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Chapter 3 - Personal Protective Equipment

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

PPE

a)

Professional Protective Equipment

b)

Personal Protective Equipment

c)

Personal Provided Equipment

d)

Personal Proper Equipment

2.

What NFPA sets the standard for your Class Bs?

a)

NFPA 1984 Standard on Respirators for Wildland Fire Fighting Operations

b)

NFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting

c)

NFPA 1977 Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting

d)

NFPA 1975 Standard on Emergency Services Work Clothing Elements

3.

Wildland gear provides thermal protection equal to that of the structure gear. T/F?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting

a)

NFPA 1971

b)

NFPA 1977

c)

NFPA 1981

d)

NFPA 1982

5.

What are the two common brands for fire resistant clothing?

a)

Mystery Ranch

b)

Nomex

c)

PBI

d)

Danner

6.

What piece of equipment is your last resort in the event of a rollover?

a)

Axe

b)

Fire Extinguisher

c)

Spare air bottle

d)

Personal Fire Shelter

7.

NFPA for Proximity PPE used by ARFF and Structural FF PPE

a)

NFPA 1971

b)

NFPA 1999

c)

NFPA 1951

d)

NFPA 1991

8.

HAZMAT PPE that protects from liquids & vapors. It uses the SCBA and is the highest level of protection.

a)

Level A

b)

Level B

c)

Level C

d)

Level D

9.

HAZMAT PPE that protects from liquid only. It is not full encapsulated but uses a SCBA.

a)

Level A

b)

Level B

c)

Level C

d)

Level D

10.

HAZMAT PPE that protects from liquids only. It is not fully encapsulated and does not use a SCBA.

a)

Level A

b)

Level B

c)

Level C

d)

Level D

11.

HAZMAT PPE that is the lowest level of PPE. Structural Gear is considered this level of PPE.

a)

Level A

b)

Level B

c)

Level C

d)

Level D

12.

What are the three required components of structural FF PPE and Equipment?

a)

Hearing Protection

b)

PASS device

c)

SCBA

d)

Structural PPE

13.

How many layers do the structural pants and coat consist of?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What layer of the coat/pants is made of a fire-resistant material, protects from abrasions, and has reflective strips?

a)

Thermal Barrier

b)

Moisture Barrier

c)

Outer shell

d)

Inner shell

15.

What layer of the pants/coat keeps liquids and vapors from reaching the skin?

a)

Outer shell

b)

Inner shell

c)

Moisture Barrier

d)

Thermal Barrier

16.

What layer of the pants/coat protects against the heat and is quilted?

a)

Outer shell

b)

Inner Shell

c)

Thermal Barrier

d)

Moisture Barrier

17.

Select all structural PPE components

a)

Helmet, Hood

b)

Hearing Protection

c)

Eye Pro

d)

Coat, Jacket, gloves

e)

Pants, boots, SCBA, PASS

18.

NFPA 2005 requires this on all FF coats in order to assist in the removal of a downed FF

a)

Harness

b)

Webbing strap

c)

Safety belt

d)

Drag Rescue Device

19.

Your hood is worn

a)

Over helmet, under SCBA

b)

Over jacket and under SCBA

c)

Under helmet and over SCBA

d)

Under jacket and under SCBA

20.

The inner lining of the helmet has thermal protection. T/F?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What are considered PRIMARY eye protection? (Select all that apply)

a)

Face shield

b)

Goggles

c)

Flip downs

d)

Safety Glasses

22.

Select all SECONDARY eye protection

a)

Goggles

b)

Flip Downs

c)

Safety Glasses

d)

Face Shields

23.

Nylon and polyester and preferred fabrics in a fire. T/F?

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Smoke contains three highly toxic products of combustion or physical states of matter:

a)

Particles (solids)

b)

Vapors (finely suspended liquids)

c)

Oxygen

d)

Gases

25.

Room air contains what percentage of oxygen?

a)

17%

b)

25%

c)

21%

d)

19.5%

26.

What percentage (or less) of oxygen in the atmosphere is considered oxygen deficient?

a)

21%

b)

19.5%

c)

17%

d)

25%

27.

At what oxygen percentage in the atmosphere can people experience disorientation, inability to control their muscles, and irrational thinking?

a)

25%

b)

21%

c)

19.5%

d)

17%

28.

You should remove your gloves in order to remove your regulator. T/F?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Flashlights are required even during the day. T/F?

a)

True

b)

False

30.

NFPA that covers the care, inspection, and maintenance of FF PPE

a)

NFPA 1851

b)

NFPA 1982

c)

NFPA 1852

d)

NFPA 1984

31.

According to NFPA 1851 you should inspect and clean your FF PPE at least _____

a)

One time per year

b)

Two times per year

c)

Every other year

d)

Every month

32.

