Training Bulletins, Memos and Training Index (74 Questions) Flashcards
According to the training document on Building Construction Materials and Building Collapse located on HFDnet, steel I beams will elongate when heated and can push out a load-bearing walls. A 50-foot (15.2m) beam may elongate by as much as \_\_\_ inches/mm when heated to about 1,000 degrees F (538 degrees C): A) 2 inches (50.8 mm) B) 4 inches (102 mm) C) 8 inches (203.2 mm) D) 11 inches (279.4 mm)
B) 4 inches
According to the training document on Building Construction Materials and Building Collapse located on HFDnet, the temperature at which a steel member will depend on many variables. Which of the following is NOT one of those variables: A) Size B) Load C) Composition D) Age
D) Age
According to the training document on Building Construction Materials and Building Collapse located on HFDnet, which of the following is NOT a safety precaution for imminent building collapse:
A. Immediately evacuate personnel within the building
B. Set up a collapse zone around the building perimeter
C. Allow personnel or apparatus to operate within the collapse zone
D. Use only unmanned master streams if fire streams are necessary within the collapse zone
C. Allow personnel or apparatus to operate within the collapse zone
According to the Personal Note Taking document on HFDnet, under the heading Best Practices, notes are to be completed as events occur, or at the first available opportunity. What is the time frame that notes should be completed within? A) 12 hours B) 24 hours C) 2 days D) 1 week
B) 24 hours
According to the Personal Note Taking document on HFDnet, which of the following is NOT an advantage of good note taking?
A) Thorough notes make your evidence more credible
B) Cover against civil liability
C) Shows a commitment to quality work
D) Less likely to be subjected to prolonged cross examination
C) Shows a commitment to quality work
According to the Personal Note Taking document on HFDnet, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of poor note taking?
A) May require you to rewrite your notes
B) Without notes our memories tend fail. It can be embarrassing when court trials are not called
until months and years after the event
C) May have to concede under cross examination that recollection may not be as accurate
D) A lack of notes is usually an indicator for the defense to conduct a tenacious cross examination
A) May require you to rewrite your notes
According to Memo 2017 – AP – 110, all personnel will rotate the use of their Bunker Gear:
A) On a monthly cycle or sooner if required and logged into FDM
B) On a biannual cycle in conjunction with deep clean and inspection by an outside
contractor and logged into FDM
C) On a three (3) month cycle or sooner if required and logged into FDM
D) On a “as needed” cycle and logged into FDM
C) On a three (3) month cycle or sooner if required and logged into FDM
According to AP Memo 2021-AP-676 “Training Tablets and New Training Tablet Policy”, what is the passcode for all the tablets: A) 123654 B) Passcode C) H@mi1t0n D) Summer2012
A) 123654
According to AP Memo 2021-AP-676 “Training Tablets and New Training Tablet Policy”, Who will be held accountable for the tablets while in service in the stations?
A) 6.1Senior Chiefs and Safety Officers will ensure that the HFD training tablets and peripheries (Charging stations, accessory cords, etc.) are accounted for in the workplace daily. They will report deficiencies, damage or missing tablets immediately to their supervisor and submit a Loss/Damage Report (437). Supervisors will then inform the Chief Training Officer
B) 6.1Station Officers and supervisors will ensure that the HFD training tablets and peripheries
(Charging stations, accessory cords, etc.) are accounted for in the workplace daily. They will
report deficiencies, damage or missing tablets immediately to their supervisor and submit a
Loss/Damage Report (437). Supervisors will then inform the Chief Training Officer.
C) 6.1 Training Officers will ensure that the HFD training tablets and peripheries (Charging stations, accessory cords, etc.) are accounted for in the workplace daily. They will report deficiencies, damage or missing tablets immediately to their supervisor and submit a Loss/Damage Report (437). Supervisors will then inform the Chief Training Officer.
D) 6.1 All firefighters will ensure that the HFD training tablets and peripheries (Charging stations, accessory cords, etc.) are accounted for in the workplace daily. They will report deficiencies, damage or missing tablets immediately to their supervisor and submit a Loss/Damage Report (437). Supervisors will then inform the Chief Training Officer.
B) 6.1Station Officers and supervisors will ensure that the HFD training tablets and peripheries
(Charging stations, accessory cords, etc.) are accounted for in the workplace daily. They will
report deficiencies, damage or missing tablets immediately to their supervisor and submit a
Loss/Damage Report (437). Supervisors will then inform the Chief Training Officer.
