Exam #4

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1. If only one or two sprinkler heads have been activated, what technique can
quickly stop the flow while keeping the rest of the system operational during
overhaul?
a. Closing the outside valve
b. Charging the standpipe system
c. Inserting a sprinkler wedge
d. Reverse-charging the sprinkler system
2. What technique can fire fighters use to limit smoke damage?
a. Allow smoke to settle, the vacuum
b. Use hand lines to knock down smoke
c. Ventilation
d. Hanging salvage covers in doorways
3. In which type of sprinkler system is the piping filled with pressurized air
instead of water?
a. Dry
b. Wet
c. Deluge
d. Preaction
4. What should be done with the front doors during a dash displacement?
a. They should be secured shut.
b. They should be continuously swung back and forth.
c. They should be tied open.
d. They should be rocked.
5. What device enables fire fighters to ascertain the type and location of the
activated alarms device as they enter a building in which a fire alarm is
occurring?
a. Zone activator
b. Initiating device connector
c. Remote annunciator
d. Retard chamber
6. How should fire fighters approach a vehicle fire?
a. 90-degree angle
b. 45-degree angle
c. From the front
d. From the rear
7. During salvage, what should be done with any picture on the walls?
a. They should be left in place as they are.
b. They should be left in place, but turned toward the wall.
c. They should be removed and placed with the furniture.
d. They should be set on the floor against the wall, facing the wall.

8. A Pulaski axe combines an axe with another tool. What other tool?

a. Pick
b. Adze
c. Maul
d. Sledge
9. If a fire is not of accidental cause, then of what type cause is it?
a. Immolatory
b. Malicious
c. Incendiary
d. Speculative
10.When the water pressure drops, what part of the alarm valve prevents water
from flowing out of the sprinkler system and back into the public water
distribution system?
a. Purge valve
b. Flow restictor
c. Water inhibitor
d. Clapper valve
11.If the stem on an OS&Y valve is out, what does that tell fire fighters about
that valve?a
a. It is pre-1947
b. It is restricted
c. It is open
d. It is broken
12.What is the term for preparing a victim for movement as a unit, often by
using a long spine board or similar device?
a. Evaluating
b. Demobilizing
c. Restraining
d. Packaging
13.What is the more common and less expensive type of smoke detector?
a. Acoustic
b. Magnetic
c. Ionization
d. Photoelectric
14.What is suggested by the appearance of an inverted V pattern on a wall?
a. Fire occurring by natural means
b. Explosion on the other side of the room
c. Intense prefire heating in the room
d. Flammable liquids used along the baseboard
15.The best method to prevent a BLEVE is to direct the heavy stream of water
______.
a. On the relief valve
b. At the end of the container
c. At the point of flame impingement
d. Below the point of flame impingement

16.Type I buildings usually use reinforced concrete and ________ in their

construction.
a. Treated-wood frame

b. Lightweight-aluminum frame
c. Protected-steel frame
d. Unprotected-concrete frame
17.At a TRI, in what control zone does decontamination, if applicable, take place?
a. Warm zone
b. Decontamination zone
c. Control zone
d. Staging zone
18.An indirect attack is indicated when the temperature is increasing and it
appears that ________ is about to happen.
a. Backdraft
b. Structural collapse
c. Rollaway
d. Flashover
19.Who should conduct the interview of potential witnesses to a fire?
a. Fire chief
b. Fire investigator
c. Company officer
d. Public information officer
20.What is the most common method of establishing the control zones for an
emergency incident site?
a. Stationing fire fighters along a perimeter
b. The use of police or fire line tape
c. Stationing police along a perimeter
d. Police-style pedestrian traffic barricades
21.What is the first level of technical rescue training?
a. Airport fire fighter
b. Level A
c. Awareness level
d. Tech 1
22.Why do many departments have a police of placing apparatus at an angle to
the crash site at a vehicle accident?
a. Because this position presents the widest profile of flashing lights to
oncoming traffic
b. Because then the pump operator can see through the walkway of a midmount apparatus and watch the scene as well as oncoming traffic
c. So that if it is struck from behind by an oncoming vehicle, it will be pushed
off to the side
d. So that it will present the largest possible barrier profile to oncoming
traffic

23.Where are post indicator valves normally located?

