Essentials of Fire Fighting 7th Edition, Exam Prep: Chapter 10
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1. What is a basic skill of fire fighting that is Forcible entry used as a means of escape
also an essential survival technique during
search and rescue operations? (See pg. 434)
2. To prepare yourself for survival during rapid monitor your stress level and air consump-
fire development or structural collapse, tion.
knowing your personal physical limitations
will help you: (See pg. 434)
3. Disorientation, fear, and claustrophobia are: psychological effects of obscured vision
(See pg. 434-435) conditions.
4. What should you do to overcome psycho- Stay in contact with your partner(s).
logical effects of obscured vision conditions?
(See pg. 435)
5. What would generally be considered a MAY- Firefighter loses contact with hoseline or
DAY situation? (See pg. 435) search line.
6. What BEST describes the process of deter- Signs of structural collapse make interior
mining tenability of interior fire environ- operations untenable even for firefighters
ments? (See pg. 436) in full PPE and SCBA.
7. When identifying safe havens during search where the door can be closed to prevent
and rescue operations, firefighters should the spread of fire and smoke.
identify areas: (See pg. 436)
8. What is NOT a key principle of air manage- Stay in the structure until the low-pressure
ment during structural search and rescue alarm activates.
operations? (See pg. 437)
9. When using SCBA, your point of no return is your team's physical and mental condition.
based on: (See pg. 437)
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10. An air cylinder's rated operating time is: (See not an indicator of actual operating time.
pg. 437)
11. Knowing how to react in an air emergency remaining calm, following procedures to
requires effective air management, which determine a cause, and implementing a
includes: (See pg. 438) solution.
12. What action should you take if you are lost Get to an uninvolved room if possible and
and sheltering in place during interior fire close the door.
fighting operations? (See pg. 439)
13. During what type of incident would firefight- Search and rescue calls with no fire pre-
ers likely perform air monitoring? (See pg. sent
440)
14. What would NOT be a typical reason for con- Identify the point of origin during arson
ducting air monitoring? (See pg. 440-441) investigations.
15. How can the instrument reaction time of an If firefighters move too quickly, they may
air monitor affect the safety of firefighters? find themselves in a situation where the
(See pg. 441) toxic gas concentration is much higher
than the meter indicates.
16. Which statement about oxygen-enriched at- An oxygen-enriched atmosphere greatly
mospheres is true? (See pg. 442) increases the flammability or explosive po-
tential.
17. If an air monitor determines that the atmos- oxygen has been displaced by some type
phere is 20.7% oxygen, the: (See pg. 443) of contaminant.
18. An atmosphere containing a flammable gas, hazardous.
vapor, or mist in excess of 10 percent of
its lower explosive limit (LEL) is considered:
(See pg. 443)
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1. What is a basic skill of fire fighting that is Forcible entry used as a means of escape
also an essential survival technique during
search and rescue operations? (See pg. 434)
2. To prepare yourself for survival during rapid monitor your stress level and air consump-
fire development or structural collapse, tion.
knowing your personal physical limitations
will help you: (See pg. 434)
3. Disorientation, fear, and claustrophobia are: psychological effects of obscured vision
(See pg. 434-435) conditions.
4. What should you do to overcome psycho- Stay in contact with your partner(s).
logical effects of obscured vision conditions?
(See pg. 435)
5. What would generally be considered a MAY- Firefighter loses contact with hoseline or
DAY situation? (See pg. 435) search line.
6. What BEST describes the process of deter- Signs of structural collapse make interior
mining tenability of interior fire environ- operations untenable even for firefighters
ments? (See pg. 436) in full PPE and SCBA.
7. When identifying safe havens during search where the door can be closed to prevent
and rescue operations, firefighters should the spread of fire and smoke.
identify areas: (See pg. 436)
8. What is NOT a key principle of air manage- Stay in the structure until the low-pressure
ment during structural search and rescue alarm activates.
operations? (See pg. 437)
9. When using SCBA, your point of no return is your team's physical and mental condition.
based on: (See pg. 437)
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, Essentials of Fire Fighting 7th Edition, Exam Prep: Chapter 10
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e9lfp5
10. An air cylinder's rated operating time is: (See not an indicator of actual operating time.
pg. 437)
11. Knowing how to react in an air emergency remaining calm, following procedures to
requires effective air management, which determine a cause, and implementing a
includes: (See pg. 438) solution.
12. What action should you take if you are lost Get to an uninvolved room if possible and
and sheltering in place during interior fire close the door.
fighting operations? (See pg. 439)
13. During what type of incident would firefight- Search and rescue calls with no fire pre-
ers likely perform air monitoring? (See pg. sent
440)
14. What would NOT be a typical reason for con- Identify the point of origin during arson
ducting air monitoring? (See pg. 440-441) investigations.
15. How can the instrument reaction time of an If firefighters move too quickly, they may
air monitor affect the safety of firefighters? find themselves in a situation where the
(See pg. 441) toxic gas concentration is much higher
than the meter indicates.
16. Which statement about oxygen-enriched at- An oxygen-enriched atmosphere greatly
mospheres is true? (See pg. 442) increases the flammability or explosive po-
tential.
17. If an air monitor determines that the atmos- oxygen has been displaced by some type
phere is 20.7% oxygen, the: (See pg. 443) of contaminant.
18. An atmosphere containing a flammable gas, hazardous.
vapor, or mist in excess of 10 percent of
its lower explosive limit (LEL) is considered:
(See pg. 443)
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