has legal responsibility for determining origin and cause of a fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Fire chief Responsibility for ____ can lie with state fire marshal, state police, or other state agency ------- Correct Answer -------- Fire cause Once the control of scene has been relinquished, personnel can only re-enter after ------
Which of the following BEST describes the action first taken after an alert to the station? ------- Correct Answer -------- Dispatching of emergency services responders What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report? ----- -- Correct Answer -------- Periodic time transmissions Which of the following must be considered when deciding the size of a collapse zone? -- ----- Correct Answer -------- Type of building construction and safest location for personel Which of the following best describes when SARS are used? ------- Correct Answer ------ -- Confined space rescues and technical rescue incidents Which of the following SCBA components warns when the system is reaching 20- 25 percent of cylinder capacity? ------- Correct Answer -------- End of service time indicators When donning SCBA, all straps on the harness assembly and facepiece should be ------
What stabilizing tool uses a system of at least three wedged posts between the ground and a vehicle resting on its side or top? ------- Correct Answer -------- Buttress tension system Hybrid vehicles that use color coded wiring use ____ to mark high voltage wiring. ------- Correct Answer -------- Orange When using a strut and buttress tension system, firefighters must ensure all parts have a safety margin that is: ------- Correct Answer -------- In excess of the weight being secured What type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and/or roof assemblies on both sides of a load-bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim survival? ------- Correct Answer -------- A-frame In the OATH method of signaling on a search line, two tugs represents ------- Correct Answer -------- Advance Which of the following is an example of a push/pull tool? ------- Correct Answer -------- Pike pole Cutting edges on axes should be inspected for: ------- Correct Answer -------- Chips, cracks, or spurs When caring for an unprotected metal surface, use a metal file to: ------- Correct Answer -------- Remove burrs from a cutting edge NFPA 1931 requires that single, roof combination and extension ladders must support a maximum load of ------- Correct Answer -------- 750 lbs Ground ladders should be service tested before being placed in service, ____ while in service, and after use that exposes the ladder to high heat or rough treatment. ------- Correct Answer -------- Once each year Which of the following describes the best placement of a ladder to be used for entry or rescue from a window? ------- Correct Answer -------- Ladder tip slightly below sill, or wedged under sill lip Which of the following is a reason that modern construction may tend to contain fires for longer periods of time? ------- Correct Answer -------- Energy efficient designs What should a firefighter do before stepping off a ladder, parapet wall, or other place of safety onto the roof of a burning building, especially if the roof surface is obscured by smoke or darkness? ------- Correct Answer -------- Sound the roof for structural integrity by striking with an axe.
What type of hose is designed for drafting water from static water supplies or connecting to a fire hydrant? ------- Correct Answer -------- Hard suction hose What type of fire hose damage can weaken the jacket which can lead to ruptures under pressure? ------- Correct Answer -------- Organic damage Which of the following equipment is necessary for service testing? ------- Correct Answer -------- Nozzles with shutoff valves The test site for service testing should be: ------- Correct Answer -------- On a slight grade Fire alarm control panel: ------- Correct Answer -------- Contains electronics that control and monitor the fire alarm system. Fire command center: ------- Correct Answer -------- Consolidates all fire protection system controls for a structure in one room. In which type of sprinkler system does air or nitrogen under pressure replace the water in the sprinklers above a valve? ------- Correct Answer -------- Dry-pipe system Which of the following statements about dry-pipe sprinkler systems is most accurate? --- ---- Correct Answer -------- Accelerators and exhausters are quick-opening devices that allow air to exit and water to enter the pipes quickly. Which of the following statements Best describes an automatic dry standpipe system? -- ----- Correct Answer -------- Water is admitted to the system upon opening of the hose valve. Which heat detector uses two metals, one which expands faster than the other when heated, to break a circuit and send a signal to the fire alarm control panel? ------- Correct Answer -------- Bimetallic detector The _____ is the vertical piping to which the one-way check valve, alarm valve, and main drain are attached. ------- Correct Answer -------- Riser The sprinkler system feed main is: ------- Correct Answer -------- the pipe connecting the riser to the cross mains. Sprinklers' temperature ratings can be identified by: ------- Correct Answer -------- The color coded sprinkler frame arms Which of the following emergency scene lighting equipment has the disadvantage of contaminating the scene with exhaust fumes if the vehicle is not positioned downwind? - ------ Correct Answer -------- Vehicle mounted generator
