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APCO FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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APCO FIRE SERVICECOMMUNICATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
FIRE iiTETRAHEDRON ii- iiAnswers ii-4 iifactors iinecessary iifor iifire: iiHEAT ii+ iiFUEL ii+
iiOXYGEN iiand iia iiCHEMICAL iiCHAIN iiREACTION
ADMINISTRATION iiDIVISION ii- iiAnswers ii-Chief, iiSupport iiStaff, iiPayroll
COMMUNICATION iiDIVISION ii- iiAnswers ii-Call iitakers/ iiDispatcher
FIRE iiPREVENTION ii+ iiINVESTIGATION ii- iiAnswers ii-Building iiinspectors, iiArson
iiInvestigators, iiPublic iiEducation
OPERATIONS ii- iiAnswers ii-Captain, iiDriver, iiFirefighter
TECHNICAL iiOPERATIONS ii- iiAnswers ii-High iiAngle, iiHAZMAT, iiConfined iiSpace
iiRescue
EQUIPMENT iiMAINTENANCE ii- iiAnswers ii-Mechanics, iiElectricians
TRAINING ii+ iiSAFETY ii- iiAnswers ii-Training iiOfficer
EMTs, iiParamedics ii- iiAnswers ii-Emergency iiMedical iiService
CLASS iiA iiFIRE ii- iiAnswers ii-Ordinary iiCombustibles ii(eg. iiwood, iipaper) iiSuppress iivia
iiH20
Fires iiare iifought ii- iiAnswers ii-from iithe ii"unburned iito iithe iiburned"
Fires iiare iifought iifrom ii"inside" iistructures iias iiopposed iito iioutside iiof iithem ii- iiAnswers
ii-TRUE
Ventilation ii- iiAnswers ii-Technique iiused iito iiremove iiheated iismoke/gas iifrom iia
iiburning iibuilding. iiCan iiremove iiexplosive iismoke iiand iihas iiconcentrations iiwhich
iiallows iifor iiadvancement iiof iihose iilines iiinto iieffective iipositions iifor iifire
iiextinguishments.
PPV ii(Positive iiPressure iiVentilation) ii- iiAnswers ii-process iiof iiusing iifans iito iiforce iiair
iiinto iia iistructure iiand iiforce iiheat/gasses iiout
, Under iiControl ii- iiAnswers ii-generally iiindicates iithe iifire iiis iino iilonger iispreading,
iihowever iithere iimay iistill iibe iifire iipresent.
Staging iiArea ii- iiAnswers ii-Temporary iilocation iinear iithe iiincident iiwhere iiadditional
iiequipment iiis iibeing iidirected iito iiassemble iifor iifurther iiinstructions iiand iiorganizations.
Knock-down ii- iiAnswers ii-to iireduce iiflame iiand iiheat iito iiprevent iidanger iiof iifurther
iiextension iiof iifire.
9 iiClasses iiof iiwhat iiexist? ii- iiAnswers ii-Hazardous iiMaterials
Acute ii- iiAnswers ii-all iiof iia iisudden
Chronic ii- iiAnswers ii-over iithe iiduration iiof iitime
North iiAmerican iiGuide iithat iiidentifies iihazardous iimaterials ii- iiAnswers ii-ERG
iiEmergency iiResponse iiGuide
Backdraft ii- iiAnswers ii-an iiexplosion iior iirapid iiburning iiof iiheated iigases iiresulting iifrom
iithe iiintroduction iiof iiO2 iito iia iibuilding iiheavily iicharged iiby iismoke iifrom iia iifire iiwhich
iihas iidepleted iioxygen iicontent iiof iia iibuilding.
Cold iiZone ii- iiAnswers ii-Outside iiperimeter iithat iiencompasses iian iiactual iihazardous
iimaterial iispill iiarea. iiConsidered: iiOUT iiOF iiDANGER
Hot iiZone ii- iiAnswers ii-Designated iiperimeter iithat iiencompasses iian iiactual iihazardous
iimaterial iispill iiarea. iiHIGHLY iiCONTAMINATED.
Warm iiZone ii- iiAnswers ii-Area iiimmediately iisurrounding iithe ii"hot iizone" iiof iia
iihazardous iimaterial iispill iiarea iithat iiif iioff iilimits iito iianyone iiother iithan iiresponse
iipersonnel. iiDECONTAMINATION
Controlled iiBurn ii- iiAnswers ii-Burning iiconducted/permitted iifor iithe iipurpose iiof iiabating
iihazardous iior iiremoving iiundesirable iigrowth. iiAlso ii"back iifire" iiset iito iiremove iifuel
iifrom iithe iipath iiof iian iiuncontrolled iifire.
Exposure ii- iiAnswers ii-Property iithat iimay iibe iiendangered iiby iifire iiin iianother iistructure
iior iiby iian iioutside iifire. iieg: iiflying iiembers
Extension ii- iiAnswers ii-spread iiof iifire iito iiareas iinot iipreviously iiinvolved,
Flashover ii- iiAnswers ii-sudden iiignition iiof iiall iiflammable iimaterial iiin iia iiroom iior
iistructure.
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