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BC Quiz 6 Flashcards

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  1. A BC operating at a fire in a Low-Rise FPMD would be incorrect to think that venting the attack stair bulkhead?
    Select one:
    a. Will be accomplished by the 1st and 2nd arriving LCCs
    b. Should be delayed until a proper sizeup can be made, particularly on windy days
    c. Will be emphasized early in the operation
    d. Must be approved by the IC
A

A
(MDs 7.4)
The correct answer is: Will be accomplished by the 1st and 2nd arriving LCCs

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  1. In non-standpipe LRFPMDs, an engine company may stretch 1 ¾” hose when?
    Select one or more:
    a. The hallways are small
    b. Every apartment door is within 50 feet of every stairway on that floor
    c. Any apartment door is more than 50 feet from any stairway on that floor
    d. The building is entered into CIDS with the Division Commander’s approval
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(MDs 7.6)
The correct answers are: The hallways are small, Every apartment door is within 50 feet of every stairway on that floor, The building is entered into CIDS with the Division Commander’s approval

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  1. Tool assignments for LRFPMDs are correctly indicated in which point(s)?
    Select one:
    a. 2nd Ladder Inside team — KO Curtain for all fires
    b. 2nd Roof FF — Life Saving Rope — all fires except top floor fires
    c. 1st Roof FF — Life Saving Rope — all fires except top floor fires
A

B
(MDs 7.7.3, 7.8) 1st Roof FF — Life Saving Rope — all fires 2nd Ladder Inside team — KO Curtain for all fires except top floor fires — 2nd Roof takes curtain at top floor fires
The correct answer is: 2nd Roof FF — Life Saving Rope — all fires except top floor fires

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  1. Regarding the use of open interior stairs by the Roof FF’s to reach the roof in buildings with only one open interior stairway where the roof cannot be accessed via an aerial or tower ladder, it would be correct to state?
    Select one:
    a. If the stairway is an IDLH, it may not be used by the Roof FF’s
    b. The fire apartment door must be maintained closed by either the engine or ladder officer
    c. The Ladder Officer must grant permission for the Roof FF to use the stairs
    d. The fire apartment door must be maintained closed until the Roof FF communicates to the IC that he is in a safe area and the bulkhead door is closed
A

C
(Mds Pg 86 Note) If the stairway is an IDLH, Roof FF’s must pair up, The fire apartment door must be maintained closed by the ladder officer, The fire apartment door must be maintained closed until the Roof FF communicates to the Ladder Officer that he is in a safe area and the bulkhead door is closed
The correct answer is: The Ladder Officer must grant permission for the Roof FF to use the stairs

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  1. The priority location for initiating a Life Saving Rope Rescue at a LRFPMD fire is from the?
    Select one:
    a. Roof
    b. Floor Above
A

(MDs 7.11)

The correct answer is: Roof

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06. When a LSR Rescue is not practical from the roof of a LRFPMD, who can be instructed to bring a LSR to the apartment on the floor above?
Select one or more:
a. Engine Company
b. Squad
c. 2nd Roof FF
d. Rescue
A

A, B, C, D
(MDs Pg 90)
The correct answers are: 2nd Roof FF, Squad, Rescue, Engine Company

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07. The movement of fire, heat and smoke from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is described by the word?
Select one:
a. Pressure Differential
b. Flashover
c. Stack Effect
d. Flow path
A

D
(MDs Add 3 — 2.2)
The correct answer is: Flow path

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08. The impact of the wind at a wind impacted fire is affected by all of the following except?
Select one:
a. Fuel Load
b. Size of the window opening
c. Stage of the fire
d. Outside temperature
A

D
(MDs Add 3 — 2.2)
The correct answer is: Outside temperature

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  1. When performing an exterior sizeup at a FPMD, it would be correct to think?
    Select one:
    a. It requires high wind to dramatically increase fire conditions
    b. Building height, size, shape and location of adjoining or adjacent buildings add to the unpredictability of the effects of wind on fire conditions
    c. The direction and speed of wind at the street level indicates the most likely conditions above the street level
    d. Wind behavior is consistent and predictable
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B
MDs Add 3 — 3.2.1) The direction and speed of wind at the street level is not a reliable indicator of conditions above the street level, Wind behavior is not consistent or predictable It does not requires high wind
The correct answer is: Building height, size, shape and location of adjoining or adjacent buildings add to the unpredictability of the effects of wind on fire conditions

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  1. The classic ventilation profile of a wind impacted fire is?
    Select one:
    a. Fire or smoke not venting out of an open or failed window
    b. Fire blowtorching straight out horizontally of an open or failed window
    c. Fire or smoke pulsing in or out of an open or failed window
    d. Fire blowing upwards and outward of an open or failed window
A

A
(MDs Add 3.2.2)
The correct answer is: Fire or smoke not venting out of an open or failed window

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  1. A Roof firefighter in the apartment above the fire may be able to simulate how the wind will flow through the fire apartment by keeping open the apartment door and opening a window?
    Select one:
    a. Agree
    b. Disagree?
A

A
(MDs Add 3.3.5)
The correct answer is: Agree

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  1. At a wind impacted fire in a HRFPMD, the use of water from a high rise nozzle, an exterior stream, or a flanking strategy is a/an?
    Select one:
    a. Offensive tactic
    b. Defensive tactic
A

