Normans Fire Officers Handbook of Tactics Complete || All Accurate 100%.

Normans Fire Officers Handbook of Tactics Complete || All
Accurate 100%.
What should the firefighter consider the basic principles to be while performing their job?
p. 1 correct answers Rules

What is one of the most basic principles of firefighting?
p. 1 correct answers Protect life and property

Which of the following is an old FDNY saying?
p. 2 correct answers More lives are saved by properly positioned hoselines than
by any other means!

What should be given priority when there is not sufficient manpower to accomplish all fire scene
goals?
p. 2 correct answers Rescue

What word should be used in the discussion of life hazards?
p. 3 correct answers A.) Survivable
*B.) Savable
C.) Important
D.) Needed

Who is considered the second priority when removing people from a burning building?
p. 3 correct answers Those directly above the fire

Which area should be concentrated on after the people directly above the fire are rescued?
p. 3 correct answers A.) Next floor up
B.) Fire floor
*C.) Top floor
D.) Next floor down

Which of the following people are NOT considered to be in the most danger at a fire incident?
p. 4 correct answers Anyone far from the fire

Which of the following is a common practice that can go along way toward protecting life?
p. 4 correct answers Vent the roof above the stairway being used for egress

What is the order that events will unfold at most fire incident scenes?
p. 5 correct answers Locate, confine, extinguish

Which of the following statements is correct?
p. 5 correct answers A.) When there is no threat to occupants, the lives of
firefighters should be unduly endangered
B.) When there is a threat to occupants, the lives of
firefighters shouldn't be unduly endangered

,*C.) When there is no threat to occupants, the lives of
firefighters shouldn't be unduly endangered
D.) When there is a threat to occupants, the lives of
firefighters should be unduly endangered

What should be given to the scouting units to allow for rapid hoseline placement?
p. 6 correct answers Portable radios

What is the last priority in the sequence of actions for a firefighter?
p. 6 correct answers Getting in and putting out the fire

Which of the following rules of firefighting is correct?
p. 6 correct answers Let circumstances dictate procedures

Which of the following is the best source of information on hazmat locations?
p. 10 correct answers A.) Three-ring binder
B.) MSDS
*C.) CADS
D.) Human memory

Which of the following would pose a high life hazard?
p. 11 correct answers A.) Storage warehouse in the middle of the afternoon
B.) Regional retail outlet at twenty minutes past 10 p.m.
C.) Local elementary school at 2 a.m.
*D.) Christmas at ten minutes past midnight in a church

Which class of building can the air bottle rule be
applied?
p. 13 correct answers A.) Class 2
B.) Class 4
C.) Class 1
*D.) Class 5

Which type of buildings are built with exposed metal floor and roof systems?
p. 16 correct answers A.) Class 4
*B.) Class 2
C.) Class 3
D.) Class 1

Which type of construction has a 2 hour fire-resistance rating?
p. 16 correct answers A.) Wood frame
*B.) Ordinary construction
C.) Fire resistive
D.) Noncombustible

,Which of the following makes a heavy timber construction building burn hot and long once the
fire takes control?
p. 17 correct answers A.) Many void spaces
*B.) High intrinsic fire load
C.) Small timbers used for construction
D.) Large, open spaces

Which of the following poses less of a collapse risk
despite its tendency to burn rapidly?
p. 17 correct answers A.) Heavy timber
B.) Noncombustible
*C.) Wood frame
D.) Fire resistive

What is the first visible indication of a working fire?
p. 19 correct answers A.) Flames
B.) People
*C.) Smoke
D.) Debris

3. Which type of smoke is seen in a fire that is still in the incipient stage?
p. 20 correct answers *A.) Light colored, wispy
B.) Light colored, rolling
C.) Dark colored, wispy
D.) Dark colored, rolling

What is the first thing that needs to be considered when planning the strategy and tactics?
p. 21 correct answers A.) Water supply
*B.) Available resources
C.) Weather conditions
D.) Auxiliary appliances

Which of the following is representative of a typical
water supply system?
p. 21 correct answers A.) Hydrant supplying a handline to a pumper, which then
supplies several feeder lines
B.) Pumper supplying a feeder line to a hydrant, which then
supplies several handlines
C.) Pumper supplying a hydrant line to several handlines
*D.) Hydrant supplying a feeder line to a pumper, which then
supplies several handlines

Which of the following would cause firefighters to need to be more careful and deliberate in their
movements?
p. 24 correct answers A.) Venting fire
*B.) Freezing conditions

, C.) High fire loads
D.) Hot weather

How many gallons per minute (gpm) are recommended for every 100 square feet of area
involved in a light load
fire?
p. 22 correct answers A.) 40
*B.) 10
C.) 30
D.) 20

What is the acronym that can be used to remember what elements need to be considered when
performing a size-up?
p. 8 correct answers *A.) COAL WAS WEALTH
B.) FIRE IS GOLDEN
C.) NO I IN TEAM
D.) LIMES ARE GREEN

15. Which should be allowed onto the block when there is a construction trench in the way at the
scene?
p. 24 correct answers A.) Truck company
*B.) Aerial apparatus
C.) Engine company
D.) Pumper truck

16. How often is the incident commander required in some locations to report back to dispatch
the progress being made during the first hour of the fire?
p. 14 correct answers A.) Every 20 minutes
B.) Every 25 minutes
C.) Every 15 minutes
*D.) Every 10 minutes

17. How much more often are firefighters lost in non
residential buildings as compared to residential
buildings?
p. 10 correct answers *A.) 4 times
B.) 6 times
C.) 8 times
D.) 10 times

18. Which is the preferred method of reducing the likelihood of a loss?
p. 23 correct answers A.) Reveal shortcomings
B.) Perform preplanning
*C.) Install sprinklers
D.) Inspect hydrants