Exam 12 Flashcards
The Housewatch “Person” has how many seconds to acknowledge an alarm for the PC/ATS?
A: 5 seconds
B: 10 seconds
C: 15 seconds
D: 20 seconds
D-
If there is no response in 20 seconds, the dispatcher will prompt the unit to verify response via the Voice Alarm
Communications Ch2 sec 2.2.1.C
During a hurricane or severe storm, when a report is received that individuals are stranded due to flooding, a Water Rescue Team equipped with a 14-foot Flat Bottom Boat, waders, cold water suits, and PFD’s will be dispatched. Which choice below contains incorrect information regarding these teams?
A: The “Water Rescue Team” consists of a Water Rescue Company and an Engine Company.
B: When the Water Rescue Company is a Ladder Company, an Engine Company will be dispatched to transport the Flat Bottom Boat. Priority will be given to dispatching the Engine that is quartered with the Ladder Company when available.
C: When the Water Rescue Company is an Engine Company, they will transport the Flat Bottom Boat, and a neighboring Engine Company will be dispatched to assist in operations.
D: No members shall enter the water without a Cold Water Suit or waders and a PFD, unless they are proficient swimmers.
D-
No member shall enter the water unless equipped with a Cold Water Suit or waders and a PFD.
AUC 159 Add 7 4.1-44
You just finished operating at an outside rubbish fire. You radio to your chauffeur to transmit a 10-19 for a 10-______?
A: 21
B: 22
C: 31
D: 39
B-
A- Brush Fire
C- Assist Civilian
D- FD units standing by at interagency incident
Communications Ch 8
Power take-offs on hydraulically operated aerial ladders and tower ladders shall not be operated for instruction purposes (drill) for periods exceeding?
A: 30 seconds
B: 15 minutes
C: 5 minutes
D: 30 minutes
D-
Such operation may cause damage or failure of relief valves and/or control parts.
Regs 22.5.3
Company officers when called during an Emergency Roll Call, will account for their FFs how?
A: Within sight or hearing without using the HT
B: Within sight only
C: Within hearing only
D: Within sight or hearing with or without using the HT
A-
After receiving a reply from the company officer, the RCO will then call the remaining members of that company.
Communications Ch 9 add 2 sec 4.7
During taxpayer fire operations, “examination holes” should be cut for all of the following reasons except?
A: Determine if fire has extended to that area.
B: Use right angle tips, or if the cockloft is deep enough, cellar pipes.
C: Determine if and where additional ventilation cuts may be necessary.
D: Serve as an initial ventilation hole.
D-
Release pent up gases, smoke and heat in areas removed from the fire.
Taxpayer 5.5.21
As an Incident Commander during a routine call for a C.O. activation, you should know that all of the following statements are correct except?
A: Using a C.O. meter, the initial reading should take place in the cellar
B: If occupants are symptomatic, they should be evacuated and treated
C: Call for the utility company if readings are 10 PPM or more
D: Call for the utility company if the IC feels its necessary
A-
Take an initial reading at the front door of premises
Haz Mat 4 sec 4.1.3
When filling out a PCR at a CFR run, if a patient is unable to verbalize his or her “Chief Complaint” because the patient is unresponsive, the “documenter” Firefighter shall write which of the following?
A: Nothing - Leave it blank
B: Not applicable
C: Patient unable
D: Patient unresponsive
D-
CFR-D Chapter 5
D. 4.9
Enter the patient’s statement of the problem in his or her own words, (e.g., “My chest hurts”). If the patient is unresponsive write “Patient unresponsive”
From the choices listed below, which chemical agent has a fruity odor?
A: Nerve
B: Blister
C: Blood
D: Choking
A-
B- Fishy, Garlic, Mustard, Geraniums C- Burnt Almonds D- Musky Hay/Bleach Watch out for Blister agents. It has several types of odors ERP add 2 p 18
At a fire in a high rise office building, if difficulty is encountered in clearing the attack stairway of occupants, the officer of the third arriving ladder company shall make a notification to withhold the attack until the occupants have been safely removed. Which of the choices below is NOT an option for this advisement?
