FT Spring Quiz 2

Question 1

A “High Flow” reading registered on the Engine Company Apparatus Flow Meter indicates which possibilitie(s)?
Select one or more:
a. Standpipe outlet valves may be open
b. A Riser Control Valve may be closed
c. A Post Indicator Valve may be closed
d. A pipe may be fractured

Answer 1

A, D
(MDs 6.27.1)
The correct answers are: A pipe may be fractured, Standpipe outlet valves may be open

Question 2

If there is a leak in the standpipe piping system at any point below grade, it may be necessary to shut down which valve(s)?
Select one or more:
a. The Riser Control Valve
b. The Post Indicator Valve

Answer 2

A, B
(MDs 6.27.1)
The correct answers are: The Riser Control Valve, The Post Indicator Valve

Question 3

Anytime a Siamese is being supplied and there is not enough water pressure, the ECC supplying the Siamese shall communicate to the _____ the _____ reading?
Select one:
a. Engine Officer, Pressure
b. Engine Officer, Flow Meter
c. IC, Flow Meter
d. IC, Pressure

Answer 3

C
(MDs 6.27.1)
The correct answer is: IC, Flow Meter

Question 4

Sprinkler siameses should be supplied when sprinklers are located in the?
Select one:
a. Fire area only
b. Fire area or adjacent area
c. Area adjacent to the fire area only

Answer 4

B
(MDs 6.27.6)
The correct answer is: Fire area or adjacent area

Question 5

Regarding duplex apartment fires, it is incorrect to state?
Select one:
a. The simplest duplex has all doors on the public hall entering apartments with identical floor layouts
b. Duplex apartments may have stairs that lead up to bedroom areas or stairs that go down to a second level below
c. Most duplexes have two means of entrances from a public hallway or open air walkway
d. Sandwich apartments have only one public hall every 3 floors.
e. Sandwich apartments are found in groups of three, with 3 separate doors that open on the same floor leading to three apartments that are found only on one level

Answer 5

C
(MDs 6.28.1) Most duplexes have one means of entrance
The correct answer is: Most duplexes have two means of entrances from a public hallway or open air walkway

Question 6

It is incorrect to state that many newer types of HRFPMD apartments have?
Select one:
a. Doors with no letter or number designations—indicating they are a second exit
b. Double 5/8” sheetrock walls
c. Outside balconies that usually serve only one apartment
d. Inadequate sealing of floor and ceiling areas, especially in kitchens and bathrooms

Answer 6

C
(MDs 6.28.1) Serving two apartments
The correct answer is: Outside balconies that usually serve only one apartment

Question 7

If a fire window faces onto a balcony or terrace in a HRFPMD, which of the following will be impossible to utilize on that window? (more than one)
Select one or more:
a. KO Curtain
b. Window Blanket
c. High Rise Nozzle

Answer 7

A, B
(MDs 6.28.2)
The correct answers are: Window Blanket, KO Curtain

Question 8

At motor vehicle fires in HRFPMD cellars, it would be correct to think members should? (more than one)
Select one or more:
a. Listen for the noise from sprinkler heads to locate the fire
b. Use thermal imaging cameras to locate the fire
c. Use a limited number of personnel
d. Position PPV fans to control smoke from entering other building areas and relieve the garage of smoke
e. Use a search line

Answer 8

A, B, C, D, E
(MDs 6.30)
The correct answers are: Use a search line, Use a limited number of personnel, Use thermal imaging cameras to locate the fire, Listen for the noise from sprinkler heads to locate the fire, Position PPV fans to control smoke from entering other building areas and relieve the garage of smoke

Question 9

Members operating at a fire in a Low-Rise FPMD would be incorrect to think that venting the attack stair bulkhead?
Select one:
a. Should be delayed until a proper sizeup can be made, particularly on windy days
b. Will be emphasized early in the operation
c. Must be approved by the IC
d. Will be accomplished by the 1st and 2nd arriving LCCs

Answer 9

D
(MDs 7.4)
The correct answer is: Will be accomplished by the 1st and 2nd arriving LCCs

Question 10

In non-standpipe LRFPMDs, an engine company may stretch 1 ¾” hose when?
Select one or more:
a. Any apartment door is more than 50 feet from any stairway on that floor
b. The hallways are small
c. The building is entered into CIDS with the Division Commander’s approval
d. Every apartment door is within 50 feet of every stairway on that floor

