Unit 1 Review Questions Flashcards
- Approximately how many firefighters are killed each year in the United States in the line of duty?
a. 4-60
b. 80-100
c. 130-150
d. 200-210
b. 80-100
- What is the cause of most firefighter deaths?
a. Burns
b. Building collapse
c. Heart attack
d. Smoke inhalation
c. Heart attack
- Out of all firefighter injuries in the line of duty, what percentage occurred while fighting fires?
a. 25%
b. 45%
c. 65%
d. 85%
b. 45%
- What is the most important action you can take to ensure your safety while responding to an emergency incident?
a. Remain seated in the fire apparatus.
b. Fasten your seat belt.
c. Fasten your self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) straps.
d. Wear your helmet.
b. Fasten your seat belt.
- How much water should be consumed to maintain proper hydration for each 5-10 minutes of physical exertion?
a. 4-6 ounces
b. 8-10 ounces
c. 12-16 ounces
d. 20-24 ounces
b. 8-10 ounces
- Which method should routinely be used to clean the SCBA?
a. Soap and water
b. Clean water only
c. Non-solvent degreaser
d. Solvent-based degreaser
a. Soap and water
- When refilling SCBA cylinders from a cascade system, how should it be done?
a. One cascade cylinder at a time, starting with the one with the lowest pressure.
b. One cascade cylinder at a time, starting with the one with the highest pressure.
c. One cascade cylinder at a time, but the order does not matter.
d. Open all cascade cylinders at the same time.
a. One cascade cylinder at a time, starting with the one with the lowest pressure.
- For career departments, how frequently should an SCBA unit be operationally tested?
a. Annually
b. Quarterly
c. Monthly
d. Daily
d. Daily
- Pressure readings on the SCBA cylinder gauge regulator gauge should be _______ each other?
a. the same as
b. within 10 psi of
c. within 50 psi of
d. within 100 psi of
d. within 100 psi of
- Full PPE will weigh nearly _____ pounds?
a. 25
b. 35
c. 50
d. 70
c. 50
- A(n) ______is an SCBA designed to recycle the user’s exhaled air?
a. supplied-air respirator
b. open-circuit breathing apparatus
c. closed-circuit breathing apparatus
d. cascade system
c. closed-circuit breathing apparatus
- When is it necessary to establish Command at a fire or EMS scene?
a. Only when a chief officer is dispatched
b. At all incidents
c. Whenever more than one agency is involved
d. When the incident requires more resources than the initial response
b. At all incidents
At 2:43 PM your engine company is dispatched for a report of smoke in the 3700 block of State Highway 14. As you approach the scene, you note a garage approximately 60 feet from a large two-story farmhouse. The garage has fire coming from the windows on all sides of the building. As you approach, the engine stops on the road and you hear your Captain’s initial report. “Engine #? is on scene at 3746 State Highway 14 with a fully involved 40-60 feet, one-story garage with a large two-story exposure. We are laying a split lay from the road to protect exposures, Engine #? Is establishing Highway 14 command and requesting a strike team of water tenders for water supply, city electrical department for live power lines down, and law enforcement for traffic control.”
- What is the best command structure for handling this incident?
a. An incident command system using all major functional components
b. A Unified Command
c. A single command
d. No incident command is needed for a single-building fire
c. A single command
At 2:43 PM your engine company is dispatched for a report of smoke in the 3700 block of State Highway 14. As you approach the scene, you note a garage approximately 60 feet from a large two-story farmhouse. The garage has fire coming from the windows on all sides of the building. As you approach, the engine stops on the road and you hear your Captain’s initial report. “Engine #? is on scene at 3746 State Highway 14 with a fully involved 40-60 feet, one-story garage with a large two-story exposure. We are laying a split lay from the road to protect exposures, Engine #? Is establishing Highway 14 command and requesting a strike team of water tenders for water supply, city electrical department for live power lines down, and law enforcement for traffic control.”
- Which phase of the incident command system was the captain’s report?
a. Transfer of command
b. Termination of command
c. Establishing command
d. Confirming command
c. Establishing command
At 2:43 PM your engine company is dispatched for a report of smoke in the 3700 block of State Highway 14. As you approach the scene, you note a garage approximately 60 feet from a large two-story farmhouse. The garage has fire coming from the windows on all sides of the building. As you approach, the engine stops on the road and you hear your Captain’s initial report. “Engine #? is on scene at 3746 State Highway 14 with a fully involved 40-60 feet, one-story garage with a large two-story exposure. We are laying a split lay from the road to protect exposures, Engine #? Is establishing Highway 14 command and requesting a strike team of water tenders for water supply, city electrical department for live power lines down, and law enforcement for traffic control.”
- Which of the following ICS components must be implemented for this emergency?
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
- Command
a. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
b. 1, 2, and 5
c. 2, 3, and 5
d. 5
d. 5
- What is the benefit of requesting a strike team of water tenders rather than five individual water tenders?
a. A strike team responds under the directions of a team leader
b. All water tenders from the strike team will come from a single jurisdiction
c. Individual water tankers are not able to communicate with each other
d. A strike team own rehabilitation unit.
a. A strike team responds under the directions of a team leader
- Which class of fire involves combustible cooking media such as vegetable oils, animal oils, and fats?
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class J
d. Class K
d. Class K
- Which extinguisher would be best to use on a Class C fire?
a. Dry powder
b. Film-forming fluoroprotein (FFFP) foam
c. Halon 1211
d. Wet chemical
c. Halon 1211
- Which type of extinguisher can typically be used to extinguish fire in ordinary combustibles, combustible liquids, and charged electrical equipment?
a. Wet chemical fire extinguisher
b. Multi-purpose dry chemical
c. Wetting-agent water extinguisher
d. CO2
b. Multi-purpose dry chemical
- What does the acronym “PASS” stand for?
a. Press, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
b. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
c. Peek, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
d. Poke, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
b. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
- Which of the following is a polar solvent?
a. Alcohol
b. Gasoline
c. Diesel Fuel
d. Water
a. Alcohol
- What is the term for the retaining device that breaks when the locking pin is pulled on an extinguisher?
a. Handle
b. Trigger
c. Tamper seal
d. Horn
c. Tamper seal
You are watching a video clip of two firefighters entering a two-story house with a fire coming out of a side window. Smoke is pouring out of the upper half of the front door and you can see that the upper floor is full of smoke. As the clip continues, the smoke on the upper floor gets darker and darker and begins boiling out of the window. To your surprise, a firefighter emerges in the turbulent smoke of the window. He is clearly in trouble.
- What phase is this fire in?
a. Ignition
b. Growth
c. Fully developed
d. Decay
c. Fully developed
You are watching a video clip of two firefighters entering a two-story house with a fire coming out of a side window. Smoke is pouring out of the upper half of the front door and you can see that the upper floor is full of smoke. As the clip continues, the smoke on the upper floor gets darker and darker and begins boiling out of the window. To your surprise, a firefighter emerges in the turbulent smoke of the window. He is clearly in trouble.
- How is the heat from this fire traveling from one room to another on the second floor?
a. Convection
b. Direct contact
c. Conduction
d. Radiation
c. Conduction