Firefighter Safety & Survival

Question 1

A visual monitor of the air supply in the cylinder and valve assembly that a firefighter is able to see in or around the mask area to avoid having to look down at a gauge or other monitoring mechanism

Answer 1

Heads-up display

Question 2

Term used to report situations where a firefighter or firefighters are in distress or may require assistance in an Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) atmosphere

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Mayday

Question 3

A breathing technique that can be used to conserve air in situations where air needs to be conserved; involves normal inhalation but extends the time required to exhale by humming out the breath

Answer 3

Reilly-Emergency Breathing Technique (R-EBT)

Question 4

Acronym for Rapid Intervention Team

Answer 4

RIT

Question 5

Skills and techniques used by a firefighter to self escape and ultimately, survive a life-threatening situation

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Self-rescue and Survival

Question 6

The ability to identify, process, and comprehend the critical elements of information about what is currently happening and the impact it has on the mission and the team operating

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Situational Awareness

Question 7

Proactive training in firefighter self-rescue and survival to a high level of proficiency gives the firefighter

Answer 7

The best chance for surviving a crisis event

Question 8

EBSS

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Emergency Breathing Support Systems

Question 9

CAN

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Conditions
Actions
Needs

Question 10

It is important for officers to routinely monitor the air of their crew and remain cognizant of the lowest air volume and be prepared to

Answer 10

Communicate it to the Incident Commander (IC)

Question 11

Members of the crew should always report any failures or deficiencies with their SCBA to

Answer 11

Their officer immediately

Question 12

With the heads-up display green is

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75%

Question 13

With the heads-up display yellow flashing is

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25%

Question 14

Personnel should interpret the color-coded values and communicate not simply a color but

Answer 14

The percentage remaining

Question 15

If a firefighter removes a face piece, due to the toxicity of the modern fire environment the survivability of a distressed firefighter will be

Answer 15

Drastically reduced

Question 16

When the firefighter uses their thumbs to gently and slightly push the bottom of the face piece away from the chin

Answer 16

Hoover Maneuver

Question 17

When breaking the face piece seal it is imperative that the seal is only broken how long and then replaced

Answer 17

A few seconds

Question 18

The normal breath cycle is typically about

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4 - 6 seconds

Question 19

When using R-EBT the breath cycle should be approximately

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12 seconds

Question 20

A low-air alarm activates between

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1,000 - 1,250 PSI

Question 21

In a 30-minute bottle when a low-air alarm activates you have approximately how many breaths remaining

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50 - 80 breaths

Question 22

Is to draw attention to your location through some form of audible sounding when escape or self-rescue is impossible

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Wall sounding

Question 23

Is to exit a high-hazard area into an area of lower hazard by breaching gypsum board wall

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Drywall Kick Through

Question 24

By twisting your body to what angle and placing your SCBA into the corner of a stud space minimizes body width

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45 - degree

Question 25

The firefighter should make every effort to have the SCBA remain

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On the left side of his body

Question 26

Is used to exit a hazardous area by climbing the gypsum board

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Drywall Kick and Climb

Question 27

Once an entanglement is determined

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Stop forward motion and than slowly back out of the entanglement

Question 28

Use same side leg and arm to hold in window

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Windowsill Hang

Question 29

A method of escape from an upper story window without a ladder

Answer 29

Two Arms Hang and Drop

Question 30

The two arms hang and drop will reduce the height of the fall approximately

Answer 30

6 - 8 feet

Question 31

Used for a rapid descent of the ladder

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Ladder Slide / Ladder Bail

Question 32

Doing the ladder slide hook the ladder from the underside of what rung and reach for what rung with your other hand

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Third; Fourth

Question 33

Is used to lower a firefighter from higher height to a lower area

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Hose Slide

Question 34

Used to quickly lower yourself from a hazardous area using rope and no hardware

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Rope Slide

Question 35

When doing a rope slide control your descent by

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Letting the rope slide through your hands

Question 36

If you are in a large open area and believe that you are lost

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Attempt to move to the closest wall

Question 37

Finding expansion joints in concrete floor and following them will

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Lead to a wall

Question 38

This is only to be used as a last resort when all possible means of escape have been exhausted

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Crouch and Cover

Question 39

The corners of a room are what and suffer less damage when a room is heavily involved in fire

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Dead airspace

Question 40

If a gloved hand is used to protect the firefighters face piece lens, cover it but

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Do not touch the lens as it is the most vulnerable part of the PPE ensemble