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1
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You arrive as the 2nd due ladder for a top floor fire in a 4 window front Row Frame building. The LCC, after setting up the aerial and realizing that he is not needed for rescue or laddering operations, should report where?

A

Into an exposure as directed by his officer

*Row Frames (10.3) If the exposure is an IDLH he needs to team up with another member

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2
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What does it mean when the Handie Talkie LED is a steady red when the mic is keyed?

A

HT is transmitting

*Communications 11 Add 1 2.1

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The Engine and Truck respond 1st due for a Class 3 Valve Alarm. You arrive and discover a defective alarm valve. You transmit the following correct report.

A

10-18, 10-34-1

*Communications 8 Pg. 9

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4
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There are 3 acceptable ways to supply air to the inflatable water rescue hose. What are they?

A

SCBA
FAST Pak
Apparatus Air Outlet

*Water Rescue 1, ADD 1,

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5
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You respond to an EMS run for a hand injury. Upon arrival you find a 32 year old male with a minor burn to his hand which he received from a defective stove flame. What signal would you transmit?

A

Transmit a 10-45 Code 4 and request the response of a BC

*Comm 8 2.8 10-37 Note

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6
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You respond “engine only” to an ERS no contact box. Upon arrival you find a fire on the 2nd floor of a 2 story vacant private dwelling marked with an X in a box. You would be correct to order an interior attack after performing a risk assessment based on which factors?

A

Current structural stability of the building.
Any known life hazard.
Size and location of the fire.
Verification of safe access to fire area

*Vacants 1.1.3

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7
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When activated, glow sticks will provide up to how many hours of illumination?

A

12

*TB tools 30

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8
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During chainsaw operations, which member(s) must wear chaps?

A

Both the operator and the control person must wear chaps

*TB tools 24 7.3

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9
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Due to the need for speed and mobility in Private Dwelling Fires, what size hoseline is recommended?

A

1 3/4

*FFP PDs Ch 3 1

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10
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True or False

“An IED can be as lethal as conventional military explosives”

A

True

*ERP Add. 3 2.2

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You arrive as the first due Truck for a fire on the 6th floor of a Class “A” High Rise Fireproof Multiple Dwelling. Which member operates the elevator?

A

Nobody!

*FFP MD FIRES sec 6.1.3 a&b.
Stairs shall be used when the fire is on the seventh floor or below.

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12
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Tower Ladder 163, riding with an officer and 5 firefighters arrives first for a fire on the 3rd floor of a 4 story H-type building. Fire is showing from 2 windows on the front of the building. No other units are on the scene yet. Who will compose the Safety Team until the arrival of additional units?

A

The OV and LCC firefighter

*FF Procedures Managing Members in Distress Chapter 1 (2.1.1)

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13
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Your ladder company arrives at the scene of a person pinned under a NYC subway car in a subway tunnel. The assigned Battalion Chief is going to be delayed to the scene. As the officer in charge of the scene, your first consideration should be to determine what?

A

Whether power should remain on or be removed.

*AUC 207 (3.2)

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14
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All but which of the following operations are to be considered routinely within the capability of a single unit?

  • Oil burner emergency
  • Food on the stove
  • Sprinkler discharge
  • Carbon monoxide detector activation
A

Carbon monoxide detector activation

*AUC 233 (1.2)

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15
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Ladder Company 138, assigned as the FAST Unit, arrives on the scene as a MAYDAY is transmitted. The IC decides the Handi-Talkie Emergency Channel will be used and orders the FAST Group to turn their Handi-Talkies to this channel. The officer of Ladder 138 would be correct to have his members change to which channel?

A

16

  • FF Procedures Managing Members in Distress Chapter 5, Addendum 1 (1.1)
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16
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You receive an assignment to respond in to an All Hands fire as the Salvage Truck. You would be correct to respond in which manner?

A

10-20 (Modified Response)

*ABC 2-2011 2.1

17
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As a Ladder Company officer arriving at a High-rise building for a single unit Class E alarm, how many members go into the building with you to investigate?

A

All of your firefighters except the chauffeur.

*The chauffeur shall remain in the apparatus to monitor both the Department radio and HT for additional information and relay information between the officer and dispatcher. ABC 5-94 Add 1 2

18
Q

While wearing your Handie Talkie it begins to “chirp”. What does this sound mean?

A

Radios that chirp have approximately 5-10% of their full charge battery capacity remaining with battery power just above the power threshold for transmitting a 5 watt emergency alert.

19
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E-287 responded to a patient with difficulty breathing. They placed him on supplemental oxygen. The patient’s son shows you a valid DNR and requests that your members cease all care. You would be most correct to?

