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1
By using a straight stream at the base of a fire, the fire may be controlled without upsetting the ___
Ozone layering
Water fog
Thermal layering
Home owners
2
If there is an electrical fire, which extinguisher would you use?
Class B
Class A
Class C
Class K
3
Prying tools for mechanical advantages
Electricity
Lever/ fulcrum
Gravity
Momentum
4
What is the introduction level of training under the NIMS program?
IS 701
ICS 400
IS 702
ICS 100
5
Which NFPA Guideline governs design, construction, and use of life safety rope?
1962
1983
1500
1972
6
A bend on itself is also known as a
Bend
Bite
Clove Hitch
Loop
7
SCBA cylinders are composed of what?
Carbon
Plastic
Aluminum
Steel
8
What color is a Class AA hydrant?
Green
Yellow/orange
Red
Blue
9
What color is a Class B hydrant that flows at a 500-999 gallons per minute rate?
Green
Blue
Red
Yellow/orange
10
When the flow of water through a fire hose or pipe is suddenly stopped, the shock wave produced is called a water?
System
Distributer
Curtain
Water hammer
11
What is a light wooden truss?
A beam that is visible in a room
A building type
A tool used to parts of a ceiling down
A fire department in California
12
Firefighters should never attempt to ventilate a ___ roof under fire conditions due to high risk of early failure.
Bowstring
Gable
Hig
Flat
13
What is a critical temperature for steel trusses that can fail from exposure to heat without flames?
1,000
850
1,500
750
14
At what point do appropriate salvage procedures begin at a fire incident?
Upon arrival, continuing until the last unit leaves the scene
After all fire personnel are on the scene
Once the last visual scan for remaining fire is complete
Once the company officer determines it is time
15
Which survival action includes steps that can be done before a mayday?
Crawl on ground
Seek a safe haven
Breach a wall
Disentangle
16
What are the marriage of the irons?
Flathead axe and halligan tool
Pick head axe and halligan tool
Sledge hammer and flathead axe
Sledge hammer and crowbar
17
Ideally how many rungs above a roof should a ladder be?
6
5
3
4
18
How many smoke alarms should be used in a typical residential dwelling and placement?
One at every entrance and exit only
One at every entrance and exit inside every bedroom
Inside each bedroom, one in each level of home, outside each sleeping area
One outside each bedroom
19
What are the three components a fire needs?
Combustion, oxygen, fuel
Wood, lighter, oxygen
Grease, heat, oxygen
Heat, fuel, oxygen
20
What are the three incident priorities when performing tactical ventilation?
Life safety, recovery position, head lifted
Air quality, chest rise and fall, suction the airway
Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation
Head tilt chin lift, suction the airway, air quality
21
Which of the following techniques for loss control allows water to run off without collecting in the depressions?
By creating one high point in the furniture group
By lifting and removing the floor covering
By putting pictures, curtains, and lamps on the bed
By using one salvage cover for the entire room
22
What component in a lightweight wooden truss can warp and fail when exposed to heat?
Web
Wooden plate
Gusset plate
Cord
23
One of the reasons for determining the "maximum occupancy" limit of a building is to avoid ___in case of a fire.
Entrapment
Entanglement
Endowment
Encasement
24
One example of a biohazardous material is?
Fingernails
E. coli
Water
Saliva
25
What are the proper names for a hose inlet and outlet?
Higbee cut and higbee indicator
Coupling cut and coupling indicator
Higbee hand and higbee foot
26
What does the top of a color coded fire hydrant indicate?
Gallons per minute
Pressure
Pipe size
Locations of other hydrants
27
A hose applicator with one female inlet and multiple male outlets is?
Siamese
Wye
Fitting
Adapter
28
What type of fire hydrant is designed for climates where temperatures fall below freezing?
Cold weather
Northern climate
Wet barrel
Dry barrel
29
Which procedures include moving contents to a safe location in the fire incident structure?
Primary
Salvage
Overhaul
Secondary
30
What type of fire extinguisher should be used to put out a fire with burning metals?
Class A
Class C
Class B
Class D
31
NFPA's standard design, construction, use of life safety rope was created in?
1972
1962
1500
1983
32
NFPA states SCBA must be taken out of service if maximum difference between cylinder gauge and remote pressure gauge is?
100 psi
150 psi
50 psi
125 psi
33
What class of fire hydrant flows 1,000-1,499 gallons per minute?
Class A
Class C
Class B
Class AA
34
Why are fire hydrants color coded?
For decoration
It shows the gallons per minute
To show which fire department it belongs to
So the corresponding colored hose can be connected
35
What is the rope construction of a life safety rope?
Block creel construction
Static kernmantle
Braided
Laid
36
The Groove or notch on the rocker lug on the coupling is called the?
Highbee indicator
Highbee
Pinlag
Shank
37
The process of transferring water from a rural area to the scene is?
Pumper operations
Water shuttle
Relay pumping
Engine operations
38
Why is ventilation important for fire suppression?
It lets the firefighter have fun
If the property isn't salvageable then ventilating will let it burn faster
It helps clear smoke and heat from the building
It makes the fire decrease
39
Fire stream may be affected by
Wind direction and velocity
Location of control zones
Compartment temperature
Steam conversion rate
40
What color fire hydrant flows at 500 gallons per minute or less?
Red
Yellow/orange
Blue
Green