Uses air that is supplied from a source independent of the ambient air

a)

Atmosphere-Supplying Respirators (ASRs)

b)

Supplied-air Respirator (SAR)

c)

Air-Purifying Respirator (APR)

d)

Power Air-Purifying respirator (PAPR)

33.

Uses an external source for the breathing air

a)

Atmosphere-Supplying respirator

b)

Supplied-Air Respirator

c)

Power Air-Purifying Reespirator

d)

Air-Purifying respirator

34.

Supplied with an air-purifying filter, cartridge, or a canister that removes specific (known) air contaminants by passing ambient air through the element

a)

ASR

b)

SAR

c)

APR

d)

PAPR

35.

Has a fan that draws outside air through the filters ands into the mask via low pressure hose

a)

ASR

b)

SAR

c)

APR

d)

PAPR

36.

Who set the design, testing, and certification requirements for respiratory protection?

a)

OSHA

b)

NIOSH

c)

NFPA

d)

EPA

37.

Responsible for establishing and enforcing regulations for respiratory protection programs

a)

NIOSH

b)

NFPA

c)

OSHA and state agencies

38.

Breathing apparatus that pulls air from a cylinder to inhale and exhaled air is released into the atmosphere

a)

Open-Circuit

b)

Closed-Circuit

c)

Short-Circuit

39.

Breathing apparatus that recycles that user’s exhaled air

a)

Open-circuit

b)

Closed-Circuit

c)

Short-circuit

40.

An SCBA has a realistic useful life of no more than ____ of the rated time

a)

75%

b)

80%

c)

50%

d)

25%

41.

Face piece lens can soften at around ____ with the lens starting to “craze” or bubble

a)

100 F

b)

200 F

c)

300 F

d)

419 F

42.

The face piece lens fail at temperatures of _____ and above

a)

100 F

b)

200 F

c)

300 F

d)

419 F

43.

What are the four main components of the SCBA?

a)

Harness

b)

Air Cylinder Assembly

c)

Regulatory assembly

d)

Face Piece Assembly

e)

Hose Assembly

44.

The air pressure in a filled SCBA air cylinder ranges from ______

a)

1000 - 2000 psi

b)

2200 to 5500 psi

c)

3300 - 5500 psi

d)

3300 - 6600 psi

45.

What air cylinder is made of steel or aluminum, usually rated for 30 minutes of use, and pressurized to 2200 psi?

a)

Low-Pressure Air Cylinder

b)

Composite Air Cylinder

c)

High-Pressure Air Cylinder

46.

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?

a)

High-Pressure Air Cylinder

b)

Low-pressure air cylinder

c)

Composite Air Cylinder

47.

If the air supply is partially or completely cut off during use, you can fully open the ______ to secure an emergency supply of air

a)

Release Valve

b)

Rescue Valve

c)

Regulator purge/bypass valve

d)

Emergency valve

48.

To prevent fogging of the lens and carbon dioxide build up, the face piece assembly has

a)

Vents

b)

Nose cups

c)

Tightening straps

d)

Foam lining

49.

What are the three main components of smoke?

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Soot

d)

Charcoal

50.

Carbon monoxide kills by

a)

Destroying lung cells

b)

Replacing oxygen in the blood

c)

Inhibiting the oxidative phosphorylation process

d)

Being a blister agent

51.

What results from burning plastic?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Monoxide

c)

Hydrogen Cyanide

d)

Phosgene

52.

What is a product of incomplete combustion of common household items?

a)

Phosgene

b)

Carbon Monoxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen Cyanide

53.

CBRN

a)

Call Back Right Now

b)

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear

c)

Chemical Burns Radiological Nuclear

54.

MMR

a)

Marble Mountain Rescue

b)

Modern Mountain Rescue

c)

Mask Mounted Release valve

d)

Mask Mounted Regulator

55.

CFRP

a)

Carbon Fitted Rescue Polymer

b)

Critical Flight rescue Program

c)

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer

d)

Common Firefighter Rescue Program

56.

GFRP

a)

Global Flight Rescue Program

b)

Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer

c)

Global Firefighter Rescue Program

d)

Glass fitted reinforced polymer

57.

What is the average air consumption rate? (Select 2)

a)

40 L/min

b)

1.4 feet squared per minute

c)

14 L / min

d)

4.0 feet squared per minute

58.

Who creates the policy on how full a cylinder should be and at what % it needs to be replaced?

a)

The individual FF

b)

The Safety Officer

c)

The Fire Department

d)

The lieutenant

59.

If a cylinder is missing layers and has significant scraping, it has what level of damage?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

60.

If the carbon fiber wrap of a cylinder is damaged, what level of damage is there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4