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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? - ✅Natural gas lines, gas meters, oil tanks Disabled persons, in the event of a fire, can retreat to a designated area called? - ✅Areas of refuge Flaking out a hose helps eliminate - ✅Kinks extinguishing a storage building or container fire is fraught with danger. One of these is the reaction of Fire with the materials located inside. One of the most dangerous materials found in This type of fire includes - ✅Flammable liquids Once a dumpster fire is knocked down, firefighters should pull apart the debris. The best tool for This operation is - ✅A pike pole or hook When dealing with dumpster fires, once the fire is knocked down, - ✅Firefighters will have to pull apart the debris to reach smoldering pockets for final extinguishment When preparing to enter a building, flow the hoseline _______ seconds to be sure you have full flow, correct pressure, and pattern selection for combination nozzles. - ✅ What problems could occur in the event of a water hammer? - ✅Damage to the hoseline, pumper, nozzles or water main. The well hole stretch is used most often in - ✅Stairwells What is the acronym of the connection that a pumper makes to a standpipe? - ✅FDC
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% Valves on BBQ grills turn off in a - ✅Clockwise direction What type of roof system can be identified by a white powdery residue seen from a saw cut? - ✅Gypsum plank When a larger window is next to a smaller window, this may indicate a ________ is present. - ✅Bathroom Since we deal with high voltages at vehicle fires, directing the hose stream towards the vehicles battery is a major concern. T OR F? - ✅F The number of airbags found in a given vehicle varies with the manufacturer and model. Luxury models often contain fewer airbags and each airbag is activated by a separate inflator. T or f? - ✅F The following is the safest procedure when operating at vehicle fires. While flaking out hose and awaiting water, the nozzle crew should remain a safe distance away from the vehicle, out of the traffic lane, and downwind and outside the smoke plume. T or f? - ✅F Once a fire involving a hybrid vehicle has been extinguished, an attempt should be made to disassemble or detach the metal cover of the battery packs to overhaul the high voltage NHM battery pack. T or f? - ✅F Protecting exposures is one of many steps for a successful fire attack. T or f - ✅T The backup firefighters duties in the stretch involve communicating with the nozzle operator, relieving the nozzle reaction for the nozzle operator during the advance, and being the second firefighter in the stretch. T or f - ✅T A good, quick size up is necessary for safe operations at vacant building fires. T or f -
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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
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? - ✅Conventional Which type of channel set up uses one frequency for transmitting and a second frequency for receiving? - ✅Duplex When photographing a fire scene, photographs should be taken using a - ✅Systematic approach During fire suppression, holes in floors or difficulty attacking the fire might trigger suspicion of? - ✅Arson If there is evidence a fire may be incendiary in nature, the point of origin should be treated as a - ✅Crime scene It's important to notify fire the investigator if _________ are obstructed. - ✅Doors and means of egress ________ then Arson may be a factor. - ✅If there was any unusual difficulty in attacking the fire __________ are the different types of heat energy that initiate a fire by causing a fuel to ignite. - ✅Sources of ignition During overhaul, although all remaining hot spots of the fire must be extinguished, - ✅Take care to avoid excessive overhaul Criminal investigators - ✅Hold state authority to arrest people It's important that a fire investigator research __________ of different types of fuels. - ✅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
✅Hydrant test Accurate ___________ will provide critics information for fire personnel in the event of an incident. - ✅Diagrams Building intelligence gathered during pre-incident survey of a structure can be accomplished by ________ often accompanied by a chief officer. - ✅Local fire companies Buildings that present a significant life safety concerns are known as - ✅Target hazards Diagrams can include a plot of the buildings interior and accesses, as well as locations of smoke alarms, sprinkler systems an water supply, - ✅Interior and exterior building hazards, and any other factors that could affect firefighting operations at the location. Each hazardous material should have a Material _______ Data Sheet (MSDS) and other hazardous material documents as required by the authority having jurisdiction. - ✅Safety In the international Building Code, structures that include the manufacturing, processing, or storage of materials that constitute a physical or Heath hazard in quantities exceeding those allowed by the building and fire codes for occupancies are classified as - ✅High hazard (Group H) occupancies In the international building Code, Storage (Group S) covers facilities that are classified as - ✅Not hazardous In the International Building Code, the various Residential (Group R) occupancies are classified into _______ subgroups for sleeping purposes. - ✅ Piton gauges measure - ✅Water flow These occupancies are classified into 2 subgroups: industrial moderate and low hazard occupancies. The use of the building or portion thereof is for assembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, and 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? - ✅ 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
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 - ✅3000-10,500 psi What SRS spaces in vehicles are a concern for rescue personnel? - ✅Side impact protection systems, frontal air bags, side and curtain airbags What is the greatest concern when dealing with vehicle voltage? - ✅High voltage What is the most common design construction in production vehicles? - ✅Unibody In electric/hybrid vehicles, bright blue means - ✅Intermediate HV power In electric/hybrid vehicles, bright orange means - ✅HV power _________ are an enclosed cell made of rubber or neoprene compounds reinforced with Kevlar that we will fill with compressed air to lift or spread objects - ✅Lifting bags _________ are tools used to push components or materials over a greater distance than a spreader. - ✅Power hydraulic rams __________ can also be utilized to cut part of the steering wheel when the wheel is pinning down the patient. - ✅Bolt cutters __________ helps ensure a safe working environment. - ✅Disconnecting the battery to drain the energy storage system __________ is used in the rescue business to control glass of tempered windows. Once actuated, the glass will break into small pieces and access to the patient can be made. - ✅The center punch __________ are also known as air bags. - ✅Frontal supplemental restraint system (SRS) _______ utilizes a right triangle against the vehicle and extends the vehicles contact with the ground. - ✅Tension buttress system An air powered impact tool using a variety of bits to cut vehicle materials is an - ✅Air chisel
