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The high voltage cables in hybrid vehicles are encased in plastic conduit and colored - Orange On a burning fuel fire that measures 40'x40', how much total foam solution would need to be applied over a 15 minutes period? - 2400 gallons Why is it necessary to open the hood of a car? - To complete extinguishment of the fire and to disconnect the battery cable in order to prevent a re-ignition On my hybrids, a small logo is found on the ______ of the vehicle. - Rear or side At night, _________ can be used to look for victims who may have been thrown from the vehicle. - Thermal imaging cameras In a bus, the engine is typically located - In the front and rear of the bus What are some chemical hazards associated with vehicle batteries? - Sulfuric acid and hydrogen gas The best source of information regarding the contents of a cargo truck is/are - The truck driver Class A foam - Lowers the surface tension of water and therefore makes it more effective
Fires in stacked material, whether inside or outside a building, present two major challenges for firefighters: - Water application and collapse hazards When extinguishing stacked material fires, - Water will be absorbed and will increase the weight of the stacked material Hand tools should be - Inspected for damage, cleaned, and placed back in their proper places on the rig Which of the following basement utilities could result in heavy fire load and rapid development? - Natural gas lines A ________ is the development and implementation of a plan, incorporating specific goals to bring a fire under control. - Strategy What is the best way to describe the phrase "size up"? - An evaluation of what is happening Offensive strategies can be used - When an aggressive interior attack can save lives Which search and rescue tool will make your search more rapid, effective, and when used properly, safer? - Thermal imaging camera For bigger fires large caliber streams are needed. They should be able to generate flows of ______ or larger. - 250 gpm What utilities can be found in a basement that may provide a heavy fire with rapid fire development?
What are the 4 methods of aggressive interior attack? - Combination, direct, indirect, and modified direct What is an after action review? - Informal review to capture any lessons learned from an incident One good tactic for suppressing a dumpster fire is to - Fill the container with water Vertical ventilation is the act of opening a hole in the _________ to allow the products of combustion, smoke, and heat to leave a building. - Roof What does the C in LCES stand for? - Communications What effect does foam have on fires in stacked materials? - Cooling and smothering If you find a victim during a search and rescue at a structure fire, you should - Notify command immediately One of the most common gases is _________, which is delivered to homes and businesses for cooking and heating. - Natural gas An ______ building is one that has fallen into disrepair and the owner no longer maintains the structure in a livable condition. - Abandoned A home where someone lives is said to be occupied. If no one is at home, it is said to be -
Unoccupied A vacant building is one that - Has fallen into disrepair; where the floors, walls, and stairs are of questionable stability; has been abandoned by the owner, where the amount of damage is unknown. Acetylene tanks have the gas - Dissolved into liquid acetone Gaining entry into a structure is the way a firefighter - Advances hoselines, searches for victims, and extinguishes fires If attacking a gas cylinder fire and the fire is extinguished - Ensure that you close the valve If the handle of a BBQ cylinder on fire has melted away one good option to utilize when attempting to close the valve is - To use locking pliers Natural gas is ______ in its natural state. - Lighter than air, colorless, and odorless Natural gas is considered a simple asphyxiant. Inhaling the gas (in higher concentration) can displace the - Oxygen in your lungs and cause asphyxiation Plumbers often use this gas for welding pipe. - Acetylene The explosive range of natural gas is between __________ so the odor can be detected by a person with a normal sense of smell at around 2% gas in the air. - 5% and 15%
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A good, quick size up is necessary for safe operations at vacant building fires. T or f - T When venting at a fire, every attempt must be made to cut the roof of a structure with a corrugated metal roof deck. T or f - F Firefighters can shut down gas valves that are in the roadway. T or f - F Firefighters encounter class B fires on a regular basis. T or f - T Fires in vacant buildings pose one of the most serious threats to firefighter safety. T or f - T Not all stored gas cylinders are susceptible to BLEVE. T or f - F Nozzle selection affects the expansion ratio of foam. T or F - T Polar solvents will not mix with water. T or f - F Poor foam generation can result from mixing different foams together. T or f - T A CAD system is generally linked to a printer and other devices located in a fire station and is know as a _________ system. -
