Safety And Survival Questions Flashcards
What is the most dangerous area of a fire building?
Area directly above the fire.
What is the greatest danger at the collapse of a multi-story building?
Secondary collapse
A burned victims chances for survival are highest if extricated from a collapsed building within how much time?
The first 24 hours
The second greatest danger to a firefighter performing collapse rescue work is fire T or F
False
What creates the largest and strongest void in a collapsed building?
Cellar
If a wall comes more than ? During a collapse rescue operation, rescue workers should be removed from selected debris removal operations and the wall shored up or removed by a crane.
1I/4 of a inch
Warning devices on a high speed highway should be placed at least how many feet from the apparatus and positions so that they are visible to an oncoming motorist fro at least a further how many feet before that?
350 ft; 350 ft
What utility should be the first utility shut off because it is the most dangerous during a collapse rescue operation?
Gas
A sudden sporadic flash of flame mixed with smoke appearing at the upper ceiling
Rollover
The explosion of a smoke-filled room into flame; when all combustibles have become heated to their ignition temperatures
Flashover
Rapid flame spread over one or more surfaces during a fire; it is caused by the sudden ignition of combustible vapors produced from a heated surface
Flameover
When a firefighter enters a large room to search for fire after penetrating more that how any feet beyond an exit, the point of no return has been reached?
5 Ft
What is the most vital tactic in offensive interior attack strategy?
Advancing the initial attack hose line
The site survey is the first step of a collapse rescue plan T or F
False Secure the area is first
What signals the beginning of a structural collapse danger during a fire?
Flashover
When does flashover take place?
At the end if the growth stage and just before the fully developed stage.
How many unexpected dangers are there that can kill or seriously injure firefighters advancing the initial attack hoseline?
8
The greatest threat to a firefighter who must search above the fire is posed by what type building?
Type V wood-frame
List most dangerous to least dangerous building type when searching above the fire
Wood frame (V) Ordinary (III) Heavy Timber (IV) Noncombustible (II) Fire Resistive (I)
What is the maximum angle for walking on a peaked roof without a ladder?
30 degrees
Fire in what part of a structure is the most difficult below grade fire extinguishment problem that can be encountered in the fire service?
Subcellar
Propane in liquid form expands how many times in volume as it converts from a liquid to a vapor?
270 times
Wildfire firefighting priorities are: protect life first, conserve property second, and contain the fire third. T or F
True
What is a safe method of walking on a sloping roof that all firefighters should know?
Flat-footed method
Of the 6 exposed sides of a fire the one above is the least deadly T or F?
False
Never extinguish a propane gas fire unless the fuel cant be shut off at the valve immediately T or F
False
The maximum angle for safe ladder operations is?
45 degrees
The most dangerous type of stairway to firefighters when climbing is?
Open stair type
The most common roof style
Gable
Roof style that has 4 sides sloping up from four bearing walls
Hip
The roof style often found on barns, has 2 slopes on each of 2 sides
Gambrel
The roof style that has 2 slopes on each of four sides, lower slopes are steeper than the upper slopes
Mansard