The 3 most important organizational duties for fire depts to pursue:
Life safety, Incident stabilization, Property conservation
The mostcommon injuries related to improper lifting techniques are:
A. back strains
The primary use of the _______ is to attach a rope to a cylindrical object.
D. clove hitch
The part of the rope that is used for work such as hoisting or pulling is called the:
C. running end
Fire service rope falls into two classifications
Life safety & utility
The knot used to tie two ropes of unequal diameter together
becket/sheet bend
A knot forming a loop that will not slip under strain and can be untied easily
B. figure-eight on a bight
When hoisting a ladder, the rope should be threaded an secured through the ladder_______ the distance from the top.
B. 1/3
Which is considered to be a hazardous atmosphere encountered during fires?
a. oxygen deficiency
b. elevated temperatures
c. smoke
all of the above
When tightening the straps on a SCBA facepiece, the ______ straps should always be tightened first.
A. lower
As oxygen supply in any given area falls below _______ percent, unconsciousness can occur.
A. 9
The first noticable sign of oxygen deficiency are:
a. profuse sweating & ringing in ears
b. dizziness, impaired vision
c. increased respiratory rate & impaired muscular coordination
d. headache and rapid fatigue
c. increased respiratory rate & impaired muscular coordination
Four hazardous atmospheres that fire fighters are likely to encounter at a fire:
super-heated air
toxic gases
oxygen deficiency
smoke
The proper position of the bypass valve on positive-pressure SCBA under normal conditions is:
Fully closed
NFPA requires that, as a minimum, PPE clothing should be cleaned every ______ months.
6
In what type of occupancy will fire fighters usually find sliding doors?
a. Barns or warehouses
b. Commercial
c. Residential
d. Institutional
c. Residential
Firefighters can expect to find ledge doors in:
a. barns and warehouses
b. single-family residential buildings
c. churches & temples
d. commercial occupancies
a. barns and warehouses
The parts of an extention ladder that prevents the fly section from being extended too far
stops
What type of attack is typically used by fire fighters in structural fires?
a. Master streams
b. Direct
c. Combination
d. Indirect
b. Direct
Solid stream handlines are designed to be operated at a nozzle pressure of _____psi.
a. 50
b. 75
c. 90
d. 100
a. 50
In multi- story building with a stand-pipe system, a firefighter should make the connection __________ the fire floor.
A. on the floor below
In refernce to a fire stream, friction loss is defined as
the part of the pressure that is used to overcome friction in the hose
________ nozzle will discharge a wide range of flows with a effective fire stream, depending on the pressure being supplied to the nozzle.
a. set gallonage
b. solid
c. automatic
d. proportioner
c. automatic
A stream discharging more than 300 gpm is know as a(n) _____ stream.
Master
A fire stream used in an indirect attack in a structure fire should be shut down before?
Thermal layering is disturbed
A tool often used to open a ceiling is a:
C. pike pole
One way to remove water coming through the ceiling from upper floors is by the use of:
D. chutes
Methods and operating procedures that reduce fire, water and smoke damage during and after fires are known as:
Salvage
After connecting the supply line to the hydrant, the fire fighter should _______ the hydrant.
Fully open
When performing a forward lay, the pumper is driven from the:
water source to the fire scene
The term reverse lay describes an apparatus that lays out a supply line:
From the fire to the water source
Soft sleeve intake hose is used for:
Transferring water from a hydrant to an apparatus
An advantage of a forward lay is:
A. that the pumper is located at the fire with access to additional hoselines
The space provided for hose on fire apparatus is generally referred to as the:
Hose bed
What advantage does CO2 have over a dry chemical extinguisher
CO2 does not leave a residue or corrode electrical contacts
A blue circle with a letter designation in the center would indicate an extinguisher is rated for use on ______ fires.
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D
c. Class C
A green triangle containing a letter would indicate an extinguisher to be used on ______ fires.
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
d. Class D
a. Class A
The proper type of extinguisher for a fire involving magnesium, titanium, or sodium is:
a. dry chemical
b. CO2 c. dry powder
d. water
c. dry powder
The 3 most important factors that affect wildland firefighting are:
Fuel, weather, topography
A facility in which there is a great potential likelihood of life or property loss from a fire is called a ______ hazard.
a. Special
b. Assembly
c. Target
d. Industrial
c. Target
An effective fire company inspection plan will reap which of the following benefits?
a. reduction of fire hazards
b. positive public contact
c. building familiarization
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
When a rope is bent back on itself while keeping the sides parallel, a ______ has been formed
d. bight
The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes:
a clove hitch and half hitches
The end of the rope that is used to tie a knot is called the:
working end
Firefighter may reasonably expect residential doors to open ____ and public building doors to open________.
inward, outward
The open-circuit, positive pressure breathing apparatus operates by:
maintaining a pressure inside the mask that is slightly higher than atmospheric pressure
Rescue from sewers, grain silos, and similarly confinded spaces require the use of self-contained breathing apparatus due to the danger of:
Toxic gases
Oxygen deficiency
What type of breathing apparatus recycles the user's exhaled breath after removing carbon dioxide and adding supplemental oxygen
Closed-curcuit
Which of the following isnot one of the components of the layered protection system in structural PPE:
B. Waterproof outer layer
What is the term for plastics that will not melt under heat?