FCTC WRITTEN EXAM 2024/2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A++
Which earthquake caused to install 9" diameter walls? - ANSWER Long
beach earthquake
Tilt up construction can be the tallest structure? - ANSWER 5 stories tall
Secondary safe place for arch roof construction? - ANSWER Side walls of
building
What type of construction is light weight? - ANSWER Bungalow
Tilt up construction is bolted to what? - ANSWER Sheet metal
Fire protection systems with an attached garage? - ANSWER Best
protection
Minimum requirements for apt and mobile homes for smoke detectors? -
ANSWER 1 outside bedroom
Light weight is how much faster than conventional? - ANSWER 60% faster
Bricks laid on their end? - ANSWER King row
Best system to put into a kitchen? - ANSWER Heat detector
Earthquake ordinance stated? - ANSWER Metal straps in walls are
needed
Cost of smoke detectors? - ANSWER Cost depends on perk
Hospitalized for smoke inhalation the last 6 weeks? - ANSWER 50,000
people
Main danger for people in fire? - ANSWER Smoke inhalation
What were the different Levels of fire protection? Minimum? Better? Best? -
ANSWER ?
,Pulaski is what kind of tool? - ANSWER Ax and grubbing tool.
What are hazards when falling trees? - ANSWER Snags, widow makers,
and loos-limbs = all of the above.
What is the sawyers job? - ANSWER To limb and fall trees
Safety zone for falling tree? - ANSWER 20 feet.
How long for rehab until you go to the hospital? - ANSWER 50 minutes if
vitals don't improve.
What do you check an MRE for? - ANSWER Expiration? Not sealed?
exposed?
What is the first thing you do in phase 1 of Swift water rescue? - ANSWER
Find witness.
Foot search from point of last contact down stream is known as? -
ANSWER Hasty search.
Safety officers job is too? - ANSWER Identify and mitigate hazards.
Hazards of water rescue is? - ANSWER Velocity, water, temp, and depth.
When in shallow water you can't detect? - ANSWER Depth.
Order of operation for low hazard to high hazard swift water rescue is? -
ANSWER Talk, reach, throw, row, go, helo
For a water rescue, what equipmentis required with 5 feet of the water? -
ANSWER Protective footwear
Breath-hold divers needs? - ANSWER Clear visibility to see underwater
hazards
order and safety? - ANSWER You, other emergency personnel, victim
Order of helping victim? - ANSWER Couch in, reach, throw, row, go
,Equipment needed when entering water? - ANSWER Probe
What tool is broken? - ANSWER chainsaw
What was left at the incident? - ANSWER 1 hall runner, 2 salvage covers.
What time was the fire last night? - ANSWER 2 am
What was the probable cause of the fire? - ANSWER electrical
Who was still at the scene of the fire? - ANSWER Fire investigator
What apparatus was the shift change for? - ANSWER T76
How many kids are coming for the station visit @ 11:00? - ANSWER 30.
How big was the ventilation hole? - ANSWER 4x6
What material was the roof? - ANSWER composition
What was the correct address the captain gave? - ANSWER 4411 Naoimi
street
How many family members were waiting for the engine to arrive? -
ANSWER 4
Which apparatus was first to arrive? - ANSWER 62
Where was the fire reported to be located by the father of the family outside
the residence? - ANSWER Kitchen
Where did the first arriving captain advise engine 64 that the fire hydrants
was located? - ANSWER 2 houses in front of e62
Which battalion arrive and assume naiomi command? - ANSWER
Battalion 9
What was truck 65 assignment given to by Naoimi command? - ANSWER
Search & Ventilation
, Where was the most smoke showing upon arrival of the first engine
company? - ANSWER 2nd story window
Pets location? - ANSWER Upstairs
How much oxygen was administer? - ANSWER 2 LPM
How many firefighters were inside the house? - ANSWER 5
What was the sister's past medical history? - ANSWER fast/irregular
heartbeat
What was the woman's medical history? - ANSWER Asthma
What was the medication the lady was allergic to? - ANSWER Penicillin
What was the medication that the lady was prescribed for? - ANSWER
Lisinopril
When did this pain start or the onset time of this pain? - ANSWER 1 hour
ago
What was the chief complaint of the lady? - ANSWER Chest pain
What was the severity of the lady's chest pain on a scale of 0-10? -
ANSWER 7/10
What was the lady's blood pressure? - ANSWER 140/90
How was the lady describing the pain she was experiencing? - ANSWER
gripping (none of the above)
What hospital did the lady want to be taken to? - ANSWER Community
What was the dispatched adress? - ANSWER 2175 Ladera St.
What was the initial engines assignment? - ANSWER Gear up and wait.
Which unit assumed IC? - ANSWER E22
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