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FIREFIGHTER 1 TEST 1 QUESTIONS & A+ VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. 1) NFPA 1001 is the
ANS Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.
2. 2) One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is
ANS Performing forcible entry to fire building.
3. 3) OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such
as ANS Health and safety.
4. 4) In the Incident Command System (ICS), the functional area responsible for
all incident activities, including the development and implementation of strategic decisions, is ANS Command.
5. 5) What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE?
ANS Evap- oration of perspiration.
6. 6) What is one aspect of high-rise fires that is especially draining of
energy? ANS Walking up many flights of stairs in PPE.
7. 7) A what permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency?
ANS Key box/Lock box.
8. 8) Picture of figure eight
ANS
9. 9) In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for approxi-
mately how much percent of its strength? ANS 75 percent.
10. 10) Picture of clove hitch
ANS
11. 11) The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole in-
cludes ANS A clove hitch and half hitches.
12. 12) The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes
ANS Chain of command.
13. 13) The street, or address side of the structure is termed
ANS Division A.
14. 14) The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the mass
of an equal volume of water at the same temperature is ANS Specific gravity.
15. 15) Life-safety rope should be stored in
ANS Coils or in rope bags.
16. 16) Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called
ANS Immediately dangerous to life and health. IDLH.
17. 17) Which of the following has the highest priority for a radio transmis- sion
ANS Emergency traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue.
18. 18) The telecommunications first responsibility is to
ANS Obtain the informa- tion that is required to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location
19. 19) Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a fire
fighter should ANS Listen to be sure the channel is not being used.
20. 20) When using positive pressure SCBA, a poor seal between the face piece
and the fire fighters face is ANS Dangerous, because it is depleting the air supply more quickly.
21. 21) The bypass valve on a self-contained breathing apparatus is used
ANS In emergency situations involving a malfunctioning regulator.
22. 22) The first noticeable signs of oxygen deficiency are
ANS Increased respi- ratory rate and impaired muscular coordination.
23. 23)Four hazardous atmospheres that fire fighters are likely to encounter at a
fire are ANS Super-heated air, toxic gases, oxygen deficiency, and smoke.
24. 24) Trapped fire fighters awaiting rescue will use less air of they
ANS Control their breathing.
25. 25) The primary function of the bypass valve on SCBA is
ANS For use if the regulator fails.
36. 36) The purpose for the use of reflective trim on PPE is to
ANS Increase the visibility of the wearer to others.
37. 37) Tempered plate glass should be broken only as a last resort. It is
recommended that it be shattered by striking ANS At the lowest corner with the pick end of a fire ax.
38. 38) In what type of occupancy will fire fighters usually find sliding doors?-
ANS Residential.
39. 39) Once overhead doors have been forced, they should be
ANS Blocked open.
40. 40) A K-Tool is correctly positioned when the blades bite into the
ANS Cylin- der.
41. 41) A what can be safely carried by two firefighters, although it is de-
signed to be used by two or four fire fighters? ANS Battering ram.
42. 42) Which of the following tools is considered to be a pulling tool?
ANS Pike pole.
43. 43) "Irons" are formed by combining a
ANS Flathead ax and a halligan.
44. 44) What is one example of a hand-powered hydraulic spreader tool?
ANS -
Rabbet tool.
45. 45) Which of the following statements regarding power saw safety is
incorrect? ANS The saw should be started on level ground and carried up the ladder while running.
46. 46) Which tool is used to take out a cylinder lock mounted in a wood or heavy
metal door? ANS K-Tool.
47. 47) The most important factor to consider in forcible entry is to
ANS Select the right tool to do the job.
48. 48) Before fire fighters enter a burning building to perform rescue work, they
must first consider ANS Their own safety.
49. 49) The term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident is a
ANS Personnel Accountability Report.
50. 50) OSHA regulations require that when fire fighters are inside a structure
fire, at least how many trained and equipped fire fighters must be standing by outside? ANS 2.
51. 51) When referring to ladders, the term tie rod is used to describe a metal rod
running from ANS One beam to another.
ANS Booster hose.
64. 64) In the fire service, the basic definition of the word "rescue" is
ANS Re- moving a victim from a hazardous situation to safety.
65. 65) During search operations, the fire fighter should
ANS Listen for calls or signals for help.
66. 66) Which of the following are characteristics of a primary search?
ANS Rapid and systematic.
67. 67) When conducting a primary search within a structure, a fire fighter
should begin ANS On a wall.
68. 68) During a search of a building involved in fire, if a fire fighter becomes
disoriented, the fire fighter should attempt to ANS Remain calm. Retrace steps to original location. Seek a place of refuge and activate PASS device.
69. 69) Which of the following statements is incorrect?
ANS The secondary search is the most dangerous.
70. 70) A rapid intervention crew team is composed of
ANS At least two fire fighters.
71. 71) Immobilizing a victim who is suspected of having a spinal injury on a long
backboard requires how many rescuers? ANS 4.
