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IFSTA | 7th | Edition | Exam | (Chapters | 1-16) |
with | Accurate | detailed | solutions
Most | common | fire | department | organizational | structure | - | Correct | answer | ✔scalar | (uninterrupted | series | of | steps, | going | from | chief | to | blue | shirt) Formal | line | of | authority | responsibility | and | communication | within | an | organization | - | Correct | answer | ✔chain | of | command each | employee | reports | directly | to | just | one | supervisor | moving | up | the | chain | of | command, | all | personnel | ultimately | report | to | the | fire | chief | - | Correct | answer | ✔unity | of | command maximum | number | of | subordinates | or | functions | that | any | one | supervisor | can | control | - | Correct | answer | ✔span | of | control ideal | span | of | control | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 3 | to | 7, | but | five | is | considered | optimal the | process | of | dividing | large | jobs | into | smaller | jobs | to | make | them | more | manageable, | to | assign | responsibility, | to | assign | specific | and | clear | cut | tasks, | and | prevent | duplication | of | effort | - | Correct | answer | ✔division | of | labor departments | staffed | with | by | mixture | of | career | and | volunteer | firefighters | - | Correct | answer | ✔combination | department
multiple | companies | within | a | response | area | are | grouped | into | a | _______ | - | Correct | answer | ✔batallion Performs | fire | suppression | duties | at | structure, | vehicle, | wildland | and | other | types | of | fires | - | Correct | answer | ✔engine | company performs | forcible | entry, | search | and | rescue, | ventilation, | salvage, | overhaul, | and | utilities | control | - | Correct | answer | ✔truck | (ladder) | company searches | for | and | removes | victims | from | areas | of | danger | and | treatment | - | Correct | answer | ✔rescue | company extinguishers | ground | cover | or | grass | fires | and | protect | structures | in | areas | close | to | fields | or | Woodlands | - | Correct | answer | ✔brush | company deliver | services | to | the | public | - | Correct | answer | ✔line | personnel provide | administrative | and | logistical | support | for | line | personnel | in | areas | such | as | finance, | maintenance, | and | training | - | Correct | answer | ✔staff | personnel what | does | A | H | J | stand | for | - | Correct | answer | ✔authority | having | jurisdiction A | guide | to | decision | making | within | an | organization | - | Correct | answer | ✔policy
how | often | should | PPE | be | cleaned | - | Correct | answer | ✔after | every | exposure | to | smoke The | leading | cause | of | firefighter | fatalities | is | what | - | Correct | answer | ✔cardiovascular | disease acute | versus | chronic | - | Correct | answer | ✔acute | is | quick | onset, | chronic | is | long | lasting When | can | you | remove | your | SCBA | - | Correct | answer | ✔until | your | supervisor | or | incident | commander | says | it | is | safe | to | do | so Drugs | and | alcohol | impair | your | ability | to | function | and | - | Correct | answer | ✔slow | your | reaction | time Tobacco | can | cause | what | - | Correct | answer | ✔cancer, | heart | disease, | and | COPD When | dismounting/mounting | from | a | fire | apparatus | what | should | be | maintained | - | Correct | answer | ✔three | points | of | contact term | for | where | trained | personnel | are | working | to | resolve | the | problem | at | the | scene, | only | personnel | who | are | directly | involved | in | disposing | of | the | problem | are | allowed | to | enter | this | zone | - | Correct | answer | ✔hot | zone
term | for | the | zone | immediately | outside | the | hot | zone | - | Correct | answer | ✔warm | zone immediately | surrounds | the | hot | and | warm | zones | and | may | include | the | incident | command | post, | location | of | rapid | intervention | crews, | and | the | location | of | the | public | information | officer | - | Correct | answer | ✔cold | zone Most | common | power | source | used | by | emergency | services | personnel | - | Correct | answer | ✔generators what | is | used | to | convert | a | vehicles | electrical | current | - | Correct | answer | ✔inverter all | auxiliary | equipment | must | be | waterproof | and | design | for | the | amount | of | electrical | current | it | is | intended | to | carry, | what | is | this | called | - | Correct | answer | ✔intrinsically | safe sometimes | called | A | tag | system | company | officers | have | a | passport | listing | for | every | member | of | their | crew | - | Correct | answer | ✔passport | system system | that | can | provide | more | accountability | data | and | greater | safety, | exit | time | is | based | on | the | air | pressure | and | the | lowest | reading | SCBA | in | the | team | - | Correct | answer | ✔SBA | tag | system What | personal | accountability | system | provides | the | greatest | level | of | safety | - | Correct | answer | ✔computer | based | electronic | accountability | system