A

Continue to give appropriate care but not CPR (CFR CH 2 6.2.1A)

20
Q

Ladder 7 is assigned to perform void searches at an east side building collapse. They come across an “X” that has been spray painted above an opening. Lt Shields knows that the information in the top quadrant will contain what?

A

The time the company searching this void exited the area.

  • Collapse Add2 (4)
21
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Aerial Ladder 112 arrives 2nd due for a fire on the 3rd floor of a 4 story Brownstone without a fire escape. 112’s OV checked the rear for occupants and assured that ventilation was completed. The OV returned to the front of the building where he was not needed for laddering operations. Unless instructed otherwise by his officer, where should the OV now report?

A

To his officer above the fire.

*Brownstones 2.7 OV Duties

22
Q

When using the TIC in an Interior Search and Rescue Operation, what is the proper way to scan the area?

A

Operators should begin at the ceiling and
use a side-to-side scanning
motion, slowly working their
way to the floor area. This will compensate
for the narrow field of view of the TIC.

*TB Tools 27 3.3

23
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Engine 249 and Ladder 113 are the first to arrive units for a fire on the 12th floor of a 20 story high rise fireproof multiple dwelling. Upon entering the lobby they see that the only available elevator is non fireman service. Which members would be correct to take the elevator first?

A

The Ladder Officer, Forcible Entry Team, Engine Officer, Nozzle FF and Control FF

  • MD 6.1.3 F states these particular engine FF’s with all roll ups and standpipe kit.
24
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Ladder 3 arrives 1st for a reported fire on the 14th floor of a 50 story high rise office building. What is the first duty of the LCC?

A

Conduct a preliminary inspection of the exterior of the building.

  • High-Rise Office (8.3.1 C)
25
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Units arrive at a 2 story flat roof PD with fire on the top floor. Which member brings the 1st saw to the roof?

A

2nd due roof FF

2nd roof tools-6’ halligan hook & SAW (PD Ch.4 10.2 A) **The location of fire does NOT matter for a FLAT roof PD. 2nd roof FF is bringing a saw.

26
Q

Your company has just extinguished a small fire in a compactor shaft with no extension. The BC has requested a preliminary report. You would be correct to transmit which 10 code?

A

10-27

27
Q

Search of a building is an important responsibility of Ladder companies. After completing the Primary Search, your company is ordered to conduct a Secondary Search. Is this action correct?

A

NO

*A secondary search must be performed by a different company than the company which performed the primary search. TB Search 7.3

28
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What is the preferred order of victim removal?

A

Interior Stairs, Horizontal Exits, Fire Escape, Ladders, Life Saving Rope.

*TB Search section 13.2, Acronym SHELL

29
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You are the officer in lad 33. You respond to a phone alarm for a car accident on the Grand Concourse. You arrive and discover that you have a pin job and all of the air bags in the car have deployed. You know that you and your members must still treat these airbags as if they have not deployed and you will follow the rule of 5-10-20. You are operating in front of the driver airbag. How much distance should you maintain ?

A

10”

*Emergency Procedures disentanglement 2.6

30
Q

When is a firefighter working under the immediate supervision of their officer?

A

Members are under the “Immediate Supervision” of an Officer when they are within sight and/or hearing of the Officer or are working with a search line or hoseline which is under the supervision of an Officer (Comm Manual Ch 9 9.2.1)

31
Q

According to the recently issued FDNY Manual on Loft buildings, at 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, cast-iron loses how much of its original strength?

A

58%

*FFP Loft 5.1.10 F

32
Q

Ladder 13 is the 3rd Ladder company at a high rise office building fire on Park Ave. They encounter difficulty clearing the attack stairway of occupants fleeing the inferno. Who should be advised of this condition?

A

If difficulty is encountered in clearing the attack stairway of occupants, the officer shall advise the first arriving ladder company or the Fire Sector Supervisor or Fire Branch Director if established, to withhold the attack until the occupants have been
safely removed.

*High-Rise Office Buildings (8.5.1 B7)

33
Q

You respond 1st due to a fire in an isolated low rise fireproof MD that is out of reach of the aerial and portable ladders. The officer determines the roof must be vented. How do you get to the roof?

A 
If the stairway is not an 
IDLH and safety permits, the Roof Fire
fighter may be ordered to take the 
interior stair to the roof provided that
 the fire apartment door is controlled 
and maintained closed by the ladder comp
any officer. If IDLH, must team up with another member.

*MD 7.3.1 C Note

34
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Units pull up and transmit a 10-75 for a fire in a 4 story vacant rowframe. Exposure 2 and 4 are both occupied rowframes. Exposure 2 is the most severe exposure. How many line(s) and what size should the first engine drop?

A

1st engine drops 2 lines. 1 handline and a 3 1/2” for a TL

*Rowframes 13.6 A

Lt Questions (3 decks)

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