72. 72) When exposed to products of combustion, the what are more vulner- able
to injury than any other body area? ANS Lungs and respiratory tract.
73. 73) What does the E stand for in Lower what Limit (LEL)?
ANS Explosive.
74. 74) In a multi-story building with a standpipe system, a fire fighter should
make the connection where to the fire floor? ANS On the floor below.
75. 75) Fine water droplets and maximum high water surface area are char-
acteristics of a what stream? ANS Fog.
76. 76) A stream designed to be as compact as possible with little shower or spray
is known as a what stream? ANS Straight.
77. 77) When advancing a dry hose line up a ladder, fire fighters should
position themselves on the ladder ANS No more than six feet apart.
78. 78) A hose what is used to seal small cuts or breaks that may occur in fire
hose or to connect mismatched or damaged couplings of the same size to stop leaking is a what? ANS Jacket.
83. 83) When should the firefighter attaching hose to the hydrant charge the
supply line? ANS Not until the driver/operators signal is received.
84. 84) Which of the following statements regarding fog nozzles is not cor- rect?
ANS They have a greater reach that solid stream nozzles.
85. 85) Which of the following is a recommended practice to prevent mechan- ical
fire hose damage? ANS Open and close nozzles, valves, and hydrants slowly.
86. 86) Proper ventilation results in an orderly movement of what through and
out of the structure? ANS Heated fire gases.
87. 87) Convection is
ANS Transfer of heat through liquids or gases by circulating currents.
88. 88) Heat transfer that takes place in the form of electromagnetic waves is
known as ANS Radiation.
89. 89) Which stage of fire releases the maximum amount of heat for available
fuel and produces large volumes of fire gases? ANS Growth.
90. 90) Which of the following is the first stage/phase of fire?
ANS Incipient/igni- tion.
91. 91) The term vapor density refers to the weight of a gas as compared to the
weight of ANS Air.
92. 92) If a gas has a vapor density greater than one when it escapes from its
container ANS It will sink and collect at low points.
93. 93) The acronym BLEVE stand for
ANS Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion.
94. 94) Positive-pressure ventilation is
ANS Blowing fresh air in.
95. 95) From a life safety point of view, the advantage(s) of proper ventilation for
building occupants is/are that it ANS Improves visibility and reduces the danger of backdraft explosions.
96. 96) Smoke and heat collects at a structure starting from the
ANS Highest point.
97. 97) What construction is often used in mill construction?
ANS Heavy timber.
98. 98) The usual cause of collapse of open web steel joist is the
ANS Amount of heat generated by the fire in a structure.
99. 99) Which of the following roof structures provide(S) quick and effective initial
ventilation? ANS Scuttle covers. Roof level skylights. Hatches.
ANS Sprinkler wedges or tongs.
112. 112) Sprinkler heads rated for the Ultra High temperature classification are
color coded ANS Orange.
113. 113) During salvage, what should be done with any pictures on the
walls? ANS They should be removed and placed with the furniture.
114. 114) One limitation of backpack water vacuums is that they
ANS Cannot be worn with SCBA.
115. 115) Soft sleeve intake hose is used for
ANS Transferring water from a hydrant to an apparatus.
116. 116) Tenders combined with what can efficiently provide large volumes of
water to a fireground operation? ANS Portable water tanks.
117. 131) A dry chemical fire extinguisher rated as 10-B should be capable of
extinguishing how many times as much fire as a unit rated as 1-B? ANS 10.
118. Missing numbers 117-130.
ANS
119. 132) Fire extinguisher classification symbols are displayed by all of the
following except ANS Weight of container.
120. 133) What injury could occur by placing your hand on the horn of a CO
extinguisher while discharging it? ANS Cold can freeze the skin.
121. 134) Class K fires involve
ANS High temperature cooking oils, such as veg- etable or animal oils and fats.
122. 135) Cold temperatures would have the greatest effect on what extin-
guishing agents stored in an extinguisher? ANS Water-Based.
123. 136) Regular dry chemicals (sodium bicarbonate-based and potassi- um-
based) work on what class fires? ANS Classes B and C.
124. 137) The acronym for the four-step process for proper use of fire extin-
guishers is ANS PASS
125. 138) What is the term for water-soluble flammable liquids such as alco- hols,
acetone, and others? ANS Polar solvents.
126. 139) Fire fighters should treat all downed wires as
ANS Energized.
127. 140) Which one of the following statements regarding wildland firefight- ing
is incorrect?
133. 146) When assigned to perform routine maintenance on ground ladders, a
fire fighter should do all of the following except ANS Perform an extension ladder hardware test.
134. 147) It is permissible to use paint on a fire department ladder
ANS To mark the ladders ends for visibility.
135. 148) When loading fire hose, the what serves to change the direction of the
hose and can also change the location of a coupling? ANS Dutchman.
136. 149) Which coupling goes on the inside of a straight hose roll?
ANS The male.
137. 150) Which of the following is not a common load for preconnected
attack lines? ANS Straight load.