Answer 10

B, C, D
(MDs 7.6)
The correct answers are: The hallways are small, Every apartment door is within 50 feet of every stairway on that floor, The building is entered into CIDS with the Division Commander’s approval

Question 11

Tool assignments for LRFPMDs are correctly indicated in which point(s)?
Select one:
a. 2nd Ladder Inside team—KO Curtain for all fires
b. 1st Roof FF—Life Saving Rope—all fires except top floor fires
c. 2nd Roof FF—Life Saving Rope—all fires except top floor fires

Answer 11

C
(MDs 7.7.3, 7.8) - 1st Roof FF - Life Saving Rope - all fires - 2nd Ladder Inside team - KO Curtain for all fires except top floor fires - 2nd Roof takes curtain at top floor fires
The correct answer is: 2nd Roof FF—Life Saving Rope—all fires except top floor fires

Question 12

Regarding the use of open interior stairs by the Roof FF’s to reach the roof in buildings with only one open interior stairway where the roof cannot be accessed via an aerial or tower ladder, it would be correct to state?
Select one:
a. The fire apartment door must be maintained closed until the Roof FF communicates to the IC that he is in a safe area and the bulkhead door is closed
b. If the stairway is an IDLH, it may not be used by the Roof FF’s
c. The fire apartment door must be maintained closed by either the engine or ladder officer
d. The Ladder Officer must grant permission for the Roof FF to use the stairs

Answer 12

D
(Mds Pg 86 Note) - If the stairway is an IDLH, Roof FF’s must pair up. - The fire apartment door must be maintained closed by the ladder officer. - The fire apartment door must be maintained closed until the Roof FF communicates to the Ladder Officer that he is in a safe area and the bulkhead door is closed
The correct answer is: The Ladder Officer must grant permission for the Roof FF to use the stairs

Question 13

The priority location for initiating a Life Saving Rope Rescue at a LRFPMD fire is from the?
Select one:
a. Floor Above
b. Roof

Answer 13

B
(MDs 7.11)
The correct answer is: Roof

Question 14

When a LSR Rescue is not practical from the roof of a LRFPMD, who can be instructed to bring a LSR to the apartment on the floor above? (more than one)
Select one or more:
a. Rescue
b. Engine Company
c. Squad
d. 2nd Roof FF

Answer 14

A, B, C, D
(MDs Pg 90)
The correct answers are: 2nd Roof FF, Squad, Rescue, Engine Company

Question 15

The movement of fire, heat and smoke from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure is described by the word?
Select one:
a. Stack Effect
b. Flow path
c. Pressure Differential
d. Flashover

Answer 15

B
(MDs Add 3—2.2)
The correct answer is: Flow path

Question 16

The impact of the wind at a wind impacted fire is affected by all of the following except?
Select one:
a. Fuel Load
b. Stage of the fire
c. Size of the window opening
d. Outside temperature

Answer 16

D
(MDs Add 3—2.2)
The correct answer is: Outside temperature

Question 17

When performing an exterior sizeup at a FPMD, it would be correct to think?
Select one:
a. It requires high wind to dramatically increase fire conditions
b. Wind behavior is consistent and predictable
c. The direction and speed of wind at the street level indicates the most likely conditions above the street level
d. Building height, size, shape and location of adjoining or adjacent buildings add to the unpredictability of the effects of wind on fire conditions

Answer 17

D
(MDs Add 3—3.2.1) - The direction and speed of wind at the street level is not a reliable indicator of conditions above the street level. - Wind behavior is not consistent or predictable. - It does not requires high wind
The correct answer is: Building height, size, shape and location of adjoining or adjacent buildings add to the unpredictability of the effects of wind on fire conditions

Question 18

The classic ventilation profile of a wind impacted fire is?
Select one:
a. Fire or smoke pulsing in or out of an open or failed window
b. Fire blowing upwards and outward of an open or failed window
c. Fire blowtorching straight out horizontally of an open or failed window
d. Fire or smoke not venting out of an open or failed window

Answer 18

D
(MDs Add 3.2.2)
The correct answer is: Fire or smoke not venting out of an open or failed window

Question 19

A Roof firefighter in the apartment above the fire may be able to simulate how the wind will flow through the fire apartment by keeping open the apartment door and opening a window?
Select one:
a. Agree
b. Disagree

Answer 19

A
(MDs Add 3.3.5)
The correct answer is: Agree

Question 20

At a wind impacted fire in a HRFPMD, the use of water from a high rise nozzle, an exterior stream, or a flanking strategy is a/an?
Select one:
a. Defensive tactic
b. Offensive tactic