what | can | be | used | to | increase | the | area | of | coverage | of | a | radio | - | Correct | answer | ✔repeater Ways | to | overcome | physical | barriers | when | using | your | radio | - | Correct | answer | ✔turn | your | body | 90 | degrees, | lift | the | portable | radio | higher, | or | raise | the | antenna | up | straight How | to | position | a | portable | radio | - | Correct | answer | ✔speak | into | radio | at | proper | distance | one | to | two | inches, | shield | the | radio | from | noise | and | wind | with | hand, | keep | antenna | vertical an | entity | responsible | for | receiving | 911 | calls | and | processing | those | calls | according | to | a | specific | operational | policy | - | Correct | answer | ✔public | safety | answering | point | (PSAP) Separate | telecommunications | or | dispatch | centers | that | the | fire | department, | emergency | medical | service, | or | law | enforcement | agency | operates | - | Correct | answer | ✔emergency | service | specific | telecommunication | center telecommunications | device | for | the | deaf | - | Correct | answer | ✔teletype the | energy | that | a | moving | object | possesses | is | known | as: | - | Correct | answer | ✔kenetic | energy
The | type | of | chemical | reaction | in | which | a | substance | absorbs | energy | is | an: | - | Correct | answer | ✔endothermic | reaction Which | model | includes | the | chemical | reaction | to | explain | the | gas-phase | combustion | of | fire? | - | Correct | answer | ✔fire | tetrahedron which | type | of | ignition | occurs | without | any | external | heat | or | flame | igniting | the | fuel? | - | Correct | answer | ✔autoignition smoldering | charcoal | is | an | example | of | __________ | combustion. | - | Correct | answer | ✔nonflaming when | the | air | supply | to | a | fire | is | limited, | the | level | of | incomplete | combustion | is | higher, | which: | - | Correct | answer | ✔produces | more | smoke Which | statement | accurately | describes | the | products | of | combustion | produced | in | a | structure | fire? | - | Correct | answer | ✔carbon | monoxide | acts | as | a | chemical | asphyxiant | and | commonly | causes | civilian | fire | fatalities A | toxic | and | flammable | byproduct | of | combustion | that | is | 35 | times | more | toxic | than | carbon | monoxide | is: | - | Correct | answer | ✔hydrogen | cyanide in | a | fire, | gasses | will | always: | - | Correct | answer | ✔move | from | areas | of | higher | pressure | to | areas | of | lower | pressure
the | term | that | describes | the | extent | to | which | a | fuel | substance | will | mix | with | water | is: | - | Correct | answer | ✔solubility what | is | the | term | used | to | describe | flammable | liquids | that | will | mix | readily | with | water? | - | Correct | answer | ✔polar | solvents pyrolysis | occurs | when | a: | - | Correct | answer | ✔solid | fuel | is | heated | sufficiently | so | that | it | decomposes | and | gives | off | combustible | vapors what | is | the | primary | consideration | when | determining | how | easily | solid | fuels | ignite? | - | Correct | answer | ✔surface-to-mass | ratio | of | fuel air | normally | consist | of | ______ | percent | oxygen. | - | Correct | answer | ✔ 21 how | would | an | atmosphere | that | has | a | low | oxygen | concentration | of | 15 | percent | affect | combustion | of | materials? | - | Correct | answer | ✔materials | could | still | ignite | and | burn | at | regular | temperatures which | is | a | true | statement | about | fires | in | a | oxygen-enriched | atmosphere? | - | Correct | answer | ✔materials | that | burn | at | normal | oxygen | levels | will | burn | more | intensely | in | an | oxygen-enriched | atmosphere What | is | the | concentration | limit | above | which | the | gas | or | vapor | is | said | to | be | too | rich | to | burn? | - | Correct | answer | ✔upper | explosive | (flammable) | limit | (UEL)
