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Any contact with the public should be used as a(n): A: Public solicitation opportunity B: Individual showcasing opportunity C: Educational opportunity D: Department showcasing opportunity - Correct answer C: Educational opportunity Which of the following concepts dictates that each fire fighter answer to only one supervisor? A) Span of responsibility B) Organizational accountability C) Unity of command D) Delegation of duty - Correct answer C) Unity of command Which of the following national organizations develops U.S. codes and standards dealing with fire protection? A) EPA B) NIOSH C) OSHA D) NFPA - Correct answer D) NFPA Using technology to make buildings and products safer is an example of what type of CRR strategy? A) Education B) Engineering C) Enforcement D) Economic Incentive - Correct answer B) Engineering At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with this specific instrument for communication A) two-way radio B) A pager C) A strobe D) A whistle - Correct answer A) two-way radio
What is the first step in the process of response? A) Checking PPE B) Mounting apparatus C) Starting the engine D) Belting in - Correct answer A) Checking PPE When, in the sequence of tasks required at a working structure fire, does controlling the utilities usually occur? A) Once overhaul is complete B) Immediately prior to overhaul C) About half way through the suppression effort D) It is one of the first tasks to be accomplished - Correct answer D) It is one of the first tasks to be accomplished What is one instance in which fire fighters might call the power company to turn off power remotely (such as at a nearby power pole)? A) If aerial ladders were being used B) If fatalities were confirmed inside C) If the building was of Type IV construction D) If the structure were a parking garage - Correct answer A) If aerial ladders were being used What is the purpose of a PASS device? A) To sound an alarm if certain fire or asphyxiate gases are detected B) To warn fire fighters when their air supply is low C) To sound an alarm if a fire fighter is motionless for a set period of time D) To keep track of elapsed time in deteriorating conditions - Correct answer C) To sound an alarm if a fire fighter is motionless for a set period of time How much does a full set of personal protective equipment weigh? A) Thirty pounds B) Forty pounds C) Fifty pounds D) Seventy-five pounds - Correct answer C) Fifty pounds
What is the term for the process where a solid, due to heat, breaks down to produce a flammable vapor? A) Oxidation B) Combustion C) Pyrolysis D) Conflagration - Correct answer C) Pyrolysis Which class of fire includes ordinary combustibles such as wood and paper? A) Class C B) Type I C) Class A D) Type III - Correct answer C) Class A Which class of fire involves combustible metals? A) Class B B) Class C C) Class D D) Class K - Correct answer C) Class D In which stage of a fire has all of the available fuel and/or oxygen been consumed and active flaming has decreased or stopped? A) Isothermic phase B) Overhaul phase C) Under control phase D) Decay phase - Correct answer D) Decay phase _____________ is the tendency of gases in an enclosed space to form in layers according to their temperature. A) Thermal layering B) Thermal equilibrium C) Thermal temperance D) Rollover - Correct answer A) Thermal layering What danger is suggested by the observation of smoke puffing in and out of a structure? A) Impending structural collapse
B) The presence of backdraft conditions C) Weak structural roofing members D) Untempered, unreinforced glazing in windows - Correct answer B) The presence of backdraft conditions What is the vapor density of air? A) 0 B) 1 C) 14. D) 21.7 - Correct answer B) 1 What is the first step in reading smoke? A) Determine what is influencing the key attributes. B) Predict the event. C) Determine the rate of change. D) Determine the key attributes of smoke. - Correct answer D) Determine the key attributes of smoke. What is the measure of how readily a material will conduct heat? A) Thermal conductivity B) Thermal combustibility C) Thermal connectivity D) Thermal reducibility - Correct answer A) Thermal conductivity What does a CMU contain? A) Void space B) Steel reinforcing rods C) Joinery instructions D) Explosives - Correct answer B) Steel reinforcing rods Select the true statement about steel A) It is not very strong in either tension or compression. B) It is very strong in tension only. C) It is very strong in compression only. D) It is very strong both in tension and compression. - Correct answer D) It is very strong both in tension and compression. What would the observation of glass blocks in a wall tell fire fighters?
D) To provide emergency air - Correct answer C) To extinguish incipient fires Which class of fire involves combustible metals? A) K B) A C) B D) D - Correct answer D) D Fire extinguishers are rated for their ability to control a specific type of fire and: A) ease of use. B) reach of agent. C) overall weight. D) ability to prevent rekindling. - Correct answer D) ability to prevent rekindling. When determining what risk classification to assign a certain building area, which two factors contribute? A) Direction and density of pedestrian traffic flow B) Elevation and configuration of the given area C) Volume and pressure capacity of sprinklers D) Amount and type of combustibles present - Correct answer D) Amount and type of combustibles present What is one disadvantage of CO2 extinguishers compared to other extinguishers? A) Electrical conductivity B) Expensive chemical inside C) Short discharge range D) Messy residue - Correct answer C) Short discharge range Which of the following statements is accurate regarding fire extinguishers? A) Maintenance is required if the pressure exceeds 3000 psi. B) Servicing is not required if it was discharged for less than 5 seconds. C) 2.5-gallon, stored-pressure extinguishers cannot be recharged by fire fighters.
