WorksheetsChapter 3 - Personal Protective Equipment
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
PPE
Professional Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Provided Equipment
Personal Proper Equipment
What NFPA sets the standard for your Class Bs?
NFPA 1984 Standard on Respirators for Wildland Fire Fighting Operations
NFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
NFPA 1977 Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting
NFPA 1975 Standard on Emergency Services Work Clothing Elements
Wildland gear provides thermal protection equal to that of the structure gear. T/F?
True
False
Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting
NFPA 1971
NFPA 1977
NFPA 1981
NFPA 1982
What are the two common brands for fire resistant clothing?
Mystery Ranch
Nomex
PBI
Danner
What piece of equipment is your last resort in the event of a rollover?
Axe
Fire Extinguisher
Spare air bottle
Personal Fire Shelter
NFPA for Proximity PPE used by ARFF and Structural FF PPE
NFPA 1971
NFPA 1999
NFPA 1951
NFPA 1991
HAZMAT PPE that protects from liquids & vapors. It uses the SCBA and is the highest level of protection.
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
HAZMAT PPE that protects from liquid only. It is not full encapsulated but uses a SCBA.
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
HAZMAT PPE that protects from liquids only. It is not fully encapsulated and does not use a SCBA.
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
HAZMAT PPE that is the lowest level of PPE. Structural Gear is considered this level of PPE.
Level A
Level B
Level C
Level D
What are the three required components of structural FF PPE and Equipment?
Hearing Protection
PASS device
SCBA
Structural PPE
How many layers do the structural pants and coat consist of?
1
2
3
4
What layer of the coat/pants is made of a fire-resistant material, protects from abrasions, and has reflective strips?
Thermal Barrier
Moisture Barrier
Outer shell
Inner shell
What layer of the pants/coat keeps liquids and vapors from reaching the skin?
Outer shell
Inner shell
Moisture Barrier
Thermal Barrier
What layer of the pants/coat protects against the heat and is quilted?
Outer shell
Inner Shell
Thermal Barrier
Moisture Barrier
Select all structural PPE components
Helmet, Hood
Hearing Protection
Eye Pro
Coat, Jacket, gloves
Pants, boots, SCBA, PASS
NFPA 2005 requires this on all FF coats in order to assist in the removal of a downed FF
Harness
Webbing strap
Safety belt
Drag Rescue Device
Your hood is worn
Over helmet, under SCBA
Over jacket and under SCBA
Under helmet and over SCBA
Under jacket and under SCBA
The inner lining of the helmet has thermal protection. T/F?
True
False
What are considered PRIMARY eye protection? (Select all that apply)
Face shield
Goggles
Flip downs
Safety Glasses
Select all SECONDARY eye protection
Goggles
Flip Downs
Safety Glasses
Face Shields
Nylon and polyester and preferred fabrics in a fire. T/F?
True
False
Smoke contains three highly toxic products of combustion or physical states of matter:
Particles (solids)
Vapors (finely suspended liquids)
Oxygen
Gases
Room air contains what percentage of oxygen?
17%
25%
21%
19.5%
What percentage (or less) of oxygen in the atmosphere is considered oxygen deficient?
21%
19.5%
17%
25%
At what oxygen percentage in the atmosphere can people experience disorientation, inability to control their muscles, and irrational thinking?
25%
21%
19.5%
17%
You should remove your gloves in order to remove your regulator. T/F?
True
False
Flashlights are required even during the day. T/F?
True
False
NFPA that covers the care, inspection, and maintenance of FF PPE
NFPA 1851
NFPA 1982
NFPA 1852
NFPA 1984
According to NFPA 1851 you should inspect and clean your FF PPE at least _____
One time per year
Two times per year
Every other year
Every month
Uses air that is supplied from a source independent of the ambient air
Atmosphere-Supplying Respirators (ASRs)
Supplied-air Respirator (SAR)
Air-Purifying Respirator (APR)
Power Air-Purifying respirator (PAPR)
Uses an external source for the breathing air
Atmosphere-Supplying respirator
Supplied-Air Respirator
Power Air-Purifying Reespirator
Air-Purifying respirator
Supplied with an air-purifying filter, cartridge, or a canister that removes specific (known) air contaminants by passing ambient air through the element
ASR
SAR
APR
PAPR
Has a fan that draws outside air through the filters ands into the mask via low pressure hose
ASR
SAR
APR
PAPR
Who set the design, testing, and certification requirements for respiratory protection?
OSHA
NIOSH
NFPA
EPA
Responsible for establishing and enforcing regulations for respiratory protection programs
NIOSH
NFPA
OSHA and state agencies
Breathing apparatus that pulls air from a cylinder to inhale and exhaled air is released into the atmosphere
Open-Circuit
Closed-Circuit
Short-Circuit
Breathing apparatus that recycles that user’s exhaled air
Open-circuit
Closed-Circuit
Short-circuit
An SCBA has a realistic useful life of no more than ____ of the rated time
75%
80%
50%
25%
Face piece lens can soften at around ____ with the lens starting to “craze” or bubble
100 F
200 F
300 F
419 F
The face piece lens fail at temperatures of _____ and above
100 F
200 F
300 F
419 F
What are the four main components of the SCBA?
Harness
Air Cylinder Assembly
Regulatory assembly
Face Piece Assembly
Hose Assembly
The air pressure in a filled SCBA air cylinder ranges from ______
1000 - 2000 psi
2200 to 5500 psi
3300 - 5500 psi
3300 - 6600 psi
What air cylinder is made of steel or aluminum, usually rated for 30 minutes of use, and pressurized to 2200 psi?
Low-Pressure Air Cylinder
Composite Air Cylinder
High-Pressure Air Cylinder
What air cylinder is made of an aluminum shell wrapped in carbon, Kevlar, or glass fibers, rated for 30/45/60/75 minutes of use, and are pressurized to 5500 psi?
High-Pressure Air Cylinder
Low-pressure air cylinder
Composite Air Cylinder
If the air supply is partially or completely cut off during use, you can fully open the ______ to secure an emergency supply of air
Release Valve
Rescue Valve
Regulator purge/bypass valve
Emergency valve
To prevent fogging of the lens and carbon dioxide build up, the face piece assembly has
Vents
Nose cups
Tightening straps
Foam lining
What are the three main components of smoke?
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Soot
Charcoal
Carbon monoxide kills by
Destroying lung cells
Replacing oxygen in the blood
Inhibiting the oxidative phosphorylation process
Being a blister agent
What results from burning plastic?
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide
Hydrogen Cyanide
Phosgene
What is a product of incomplete combustion of common household items?
Phosgene
Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen Cyanide
CBRN
Call Back Right Now
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
Chemical Burns Radiological Nuclear
MMR
Marble Mountain Rescue
Modern Mountain Rescue
Mask Mounted Release valve
Mask Mounted Regulator
CFRP
Carbon Fitted Rescue Polymer
Critical Flight rescue Program
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Common Firefighter Rescue Program
GFRP
Global Flight Rescue Program
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer
Global Firefighter Rescue Program
Glass fitted reinforced polymer
What is the average air consumption rate? (Select 2)
40 L/min
1.4 feet squared per minute
14 L / min
4.0 feet squared per minute
Who creates the policy on how full a cylinder should be and at what % it needs to be replaced?
The individual FF
The Safety Officer
The Fire Department
The lieutenant
If a cylinder is missing layers and has significant scraping, it has what level of damage?
1
2
3
4
If the carbon fiber wrap of a cylinder is damaged, what level of damage is there?
1
2
3
4
