SCBA

Question 1

The sensor module of the Scott Air-Pak 75 5.5 is outfitted with lights. The lights will flash red alternately when the _____.

Answer 1

Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) pre-alarm is sounding

Question 2

Each SCBA cylinder is required to be hydrostatically tested every _____ years. Any cylinder with a past-due hydrostatic test must be removed from service.

Answer 2

five

Question 3

While carrying out an interior attack on a fire, a member’s partner experiences a mechanical malfunction of his/her SCBA. The member’s own SCBA remains in working condition. What shall apply in this situation?

Answer 3

The member must immediately leave the contaminated atmosphere with his/her partner and notify his/her officer.

Question 4

When a user has an intact and functioning SCBA with a low air supply, the rapid intervention universal air connection (RIC/UAC) may be utilized to trans-fill compressed air from the RIT-Pak cylinder to the cylinder needing air. What is one of the cons of this method?

Answer 4

The user is limited to half of the supply cylinder’s pressure/volume after trans-filling.

Question 5

Which of the following members is cleaning and disinfecting an SCBA facepiece assembly CORRECTLY?

Answer 5

A member wets an entire facepiece, including all rubber and plastic areas.

Question 6

The sensor module of the Scott Air-Pak 75 5.5 is outfitted with lights. The lights will flash orange once a second when the _____.

Answer 6

battery is low while on

Question 7

Scott Pak-Tracker transmitter signals will react differently with different types of building materials. What materials will transmitter signals usually pass through?

Answer 7

Wood

Question 8

An SCBA cylinder has cuts that have penetrated through the outer layers of plastic and cut the fiber over-wrap threads, though they have not exposed the bare metal beneath. The cylinder has _____ damage and shall be _____.

Answer 8

Level 2; placed out of service

Question 9

When inspecting the Scott RIT-Pak portable air supply, personnel should ensure that it has been flow-tested within _____ of the current date.

Answer 9

1 year

Question 10

Since the weight of an SCBA is designed to be carried on the _____, the _____ to avoid causing fatigue.

Answer 10

hips; waist straps must be adjusted prior to the shoulder straps

Question 11

Assessment of adequate respiratory protection of a downed firefighter is paramount to the rescue effort and may be performed using the acronym ABCS. What does the “S” in ABCS stand for?

Answer 11

Straps

Question 12

The sensor module of the Scott Air-Pak 75 5.5 is outfitted with lights. The lights will flash orange alternately when the _____.

Answer 12

battery is low while on

Question 13

Scott Pak-Tracker transmitter signals will react differently with different types of building materials. What material will transmitter signals usually reflect off of?

Answer 13

Concrete

Question 14

Any SCBA cylinder _____ years and older must be removed from service.

Answer 14

15

Question 15

Personnel can check the batteries of the manual Scott Pak-Alert alarm by depressing the _____.

Answer 15

reset button (yellow button) once

Question 16

Assessment of adequate respiratory protection of a downed firefighter is paramount to the rescue effort and may be performed using the acronym ABCS. What does the “C” in ABCS stand for?

Answer 16

Cylinder

Question 17

While preparing to clean his/her breathing regulator, a member discovers debris inside it. What actions should the member take NEXT?

Answer 17

Tag the regulator out of service and return it to the air unit.

Question 18

What gas is present with every fire and is the most abundantly produced fire gas?

Answer 18

Carbon Monoxide

Question 19

The Vibralert alarm is an audible and tactile end of service life indicator that warns the user that less than ____ of the full pressure remains in the air supply cylinder.

Answer 19

33%
1/3
1800psi

Question 20

A member inspects the SCBA and discovers a hose is loose, shall the member work on this hose since he believes he can safely secure it?

Answer 20

No, because only mask room personnel are to work on or repair any component of the SCBA or air cylinder.

Question 21

Under some circumstances, due to the type of building construction and other various reasons, the Pak-Tracker HHR will not be able to receive signals from the locator transmitter. In general, transmitter signals will pass through and reflect off different types of building materials. For example, transmitter signals will usually pass through what type of material?

Answer 21

Wood

Question 22

What is the correct procedure for stowing the SCBA into the bracke on then apparatus?

Answer 22

The cylinder should be touching all four points of the SCBA bracket spring clips with the cylinder bumper aligned just above the foot of the bracket and then pushed straight in.

Question 23

In the event the air supply to the face-piece is cut off during use, the user shall____.

Answer 23

Fully open the purge valve by rotating it 180 degrees , one half turn counter clockwise. The used must immediately leave the contaminated atmosphere with partner.

Question 24

A member needs to replace the air supply cylinder, so he places the SCBA on a clean, dry surface with the cylinder up. What shall he do first if the SCBA has been in use and air pressure remains in the system?

Answer 24

Close the cylinder valve by rotating the knob clockwise.