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1
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In a collapse, what are the 3 steps at a collapse site

A

Secure area
Shut off utilities
Call a time out to conduct safety inspections

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2
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The highest chance of survival rate if patients are found within ……hrs

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24 hrs

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3
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How do most injuries occur at a collapse

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From stumbling and falling

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4
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Cranes should not be used around?

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Firefighters hand digging

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5
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How should debris be removed from a collapse site

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By forming a human chain

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6
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During a night operation what is the most effective way to light up a scene

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Shining light from above

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7
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If a wall shifts more than ………. inch(s) During rescue ops remove workers and remove or sure the wall

A

1/4 in

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8
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What should be the first utility to shut off during a collapse

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Gas

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9
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What percent of fire fighter deaths happen while responding to an emergency

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25%

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10
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What is the most common causes of an accident while responding to an emergency

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Restricted visibility and driver confusion

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11
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When is the safest time to climb or step off an apparatus

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When it is stationary

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12
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When accidents occur when the apparatus is operating in reverse gear are most often attributed to the fault of…………. Other than the driver

A

Firefighters

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13
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sudden, sporadic/or flame mixed with smoke that appears at the ceiling

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Roll over

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14
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Explosion of smoke filled room into flames

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Flash over

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15
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What are the three stages of a fire

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Growth
Fully developed
Decay

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16
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This signals the end of growth stage and beginning of fully developed stage of a fire

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Flash over

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17
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A rapid flame spread over surfaces during a fire usually occurs after a flashover

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Flame over

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18
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What is the first danger face by a attack team

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Roll over

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19
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What saves the most lives at a fire

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A properly positioned first attack hose line

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20
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The most dangerous time of the hose line attack is when the firefighters are moving the hose stream forward through superheat it, smoke-filled hall or rooms without seeing

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A flame

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21
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In a multi story building the most hazardous location, aside from the immediate fire area itself is

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The room or apartment directly above the fire

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22
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When ascending stairs to search above a fire which type of stairway is the most dangerous and what is the safest

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Open stairway in a private house is most dangerous it becomes a chimney flue and a smoke proof tower stairway is the safest

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23
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What is the most common type of Peaked roof

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Gable

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24
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What is the safest way to perform roof work

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From an aerial platform

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25
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What type of roof system is most prone to collapse

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Lightweight truss

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26
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What is the safest roof support system

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Rafter roof system

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27
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What is the maximum angle for walking on a peakedroof without a roof ladder

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30°

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28
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What is the maximum angle for safe roof ladder operations

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45°

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29
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Anything above what angle should firefighters perform roof operations from an aerial ladder

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45°

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30
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An exposed steal joistroof system may collapse after only ….. to ……..Minutes of exposure

A

5 to 10

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31
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And unrestrained roof for floor beam that is simply resting on a garter or a brick shelf the wood joist are not rigidly encased in a brick wall but are instead unrestrained

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Corbel shelf construction

32
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This is the most dangerous area inside a burning building

A

The celler

33
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This is a below grade celler area outside the building perimeter

A

Vault

34
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The degree of danger to a fire fighter during a smoky fire is related to the ……………………In a below-grade fire

A

The depth below street level of the below grade area

35
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Asphyxiation deaths and injuries to firefighters and cellars Occur most often?

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At the beginning and at the end of a fire operation

36
Q

A 20 pound propane cylinder holds what percentages of liquid and gas

A

80% liquid

20% gas

37
Q

The most common emergency involving a propane cylinder leak is?

A

Fire around the control valve or tubing leading from the cylinders control valve outlet

38
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What are the three classifications of wildland fires

A

Ground fires
Surface fire
Crown fire

39
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What is the most dangerous area of a brushfire

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The head

40
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The safest position for a fire fighter to attack any brushfire is?

