Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue
Technician Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What type of equipment might be needed when dealing with vehicle extrication incidents? -
CORRECT ANSWER A heavy tow unit equipped with an articulating boom.
When should the possible need for this equipment first be noted and what should it be
included in? - CORRECT ANSWER It should be included in the agency's SOPs/SOGs.
What is the purpose of the initial scene size-up and what gets put into motion as a result? -
CORRECT ANSWER Scene size-up is the systematic and continual evaluation of
information in either visual or audible form. The IAP gets put into motion as a result.
What should be included in the size-up report? - CORRECT ANSWER It should
include information such as: the number of vehicles involved, the type of vehicles, position of
the vehicles, extent of damage, and if known, victim status and level of entrapment.
Entrapment classifications are a simple tool used for what purpose? - CORRECT
ANSWER To keep everyone on the same page when responding to an incident.
What should entrapment classifications be incorporated into? - CORRECT
ANSWER Departmental response protocols or SOPs.
What is the inner survey? - CORRECT ANSWER "Four-point" inspection of the
vehicle's sides, top, and undercarriage.
What is Plan A - CORRECT ANSWER Primary access (Plan A) consists of the existing
openings of doors, and/or windows that provide a pathway or entry to the trapped and/or
injured victim.
, What is Plan B - CORRECT ANSWER Secondary access (Plan B) consists of the
openings created by rescuers.
What is the emergency escape plan? Who establishes it and when? - CORRECT
ANSWER The emergency escape plan is for immediate, unexpected hazards that affect
the rescuers and/or victims. It is established by the officer immediately after the inner/outer
survey has been conducted.
What are the five primary phases for the development of an IAP? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Conduct an initial incident scene size-up 2. Establish the incident
objectives and strategy 3. Develop the plan 4. Prepare and disseminate the plan 5. Evaluate
and revise
What should be deployed due to the risk of spilled fuel? - CORRECT ANSWER A
minimum 1 3/4 inch line should be deployed and charged.
What are most tow agencies licensed to remove once an incident has been terminated? -
CORRECT ANSWER The vehicle.
What type of injuries are known to occur in rear end collisions? - CORRECT
ANSWER Whiplash injuries.
What type of collisions are a common cause of fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER T-
bone or lateral side impact.
What types of vehicles are more prone to rollovers? - CORRECT ANSWER Large
trucks and some SUVs.
What is the most common life threatening event in a rollover? - CORRECT
ANSWER Ejection or partial ejection of the passenger.
What is a rotational collision? - CORRECT ANSWER Spinsss, which are conceptually
similar to rollovers
Technician Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What type of equipment might be needed when dealing with vehicle extrication incidents? -
CORRECT ANSWER A heavy tow unit equipped with an articulating boom.
When should the possible need for this equipment first be noted and what should it be
included in? - CORRECT ANSWER It should be included in the agency's SOPs/SOGs.
What is the purpose of the initial scene size-up and what gets put into motion as a result? -
CORRECT ANSWER Scene size-up is the systematic and continual evaluation of
information in either visual or audible form. The IAP gets put into motion as a result.
What should be included in the size-up report? - CORRECT ANSWER It should
include information such as: the number of vehicles involved, the type of vehicles, position of
the vehicles, extent of damage, and if known, victim status and level of entrapment.
Entrapment classifications are a simple tool used for what purpose? - CORRECT
ANSWER To keep everyone on the same page when responding to an incident.
What should entrapment classifications be incorporated into? - CORRECT
ANSWER Departmental response protocols or SOPs.
What is the inner survey? - CORRECT ANSWER "Four-point" inspection of the
vehicle's sides, top, and undercarriage.
What is Plan A - CORRECT ANSWER Primary access (Plan A) consists of the existing
openings of doors, and/or windows that provide a pathway or entry to the trapped and/or
injured victim.
, What is Plan B - CORRECT ANSWER Secondary access (Plan B) consists of the
openings created by rescuers.
What is the emergency escape plan? Who establishes it and when? - CORRECT
ANSWER The emergency escape plan is for immediate, unexpected hazards that affect
the rescuers and/or victims. It is established by the officer immediately after the inner/outer
survey has been conducted.
What are the five primary phases for the development of an IAP? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1. Conduct an initial incident scene size-up 2. Establish the incident
objectives and strategy 3. Develop the plan 4. Prepare and disseminate the plan 5. Evaluate
and revise
What should be deployed due to the risk of spilled fuel? - CORRECT ANSWER A
minimum 1 3/4 inch line should be deployed and charged.
What are most tow agencies licensed to remove once an incident has been terminated? -
CORRECT ANSWER The vehicle.
What type of injuries are known to occur in rear end collisions? - CORRECT
ANSWER Whiplash injuries.
What type of collisions are a common cause of fatalities? - CORRECT ANSWER T-
bone or lateral side impact.
What types of vehicles are more prone to rollovers? - CORRECT ANSWER Large
trucks and some SUVs.
What is the most common life threatening event in a rollover? - CORRECT
ANSWER Ejection or partial ejection of the passenger.
What is a rotational collision? - CORRECT ANSWER Spinsss, which are conceptually
similar to rollovers