Answer 20

B
(MDs Add 3 4.2.2)
The correct answer is: Offensive tactic

Question 21

At a wind impacted fire in a HRFPMD, the use of water from a high rise nozzle, an exterior stream, or a flanking strategy is correctly indicated in which point(s)?
Select one or more:
a. Must be directed at / deflected off the ceiling
b. Requires communication between the IC and Fire Sector Supervisor
c. Requires removal of members to a safe location before water is applied
d. Should be applied to the room with the main body of fire

Answer 21

A, B, D
(MDs Add 3 4.2.2)
The correct answers are: Must be directed at / deflected off the ceiling, Should be applied to the room with the main body of fire, Requires communication between the IC and Fire Sector Supervisor

Question 22

The use of a flanking strategy at a wind impacted HRFPMD fire where the fire apartment door has been left open requires which tactic(s)?
Select one:
a. A small opening in the adjoining wall to the fire room
b. The opening should only be large enough for the Outer Stream Tip
c. The adjoining apartment door on the fire floor with the hose line, must remain closed
d. The opening in the fire room adjoining wall must be as close to the exterior wall as possible

Answer 22

D
(MDs Add 3 4.2.4) - Opening large enough for the MAIN Stream Tip
The correct answer is: The opening in the fire room adjoining wall must be as close to the exterior wall as possible

Question 23

Members operating at a fire they determine to be wind impacted, where the fire apartment door has been left open should? (more than one)
Select one or more:
a. Exit the public hallway immediately
b. Maintain the stairwell door closed until an alternate strategy has been implemented
c. Stretch and charge a hose line in the attack stairwell

Answer 23

A, B, C
(MDs Add 3—5.1 E)
The correct answers are: Exit the public hallway immediately, Stretch and charge a hose line in the attack stairwell, Maintain the stairwell door closed until an alternate strategy has been implemented

Question 24

Where the fire apartment door had been left open at a wind impacted fire, after the Ladder Company has closed the open apartment door, and a decision is made by the IC and / or Fire Sector Supervisor to enter the fire apartment, who should enter the fire apartment first?
Select one:
a. The Engine Company, after the Engine Officer contacts the Roof FF
b. The Ladder Company, to locate and confine the fire

Answer 24

A
(MDs Add 3—5.1 E)
The correct answer is: The Engine Company, after the Engine Officer contacts the Roof FF

Question 25

Where the fire apartment door is found closed on arrival and window failure has not occurred, but sizeup indicates wind conditions exist, which tactic(s) should be implemented prior to entry into the fire apartment?
Select one or more:
a. A WCD should be in position above, ready for immediate deployment
b. A hose line can be advanced to and charged at the fire apartment door
c. The IC shall assign a member with a TIC to scan the windows of the fire apartment
d. A High Rise Nozzle should be ordered to the apartment on the floor below
e. A WCD may be deployed over an intact window on the orders of the Ladder Officer

Answer 25

A, B, C, D
(MDs Add 3 5.3) The IC may decide to deploy a WCD over an intact window
The correct answers are: A hose line can be advanced to and charged at the fire apartment door, A WCD should be in position above, ready for immediate deployment, The IC shall assign a member with a TIC to scan the windows of the fire apartment, A High Rise Nozzle should be ordered to the apartment on the floor below

Question 26

Where the fire apartment door is found closed at a wind impacted fire and window failure has not yet occurred, who should enter the fire apartment first?
Select one:
a. The Ladder Company, to locate and confine the fire
b. The Engine Company, after the Engine Officer contacts the Roof FF

Answer 26

A
(MDs Add 3 5.3 E)
The correct answer is: The Ladder Company, to locate and confine the fire

Question 27

When there is a known life hazard at a wind impacted fire, a rescue may be attempted while alternate strategies are being implemented.
Select one:
a. Agree
b. Disagree

Answer 27

A
(MDs Add3—5.4.1)
The correct answer is: Agree

Question 28

When there is a known life hazard at a wind impacted fire, the IC must be notified of which of the following point(s)?
Select one or more:
a. The location of the victim
b. When and if the fire apartment door is controlled
c. When the victim is removed
d. Any rescue attempt—immediately after the members initiate the rescue attempt

Answer 28

A, B, C
(MDs Add3—5.4.1) immediately prior to the members rescue attempt
The correct answers are: The location of the victim, When and if the fire apartment door is controlled, When the victim is removed