flaming | combustion | is | one | example | of: | - | Correct | answer | ✔chemical | chain | reaction what | occurs | when | an | extinguishing | agent | interferes | with | the | chemical | chain | reaction | and | stops | combustion? | - | Correct | answer | ✔chemical | flame | inhibition when | sufficient | oxygen | is | available | for | flaming | combustion, | a | fire | is | said | to | be: | - | Correct | answer | ✔fuel-limited in | a | ventilation-limited | fire, | the | heat | and | growth | is | limited | by | the: | - | Correct | answer | ✔amount | of | oxygen | available | to | the | fire which | stage | of | fire | development | occurs | when | the | fire | is | small | and | confined | to | the | fuel | fire | ignited? | - | Correct | answer | ✔incipient at | the | end | of | the | growth | stage, | ventilation-limited | fires | tend | to | enter | an | early | state | of | decay | because | there | is | no | longer | enough | available | ___________ | for | the | fire | to | become | fully | developed. | - | Correct | answer | ✔oxygen In | the | incipient | stage | of | fire | growth | the: | - | Correct | answer | ✔compartment | provides | adequate | oxygen | and | development | depends | on | the | fuel | characteristics when | a | fire | draws | in | air | from | around | it, | this | is | known | as: | - | Correct | answer | ✔entrainment
in | order | for | a | fire | to | progress | to | flashover, | there | must | be | sufficient | heat | release | rate | and: | - | Correct | answer | ✔ventilation what | is | an | indicator | that | flashover | is | about | to | occur | in | a | compartment | fire? | - | Correct | answer | ✔lowering | of | the | neutral | plane a | ventilation-limited | compartment | fire | can | produce | a | large | volume | of | flammable | smoke | and | other | gases | due | to: | - | Correct | answer | ✔incomplete | combustion what | can | lead | to | backdraft? | - | Correct | answer | ✔ventilating | a | space | filled | with | fuel-rich | smoke anytime | a | compartment | or | space | contains | hot | combustion | products, | firefighters | must | consider | the | potential | for | backdraft | before: | - | Correct | answer | ✔creating | any | openings | into | the | compartment the | fully | developed | stage | occurs | when | the | heat | release | rate | of | the | fire | has: | - | Correct | answer | ✔reached | its | peak the | most | effective | method | of | increasing | the | heat | release | rate | in | a | fuel-limited, | fully-developed | fire | is | to: | - | Correct | answer | ✔provide | more | oxygen adding | ventilation | points | to | a | compartment | fire | that | is | ventilation-limited | will: | - | Correct | answer | ✔add | oxygen | that | will | allow | the | fire | to | grow
which | statement | about | a | ventilation-limited | compartments | fire | is | true? | - | Correct | answer | ✔it | is | not | possible | to | make | enough | openings | in | a | compartment | to | transition | a | fire | from | ventilation-limited | to | fuel-limited | conditions when | a | fire | runs | out | of | available | fuel | or | oxygen, | it | is: | - | Correct | answer | ✔in | the | decay | stage the | ________ | in | a | structure | fire | consist | of | ambient | air | slow | in | and | hot | gases | flowing | out | the | exhaust. | - | Correct | answer | ✔flow | path which | factor | affects | a | flow | path's | effectiveness | to | transport | ambient | air | throughout | the | compartment? | - | Correct | answer | ✔size | of | ventilation | openings which | statement | concerning | flow | path | is | true? | - | Correct | answer | ✔when | firefighters | create | openings | for | ventilation | or | to | make | entry, | the | establish | new | flow | paths how | can | wind | affect | fire | development | in | a | structure | fire? | - | Correct | answer | ✔it | can | create | pressure | differences | that | cause | windows | to | fail | and | provide | oxygen | to | the | fire a | structure's | fuel | load | is | made | up | of: | - | Correct | answer | ✔all | combustion | materials | inside, | including | any | flammable | construction | materials
Which | statement | about | structural | fire | fighting | protective | coats | is | accurate? | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | outer | shell, | moisture | barrier, | and | thermal | barrier | must | always | be | worn | together. A | daily/weekly | inspection | of | SCBA | should | include: | - | Correct | answer | ✔a | check | of | the | regulator | and | facepiece. How | do | controlled | breathing | techniques | benefit | firefighters? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Slows | breathing | and | extends | the | time | it | takes | to | deplete | air | in | the | SCBA | cylinder Which | SCBA | component | includes | a | control | valve | and | a | high-pressure | hose | attached | to | one | end? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Air | cylinder Which | piece | of | respiratory | equipment | provides | insufficient | protection | against | airborne | pathogens? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Surgical | masks Situations | or | events | that | signal | the | need | for | exit | are | called: | - | Correct | answer | ✔exit | indicators. When | properly | worn, | fire | fighting | gloves: | - | Correct | answer | ✔must | completely | cover | the | wristlet | of | the | protective | coat.
