Ch 5 Engine Co Assignments

Question 1

Properly trained firefighters should be able to perform the

following tactics without the officer’s personal supervision:

Answer 1

 Hose estimate and removal from the apparatus.
 Positioning the apparatus at a serviceable hydrant.
 Connection of the apparatus to a hydrant.
 Stretching a hoseline.
 Supplying booster water if ordered.
 Operation of apparatus mounted large caliber stream (LCS) device.
 Supplying standpipe and sprinkler systems
Sec 5.1.2

Question 2

If the ladder company is
forcing the door to the fire area, the engine officer should proceed to the area
immediately below the fire and:

Answer 2

 Determine the layout of the area (in multiple dwellings, layouts tend to be
similar in each vertical line of apartments).
 Look at the ceiling for signs of structural weakness or holes.
 Look out a window to determine the location and extent of the fire on the
fire floor.
 When returning to the fire floor, look out a stairway window in order to
gain a different view of the fire floor from below.
Sec 5.1.5

Question 3

Prior to opening the door to the fire area for advancement of the line, the engine
officer must ensure what ?

Answer 3

that no firefighters will be exposed in the hallway or on the
stairs above as the fire attack is initiated. This can be done via handie-talkie or in
person.
Sec 5.1.11

Question 4

The nozzle team should begin every interior fire attack through the door to the fire
area crouched low, near the floor, regardless of conditions.
True or False

Answer 4

FALSE
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Sec 5.1.13

Question 5

The
following system of touch signals can be used in conjunction with verbal
commands to relay orders:

Answer 5

 Opening or closing the nozzle–One or two slaps on the back or shoulder.
 Direction of stream–Tug or pull on the arm or nozzle, either left or right.
 Advancement of hoseline–Steady push on back or mask cylinder.
 Halt or stop advance–Pull back on shoulder, bunker coat or mask
assembly.
Sec 5.1.19

Question 6

If an emergency situation develops which requires the immediate withdrawal of
the nozzle team, the officer or other member aware of the situation should
indicate this fact by using four (3) strong slaps on the shoulder of the other
members and then pull them in the direction of retreat.
Agree or Disagree

Answer 6

Disagree!!
4 SLAPS!!!
Sec 5.1.21

Question 7

If the main stream tip (MST) was used to extinguish the fire, an effective broken
stream can be produced for venting purposes by removing the tip and partially
shutting down the control handle. The stream is directed out the selected window
with the nozzle held how many feet back ??

Answer 7

Held 4-5 feet back from the window and the stream filling the
opening
Sec 5.1.23

Question 8

5.1.26 Decisions that may be delegated by the engine officer to the nozzle team include:

Answer 8

DROP CS

 Direction of stream.
 Rate of advancement.
 Opening nozzle in an EMERGENGY
 Partial shut down of nozzle to reduce nozzle reaction and regain control.
 Calling for more line.
 Sweeping floors with stream.
Sec 5.1.26

Question 9

Tactics that ECC’s must be capable of performing include:

Answer 9

 Back stretch
 In-line pumping (ILP)
 Relaying water
 Drafting
The BIRD
Sec 5.2.6

Question 10

The stream should not be operated directly overhead. This can cause hot
water and debris to fall on the firefighters below. There are, however,
several emergency situations which may justify this tactic:

Answer 10

 When the room “lights up” overhead.
 Fire rolls overhead or from behind
Sec 5.3.15 E

Question 11

5.3.20 If it becomes necessary to withdraw an attack hoseline from a position due to fire
intensity, How is the line backed out ?

Answer 11

the stream must be kept in operation and the line should be backed out.
Firefighters withdrawing a hoseline from an interior position should never turn
their backs on the fire.
Sec 5.3.20

Question 12

5.4.3 Flaking out a hoseline can be accomplished using several methods depending on
the conditions encountered. The following options can be used:

Answer 12

 The hose is flaked up the public hall stair above the fire floor.
 The hoseline is flaked out in the hallway on the fire floor.
 The hoseline is flaked out into an adjacent or opposite apartment on the fire floor.
 The hoseline can be flaked out either wholly or partially in the public
hallway on the floor immediately below the fire floor. This option is
utilized when the volume or intensity of fire prevents access to the fire
floor for flaking out the hose line
Sec 5.4.3

Question 13

Factors that must be considered before a hoseline is stretched include: 1-6

Answer 13

 Distance from apparatus to building entrance.
 Distance from building entrance to foot of stairs.
 Type of stairs i.e. straight run, enclosed, return, around elevator,
presence/absence of a well hole.
 Number of floors to ascend or descend.
 Distance to fire area from stairs/entrance.
 Size of fire area.
Sec 5.6.5

Question 14

It must be
remembered that a single 90o kink in an 1 3/4 inch hoseline can result in a
loss of ______ ??
3 kinks lose ________ ??

Answer 14

20 gpm or more

3 links could lose 90 fpm
Sec 5.6.9

Question 15

According to Eng ops, For reasons of safety, this member keeps track of members going to the floor(s) above
the fire. All members going to the floor(s) above the fire, before the fire is
controlled, should communicate their identity to who ??

Answer 15

the second due engine prior to going above

Sec 5.7.2

Question 16

After reading Engine Ops Ch 5 who controls the number of ff.’s on the fire floor limiting it to those
necessary and directing others to appropriate staging areas below the fire
floor ?

Answer 16

The Second Due Engine Officer

Sec 5.7.2

Question 17

At a job who will monitor the Dept Radio and answer for the Batt or Div aide if either fails to respond ?

Answer 17

2nd due ECC

Sec 5.7.3

Question 18

5.7.4 When Signal 10-70 is transmitted, the dispatcher will designate Who as the “Water Resource Unit.” ? Their primary objective is to ??

Answer 18

the second
arriving engine company as the “Water Resource Unit.”
assist the first arriving engine to obtain a
positive water source.
Sec 5.7.4