What type of company is responsible for forcible entry? ------- Correct Answer -------- Truck company Knowing types of doors and door hardware can help firefighters: ------- Correct Answer - ------- Select correct forcible entry tools What classification of portable fire extinguisher is used for fires that involve combustible liquids and gases? ------- Correct Answer -------- Class B What classification of portable fire extinguisher is used for fires that involve combustible metals and alloys? ------- Correct Answer -------- Class D Which of the following factors is a primary reason that firefighters should not create tactical ventilation openings in an uncoordinated manner? ------- Correct Answer -------- Can spread fire to uninvolved areas Any power tool not marked double insulated should: ------- Correct Answer -------- Have a three-prong plug Which of the following is a telecommunications system? ------- Correct Answer -------- Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Which of the following regulates all radio communication in the United States? ------- Correct Answer -------- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Which of the following is a radio communications best practice? ------- Correct Answer -- ------ Speak with a loud, controlled, clear voice Which of the following should be in an arrival report? ------- Correct Answer -------- Correct address of the incident Which of the following provides the telecommunications center with a continuous record of actions on scene? ------- Correct Answer -------- Progress report What does the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) do? ------- Correct Answer -------- Outlines necessary information needed to complete incident reports Portable fire extinguisher rating is based on the approximate square foot (Square meter) area of flammable liquid a nonexpert operator can extinguish? ------- Correct Answer ---- ---- Class B rating What survival action includes steps that can be performed before communicating a MAYDAY? ------- Correct Answer -------- Seeking safe haven
When breaching a wall, which of the following best describes action to be taken before crawling through the opening? ------- Correct Answer -------- Sound the floor on the other side Which type of jack is operated by using the jack to tighten and support a shoring/stabilizing system? ------- Correct Answer -------- Trench screw jack Which of the following tools is made in three basic types and gives rescuers the ability to lift or displace objects? ------- Correct Answer -------- Pneumatic lifting bags Which of the following personnel determines where to perform forcible entry? ------- Correct Answer -------- Incident Commander How should hose be stored in hose racks? ------- Correct Answer -------- Roll hose with the male end inside roll to protect male coupling threads Which of the following is the primary location for shutting off power? ------- Correct Answer -------- Electric meter Water as a cooling agent must be combined with ____ to be effective on lighter petroleum distillates. ------- Correct Answer -------- Foam additives The philosophy of loss control is to perform activities to minimize losses to property: ----- -- Correct Answer -------- Before, during, and after a fire incident Which of the following are often cigarette-match combinations? ------- Correct Answer --- ----- Timing devices Insurance investigators are hired to: ------- Correct Answer -------- Determine cause and amount of loss What audience characteristic is the primary factor in presentation style when giving a fire and life safety presentation? ------- Correct Answer -------- Age What audience characteristics can impact the worldview and outlook on life of those listening to a fire and life safety presentation? ------- Correct Answer -------- Cultural diversity In a one firefighter low shoulder carry, how should the butts on the ladder be carried? --- ---- Correct Answer -------- Butts forward and butts slightly lower than tips If during an incident there is a change in structural integrity and potential for collapse, what does the IC use? ------- Correct Answer -------- Evacuation signal In what event would SARs be used? ------- Correct Answer -------- Confinement/technical rescue
Water as a mechanical tool can move _____ fires to where they can burn safely? ------- Correct Answer -------- Class B To prevent injury from exploding struts and cylinders from bumpers, how should you approach a vehicle on fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- From a 45 degree angle When should an SCBA bottle be replaced? ------- Correct Answer -------- During inspection if the cylinder is less than 90% of capacity What is the term for keeping track and integrity of evidence? ------- Correct Answer ------ -- Chain of Custody What is the best situation during a private dwelling survey? ------- Correct Answer -------- Work in teams of 2 Which of the following tools is made in three basic types and gives the ability to lift or displace an object? ------- Correct Answer -------- Pneumatic lifting bags When oxygen concentrations are below _____%, the human body responds by increasing its respiratory rate ------- Correct Answer -------- 18% What do you use to clean the male end of a hose when it's pulled through tar on a scene? ------- Correct Answer -------- Wire brush What hose roll do you use when you intend a quick deployment? ------- Correct Answer - ------- Straight roll Once a search is completed, a firefighter should: ------- Correct Answer -------- Report promptly to supervisor What do you use a hard suction hose for? ------- Correct Answer -------- Drafting Which action of firefighting foam creates a barrier between the fuel and the fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Separating Who has the legal responsibility for determining origin and cause of fire? ------- Correct Answer -------- Fire chief When should a PAR be called? ------- Correct Answer -------- When a secondary search is completed, when the evacuation alarm goes off On scene of a motor vehicle accident, what side of the apparatus do you exit on? ------- Correct Answer -------- Opposite side of oncoming traffic What is the primary hazard for extrication on scene? ------- Correct Answer -------- Traffic
When should you inspect generators, lighting units and lighting accessories? ------- Correct Answer -------- Periodically and after each use When objects must be pushed further than the maximum opening distance, what tool is used? ------- Correct Answer -------- Extension rams