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A description of conditions as they appear can also be called a Ans: Brief Initial Report
The arrival report should contain the Ans: Address of incident if different from original
What contains the transfer of command? Ans: Personal accountability report
What includes an air consumption report when given? Ans: Tactical progress report
What is intended to warn personnel at a scene of an impending hazard? Ans: Emergency radio
traffic
What would be a systematic method of confirming the status of units operating at incident? Ans:
Personal accountability report
What is a limitation of a personnel accountability report? Ans: It uses a considerable amount of
time
What is vital to fire department operations from legal, statistical, and record-keeping
standpoints? Ans: Post Incident report
Why was the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) developed? Ans: To create data
for analysis
Knowing about types of roofs, roofs supports, and roof coverings can help firefighters: Ans:
Judge Roof Safety
Which of the size-up indicators is not directly related to building construction Ans: Adjacent
exposures
What is defined as the maximum heat that can be produced if all combustible material in a given
area burns Ans: Fuel Load
What BEST describes an outcome of heavy content fuel loading Ans: Fire can overwhelm the
capabilities of the fire suppression system
What is the critical temperature for steel trusses Ans: 1,000oF (538oC)
In a bowstring truss roof what is fastened at the truss ends with U-shaped steel heels Ans: Top
and bottom chord members
,Additional fuel loads and ignition sources brought by building contractors are factors that: Ans:
Cause the risk of fire to rise sharply
Preventative structural collapse potential can be identified during: Ans: Preincident surveys
After the emergency part of an incident is over structural collapse potential is: Ans: The same as
during the incident
Post suppression activities and the buildup of water from suppression increase ______ in the
decay state. Ans: Collapse Potential
What increases structural collapse potential but may not be visible during pre incident surveys
Ans: Storage
Every U.S. gallon of water used during fire suppression adds how much pressure to floors Ans:
8.33 pounds
When a collapse is imminent, firefighters should first: Ans: Inform command and all others in
the buildings
The collapse zone is established: Ans: Adjacent to any exposed exterior walls
Which of the following types of constriction is not as likely to collapse Ans: Type I
What type of construction will expand and twist when exposed to temperatures above 1000oF
Ans: Type II
What part of Type III construction carries the interior load Ans: Wood, masonry, unprotected
steel
What type of construction is less likely to collapse unless affected by a large volume of fire Ans:
Type IV
What is a reason to establish a collapse zone for a Type V structure Ans: Interior Operations
cannot be justified
What BEST describes what the size of collapse zone must consider Ans: The type of building
construction and the safest location for apparatus
What is a result of starting a generator while under load Ans: Can damage the electrical system
What can prevent overloading when testing lighting equipment Ans: Connect each light to the
generator one light at a time
What uses of rescue tools includes tools that ensure vehicle and structural members will not
move during rescue Ans: Stabilizing
, Which rescue tool power source may be less powerful than the others Ans: Electric
Which rescue tool source is powered by compressed air cylinders Ans: Pneumatic
Which hydraulic/electric tool has an opening force that is twice as powerful as its closing force
Ans: Extension Ram
What group of rescue tools are typically power saws Ans: Cutting tools
What type of jack uses a threaded stem/component system Ans: Screw Jack
Which of the following types of jacks is prone to failure under heavy loads Ans: Ratchet-lever
jack
Which of the following Best describes to what percentage wheel chocks can hold a vehicle in
place on a grade Ans: 10 to 15 Percent
Cribbing materials are painted on the ends to indicate: Ans: Length of cribbing
What rescue tools gives rescuers the ability to lift or displace an object that cannot be lifted by
other equipment Ans: Pneumatic Lifting Bags
In what order should stacked lifting bags be inflated Ans: Bottom Bag first with smaller bags on
top
What is an advantage of synthetic fiber cable Ans: Floats on water
The load capacity of a come-along ranges from: Ans: 1 to 10 tons
What rescue tool consists of a square drive onto which a socket is attached Ans: Come-along
What rescue tool maintenance task BEST describes how firefighters can mitigate the problem of
fuel separating or degrading over time Ans: Make sure that fuel is fresh
What BEST describes a benefit of scene size-up Ans: Identifies potential hazards
What vehicle extrication hazards can be mitigated by parking apparatus to farm a barrier between
scene and ongoing traffic Ans: Traffic
What fire hazards present during vehicle extrication is most commonly found in a vehicle's trunk
and interior Ans: Flammable adhesives and liquids
What hazards requires proper protective measures is taken to avoid contact with bodily fluids
Ans: Bloodborne pathogens
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