A

Inside the burn area itself

41
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What part of a wild land fire would be the most likely area for setting up a command post or rehab area

A

The flanks

42
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Areas of brush that have ignited in advance of a brushfire

A

Spots

43
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Long narrow area that is burning in advance of the head of a brushfire

A

Fingers or points

44
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The sides of a brushfire between the head and the rear

A

Flanks

45
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The edge along which the brush fire is advancing most rapidly

A

The head

46
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Firefighters climbing ladders with a SCBA’s and caring tools are in greater danger of falling from ladders raised at high angles because of a ……………….Effect. This effect is caused by extra weight carried or strapped to their back

A

Pull back effect

47
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The escape route priorities, in order of preference, for victim removal during a fire are

A 
Smoke proof tower
Interior enclosed stairway
Safe fire escape
Aerial platform
Aerial ladder
48
Q

This type of ladder extends vertical from the top floor balcony to the roof

A

Gooseneck ladder

49
Q

When flashover warning signs exist the point of no return or the maximum distance a fire fighter should search inside a burning room for a victim and expect to escape without serious Burns is

A

5 feet or two seconds

50
Q

This type of fire escape is unique because it has no stairs or ladders connecting fire scape balconies serving each floor and there’s no access to balconies above or below the street this type of balcony is strictly a horizontal emergency exit on the outside of the building

A

Party balcony

51
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This type of fire escape is an enclosed by a shoulder high metal screen or railing

A

Exterior screened stairway

52
Q

What is the best protection against falls on the fire ground

A

The use of a flashlight

53
Q

The area and most danger due to floor collapse inside a burned out structure is

A

The bathroom above the fire area

54
Q

What are the three types of stress on the body

A

Physical
Emotional
Heat

55
Q

Once the fire is extinguished two of the three stressors are no longer great but one continues and worsens during overhaul which one

A

Physical and emotional stress or no longer great but heat stress continues and worsens during overhaul

56
Q

What is the end goal of any risk analysis study

A

To reduce or mitigate risk

57
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There are three reasons why a fire officer may order and outside attack on the fire

A
  1. When firefighters cannot advanced attack hose line because of the fire and he would overpower the resources,
  2. the structure is too dangerous,
  3. and when there is a shortage of back up resources to respond if the interior attack is not successful
58
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The inability to advance an interior attack hose line is usually due to

A

The size of the fire

59
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The Spread of flames from window to window on the outside of the building

A

Auto exposure

60
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The sudden fireball irruption of hot oil over the top of a large burning crude oil storage tank

A

Boil over

61
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This can occur in a wild fire when a wave of fire rising up an incline burns over a roadway

A

Burn over

62
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The upper movement of heat by flame and heat it smoke all right dangerous type of heat transfer at structure fires

A

Convection currents

63
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This type of explosive requires only a mild shock or heat to detonate

A

Primary high explosives

64
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This type of explosive such as dynamite or nitroglycerin are more powerful than primary explosives these materials are donated by shock from a primary explosive

A

Secondary high explosive

65
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This type of explosive such as black powder smokeless powder and rock if yours are most commonly detonated by fire

A

Low explosives

66
Q

The US Department of transportation divides exposes into for me and classifications for transportation purposes they are

A

Class A explosives- maximum hazard
Class B explosives - highly flammable
Class C explosives- Fireworks
Blasting agents - The most stable explore some materials however once detonated they are as deadly as a class A explosive

67
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The luminous zone of combustion create when one gas burns in another

A

Flame

68
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A flash fire that occurs over the surface of a wall ceiling or floor and caused by the sudden ignition of flammable vapor’s produced by heating the surface

A

Flame over

69
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The sudden explosive flaming of a brushfire caused by a strong wind gust or change in wind direction

A

Flare up

70
Q

The sudden rapid ignition and then immediate self extinguishment of a room filled with a flammable atmosphere

A

Flash fire

71
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The collapse danger of a type 1 fire resistant construction

A

Floor collapse

72
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Collapse danger of a type 2 non-combustible construction

A

Roof collapse

73
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Type of collapse danger of a type III ordinary construction

A

Wall collapse

74
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Collapse dangers of a type 4 heavy timber construction

A

Structural framework collapse

75
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Collapse dangers with type 5 wood frame construction

A

Wall collapse

76
Q

What type of light is best used when a specific danger area needs to be illuminated

A

Spotlight

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