D) Non-rechargeable extinguishers must be replaced after any use. - Correct answer D) Non-rechargeable extinguishers must be replaced after any use. Which tool is used to tighten or loosen hose couplings? A) Hydrant wrench B) Box-end wrench C) Spanner wrench D) Open-end wrench - Correct answer C) Spanner wrench What is the term for a short (two-to-four foot) pike pole designed for use in tight spaces? A) Closet hook B) K tool C) Porta power D) Baker pole - Correct answer A) Closet hook In addition to prying, what can a flat-head axe be used for that a pick-head axe cannot? A) Ventilating a roof B) Prying an outward-opening door C) Striking another tool D) Prying an inward-opening door - Correct answer C) Striking another tool Which type of saw is used for cutting curves in wood? A) coping saw B) A carpenter's handsaw C) A hacksaw D) A circular saw - Correct answer A) coping saw Which body of rules, regulations, or guidelines usually addresses where and how to stage tools at a fire scene? A) The department's own SOPs B) The applicable NFPA standard C) The manufacturer's recommendations D) The state fire and building codes - Correct answer A) The department's own SOPs
What is formed by reversing the direction of a rope to form a "U" bend with two parallel ends? A) splice B) A cord C) A plait D) A bight - Correct answer D) A bight In which position should an axe be raised? A) Head down B) Head up C) Horizontal D) Wrapped - Correct answer A) Head down Fire escape rope is to be used in which of the following circumstances? A) Emergency self-rescue from an immediately hazardous environment B) Life safety rescues involving two persons C) Water rescues involving multiple individuals D) Hoisting and lifting tools - Correct answer A) Emergency self-rescue from an immediately hazardous environment Before beginning any forcible entry, which reminder phrase should fire fighters keep in mind? A) Two's company, three's a crew. B) Without the hose, the fire grows. C) Try before you pry. D) Break a door, hit the floor. - Correct answer C) Try before you pry. What happens if the wrong tool is used on case-hardened steel? A) The metal can be cut through much faster than anticipated, resulting in personal injury. B) The tool can break and people can be injured. C) The metal can ignite or the powder dust from the cutting can explode. D) Nothing happens, but time is wasted. - Correct answer B) The tool can break and people can be injured. Where should a fire fighter stand when breaking windows during forcible entry? A) Windward side of the window with the hands below the break
B) Windward side of the window with the hands above the break C) Leeward side of the window with the hands below the break D) Leeward side of the window with the hands above the break - Correct answer B) Windward side of the window with the hands above the break What is the term used to describe the crosspiece that spans the two beams of a ladder? A) Dawg B) Block C) Rung D) Rail - Correct answer C) Rung What does a heat sensor label do on a ladder? A) It reports the highest temperature in which the ladder can be safely used. B) It changes color when exposed to a specific degree of heat. C) It attests to the heat treatment the ladder underwent during construction. D) It reports what the ambient temperature currently is. - Correct answer B) It changes color when exposed to a specific degree of heat. Which NFPA standard sets the minimum performance standards for apparatus referred to as either "aerial ladders" or "elevating platforms"? A) 1868 B) 1900 C) 1901 D) 1932 - Correct answer C) 1901 Which parts of ground ladders can be painted for visibility and identification? A) Rungs B) Pawls C) Bottom half D) Top and bottom 18 inches - Correct answer D) Top and bottom 18 inches How are the fire fighters arranged in the three-fire fighter flat ladder carry? A) All three fire fighters are on the same side of the ladder.