The HFDNET Training Index document “Thermal Imaging Camera – General Use and Operation 2017 identifies two modes of operation. Which of the following statements correctly identifies the two modes of operation:
A) High Sense Mode (High temperature, lower image quality) and Low Sense Mode (Low temperatures, higher image quality)
B) High Sense Mode (High image quality, lower temperatures) and Low Sense Mode (Low image quality, higher temperatures)
C) High Sense Mode (High image quality, high temperatures) and Low Sense Mode (Low image quality, low temperatures)
D) High Sense Mode (Low image quality, higher temperatures) and Low Sense Mode (High image quality, lower temperatures)
B) High Sense Mode (High image quality, lower temperatures) and Low Sense Mode (Low
image quality, higher temperatures)
According to Training Bulletin #271 – “Cold Environments – Working in the Cold”, which temperature range is considered a Moderate risk in wind chill conditions (Table 2)? A) 0 to – 9 degrees Celsius B) –10to–27 degrees Celsius C) – 28 to – 39 degrees Celsius D) – 40 to – 47 degrees Celsius
B) –10to–27degreesCelsius
According to Memo 2018-AP-157, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)Injury/Exposure Reporting Checklist, it is imperative that all personnel make themselves familiar with the procedures, the completion the Parklane Report is the responsibility of:
A) The highest-ranking officer on scene
B) The individual leading the Training session
C) The Workplace Supervisor
D) The Station Captain
C) Workplace Supervisor
According to Training Bulletin # 270 Blitzfire Portable Ground Monitor, procedures to reduce the risk of unlimited movement do not include:
A) Always keep the hose directly behind the monitor for approximately 10 feet
B) Always loop the hose in front of the monitor
C) Always tie off the monitor
D) Keep personnel out of the potential path of a moving/sliding monitor
B) Always loop the hose in front of the monitor
Which of the following construction features is not associated with Center Core Construction according to HFDNET - High Rise Construction:
A) The core of this building contains the necessary pipes and ducts for all building services
B) Balconies act as a fire break in addition to serving as a sage refuge area in the event of a fire.
C) Water, electrical wires, cables, fuel lines etc. along with air supply and exhaust/return ducts
are all located within the core
D) All means of vertical travel are located within the core as well
B) Balconies act as a fire break in addition to serving as a sage refuge area in the event of a fire.
According to HFDNET - High Rise Construction, the description of “Stratification of Smoke” in high-rise buildings does not include:
A) Because a higher percentage of heat and smoke can accumulate in a confined space (high rise) with little potential for top level ventilation, the sudden admittance of air into the high rise can easily lead to a backdraft potential
B) The creation of layers of smoke and fire gases on floors below the top floor of sealed multi- story buildings is a relatively new phenomenon.
C) Since no normal leakage occurs, all of the smoke and fire gases produced will accumulate at various levels until the building is ventilated.
D) The products of combustion rise through any vertical opening until their temperature is reduced to the temperature of the surrounding air. When this occurs, smoke and fire gases form layers or clouds within the building
A) Because a higher percentage of heat and smoke can accumulate in a confined space (high rise) with little potential for top level ventilation, the sudden admittance of air into the high rise
can easily lead to a backdraft potential
According to Memorandum 2021-AP-523 – Deployment of Rescue 42 Vehicle Stabilization kits:
A) Rescue 42 struts shall be the preferred equipment utilized during an incident that requires
stabilization
B) Z-mag stabilization equipment will remain on apparatus along with Rescue 42 equipment
C) If both Z-Mags and Rescue 42 equipment are available, Z-Mags will be the preferred
stabilization device
D) If first arriving apparatus on-scene only have Z-Mags, crews shall delay extrication efforts to
wait for Rescue 42 stabilization equipment to arrive
A) Rescue 42 struts shall be the preferred equipment utilized during an incident that requires
stabilization
According to Memo 2022-AP-011, 45mm Hose High-Rise Bundle, which of the following statement regarding High-rise pack deployment is correct;
A) To accomplish a dry-lay/ Non-tenable deployment, the nozzle bundle is carried into the fire floor hallway and placed at the hinge side of the fire apartment
B) To accomplish a dry-lay/ Tenable deployment, the nozzle bundle is extended up the stairs above the entry point to the fire floor
C) To accomplish a Wet-lay/ Tenable deployment, all three bundles are extended in the stairwell below the entry point to the fire floor
D) To accomplish a Wet-lay/ Non-tenable deployment, the nozzle bundle is extended up the
stairs above the entry point to the fire floor
D) To accomplish a Wet-lay/ Non-tenable deployment, the nozzle bundle is extended up the
stairs above the entry point to the fire floor
According to Memo 2022-AP-011, 45mmHose High-Rise Bundle, which of the following best describes the first steps to accomplish either the Dry-Lay/Tenable or the Wet-Lay/Non-Tenable deployment of the High-rise pack:
A) Shoulder carry all three bundles onto the fire floor, place the bundles coupling-side up, side, by side on the floor, make the appropriate connections and extend hose
B) Shoulder carry all three bundles, place the bundles coupling-side up, side, by side on the floor, make the appropriate connections, move and extend the bundles dependent upon fire
floor conditions
C) Shoulder carry two or three bundles to the standpipe nearest the fire, place the bundles coupling-side up, side by side on the floor, and make appropriate connection and extend the hose
D) Shoulder carry all three bundles onto the floor below the fire, place the bundles coupling-side up, side, by side on the floor, make the appropriate connections and fully extend the hose on that floor, proceed up to the fire floor
B) Shoulder carry all three bundles, place the bundles coupling-side up, side, by side on the floor, make the appropriate connections, move and extend the bundles dependent upon fire
floor conditions
According to Training Bulletin #136, Helicopter Safety, what are the minimum dimensions that should be used for the Landing Zone? A) 200ft x 200ft B) 500ft x 500ft C) 150ft x 150ft D) 1000ft x 1000ft
C) 150ft by 150 ft
According to Training Bulletin #136, Helicopter Safety, when on uneven ground, which side should you approach the helicopter from?