Station alerting TTY and TDD devices are used for communications between - The deaf and speaking world A device used to extend the range of a radio signal over a larger geographical area is called a - Repeater A dispatcher must obtain the following pieces of information during any emergency call: - The location, nature of the problem, caller's name, contact phone number and condition at caller's location A headset may be used when using a radio to - Hear better A walk in is - A direct notification to a fire station about an incident. Calls that are life threatening are termed ________ calls. - Emergency Calls for service classified as emergency are - Generally life threatening and may also have a potential for property loss When answering a non emergency call - It's sometimes appropriate to refer a caller to the appropriate authority or agency, according to you departments referral guidelines. On the fire ground, emergency announcements that put firefighters on the highest alert are the - "Emergency traffic" callout and, for some fire departments, the call outs "urgent traffic" and " Mayday"
Dry chemical extinguishers can be used on what type of fires? - Class A, B & C A class K extinguisher can be used on what type of fire? - Kitchen __________ is an important component of communications. - Documenting fire company activity What is defined as the ability of emergency responders to work seamlessly with other systems or products without any special effort? - Interoperability A person walking to a fire station to report a fire is an example of a _________ alarm reporting system. - Still It's important to know where you_______ are located. - Department incident codes and regulation manuals What's does the acronym NFIRS stand for? - National Fire Incident Reporting System What's the most common means for alerting fire service resources? - Radio What's the primary purpose of the public fire service communication system? - Receive report of emergency and dispatch units What's used to determine the number of units dispatched to an incident? - Departmental policy
What radio feature enables dispatchers to know what unit is transmitting by a display on the dispatchers console? - Unit identifiers What technology can be used to receive transmissions from field units and rebroadcast them at a higher power? - Repeater Which fire alarm reporting system is used in commercial buildings, multi family dwellings, and private homes and could consist of smoke detectors, manual pull boxes, and water flow alarms? - Private fire alarm Which of the following alarm reporting systems originated in the 1800s in widely urbanized areas? - Municipal fire alarm What is an improvement to 911? - PSAP Which radio frequency band is becoming available to public safety entities as television stations move to other frequencies? - 700 MHz Which radio band operates on 33MHz to 46MHz? - Very high frequency-low band Which radio frequency band operates 450MHz to 460 MHz? - Ultra high frequency Which radio system does the user select a talk group and the system automatically selects the channel to be used? - Trunked Which radio system does the user select the channel to communicate? -
The combustion traits The observations of a firefighter - Are the integral part of the fire investigation What creates a greater risk of mudslides? - Previous wildfires, heavy rains, erosion At a collapse situation, _______ for firefighting and protection of trapped victims and firefighters working to rescue them. - At least 2 sources of water should be secured Due to their complex nature, machine entanglement rescues - Often require a back up plan Firefighter II should be capable of - Supporting rescue companies and technical rescue teams For collapse situations, it's important to assign at least - One tower ladder at or near the front of the affected building For ice rescue, prior to the arrival of trained ice rescue firefighters, you may need to talk the victim through self rescue, attempt to reach the victim with pike poles, rubbish hooks, or other reaching tools, or - Toss a rope or throw bag to the victim in hopes of pulling the Victim out and over the ice Laminate flow is the fastest water that rides - Midstream just below the surface The primary purpose for using an aerial ladder/ tower at a structural collapse incident is to - Provide a safety lookout for debris shifting or further collapse
The process of securing all power sources to a specific piece of machinery is referred to as - Lockout/tagout Throw bags are considered the single most versatile tool used for water rescue. They are similar in size and construction to the drop bags used for firefighting operations. One difference is - The foam floatation ring sewn into the bottom of the bag When using a throw bag to rescue a victim, once the victim grabs the floating drop bag, the rescuer begins to pull in the line. The victim moves toward the shore in an arcing motion that resembles a ________. This is known as the ________ technique. - Pendulum, pendulum When working a water rescue near a low head dam, firefighters should - Be wearing a PFD What should be immediately lowered to a conscious victim trapped in a trench or below grade incident? - A rope for the victim to tie onto himself in case of a secondary collapse What task should only be accomplished by firefighters with advanced training in technical rescue techniques? - Rescue victims trapped in void spaces In the International Building Code, the various assembly occupancies (Group A) are divided into 5 subgroups for - Public gatherings in theaters, night clubs, exhibition halls, arenas, stadiums, etc. Conduct a water supply test on the community ___________ to establish the amount of water actually available. - Hydrant test Accurate ___________ will provide critics information for fire personnel in the event of an incident. - Diagrams