A: Notify the first arriving ladder company
B: Notify the Fire Sector Supervisor
C: Notify the second arriving ladder company
D: Notify the Fire Branch Director, if established
C-
HROB 8.5.1 B7
The TIF 8800X Combustible Gas Detector has been revoked from the books recently and replaced with the Sensit TKX Combustible Gas Detector. In regards to the Sensit TKX Detector, all of the following statements are correct except?
A: Carried by all Battalions, Haz-Mat 1, HMTUs, Rescues, and Ladder companies
B: Can detect Methane as low as 20 PPM
C: A fully charged battery supplies approximately 5 hours of continuous use
D: A recharge takes 2 to 5 hours and the LED will illuminate green to indicate a fully charged battery
C-
20 hours of continuous use……Also, If the LED blinks green or does not illuminate, the battery needs to be recharged. If recharging does not produce a solid green LED after 5 hours notify Haz-Mat Operations
know this meter (its new)
Emergency Procedures Natural Gas add 5 pages 1-2
All conditions below shall immediately prohibit a life saving rope evolution attempt except?
A: A viable substantial object is not available.
B: The effectiveness of the anti-chafing device will be compromised due to building construction (i.e. protruding facades and exposure of the life saving rope to sharp surfaces).
C: The rope will likely be exposed to low-heated surfaces of approximately 225 degrees F during deployment.
D: There are not enough members at the lowering point and at the adjoining windows or floors below to ensure a successful pick-up and retrieval of the firefighter and victim.
C-
Nylon rope when exposed to heat over 300°F will progressively lose strength, and will melt at 482°F. Rope that has been exposed to highly heated surfaces cannot be considered safe and shall be placed out of service and replacement requested.
TB Rope 1 2.7, 4.11
As a newly promoted officer, you should know that there are several conditions for a wind impacted fire to occur in a HRFPMD. Choose the incorrect condition
A: Wind
B: Fire in an apartment
C: Failed or opened window in the fire room
D: Fire apartment door leading to the public hall left open or not fully closed
E: An area of low pressure such as an opened stairwell door, or an opened apartment door on the same side of the public hallway from the fire apartment .
E-
Opposite side of the public hallway from the fire apartment
Multiple Dwellings add 3 sec 2.2
When a floor collapses and an interior partition or wall holds up the center of the fallen floor, this is indicative of a ________.
A: V-shaped floor collapse
B: Lean-To collapse
C: Tent floor collapse
D: Curtain-fall wall collapse
C-
Collapse Add 3 7
You have just been ordered to stretch a handline with a fog tip to assist in extinguishing small pockets of fire on an Amtrak train in close proximity to catenary lines containing approximately 12,000 volts of electricity. You should make sure your FFs take advantage of the reach of the fog stream and observe a minimum approach distance of how many feet?
A: 5 feet
B: 10 feet
C: 15 feet
D: 20 feet
B-
AUC 207 add 9 sec 3.2.4
Also see AUC 180 add 2 sec 8.4 and 8.5 for minimum safe distance for applying FireIce
According to FDNY procedures regarding ventilation and related tactics, which statement below is correct?
A: It is acceptable to take significant risk for a suspected life hazard.
B: It is never acceptable to take significant risk for a known life hazard.
C: It is acceptable to take significant risk for a known life hazard and adjust our standard operating procedures accordingly.
D: It is never acceptable to engage in action at an operation involving any type of risk.
C-
Vent 12.4
Choose the incorrect responsibility of the Lobby Control Unit (LCU).
A: LCU shall take on the duties of the Communication Unit when directed by the IC
B: Assume control of elevators and provide operators
C: Ensure that all elevators are recalled and searched
D: establish controls to account for personnel exiting and entering the elevators
E: Provide resources to transport personnel to upper floors as required
A-
LCU shall take on the duties of the SYSTEMS CONTROL UNIT when directed by the IC
ICS ch 2 add 4 sec 2
FDNY members are prohibited from making public statements that are disruptive to the operations of the Department, or that would disclose confidential information. These include all of the following which are described correctly, except in which choice?
