FRP Final Test Review

You, the Firefighter, have been ordered into a burning building to spread salvage covers over furniture and other contents on the floor below the fire to protect it from being damaged by waters used in extinguishment. This BEST describes which term?

• Division of Labor

• Life Safety

• Property Conservation

• Incident Stabilization

Which Class of foam is the agent of choice for flammable and combustible liquid spills and fire?

• Class B

• Class D

• Class A

• Class C

A predetermined plan that is put in place for practically every incident or event, whether emergency or non-emergency, BEST describes what fire department regulation?

• Standing Orders

• Standard Operations Procedures

• Directives

• Protocols

Where is the removable gasket in a threaded hose coupling?

• Male

• Both Male and Female

• Female

• Neither Male or Female

You have identified that there is a problem while identifying safety procedures for SCBA use while wearing and working with the SCBA unit. You have checked the by-pass valve, what do you do on your next check?

• Check the cylinder valve, is it in the fully open position

• Activate “alarm” mode on your PASS device

• Check remote gauge

• Use by-pass to breath if problem is not fixed

Your truck company has just arrived on the scene of a three story apartment building with fire on the second floor in Sector A. (Alpha Side) A resident meets your officer as he gets off the apparatus and states that his wheel chair bound grandmother is still in the bedroom next to the fire room. You are directed by your officer to ladder the bedroom and perform a search and possible rescue. Where is the appropriate position for you ladder in this situation?

• Place the tip of the ladder in the window opening

• Place the tip pf the ladder above the window

• Place the tip of the ladder at the top of the window and on the windward side

• Place the tip of the ladder below the windowsill

What style of Wood Frame (Type V) construction uses mortise and tendon connections to connect the beams to the posts and floor joists to the beams?

• Poured in Place Construction

• Platform Frame Construction

• Post and Beam Construction

• Balloon Frame Construction

How far from any electrical lines or electrical sources should you be when raising any type of ladder?

• 16 Feet

• 10 Feet

• 2 Feet

• 8 Feet

Common indicators for the development of a backdraft include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Smoke stained windows

• Smoke leaving structure in puffs

• Pressurized smoke exiting small openings

• Visible, fully developed fire

Which commonly used extinguisher has a regular B:C rating, a multipurpose A:B:C rating, and uses sodium bicarbonate as the extinguishing agent?

• Dry chemical fire extinguisher

• Wet chemical fire extinguisher

• Carbon dioxide fire extinguisher

• Clean agent fire extinguisher