Which | situation | would | likely | have | an | oxygen-deficient | atmosphere | in | which | respiratory | protection | would | be | necessary? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Rescue | in | a | sewer In | order | to | stay | as | safe | as | possible | while | wearing | SCBA, | it | is | important | to: | - | Correct | answer | ✔keep | SCBA | on | and | activated | until | you | leave | the | IDLH | area. What | should | be | done | during | routine | inspections | of | PPE, | such | as | after | use | at | an | incident? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Look | for | damage | like | rips | or | tears Which | statement | about | replacing | SCBA | cylinders | is | MOST | accurate? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Changing | out | SCBA | cylinders | can | be | accomplished | by | either | one | or | two | people. Which | type | of | breathing | air | source | would | be | found | inside | a | high-rise | building? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Firefighter | Breathing | Air | Replenishment | System Which | piece | of | wildland | fire | fighting | PPE | is | a | piece | of | flame-resistant | fabric | that | attaches | to | the | helmet? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Face/neck | shroud What | are | mobile | fill | stations | designed | to | do? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Refill | air | cylinders | during | emergency | incidents
How | can | a | firefighter | help | ensure | that | they | will | not | be | affected | by | limitations | caused | by | equipment | that | is | in | poor | condition? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Frequent | inspections | and | maintenance Which | situation | would | likely | be | granted | an | exception | to | the | rule | that | prohibits | filling | an | unshielded | air | cylinder | while | a | firefighter | is | wearing | the | SCBA? | - | Correct | answer | ✔A | rapid | intervention | crew | (RIC) | is | rescuing | a | trapped | or | incapacitated | firefighter. If | the | pressure | reading | on | the | remote | pressure | gauge | does | not | match | the | reading | on | the | regulator | gauge, | which | reading | should | be | assumed | correct? | - | Correct | answer | ✔The | lowest | number | reading When | exiting | an | IDLH | environment, | it | is | important | to: | - | Correct | answer | ✔use | the | same | path | that | you | used | to | enter. Annual | SCBA | inspections | and | maintenance | should | be | performed | by: | - | Correct | answer | ✔specially | trained, | factory-qualified | technicians. After | each | use, | the | SCBA | facepiece | should | be: | - | Correct | answer | ✔washed | with | warm | water | and | a | mild | disinfectant. Why | is | it | important | to | ensure | that | PPE | is | dry | before | wearing | it | into | a | fire? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Moisture | can | transfer | heat | rapidly | and | result | in | steam | burns.
Which | piece | of | PPE | is | donned | under | the | helmet | and | is | designed | to | protect | the | neck, | ears, | and | face | from | exposure | to | heat, | embers, | and | debris? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Protective | hood Which | statement | describes | the | function | of | an | auto-cascade | system? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Completely | automated | fill | station | that | fills | air | cylinders | to | a | programmable | pressure Protective | trousers | designed | for | fire | fighting | are: | - | Correct | answer | ✔constructed | from | the | same | fabric, | moisture | barrier, | and | thermal | layering | used | in | protective | coats. On | an | SCBA | air | cylinder, | the | pressure | gauge | is | used | to: | - | Correct | answer | ✔display | the | amount | of | air | left | in | the | cylinder. What | should | be | done | after | doffing | SCBA? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Close | the | cylinder | valve. Which | is | a | safety | consideration | related | to | PPE? | - | Correct | answer | ✔Always | wear | protective | clothing | that | fits | properly. In | a | situation | such | as | a | confined | space | rescue | where | a | team | member | must | work | alone, | the | second | team | member | should: | - | Correct | answer | ✔remain | outside | the | area | and | monitor | the | search | line.