A) transitional fire attack. B) exposure protection. C) overhaul. D) ventilation. - Correct answer D) ventilation. When considering the various types of ventilation, the easiest type to use is: A) doors. B) windows. C) skylights. D) the roof. - Correct answer A) doors. What is the term for the open space between the ceiling of the top floor and the underside of the roof of a building? A) Roof chase B) Cockloft C) Head space D) Mantle - Correct answer B) Cockloft Modern wood-frame construction uses a technique that builds one floor at a time and inserts a plate between each floor that acts as a fire stop. What is this technique called? A) Flitch-plate B) Platform-frame C) Balustrade D) Awning - Correct answer B) Platform-frame Which type of ventilation is it that involves openings in roofs or floors so that heat, smoke, and toxic gases escape the structure in a vertical direction? A) Horizontal B) Mechanical C) Vertical D) Negative-pressure - Correct answer C) Vertical When ventilating a structure, where should a ladder be placed when breaking a window? A) Above the windowsill
B) Below the windowsill C) Downside side of the window D) Upwind side of the window - Correct answer D) Upwind side of the window What is it called if air is immediately drawn back into the building because of an incompletely sealed smoke ejector? A) Secondary convection B) Paradoxical ventilation C) Churning D) Recirculation - Correct answer D) Recirculation Portable tanks typically hold between: A) 100 and 1500 gallons of water. B) 500 and 2000 gallons of water. C) 600 and 5000 gallons of water. D) 1000 and 10,000 gallons of water. - Correct answer C) 600 and 5000 gallons of water. What is the usual range of pressure, in psi, at the delivery point in a water system? A) 50- B) 40- C) 20- D) 10-90 - Correct answer C) 20- When color-coding fire hydrants, which color would the bonnet be on a hydrant flowing 500-999 gpm? A) Red B) Orange C) Green D) Light blue - Correct answer B) Orange When color-coding fire hydrants, which color would the bonnet be on a hydrant flowing 1500 gpm and higher? A) Red B) Orange C) Green
B) A defensive lay C) A reverse lay D) A forward (straight) lay - Correct answer C) A reverse lay In what manner should attack lines be loaded into the hose bed? A) That which provides the maximum length of hose B) That which ensures they can be quickly stretched to the fire C) That which is easiest for firefighters to load D) That which is the preference for the driver/engineer - Correct answer B) That which ensures they can be quickly stretched to the fire Experiments have shown that a transitional fire attack slowed the growth of a fire by: A) limiting the amount of air that reaches the fire. B) cooling huge quantities of gases and fuels below their ignition temperature. C) sufficiently soaking the combustible materials. D) pushing large quantities of smoke and gases toward the ventilation openings. - Correct answer B) cooling huge quantities of gases and fuels below their ignition temperature. How much water can large handlines flow, in gallons per minute? A) 250 or more B) About 175 C) 140 to 150 D) Exactly 125 - Correct answer A) 250 or more What is the largest flow in gallons per minute that a master stream device can generate? A) 1000 B) About 1400 C) 2000 or more D) 10,000 or more - Correct answer C) 2000 or more In a direct fire attack, water should be applied until: A) the flames start to decrease. B) there is sufficient steam conversion. C) the burning material is cool to the touch.
D) flame is no longer visible. - Correct answer D) flame is no longer visible. An indirect attack is indicated when the temperature is increasing and it appears that ______ is about to happen. A) backdraft B) structural collapse C) rollaway D) flashover - Correct answer C) rollaway Under which circumstances should master stream devices be directed into buildings where fire fighters are operating inside? A) Only when the whereabouts of every person inside is known to the master stream operator B) Only when the fire is clearly getting the better of the inside crew C) Under no circumstances D) Under any circumstances - Correct answer C) Under no circumstances What is the most important reason for team integrity in firefighting operations? A) Chain of command B) Span of control C) Safety of personnel D) Unity of command - Correct answer C) Safety of personnel What does the R stand for in PAR? A) Relief B) Report C) Reassignment D) Role - Correct answer B) Report Which of the following communications takes precedence over all other communications? A) Emergency traffic B) Mayday C) Vehicle assignments D) Personnel assignments - Correct answer B) Mayday
For which application might it be preferable to use long rolls of construction-grade polyethylene film instead of salvage covers? A) gathering of furniture in the middle of the room B) A long retail display counter C) A twenty-gallon fish tank D) A vertical surface - Correct answer B) A long retail display counter To what does a thermal imaging device respond? A) Movement B) Differences in temperature C) The presence of bioactive material D) The absence of heat - Correct answer B) Differences in temperature Where is the rehabilitation center, usually, at a high-rise fire? A) In an uninvolved section of the fire floor B) Two or three floors below the fire C) In the lobby of the fire building D) Outside the fire building - Correct answer B) Two or three floors below the fire What is the term for that condition in which the internal body temperature falls below 95ºF? A) Hypoglycemia B) Hypothermia C) Hyperactivity D) Hyperthermia - Correct answer B) Hypothermia What is the traveling edge of a wildland fire called? A) The foot of the fire B) The face of the fire C) The head of the fire D) The step of the fire - Correct answer C) The head of the fire Why is a pocket dangerous for fire fighters? A) Because of the running water that defines it B) Because nothing can survive in a pocket, even with protection C) Because there is no air there
D) Because it is an unburned area surrounded on three sides by fire - Correct answer D) Because it is an unburned area surrounded on three sides by fire