the like. A moderate hazard occupancy may consist of aircraft, clothing, furniture, machinery, woodworking, and so on, whereas a low hazard occupancy consists of beverages, foundries, gypsum, metal products, etc. - Group F Today, local dispatch centers often have the ability to - Store and retrieve the building intelligence data and transmit the information to responding fire companies When considering a building to target for a pre-incident plan, what factors must the firefighters keep in mind? - Both occupant and firefighter safety When the building is equipped with a fire protection system - Identify the types and particular system components that may be found When utilizing symbols on pre-incident plans, the symbols need to correspond with which NFPA code? - 170 A daycare occupancy handling the needs of senior adults over the age of 65 will fall into which occupancy classification? - Institution At what point in a fire incident do the tasks performed have the highest level of risk? - Early fire growth Buildings that present a significant life safety concerns are known as - Target hazards A component of the pre-incident survey that could affect search and rescue of occupants is - Building layouts
What occupancies are classified into 3 subgroups that include the manufacturing, processing, or storage of materials that constitute a physical or health hazard in quantities exceeding those allowed by the building and fire codes for occupancies such as aerosol and compressed gas; combustible fibers and liquids; explosives, fireworks, flammable gas, and liquids; oxidizers; water reactive materials, etc. - Group H These occupancies are used for the display and sale of merchandise incidental to such purposes that are accessible to the public for occupancy such as department stores, markets, and retail or wholesale facilities. - Group M When utilizing paperless plans or plans retrieved electronically, who usually has access to the plans?
- Communications and the fire department A sprinkler head that opens when the solder holding two pieces of metal together fuses or melts is called a - Fusible link sprinkler head A _________ between the sprinkler valve and water flow alarm prevents false alarms by allowing pressure surges to dissipate before setting off the water flow alarm. - Retard chamber What should be considered when working with sprinkler systems? - Make sure the fire department connection is supplied, make sure you don't close the riser control valve too soon, let a licensed contractor handle replacing fused sprinkler heads or resetting dry pipe valves All sprinklers have ________ to break the water stream into droplets and push them to cover an area larger than a straight stream of water would. - Deflectors Automatic or manual mechanisms that cause a system to indicate an alarm condition are known as - Alarm initiating devices
A __________ should accompany fire inspectors during the inspection. - Building representative When performing a walk around the outside of the building during a fire inspection, the inspector can also note the - Closest fire hydrant and the utilities coming into the building When performing an inspection, any confidential business that the inspector may see or hear is to be
- Kept in confidence As a firefighter, it's likely that you will be expected to - Enforce a fire code Factors such as the construction of walls, allowable distance between exits, and flame spread ratings of interior finishes are all covered in - Building codes In general, the building plan review and subsequent inspections are handled by the jurisdictions building department, while the fire codes covering building use and maintenance are the responsibility of the - Fire departments fire prevention division During fire station tour, it's important not to scare children, but to let them know that we are there to - Help them out a building when it is on fire When giving a Station tour, make sure that children - Are not allowed to wander off on their own When giving a Station tour, mix up some ________ with the educational components of the tour. - Fun
__________ is the key to a successful Station tour. - Preparation Some items covered in fire codes are fire extinguishers in the building that have been ________ and are acceptable; illumination of exit signs in dark, well traveled areas; and exit doors that are kept unobstructed. - Inspected When giving a Station tour, start off by telling the tour group what their role will be when the fire station alarm sounds, so they know - Where to go to be out of the way When giving a fire safety presentation, topics can be seasonal issues such as bicycle safety, swimming pool safety, or heating season safety, or - Recent newsworthy items, such as fires in your area How much time is allotted for arrival in the golden hour? - 0-15 mins How much time is allotted for extrication during the golden hour? - 15-30 mins How much time is allotted for stabilization during the golden hour? - 5 mins How much time is allotted for transport during the golden hour? - 10 mins An essential component of your PPE when dealing with glass is - A dust mask Power hydraulic tools have operating pressures from -
