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A description of conditions as they appear can also be called a - ANSWER: Brief Initial
Report
The arrival report should contain the - ANSWER: Address of incident if different from
original
What contains the transfer of command? - ANSWER: Personal accountability report
What includes an air consumption report when given? - ANSWER: Tactical progress
report
What is intended to warn personnel at a scene of an impending hazard? - ANSWER:
Emergency radio traffic
What would be a systematic method of confirming the status of units operating at
incident? - ANSWER: Personal accountability report
What is a limitation of a personnel accountability report? - ANSWER: It uses a
considerable amount of time
What is vital to fire department operations from legal, statistical, and record-keeping
standpoints? - ANSWER: Post Incident report
Why was the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) developed? - ANSWER:
To create data for analysis
Knowing about types of roofs, roofs supports, and roof coverings can help
firefighters: - ANSWER: Judge Roof Safety
Which of the size-up indicators is not directly related to building construction -
ANSWER: Adjacent exposures
What is defined as the maximum heat that can be produced if all combustible
material in a given area burns - ANSWER: Fuel Load
What BEST describes an outcome of heavy content fuel loading - ANSWER: Fire can
overwhelm the capabilities of the fire suppression system
What is the critical temperature for steel trusses - ANSWER: 1,000oF (538oC)
,In a bowstring truss roof what is fastened at the truss ends with U-shaped steel heels
- ANSWER: Top and bottom chord members
Additional fuel loads and ignition sources brought by building contractors are factors
that: - ANSWER: Cause the risk of fire to rise sharply
Preventative structural collapse potential can be identified during: - ANSWER:
Preincident surveys
After the emergency part of an incident is over structural collapse potential is: -
ANSWER: The same as during the incident
Post suppression activities and the buildup of water from suppression increase
______ in the decay state. - ANSWER: Collapse Potential
What increases structural collapse potential but may not be visible during pre
incident surveys - ANSWER: Storage
Every U.S. gallon of water used during fire suppression adds how much pressure to
floors - ANSWER: 8.33 pounds
When a collapse is imminent, firefighters should first: - ANSWER: Inform command
and all others in the buildings
The collapse zone is established: - ANSWER: Adjacent to any exposed exterior walls
Which of the following types of constriction is not as likely to collapse - ANSWER:
Type I
What type of construction will expand and twist when exposed to temperatures
above 1000oF - ANSWER: Type II
What part of Type III construction carries the interior load - ANSWER: Wood,
masonry, unprotected steel
What type of construction is less likely to collapse unless affected by a large volume
of fire - ANSWER: Type IV
What is a reason to establish a collapse zone for a Type V structure - ANSWER:
Interior Operations cannot be justified
What BEST describes what the size of collapse zone must consider - ANSWER: The
type of building construction and the safest location for apparatus
What is a result of starting a generator while under load - ANSWER: Can damage the
electrical system
, What can prevent overloading when testing lighting equipment - ANSWER: Connect
each light to the generator one light at a time
What uses of rescue tools includes tools that ensure vehicle and structural members
will not move during rescue - ANSWER: Stabilizing
Which rescue tool power source may be less powerful than the others - ANSWER:
Electric
Which rescue tool source is powered by compressed air cylinders - ANSWER:
Pneumatic
Which hydraulic/electric tool has an opening force that is twice as powerful as its
closing force - ANSWER: Extension Ram
What group of rescue tools are typically power saws - ANSWER: Cutting tools
What type of jack uses a threaded stem/component system - ANSWER: Screw Jack
Which of the following types of jacks is prone to failure under heavy loads -
ANSWER: Ratchet-lever jack
Which of the following Best describes to what percentage wheel chocks can hold a
vehicle in place on a grade - ANSWER: 10 to 15 Percent
Cribbing materials are painted on the ends to indicate: - ANSWER: Length of cribbing
What rescue tools gives rescuers the ability to lift or displace an object that cannot
be lifted by other equipment - ANSWER: Pneumatic Lifting Bags
In what order should stacked lifting bags be inflated - ANSWER: Bottom Bag first with
smaller bags on top
What is an advantage of synthetic fiber cable - ANSWER: Floats on water
The load capacity of a come-along ranges from: - ANSWER: 1 to 10 tons
What rescue tool consists of a square drive onto which a socket is attached -
ANSWER: Come-along
What rescue tool maintenance task BEST describes how firefighters can mitigate the
problem of fuel separating or degrading over time - ANSWER: Make sure that fuel is
fresh
What BEST describes a benefit of scene size-up - ANSWER: Identifies potential
hazards