IFSTA 7 CHAPTER 13 2026 FIRE GROUND
STRATEGIES AND TACTICS PRACTICE SET
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is the primary advantage of a nozzle that uses a slide valve?
A. Does not cause turbulence
B. Has no risk of water hammer
C. Can be operated at high pressure
D. Creates the widest variance in stream stypes.
Answer: A. Does not cause turbulence
Chapter 13 - page 619
◉ An outside stretch improvised standpipe:
A. Can be used for lower floors of high-rise buildings
B. Requires the use of an aerial device to lift the hose line into place
C. Has the advantage of not needing to be secured to anchor points
D. Should be constructed by first dropping the female end over the
hand rail and down the centre of the stairwell.
,Answer: A. Can be used for lower floors of high-rise buildings
Chapter 13 - page 611
◉ A hose line should be advanced up a ladder:
A. Uncharged unless it is absolutely necessary to charge it ahead of
time
B. With extra firefighters on each section of the ladder if the line is
charged
C. And then tied to anchor points on the ladder, at least one for every
section of ladder
D. Before attempting other options such as connecting to standpipes
or advancing up stairways.
Answer: A. Uncharged unless it is absolutely necessary to charge it
ahead of time
Chapter 13 - page 612
◉ What is the optimal arrangement at a water shuttle dump site?
A. Portable tanks should be set up so only one apparatus can offload
at one time
,B. Portable tanks should be as level as possible to ensure maximum
capacity
C. When multiple portable tanks are required, they should be at least
an apparatus distance away from one another
D. When using multiple portable tanks, a jet siphon should be
attached to a soft sleeve hose placed between the two tanks.
Answer: B. Portable tanks should be as level as possible to ensure
maximum capacity
Chapter 13 - page 597
◉ What is the maximum recommended gallons per minute for a
hand line?
A. 40 gpm
B. 100 gpm
C. 350 gpm
D. 500 gpm.
Answer: C. 350 gpm
Chapter 13 - page 620
◉ How can friction loss be overcome or reduced?
, A. Adding parallel hose lines
B. Decreasing hose diameter
C. Creating a longer hose lay
D. Decreasing pump pressure.
Answer: A. Adding parallel hose lines
Chapter 13 - page 628
◉ What flow rate is an automatic master stream fog nozzle typically
designed for?
A. 10-125 gpm
B. 70-200 gpm
C. 350-1250 gpm
D. 1250-2000 gpm.
Answer: C. 350-1250 gpm
Chapter 13 - page 617
◉ What is the purpose of using chafing blocks when deploying hose?
STRATEGIES AND TACTICS PRACTICE SET
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
◉ What is the primary advantage of a nozzle that uses a slide valve?
A. Does not cause turbulence
B. Has no risk of water hammer
C. Can be operated at high pressure
D. Creates the widest variance in stream stypes.
Answer: A. Does not cause turbulence
Chapter 13 - page 619
◉ An outside stretch improvised standpipe:
A. Can be used for lower floors of high-rise buildings
B. Requires the use of an aerial device to lift the hose line into place
C. Has the advantage of not needing to be secured to anchor points
D. Should be constructed by first dropping the female end over the
hand rail and down the centre of the stairwell.
,Answer: A. Can be used for lower floors of high-rise buildings
Chapter 13 - page 611
◉ A hose line should be advanced up a ladder:
A. Uncharged unless it is absolutely necessary to charge it ahead of
time
B. With extra firefighters on each section of the ladder if the line is
charged
C. And then tied to anchor points on the ladder, at least one for every
section of ladder
D. Before attempting other options such as connecting to standpipes
or advancing up stairways.
Answer: A. Uncharged unless it is absolutely necessary to charge it
ahead of time
Chapter 13 - page 612
◉ What is the optimal arrangement at a water shuttle dump site?
A. Portable tanks should be set up so only one apparatus can offload
at one time
,B. Portable tanks should be as level as possible to ensure maximum
capacity
C. When multiple portable tanks are required, they should be at least
an apparatus distance away from one another
D. When using multiple portable tanks, a jet siphon should be
attached to a soft sleeve hose placed between the two tanks.
Answer: B. Portable tanks should be as level as possible to ensure
maximum capacity
Chapter 13 - page 597
◉ What is the maximum recommended gallons per minute for a
hand line?
A. 40 gpm
B. 100 gpm
C. 350 gpm
D. 500 gpm.
Answer: C. 350 gpm
Chapter 13 - page 620
◉ How can friction loss be overcome or reduced?
, A. Adding parallel hose lines
B. Decreasing hose diameter
C. Creating a longer hose lay
D. Decreasing pump pressure.
Answer: A. Adding parallel hose lines
Chapter 13 - page 628
◉ What flow rate is an automatic master stream fog nozzle typically
designed for?
A. 10-125 gpm
B. 70-200 gpm
C. 350-1250 gpm
D. 1250-2000 gpm.
Answer: C. 350-1250 gpm
Chapter 13 - page 617
◉ What is the purpose of using chafing blocks when deploying hose?
