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| Question: | What are the four elements in the fire tetrahedron? |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | Fire |
| Possible Answers: | 1) heat, air, fuel & space |
| 2) wood, air, ignition & combustion | |
| 3) air, heat self-sustained chemical reaction & heated gases | |
| 4) Correct - oxygen, fuel, heat & self-sustained chemical reaction |
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| Question: | What is a Flashover? |
| Level: | Easy |
| Category: | Fire |
| Possible Answers: | 1) Instataneous explosion of superheated gases when oxygen is introduced into an oxygen depleted atmosphere. |
| 2) Extension of fire by flame licking over windows & doors. | |
| 3) Correct - Stage of fire whan all surfaces have been heated to their ingnition temperature & flame break out. | |
| 4) Rapid vaporization of a fuel leading to an explosion or fire ball. |
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| Question: | Which of the following types of harness fastens around the waist, around the thighs/buttocks & over the shoulders? |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | Rescue |
| Possible Answers: | 1) Ladder Belt |
| 2) Class II | |
| 3) Correct - Class III |
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| Question: | Placards placed on hazardous materials containers provide a starting point for responders in case of an emergency. Information about treatment and evaucation recommendations is found in: |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | EMS |
| Possible Answers: | 1) The NFPA 704 rulebook |
| 2) The EPA Protective Clothing Guidelines. | |
| 3) DOT UN or UA | |
| 4) Correct - North American Emergency Response Guidebook |
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| Question: | The term reverse lay describes an apparatus that lays out a supply line: |
| Level: | Easy |
| Category: | Fire |
| Possible Answers: | 1) while the apparatus is moving in reverse. |
| 2) Correct - from the fire to the water source. | |
| 3) from the water source to the fire. | |
| 4) with the male coupling ending up at the fire scene. |
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| Question: | Life Safety Rope is required to meet the following NFPA standard: |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | Rescue |
| Possible Answers: | 1) 1500 |
| 2) Correct - 1983 | |
| 3) 1901 | |
| 4) Does not have to comply with NFPA |
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| Question: | "Installation of a modern fire alarm system will mean smaller fires." Of the following, the best justification for this statement is that: |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | General |
| Possible Answers: | 1) Correct - if summoned quickly, firefighters can control a fire before it has a chance to spread. |
| 2) if the alarm system is modern, firefighters can be given a complete picture of a fire even before they respond. | |
| 3) some fires, such as fires resulting from explosions, assume large proportions in a few seconds. | |
| 4) most industrial establishments depend on more than one method of transmitting fire alarms. |
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| Question: | The firefighters in a ladder or rescue company are required to search for victims in apartments above the site of a store fire. Of the following, what should be the next procedure after this is complete: |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | Fire |
| Possible Answers: | 1) to have a plan and move toward windows and secondary means of egress. |
| 2) in each bedroom, flip a mattress into a "U" position to indicate that the area has been searched. | |
| 3) to pause from time to time to listen for crying, moaning, or coughing. | |
| 4) Correct - have a second crew of firefighters complete a secondary search. |
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| Question: | The main reason a fiberglass ladder would be used in place of an aluminum ladder is when there are concerns about: |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | General |
| Possible Answers: | 1) The length of the ladder. |
| 2) Correct - The conductivity of the ladder. | |
| 3) The flammability of the ladder. | |
| 4) The "rust-resistance" of the ladder. |
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| Question: | What are the Yellow pages in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) used for? |
| Level: | Medium |
| Category: | Hazmat |
| Possible Answers: | 1) Correct - ID Number Index |
| 2) Material Name Index | |
| 3) Protective Actions Index | |
| 4) Guide Index |