A: Final, official Department policies
B: Investigations
C: Legal proceedings
D: Security precautions
A-
Non-final Department policies Note: This also includes “Medical information of others” including, but not limited to, the identity of patients, the medical status of a patient, and the home address and telephone number of a patient; and “Other information protected from disclosure by law”. Acronym: NO SLIM Non-final Dept Policies Other info protected by law Security precautions Legal proceedings Investigations Medical info of others AUC 332 3.3.1
You arrive as the second ladder company for a 2nd floor fire at a 3 story NFP multiple dwelling. As you approach the first ladder company on scene, you remind your chauffeur not to position the apparatus any closer than how many feet?
A: 5 feet
B: 10 feet
C: 15 feet
D: 20 feet
D-
If positioned closer than 20 feet to the rear of the 1st arriving ladder apparatus, the 20’ straight or the 35’ extension ladder cannot be removed from the internal slide-in racks due to insufficient clearance
Note: The 35’ extension ladder in the closed position is 20’
Ladders 1 sec 1.1 and 7.1
A knowledgeable Lieutenant directing a morning drill was mistaken when he stated that?
A: Whenever possible, the supply pumper in a relay operation should not supply any handlines or large caliber streams.
B: Ladder companies shall precede engine companies when both units are responding together on the same alarm.
C: Whenever possible, only two handlines should be operated from a pumper.
D: Whenever possible, the pumper supplying a large caliber stream should not supply any handlines or additional large caliber streams.
B-
Engine companies shall precede ladder companies when both units are responding together on the same alarm.
Eng 3.6.3, 3.7.2
For most promotional exams, the Tower Ladder Bulletin is a go to section of our books. From the list below, choose the incorrect statement.
A: The basket is constructed of alloy aluminum and has a floor area of approximately 15 sq ft
B: The water system hook-up consists of a 3”x3” gated siamese on the left side and a 4 1/2 inlet on the right side
C: The on board intercom system is the most effective means of communication between basket and pedestal
D: On taking up, boom shall be raised to a 60 degree angle, drains of waterway and the gated inlets opened to drain system of water
E: The on board intercom system shall be checked every tour
E-
Daily and at the initial stages of placing TL into operation
Ladders 6 sec 2.3, 2.7.3, 2.8.1, 2.8.7, 3.5.5
Members of a busy Brooklyn Engine Company were discussing proper operations with a foam hand-line. Which comment made was incorrect?
A: With 1 ¾” hose, the maximum stretch is six (6) lengths to the nozzle.
B: The member at the pumper places the pickup tube into the container and the ECC starts water, providing 200 PSI at the eductor. The foam nozzle shall then be fully opened and directed at the fire.
C: With 2 ½” hose, the maximum stretch is ten (10) lengths to the nozzle.
D: When operating uphill, head pressure is created and will have a drastic effect on foam production; however, the go-gauge needle will remain in the green.
D-
When operating uphill, head pressure is created and will have minimal effect on foam production; however, this could cause the needle on the go-gauge to approach the red.
TB Foam Evol 1 2.2, 2.4
The most correct signal to transmit upon arrival at a private dwelling fire constructed with light weight materials can be found in which choice?
A: 10-75 with an extra Engine only
B: 10-75 with an extra Engine and Ladder
C: 10-75 with an extra Ladder only
D: 2nd alarm
This is a tough question. Read this section carefully
PDs ch 6 4.2.2
The IC shall special call an additional engine company for a structural fire in a building constructed of lightweight materials.
A Lieutenant conducting drill on Under River Rail operations and emergency exits made three correct statements. Which choice below was NOT one of those statements?
A: Some exit stairways are narrow and steep, while others are wider, with a pitch that is comfortable to walk on.
B: The depth and pitch of stairways corresponds to the depths of the under river tubes, which range from 24 to 130 feet deep.
C: Evacuating civilians and Fire Department members wearing PPE will have difficulty exiting through stairways which are narrow and steep. Lighting may need to be enhanced and glow sticks will provide illumination without adding extra heat.
D: Stairways are constructed of either concrete or metal. Concrete stairs are often steeper.
D-
The metal stairs are often steeper, with open treads.
URR 2.5.2, 2.5.3