a. Outside the building
b. On water mains
c. On a standpipe system

d. Inside a mechanical room

24.Of what kind of glass is a windshield made?
a. Tempered
b. Laminated
c. Luminar
d. Luminescent
25.When does size-up begin?
a. When a senior fire officer arrives on scene
b. When victim is located
c. When dispatched
d. Upon arrival
26.A high-rise structure is generally defined in terms of being a certain height or
taller. What is this height, in stories?
a. 4 or 5
b. 6 or 7
c. 8 or 9
d. 10 or more
27.Which of the fire triangle elements is not needed for wildland fires to burn?
a. Oxygen is not required
b. Fuel is not required
c. They are all required
d. None are required
28.What type of alarm notification system sends a signal directly in the fire
department via a telephone line or radio signal?
a. Local alarm system
b. Remote station system
c. Proprietary system
d. Central station
29.What is slash?
a. Bark piled up from stripping operations
b. Leftovers from logging or clearing operations
c. The insect activity generated by logging
d. The pasty, half-decomposed remains of a wildland fire
30.What type of fuel is usually the main type of fuel present in ground cover
fires?
a. Coarse
b. Light
c. Heavy
d. Fine

31.What NFPA standard covers protective clothing and equipment for wildland
fire fighting?
a. 1977
b. 1978
c. 1979
d. 1980
32.During the dispatch and response phase, what areas should a fire fighter
observe for clues that may assist in a fire investigation?

a. Fire conditions, weather conditions, and building conditions

b. Building characteristics, weather conditions, and route obstructions
c. Time of day, weather conditions, and route obstructions
d. Time of day, building conditions, and fire conditions
33.The two greatest hazards at a confined-space incident are the lack of oxygen
and _______.
a. Limited space
b. Absence of light
c. Presence of poisonous gas
d. Presence of sharp objects
34.Type III construction is normally limited in height. What is usually the
maximum height of a Type III building?
a. One story
b. Two stories
c. Four stories
d. Eight stories
35.The fire investigation process usually begins with examination of:
a. The exterior
b. The main entry way
c. The unburned interior
d. The most burned interior
36.How does the oxygen requirement of the fire triangle differ for wildland fires
as opposed to structure fires?
a. Unlike structures fires, wildland fires do not need oxygen to ignite or burn.
b. Unlike most structure fires, wildland fires have unlimited oxygen available.
c. Compared to structures fires, wildland fires need almost six times oxygen
to burn.
d. Compared to structures fires, wildland fires need more than 30 times the
oxygen to burn.
37.What is the most common type of residential fire alarm system?
a. Remoter-reporting heat detector
b. Single-station smoke alarm
c. Sprinkler system
d. X-10 detector

38.Which of the following is the most common and least expensive type of
automatic sprinkler system?
a. Preaction
b. Deluge
c. Wet
d. Dry
39.How often should generators be tested and operationally run?
a. Weekly to monthly

b. Monthly to semiannually
c. Semiannually
d. Annually
40.What is the term for the process of maintaining continuous possession control
of evidence from the time it is discovered until it is used in court?
a. Chain of custody
b. Controlled possession
c. Evidentiary procedures
d. Evidentiary control
41.Relative to the overhaul process, when should fire investigators ideally begin
their work at a fire scene?
a. After overhaul is complete
b. Before overhaul starts
c. Any time other than when overhaul operations are occurring
d. Concurrently with overhaul
42.At what level of technical rescue training do fire fighters participate by
recognizing the hazards, securing the scene, and calling for appropriate
assistance?
a. Level 2
b. Tech 2
c. Level B
d. Awareness level
43.What is a major concern with battery-powered smoke alarms?
a. Battery replacement
b. False alarm
c. Occupant ignoring activation
d. Occupant removal
44.If a wildland or ground cover fire is too dangerous for a direct attack, what
type of fire attack should be used?
a. Head
b. Pincer
c. Indirect
d. Flanking

45.What term refers to all of the information gathered and used by an

investigator to determine the cause of fire?
a. Evidence
b. Forensics
c. Documentation
d. Physical debris field
46.If water is flowing in a sprinkler system, what triggers the fire alarm system
to alert the occupants and fire department?
a. Flowmeter
b. Offensive only
c. Defensive only

d. Neither
47.Can salvage and overhaul ever be delayed until an investigator has examined
the scene?
a. No, they cannot ever be delayed and it is illegal to do so.
b. No, they should no ever be delayed, but there is no law against it.
c. Yes, they can be delayed but only in extraordinary circumstances.
d. Yes, they can often be delayed for this reason.
48.Are master streams used for offensive or defensive operations?
a. Both
b. Offensive
c. Defensive
d. Neither
49.What kind of evidence includes facts that can be observed on reported first
hand?
a. Narrative
b. Objective
c. Direct
d. Sworn
50.How are fire alarm systems in high-rise buildings often programmed to alert
the occupants?
a. Alarm floor only
b. Alarm floor and floor immediately above
c. Entire building
d. Alarm floor and floors immediately below and above
51.When using rescue lift airbags, boards and plywood must not be used:
a. Underneath then
b. On either side of them
c. Between or above them\
d. Anywhere within 15 feet of them
52.What will burn in Type I and Type II buildings?
a. Nothing whatsoever
b. The contents only
c. The structural components only
d. Both the structural components and the contents.

