Engine Company Ops

Question 1

The ________ stage begins when heat, oxygen, and a fuel source combine and have a chemical reaction resulting in fire, also known as ignition.

Answer 1

Incipient

Question 2

Firefighters should view rollover as a warning that the fire area may be reaching the point of ________, which occurs between a fire’s growth and fully developed stages.

Answer 2

Flashover

Question 3

Smoke leaving a structure has four inherent characteristics:

Answer 3

volume
velocity
density
color

Question 4

_________ ________represents the most reliable indicator of a fire’s location

Answer 4

smoke velocity

Question 5

The NFPA suggested that the upper range of temperature tenability for human is approximately

Answer 5

212 degrees

Question 6

carbon monoxide density of approximately 200,000 parts per million renders the human body unconscious within

Answer 6

4-12 seconds

Question 7

True or False
Withdrawals do not always require relocation from an interior to an exterior position.

Answer 7

True

Withdrawal of interior units from a second-floor position to a first-floor position.

Question 8

Upon ordering a withdrawal, Command should perform a

Answer 8

PAR check

Question 9

The evacuation order may be given in four different ways.

Answer 9

Verbally
Signaled over the radio with evacuation tones
Apparatus air horms

Question 10

Stretching and advancing a 2 1/2” hoseline often requires

Answer 10

two companies and up to six firefighters

Question 11

Personnel should estimate the need for ___ft of hoseline to reach every floor above or below the level of entry.

Answer 11

25 ft

Question 12

Standpipe operations
Where should the laying of the hose be more advantages in standpipe operations, the fire floor or the floor below/

Answer 12

The floor below because it’s likely free of smoke and gives better working conditions

Question 13

Where is the preferred method is to chock doors _____ so personnel can quickly remove chocks while retreating under advancing fire conditions

Answer 13

Low

Question 14

If the nozzle firefighter opens the hoseline within __ ___, the temperature will not return to the levels present prior to suppression efforts.

Answer 14

10 to 15 seconds

Question 15

Hydraulic ventilation should be done by

Answer 15

moved in an “O” pattern as far from the opening as possible,

Question 16

With no fire evident in the compartment, heat increasing to 800 °F or more at the ceiling level, and thick smoke banking down near the floor, interior crews must recognize the compartment is entering is pre _______

Answer 16

Flashover

Question 17

Request to transfer Command: The first due engine company officer considers this when the incident requires

Answer 17

immediate interior operations

Question 18

Prior to entry to a IDLH, the officer must ensure their company is

Answer 18

wearing all appropriate PPE and the hoseline is charged with adequate pressure and flow.

Question 19

Firefighters should view rollover as a warning that the fire area may be reaching the point of _________

Answer 19

Flashover

Question 20

Smoke leaving a structure has four inherent characteristics

Answer 20

volume, velocity, density, and color.

Question 21

Rescue

One of the the fastest and safest action involves simply extinguishing the fire or positioning a ______ between the victim and the fire.

Answer 21

Hose line

Question 22

The primary goal of the exposure line is to minimize

Answer 22

fire spread and stay ahead of the fire

Question 23

Defensive Mode

The objective of the defensive mode

Answer 23

stop the fire from spreading to savable exposures

Question 24

What indicates the most reliable indicator of a fire’s location

Answer 24

Smoke velocity

Question 25

When smoke is encountered from floor to ceiling this make be a indication of ______

Answer 25

Fire below or basement fire

Question 26

Fire lazily encountered at door of structure indicates

Answer 26

Fire is located deeper in structure

Question 27

Can report example

Answer 27

Conditions: Actions:
Needs:
“We have a fire on the second floor in quadrant alpha.”
“We have one hoseline in place knocking down the fire and the truck is performing a primary search.”
“We do not need any additional resources on the fire floor now

Question 28

Upon ordering a withdrawal Command should perform

Answer 28

PAR check

Question 29

Emergency Evacuation order may be given

Answer 29

Verbally, signaled over the radio or with evacuation tones

Question 30

Personnel should estimate the need for ___ ft per floor

Answer 30

25

Question 31

The preferred method is to chock doors

Answer 31

Low

Question 32

When responding with a truck or rescue company, the engine company may choose to ____

Answer 32

Stage