A) Uphill side
B) Downhill Side
C) Side doesn’t matter as long as you cover your head
D) None of the above
B) Downhill side
According to Training Bulletin #136, Helicopter Safety, which of the following is a false statement?
A) Any hose line that has been laid out shall be charged prior to air ambulance arrival
B) Use flares to outline the safe landing zone for the helicopter
C) Ensure that all vehicles remain 150 feet away from the landing zone
D) Ensure that all personnel remain 200 feet clear of the on-ground helicopter
B) Use flares to outline the safe landing zone for the helicopter
According to Training Bulletin #221, Epi-Pen, which of the following is NOT a symptom of anaphylaxis.
A) Swelling of the throat, lips, tongue, or the area around the eyes
B) Increased blood pressure
C) Difficulty breathing or swallowing
D) Increased heart rate
B) Increased blood pressure
According to Training Bulletin #221, Epi-Pen, what is the correct Medical Directive for the Hamilton Fire Department?
A) Patients showing signs of anaphylaxis may receive two doses of epinephrine 5-15 minutes
apart
B) Patients showing signs of anaphylaxis may receive four doses of epinephrine 3-5 minutes
apart
C) Patients showing signs of anaphylaxis may receive two doses of epinephrine 3-5 minutes
apart
D) Patients showing signs of anaphylaxis may receive four doses of epinephrine 5-15 minutes
apart
A) Patients showing signs of anaphylaxis may receive two doses of epinephrine 5-15 minutes apart
According to Training Bulletin #221, Epi-Pen, there are recommendations that should be followed for the safe storage of Epinephrine, which of the following is one of these recommendations?
A) Regularly check the viewing window on your EpiPen Auto-Injector and replace it if the solution is brown, discoloured or cloudy
B) EpiPen should be stored in refrigerator to maintain potency
C) EpiPen should be stored in warm environments to maintain potency
D) Keep EpiPen in your pocket to ensure quick access when needed
A) Regularly check the viewing window on your EpiPen Auto-Injector and replace it if the
solution is brown, discoloured or cloudy
According to Training Bulletin #224, Narcan Administration, which of the following is NOT listed as a sign or symptom of Opiate Withdrawal? A) Aggressive or combative behavior B) Confusion C) Shortness of breath D) Complacency
D) Complacency
According to Training Bulletin #224, Narcan Administration, if you encounter a patient who you suspect has overdosed on opioids, and who is Vital Signs Absent, what is your course of action?
A) Administer one dose of Narcan then initiate CPR
B) Defibrillate, initiate CPR, administer Narcan
C) Initiate CPR and administer Narcan concurrent with compressions
D) CPR for 3 minutes, analyse, administer Narcan
C) Initiate CPR and administer Narcan concurrent with compressions
According to Training Bulletin #224, Narcan Administration, the following are true about Narcan with the exception of:
A) It reverses respiratory depression by knocking the opioids off the receptors and restoring breathing
B) It’s fast acting (usually within 5 minutes) and the protective effect lasts for 30 to 90 minutes.
C) Narcan is also effective for non-opioid overdoses (e.g., cocaine, ecstasy, GHB or alcohol).
D) Narcan binds to opioid receptors more tightly than opioids
C) Narcan is also effective for non-opioid overdoses (e.g., cocaine, ecstasy, GHB or alcohol).
According to Training Bulletin #143, Penetrating Chest Injuries, the correct treatment for an open chest wound is:
A) An occlusive dressing, adding others as dressing becomes saturated
B) An occlusive dressing taped on 3 sides only
C) A non-occlusive dressing, replacing as dressing becomes saturated
D) Pressure dressing
C) A non-occlusive dressing, replacing as dressing becomes saturated
According to Training Bulletin #143, Penetrating Chest Injuries, what life-threatening condition can poor treatment for open chest wounds lead to? A) Stroke B) Embolism C) Tension Pneumothorax D) Flail Chest
C) Tension Pneumothorax