53.What is the only method to determine that there are no hidden fires?
a. Open up the wall
b. Use a thermal imager
c. Look for signs of heat
d. Feel for heat
54.Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapour present in the air
compared to:
a. The amount of water that is would make if it came out of the vapor state.
b. The maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature
c. The amount that would totally exclude the oxygen in that volume of air.
d. The amount of oxygen in the same volume of air at that particular time.
55.Select the true statement about steel.
a. It is not very strong in either tension or compression.

b. It is very strong in tension only

c. It is very strong in compression only
d. It is very strong in both in tension and compression.
56.Which of the following is NOT one of the three factors relevant to approaching
a scene safely?
a. Approach the scene cautiously.
b. Position the apparatus properly.
c. Call for needed assistance.
d. Assist specialized team members as needed.
57.How hard is it to locate and extinguish burning subsurface fuels?
a. Easy to locate and easy to extinguish
b. Easy to locate and hard to extinguish
c. Hard to locate and easy to extinguish
d. Hard to locate and hard to extinguish
58.On what types of operations are master stream devices typically used?
a. Offensive only
b. Modular or offensive
c. Offensive or defensive
d. Defensive only
59.How are ionization and photoelectric smoke detectors restored to non-alarm
condition once they have detected smoke and gone into alarm?
a. They must have their sensing elements cleaned with alcohol
b. They are self-restoring
c. They must be replaced
d. They must be wiped gently with a water-moistened cloth.
60.If preincident plans are to be kept on paper, they should be stored in threering binders or
a. In a filing system.
b. On flash cards.
c. On a stack of fan-fold paper.
d. As overhead transparencies.

61.How can the practice of having one team of fire fighters conducting offensive
operations and another team of fire fighters conducting defensive operations
on the same building at the same time be characterized?
a. As a model practice
b. As unremarkable
c. As extremely dangerous
d. As appropriate when more that two rooms are involved but not otherwise
62.If an airbag has not been deployed, what is on precaution that must be taken
regarding the steering wheel?
a. It should be turned all the way to the stop either left or right
b. It should be turned to the wheels-straight position
c. It should be cut, whether otherwise necessary or not.
d. It should not be cut.

63.What is one advantage of storing pre incident plans on computer rather that
paper?
a. Computer-stored data is more reliable that paper-stored
b. When changes are made, the need to make and distribute copies is
eliminated
c. Data stored in one computer location is less vulnerable to sudden loss that
data stored in multiple locations on paper.
d. Computers generally survive being banged around in responding
apparatus over time better that do plastic three-ring binders.
64.What is the term for any other building or item that may be in danger as a
result of an incident in another building or area?
a. Liability
b. Exposure
c. Endangerment
d. Abutment
65.What effect does wire in tempered glass have on the glass under fire
conditions?
a. It keeps the pieces together when it breaks.
b. It keeps it from smoking up.
c. It keeps it from breaking.
d. It makes it melt instead of shatter.
66.What is one item of information regarding any gates limiting access to a
building that should be included in preincident plans?
a. Whether any such gates swing toward, away, or slide pocket-style.
b. How high any such gates are and their clearance above the ground
c. The material of construction of any such gates, including their posts and
fasteners
d. Whether there any gates that require keys or a code to enter
67.What part of a fire alarm system causes the system to indicate an alarm?
a. The alarm initiation device
b. The alarm notification device
c. The alarm annunciation device
d. The alarm suppression device

68.What should the fire fighters take with them if sent to shut off a main
sprinkler control valve without the necessary key?
a. An Allen wrench
b. A pipe wrench
c. A crow bar
d. Bolt cutters
69.What type of alarm notification system does not notify the fire department?
a. Local alarm system
b. Remote station system
c. Proprietary system
d. Central station
70.What is the term used to describe development occurring in wildland areas
where undeveloped land with vegetative fuels is mixed with human-made
structures?

a. Rural-urban interface
b. Rural development
c. Wildland enhancement
d. Wildland-urban interface
71.The risk of a new fire remains even if only a small percentage of the original
fire remains smoldering. How small a percentage?
a. 1%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 15%
72.Are heat detectors more, less, or equally prone to false alarms when
compared to smoke detectors?
a. More
b. Less
c. Equally
d. It depends on the type of fire.
73.When removing the victim from the vehicle, who is in charge of the move?
a. IC
b. EMT
c. Person holding c-spine
d. Person at the foot of the backboard
74.In what kind of operation is the objective for fire fighters to get close enough
to the fire to apply extinguishing agents at close range?
a. Intervention
b. Exposure protection
c. Offensive
d. Reactive

