EDITION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉NFPA 1670 . Answer: Standard on Operations and Training for
Technical Search and Rescue Incidents
◉NFPA 1983 . Answer: Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment
for Emergency Services
◉NFPA 1006 . Answer: Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional
Qualifications
◉Occupational Health and Safety Act . Answer: committee that make a
recommendation on matters relating to the occupational health and
safety of all firefighters in the province of Ontario
◉confined space hazards . Answer: tunnel vision
asphyxiation
activation of equipment
limited access, falls overexertion
anxiety / frustration
lack of skills / can't complete mission
, ◉in 70% of trench collapses . Answer: a secondary collapse occurs,
often after rescuers arrive
◉Size-up cor Tech rescue includes: . Answer: survivor accountability
ascertaining # of victims and locations
determining victims situation and elapsed time
determining rescue environment
identifying hazards
◉actions during incident termination . Answer: remove all equipment
from rescue site
return site to responsible party
debrief
critical stress management sessions as needed
◉rope rescue gear is classified as . Answer: software or hardware
◉newton . Answer: amount of force required to accelerate a body with a
mass of one meter per second squared
◉NFPA 1983, 3 types of ropes . Answer: 1) life safety
2) escape
3) throwlines