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Question 1

You the BC, just went 10-84 and assumed command at the scene of a major collapse. According to Chief Dunn, one of the IC’s 1st actions must be to what?
A: Restrict access to the area
B: Establish a communications network
C: Order a company officer to establish a staging area
D: Have units provide an estimated number of victims

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Choose the correct procedure in regards to temporary knocking a fire down using a master stream
A: No FF shall remain inside the building during a master stream attack
B: The force of the master stream, the weight of the water absorbed into the building, and the destruction over a long period of time can weaken the structure
C: The IC must prepare for the collapse of the building
D: FFs inside the building must withdraw to a safe position

Answer 2

D
A,B,and C are for final extinguishment
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Question 3

Dunn describes the first floor to be a collapse danger when there is a cellar fire in a PD. Of all the factors he lists for the first floor collapsing into the cellar, choose the incorrect one
A: Cellars are often unoccupied
B: They contain large amounts of storage and heating units
C: Undetected fires progresses through the three stages, which include growth, fully developed, and decay
D: Most basements are unfinished
E: The underside of the first floor is open joist construction
F: In a finished basement with a ceiling, the ceiling barrier can give floor supports 60 minutes or more of fire protection

Answer 3

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