75.What evidence would be visible if an ignitable liquid was poured onto a floor
and ignited?
a. Extensive burn damage to the floor
b. Light burn damage to the floor
c. S-pattern on a wall
d. V-pattern on a wall
76.What kind of evidence is used to validate a theory or show how something
could have occurred?
a. Declarative
b. Demonstrative
c. Directed
d. Delineating
77.What degree of slope determines whether it is a low-angle or high-angle
operation?
a. 30 degrees
b. 45 degrees
c. 60 degrees
d. 90 degrees

78.Which type of nozzle moves more air and is therefore more likely to disrupt
the thermal balance?
a. Solid
b. Straight
c. Cellar
d. Fog
79.What hazards do batteries present to fire fighters?
a. Hydrochloric acid
b. Hydrofluoric acid
c. Sulfuric acid
d. Pentaic acid
80.How does carbon dioxide primarily extinguish a fire?
a. Displacing oxygen
b. Inhibit chemical reaction
c. Removes fuel
d. Cooling
81.When a certain kind of firefighting attack is successful, the fire can be
controlled with the least amount of property damage. What kind of attack is
this?
a. Courtyard
b. Combination
c. Offensive
d. No-vent
82.At what point does an ignition source come into contact with a fuel supply,
thus starting a fire?
a. Point of oxygen
b. Alpha point
c. Incipient point
d. Initial point

83.How are fire-cause determination and a criminal investigation of arson

related?
a. They are two different terms for the same thing.
b. They are not related at all.
c. Arson must be suspected before a full fire-cause determination is
appropriate.
d. The fire-cause determination must point to arson before the arson
investigation can begin.
84.What is the structure that divides the engine compartment on a car from the
passenger compartment?
a. The A post
b. The dashboard
c. The bulkhead
d. The partition
85.From where are defensive firefighting operations conducted?
a. Interior
b. Roof
c. Exterior

d. Staging area
86.Which areas of a wall are usually opened first during overhaul?
a. The most heavily damaged areas
b. The least damaged areas
c. The areas closest to any openings in that wall
d. The area closest to the baseboard
87.Why must fire fighters be trained in the methods of fire cause determination
and evidence preservation?
a. Because it is less expensive to train the during fire academy than later
b. Because all fire fighters also serve as fire cause determiners, on a rotation
basis
c. Because an understanding of fire cause aids in fire suppression
d. Because evidence can be lost during suppression an overhaul activities
88.What is the second step of the two-step process to deenergize an airbag?
a. Allow the airbag capacitor to discharge.
b. Trigger the now-disengaged firing mechanism
c. Remove the safety pin
d. Cut the red and yellow wire
89.Where do most structure fires occur?
a. Residences
b. Light commercials
c. Dense commercials
d. Dense industrials
90.How much water can large handlines flow, in gallons per minute?
a. 250 or more
b. About 175
c. 140 to 150
d. Exactly 125

91.What type of construction is called ordinary construction?

a. Class C
b. Type I
c. Class A
d. Type III
92.What is the next step in the TRI process after removal of a victim?
a. Stand-down
b. Lockout and tagout system
c. Transport
d. Packaging
93.What should be provided plans for use in case the primary response route is
blocked by a train or a raised drawbridge?
a. Alternate response routes
b. Radio frequencies for the train dispatcher and bridge tender
c. Telephone numbers for the train dispatcher and the bridge tender
d. Airport-style coloured light guns to signal the engineer or tender
94.Who should accompany preincident survey team members as they perform
their duty?
a. A representative of the property

b. A representative from building codes

c. A certified fire prevention inspector
d. A designated public safety liaison
95.What is it called when trapped moisture in concrete is heated to steam and
expands, causing parts of the concrete to break away?
a. Delamination
b. Depolymerizing
c. Spalling
d. Spation
96.What is the term that means Type II construction?
a. Ordinary
b. Extra hazard
c. Fire retardant
d. Noncombustible
97.What is the second major consideration during size-up of a building?
a. Ownership
b. Intrnal baffling
c. Finishing composition
d. Use and occupancy
98.When should emergency medical care be provided for a trapped victim?
a. As soon as access is made
b. Before extrication begins
c. After extraction begins
d. After victim has been removed from the vehicle

99.What type of fire attack is used to prevent the spread of fire?

a. Defensive
b. Offensive
c. Direct
d. Indirect
100.
What would the observation of glass blocks in a wall tell fire fighters?
a. That there is an automatic sprinkler in that room
b. That there is a skylight in that room
c. That the wall has not been subjected to fire
d. That the wall is not load-bearing