ILLINOIS BOF MOD EXAM 2026 FINAL
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PERFORMANCE
◉Techniques used for conducting a primary search. Answer: -Search
quickly and efficiently
-Rely on sight, sound, and touch
-Use hand tools to extend your reach
-Follow walls, noting turns and doorways
-Right or left handed searches
◉Techniques used for conducting a secondary search. Answer:
Slower, systematic approach to locate deceased victims and hidden
fires
◉Techniques used for large area search. Answer: -Side crawl search
(body 90 degrees to the wall
-Conduct a right or left handed search with 2nd or more firefighters
in contact with 1st firefighter with a tool, rope, or touch.
,◉Techniques for removing a victim from an immediate hazard.
Answer: -Two person extremity carry
-Two person seat carry
-Two person chair carry
-Cradle in arms carry
-Clothes, firefighter, and lift drag
-Blanket drag
-Webbing sling drag
◉Techniques for removing a victim up and down stairs. Answer: -
Walking assist
-Extremity carry
-Seat carry
-Two person chair carry (best method)
-Cradle-in-arms Carry
-Clothes drag
◉Techniques for moving a victim down a ladder. Answer: -Conscious
victim: Feet first, facing the ladder with the FF supporting the victim
-Unconscious victim: cradled across the FF's arm or with legs on FF
shoulders and victim's back against the ladder
, ◉Things to do while searching a building. Answer: -Identify
additional escape routes
-Work in 2 or more person teams
-Search for victims
◉O-VEIS. Answer: Oriented
Vent
Enter
Isolate
Search
◉Most effective way to rescue a victim from a 3rd story window.
Answer: Aerial lader
◉Search team reports to. Answer: Search Officer
◉Purpose and components of a size up. Answer: • Evaluate the
critical factors
• Develop search and rescue plan based on conclusions made
• Conduct a risk benefit analysis
• Evaluate occupancy factors
• Make observations, Look for clues that indicate whether a building
is occupied
PAPER FULLY SOLVED FOR TOP
PERFORMANCE
◉Techniques used for conducting a primary search. Answer: -Search
quickly and efficiently
-Rely on sight, sound, and touch
-Use hand tools to extend your reach
-Follow walls, noting turns and doorways
-Right or left handed searches
◉Techniques used for conducting a secondary search. Answer:
Slower, systematic approach to locate deceased victims and hidden
fires
◉Techniques used for large area search. Answer: -Side crawl search
(body 90 degrees to the wall
-Conduct a right or left handed search with 2nd or more firefighters
in contact with 1st firefighter with a tool, rope, or touch.
,◉Techniques for removing a victim from an immediate hazard.
Answer: -Two person extremity carry
-Two person seat carry
-Two person chair carry
-Cradle in arms carry
-Clothes, firefighter, and lift drag
-Blanket drag
-Webbing sling drag
◉Techniques for removing a victim up and down stairs. Answer: -
Walking assist
-Extremity carry
-Seat carry
-Two person chair carry (best method)
-Cradle-in-arms Carry
-Clothes drag
◉Techniques for moving a victim down a ladder. Answer: -Conscious
victim: Feet first, facing the ladder with the FF supporting the victim
-Unconscious victim: cradled across the FF's arm or with legs on FF
shoulders and victim's back against the ladder
, ◉Things to do while searching a building. Answer: -Identify
additional escape routes
-Work in 2 or more person teams
-Search for victims
◉O-VEIS. Answer: Oriented
Vent
Enter
Isolate
Search
◉Most effective way to rescue a victim from a 3rd story window.
Answer: Aerial lader
◉Search team reports to. Answer: Search Officer
◉Purpose and components of a size up. Answer: • Evaluate the
critical factors
• Develop search and rescue plan based on conclusions made
• Conduct a risk benefit analysis
• Evaluate occupancy factors
• Make observations, Look for clues that indicate whether a building
is occupied
