Exam 1

Question 1

What is NFPA 1971?

Answer 1

Standard on protective ensembles for structure fire fighting and proximity fire fighting

Question 2

What is NFPA 1001?

Answer 2

Standard for fire fighter professional qualifications

Question 3

What is NFPA 1975?

Answer 3

Standard on station/work uniforms for emergency services

Question 4

What is NFPA 1977?

Answer 4

Standard on protective clothing and equipment for wildland fire fighting

Question 5

What is NFPA 1403?

Answer 5

Standard on live fire training evolutions

Question 6

What is NFPA 1500?

Answer 6

Standard on fire department occupational safety and health program

Question 7

What is NFPA 1851?

Answer 7

Standard on selection, care, and maintenance of protective ensembles for structural fire fighting and proximity fire fighting

Question 8

What is the employee assistance program (EAP) and what does it do?

Answer 8

Program to help employees and their families with work or personal problems

Question 9

Definition of footwear

Answer 9

Safety shoes or boots that protect feet and ankles; may be dual certified station/work shoes

Question 10

What is the difference between open and closed SCBA units?

Answer 10

Open: uses compressed air. Exhaled air is vented to the outside atmosphere.
Closed: which uses compressed oxygen. Exhaled air stays within the system and is reused.

Question 11

What are the limitations of SCBA?

Answer 11

Limited viability 
Decreased ability to communicate 
Decreased endurance 
Decreased mobility 
Poor condition of apparatus 
Low air cylinder pressure

Question 12

What is natural ventilation?

Answer 12

Techniques that use the wind, convection currents, and other natural phenomena to ventilate a structure without the use of fans, blowers, and smoke ejectors

Question 13

What is mechanical ventilation?

Answer 13

Any means other than natural ventilation. This type of ventilation may involve the use of blowers and smoke ejectors

Question 14

What is hydraulic ventilation?

Answer 14

Ventilation accomplished by using a spray stream to draw the smoke from compartment through exterior opening

Question 15

What is a kerf cut and why is it important?

Answer 15

A single cut the width of the saw blade made in a roof to check for fire extension.

Question 16

What is a trech ventilation?

Answer 16

Defensive tactic that involves cutting an exhaust opening in the roof of a burning building, extending from one outside wall to the other, to create an opening at which a spreading fire may be cut off. Also known as strip ventilation

Question 17

What is triangle cut?

Answer 17

Used to view the conditions below on the roof

Question 18

What is the purpose of a hose jacket?

Answer 18

When a hose line is damaged, it is to allow a damage hose line to operate at full pressure dispite a rupture or leak.

Question 19

What is the purpose of a hose reducer?

Answer 19

Fitting used to attach a smaller hose to a larger hose. The female end has the larger threads, while the Male has the smaller threads.

Question 20

What is a quarter turn coupling?

Answer 20

It’s a non threaded coupling with two hook like plugs that slip over a ring on the opposite coupling and then rotate 90 degrees clockwise to lock.

Question 21

Which toxic gas targets the heart and brain when inhaled, ingested, or absorbed?

Answer 21

Hydrogen cyanide

Question 22

What does carbon monoxide do to your body?

Answer 22

Carbon monoxide molecules attach to the hemoglobin decreasing blood’s ability to carry oxygen.

Question 23

How many PPM of carbon monoxide will kill a human in minutes?

Answer 23

12,800 PPM

Question 24

Which stuff gives off hydrogen cyanide when burned?

Answer 24

Furniture, bedding, insulation, carpets, or some vehicle insulation.