Ladders 3 Tenements

Question 0

Class ‘A’ MD ?

Answer 0

Building housing (3 or more) families in which residency is permanent. Class ‘B’ occupied transiently.

Question 1

A beam is a horizontal supporting member ?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Coffin Cut - shape ?

Answer 2

Rectangle

Question 3

Knockdown ?

Answer 3

All visible flames under control w/o complete extinguishment

Question 4

Raised roof aka ?

Answer 4

Inverted roof

Question 5

IDLH: no member shall enter, leave or operate unless the member teams up w/ at least one other member and remains within visual __ voice contact with that member?

Answer 5

OR not And. Voice OR Visual

Question 6

If a member leaves contaminated area, another member __ a SCBA must accompany this member to a safe area ?

Answer 6

Using NOT wearing

Question 7

Known life hazard ?

Answer 7

1. Victim can be seen by the rescuer 2. Victim can be heard by rescuer 3. Info from CREDIBLE source or person at the scene indicating the location of the life hazard

Question 8

Description of OLT ?

Answer 8

20’ to 25’, 50’ to 85’, 3 to 7 stories. INTERIOR stairs to cellar

Question 9

Light fire condition - stretching of one HL and/or extinguishers w/o resorting to extinguishing agents ?

Answer 9

False. Operating not stretching. Medium OPERATING 2 lines

Question 10

Immediate supervision ?

Answer 10

Sight/hearing — Search/hoseline. Functional - HT

Question 11

OV 1st due TOP floor fire ?

Answer 11

Saw in place of Hook (saw & halligan)

Question 12

Mentions two times in ladders 3 OV position is varied, what are they ?

Answer 12

Store fire – vent rear of store from exterior with permission. top floor fire proceed to roof

Question 13

1st roof brings what tools ?

Answer 13

LSR, halligan, 6’ hook

Question 14

Roof access ?

Answer 14

1. Adj bld 2. Aerial 3. Rear f/e (least desirable)

Question 15

Roof performs vertical ventilation?

Answer 15

Interior team has door control on the FIRE FLOOR or a CHARGED hl is advancing into the FIRE AREA

Question 16

Roofman forces bulkhead probe the immediate area of bulkhead for potential victims & immediately close/control the door until officer orders vertical vent. This is not considered vertical vent ?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Top floor fire - 2nd due extinguisher?

Answer 17

(2) 6’ hooks

Question 18

Stopped before 3.5.1

Answer 18

Have not read 3.5

Question 19

The engine after __ fire in a room exposing the shaft, must direct the nozzle stream into the shaft & __ the shaft before continuing through apartment for final extinguishment?

Answer 19

Control, control

Question 20

Shaft fire: 2nd LCC place apparatus to cover exposed bld?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Forcing window gates: pull gare loose where ?

Answer 21

Opposite the locking device. **If severely exposed to heat or smoke at this side of the gate, removal may be accomplished at the lock side.

Question 22

Halligan to force window - place tool where ?

Answer 22

Center of the window

Question 23

Use removed door w/ halligan to gain access to roof of bulkhead. Position door at __ to __ angle with roof. The halligan should be __ to the bottom of the door ?

Answer 23

30 to 45 angle. Parallel to bottom of door.

Question 24

Most railroad flats have a kitchen in the rear so normal entrance doors will be ?

Answer 24

The rear doors

Question 25

When can a cornice be opened for SMOKE ?

Answer 25

Under no conditions.

Question 26

A rapidly rising column of smoke, with particles or embers ascending to higher levels, visible over the roof top of the bld frequently is indication of ?

Answer 26

Fire is in an open shaft

Question 27

Large quantities of black smoke observed over the roof may be ?

Answer 27

May be indication of fire at or near top of bld, namely top fl fir, cockloft fire, stair bulkhead fire or fire on the roof

Question 28

Low mattress might be part of ?

Answer 28

A bunk bed. You’ll have to check upper bunk as well.

Question 29

__ might be indicated by narrow, tapered legs, possible with wheels?

Answer 29

Cribs.

Question 30

Narrow legs close together could be part of a __ ?

Answer 30

High chair

Question 31

Venting from f/e: first check them for heat. Look for discoloration of the glass – generally __ from the heat ?

Answer 31

Generally brownish

Question 32

Cutting roof: if possible directly over the fire. You check the soil pipe - where ?

Answer 32

BASE of soil pipe

Question 33

Cutting roof: initially coffin cut approximately __x__ ?

Answer 33

3’ x 6’. If too large too time consuming. Too small will not grant desired relief. Too many holes unsafe

Question 34

Knockout cut ?

Answer 34

2

Question 35

Cut #1 is 3’. What is only cut that is 6’ ?

Answer 35

3 approx 6’

Question 36

Infrequently used procedure of going from front to rear apt or vice versa thru a common partition may be used as an escape route. What is tool order of preference?

Answer 36

Halligan, hook or axe — ‘haha’. Start low. Punch hole slightly below waist level

Question 37

2nd ladder OLT: smoke condition at apt entrance on floor above is not enough reason to believe fire has extended to that floor. What justifies calling for a line?

Answer 37

High temperatures even only at ceiling level or crackling sound heard w/i apartment or a fiery glow seen through the smoke all justify calling for a line.

Question 38

Cutting a floor in OLT: primary method ?

Answer 38

Primary method is cutting with a SAW.

Question 39

Cutting floor with an AXE in OLT - cut ?

Answer 39

Cut floor with axe at 60 degree angle and on a bias.

Question 40

Examination of a yard must be made before discarding material. No material shall be thrown ?

Answer 40

No material shall be thrown onto roof of buildings or into narrow shafts or setbacks. **A member shall always be posted in yard or street to prevent injuries to anyone