A
(MDs Add 3 4.2.2)
The correct answer is: Offensive tactic

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  1. At a wind impacted fire in a HRFPMD, the use of water from a high rise nozzle, an exterior stream, or a flanking strategy is correctly indicated in which point(s)?
    Select one or more:
    a. Should be applied to the room with the main body of fire
    b. Requires communication between the IC and Fire Sector Supervisor
    c. Requires removal of members to a safe location before water is applied
    d. Must be directed at / deflected off the ceiling
A

A, B, C, D
(MDs Add 3 4.2.2)
The correct answers are: Must be directed at / deflected off the ceiling, Should be applied to the room with the main body of fire, Requires communication between the IC and Fire Sector Supervisor, Requires removal of members to a safe location before water is applied

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  1. The use of a flanking strategy at a wind impacted HRFPMD fire where the fire apartment door has been left open requires which tactic(s)?
    Select one:
    a. The opening should only be large enough for the Outer Stream Tip
    b. The adjoining apartment door on the fire floor with the hose line, must remain closed
    c. The opening in the fire room adjoining wall must be as close to the exterior wall as possible
    d. A small opening in the adjoining wall to the fire room
A

C
(MDs Add 3 4.2.4) Large enough for the MAIN Stream Tip
The correct answer is: The opening in the fire room adjoining wall must be as close to the exterior wall as possible

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15. In order to force entry to the apartment below the fire apartment at a wind impacted fire, to allow for use of a high rise nozzle or secure the ropes of a wind control device, the IC would be best to consider using which of the following unit(s)?
Select one or more:
a. 3rd Ladder
b. Rescue
c. 2nd Ladder
d. Squad
A

A, B, D
(MDs Add 3 — 4.5)
The correct answers are: Squad, Rescue, 3rd Ladder

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16. A roof that has 2 slopes oo each of 2 sides, with the lower slope steeper than the upper slope is known as a \_\_\_\_\_ roof?
Select one:
a. Hip
b. Gable
c. Gambrel
d. Mansard
A

(Ch 7 Pg 37)

The correct answer is: Gambrel

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17. Hip roofs have \_\_\_\_ primary structural members?
Select one:
a. 3
b. 9
c. 5
d. 7
A

B
(Ch 7 Pg 37)
The correct answer is: 9

18
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  1. When a roof or floor has structural supports spaced several feet apart, this will create a?
    Select one:
    a. Spongy feeling
    b. Springboard effect
A

B
(Ch 7 Pg 37)
The correct answer is: Springboard effect

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  1. Regarding slate and tile roofs it would be incorrect to state?
    Select one:
    a. Stone cracks and breaks when suddenly heated by flame
    b. Slate and tile roofs have the same effect as a terrazzo floor
    c. Slate and tile roofs will give warning of possible collapse
    d. Slate and tile roofs conceal a fire-weakened roof structure
A

C
(Ch 7 Pg 38) Slate and tile roofs collapse without any warning
The correct answer is: Slate and tile roofs will give warning of possible collapse

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20. An example of a medium pitched roof is a one that is?
Select one:
a. 3 or 4 in 12
b. 7 or 8 in 12
c. 9 or 10 in 12
d. 5 or 6 in 12
A

D
(Ch 7 Pg 39)
The correct answer is: 5 or 6 in 12

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  1. Regarding high pitched roofs, it is incorrect to state?
    Select one:
    a. A-Frame or English Tudor roofs are two examples of High Pitched Roofs
    b. A high-pitched roof cannot be walked on safely, unless members use a roof ladder
A

B
(Ch 7 Pg 39) Cannot be walked on safely, even with the assistance of a roof ladder
The correct answer is: A high-pitched roof cannot be walked on safely, unless members use a roof ladder

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22. Timber truss roofs can be built in which shape(s)?
Select one or more:
a. Gable shape — an Inclined Plane Truss
b. Flat Roof — a Parallel Chord Truss
c. Arch Roof — a Bowstring Truss
A

Ch 8 Pg 41
The correct answers are: Gable shape — an Inclined Plane Truss, Flat Roof — a Parallel Chord Truss, Arch Roof — a Bowstring Truss

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  1. Buildings with bowstring truss roof have all of the following characteristics except?
    Select one:
    a. Front walls usually have more openings than rear walls — thus more likely to collapse
    b. Large open spaces (like Supermarkets) without columns
    c. A concave, arched underside of the bowstring roof which acts as a heat sink
    d. Two bearing walls — the sidewalls; Two non-bearing walls — the front and rear walls
A

D
(Ch 8 Pg 41-42) 4 bearing walls
The correct answer is: Two bearing walls — the sidewalls; Two non-bearing walls — the front and rear walls

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  1. Timber truss roofs may or may not have a ceiling below them. Which situation is much more dangerous to firefighters?
    Select one:
    a. No ceiling found below the timber truss
    b. A ceiling found below the timber truss
A

B
(Ch 8 Pg 43)
The correct answer is: A ceiling found below the timber truss

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  1. If a fire exists in a timber truss area (attic space) that is concealed by a ceiling, the best firefighting strategy is to extinguish the fire?
    Select one:
    a. Via an exterior defensive exterior attack
    b. By stretching the line through the ceiling trap door
    c. From below
    d. From above
A

A
(Ch 8 Pg 43)
The correct answer is: Via an exterior defensive exterior attack

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