Firefighter Strategies and Tactics 2 Mid
Term ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Because of the openness of one- and two-family dwellings, the most common danger is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅spread of smoke and fire. (Page: 217)
During search and rescue, fire fighters should pay attention to paths of egress such as the
__________ and hallways when fighting upper-floor fires. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅top
of the stairs (Page: 229)
Exposure protection for garage fires initially focuses on: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅protecting the house. (Page: 234)
If a basement fire is not venting well, cut a hole in the first floor under a window, then: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅remove the window. (Page: 225)
In an offensive attack, hose lines should be positioned to confine the fire from the: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unburned side. (Page: 222)
In platform-frame construction, the roof rafters are connected to a: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅ridge beam. (Page: 218)
In which type of construction do the exterior framing members run two or more stories high?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Balloon frame (Page: 216)
Like basement fires, the __________ of attic fires is the most hazardous condition that is
encountered. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unknown element (Page: 230)
Search and rescue procedures for first-floor fires dictate that the __________ be searched
first. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅first floor (Page: 227)
, The framing in each level of a platform-frame house is set on a __________ and runs the
height of one floor. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅sill plate (Page: 216)
A __________cut is useful in confining a fire in a cockloft that is spreading horizontally. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅trench (Page: 256)
After completing a search of an apartment, the apartment should be __________ to ensure
that no apartments are missed. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅marked (Page 254)
If more than one stairwell exists in a fire-resistive multiple-family dwelling fire, one stairwell
should be used for fire attack and the other for: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅rescue. (Page
257-258)
In fire-resistive multiple-family dwelling fires, search and rescue efforts should focus on the
involved apartment, common hallways, __________, and adjoining apartments. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅stairways (Page 257)
In which of the following types of multiple-family dwellings does a brick wall separate each
building, often limiting a fire to the structure of origin? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Brownstone (Page 263)
Row-frame dwellings often share a common: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅cockloft (Page
260)
The component of a building that connects two wings is known as the: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅throat. (Page 252)
The second floor to be searched during a fire involving a multiple-family dwelling is the -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅floor above the fire (Page 244)
What is the major difference between the construction of a row-house and that of a
brownstone? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A brownstone has a noncombustible exterior.
(Page 263)
Term ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Because of the openness of one- and two-family dwellings, the most common danger is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅spread of smoke and fire. (Page: 217)
During search and rescue, fire fighters should pay attention to paths of egress such as the
__________ and hallways when fighting upper-floor fires. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅top
of the stairs (Page: 229)
Exposure protection for garage fires initially focuses on: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅protecting the house. (Page: 234)
If a basement fire is not venting well, cut a hole in the first floor under a window, then: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅remove the window. (Page: 225)
In an offensive attack, hose lines should be positioned to confine the fire from the: -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unburned side. (Page: 222)
In platform-frame construction, the roof rafters are connected to a: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅ridge beam. (Page: 218)
In which type of construction do the exterior framing members run two or more stories high?
- CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Balloon frame (Page: 216)
Like basement fires, the __________ of attic fires is the most hazardous condition that is
encountered. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unknown element (Page: 230)
Search and rescue procedures for first-floor fires dictate that the __________ be searched
first. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅first floor (Page: 227)
, The framing in each level of a platform-frame house is set on a __________ and runs the
height of one floor. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅sill plate (Page: 216)
A __________cut is useful in confining a fire in a cockloft that is spreading horizontally. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅trench (Page: 256)
After completing a search of an apartment, the apartment should be __________ to ensure
that no apartments are missed. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅marked (Page 254)
If more than one stairwell exists in a fire-resistive multiple-family dwelling fire, one stairwell
should be used for fire attack and the other for: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅rescue. (Page
257-258)
In fire-resistive multiple-family dwelling fires, search and rescue efforts should focus on the
involved apartment, common hallways, __________, and adjoining apartments. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅stairways (Page 257)
In which of the following types of multiple-family dwellings does a brick wall separate each
building, often limiting a fire to the structure of origin? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Brownstone (Page 263)
Row-frame dwellings often share a common: - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅cockloft (Page
260)
The component of a building that connects two wings is known as the: - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅throat. (Page 252)
The second floor to be searched during a fire involving a multiple-family dwelling is the -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅floor above the fire (Page 244)
What is the major difference between the construction of a row-house and that of a
brownstone? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅A brownstone has a noncombustible exterior.
(Page 263)
