IFSTA 7 - Chapter 9 - Forcible Entry
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IFSTA 7 - Chapter 9 - Forcible Entry
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A J-tool is made of rigid, heavy gauge wire and is designed to: (401)
A. open a sliding door or pocket door....
, IFSTA 7 - Chapter 9 - Forcible Entry
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A J-tool is made of rigid, heavy gauge wire and is designed to: (401)
A. open a sliding door or pocket door.
B. remove the faceplate of a lock cylinder.
C. cut off the protective collar on a lock cylinder.
D. open a double-swinging door that is equipped with panic hardware. - Answer ✓✓D .
open a double-swinging door that is equipped with panic hardware.
A________is a wedge-shaped tool that widens to break the shackle of a padlock. (401)
A. shove knife
B. hammerhead pick
C. duck-billed lock breaker
D. hockey puck lock breaker - Answer ✓✓C. duck-billed lock breaker
A________is an example of a striking tool used for forcible entry. (382)
A. pike pole
B. kelly tool
C. pick-head axe
D. sledge hammer - Answer ✓✓D. Sledge Hammer.
An electromagnetic lock is an example of a: (393)
A. rim lock.
B. mortise lock.
C. cylindrical lock.
D. high security lock. - Answer ✓✓D.
Before performing forcible entry at a commercial or industrial occupancy, a firefighter
should "try before you pry" and: (371)
A. radio the computer-aided dispatch center.
B. look for a lock box near the main entrance.
C. get permission from the building's owner or superintendent.
D. request mutual aid to help force the stronger building materials. - Answer ✓✓B. look
for a lock box near the main entrance.
Damage resulting from forcible entry may be reduced by: (388)
,A. using a lock box, if available.
B. using multiple tools to force a door.
C. breaking windows rather than doors.
D. forcing the door as quickly as possible. - Answer ✓✓A.
Double-swinging doors: (397-398)
A. require the use of a rabbit tool for forcible entry.
B. require the use of a cutting torch for forcible entry.
C. can often be pried apart using a rambar or Halligan.
D. can be opened by cutting the door limiter that secures them. - Answer ✓✓C.
Fiberglass tool handles should be maintained by: (386)
A. varnishing them.
B. washing with a mild detergent.
C. rubbing them with boiled linseed oil.
D. using adhesive barcodes to mark them. - Answer ✓✓B.
Glass shards that result from firefighters breaking windows during forcible entry: (404)
A. have little effect on firefighter entry into the structure.
B. are usually large and can be easily removed from the entry area.
C. must be cleaned from the area before firefighters can enter the building.
D. can create a dangerous surface for firefighters advancing hoselines. - Answer ✓✓D.
Can create a dangerous surface for firefighters advancing hoselines.
How should prying tools be carried? (385)
A. Strapped to another tool
B. Placed in the tool's scabbard
C. Pointed or sharp edges facing up
D. Pointed or sharp edges facing away from the body - Answer ✓✓D. Pointed or sharp
edges facing away from the body
If a building has security bars on the windows,: (406)
A. the windows must be opened from the inside.
B. remove only the security bars on ground level.
C. the windows with bars should be left alone and other windows should be chosen for
egress.
D. all bars should be removed to allow emergency egress for inside crews if adequate
resources are available. - Answer ✓✓D. all bars should be removed to allow
emergency egress for inside crews if adequate resources are available.
, If a door is opened, a structure's________cause the fire to grow. (388)
A. live load
B. dead load
C. ventilation profile
D. construction type
will change, which may - Answer ✓✓C.
If the blade of an axe is too thick, regardless of its sharpness,: (386)
A. grinding the cutting edges will be necessary.
B. it will be completely useless for forcible entry.
C. it will be difficult to drive the axe head through ordinary objects.
D. pieces of the blade may break when cutting gravel roofs or striking nails in doors. -
Answer ✓✓C.
If the lock of a metal-frame double-hung window does not force with minimum pressure
applied,: (406)
A. the lock should be able to be forced using a larger, stronger tool.
B. the panes should be removed by breaking the seal between them.
C. a saw should be used to cut the glass out of the window openings.
D. it may be quicker to break the glass and open the lock manually. - Answer ✓✓D. it
may be quicker to break the glass and open the lock manually.
If you can see the hinges of a door, it: (396)
A. swings toward you.
B. swings away from you.
C. will require power tools to force.
D. cannot be opened using conventional forcible entry methods. - Answer ✓✓A.
If you must enter through a jalousie window, it may be faster and more efficient to: (406)
A. cut the window panel out of the frame.
B. break the glass in the individual panes and spread the window frame.
C. cut through the wall around the entire window assembly and remove it.
D. break the lowest - Answer ✓✓C. cut through the wall around the entire window
assembly and remove it.
Interior fire doors: (404)
A. will lock in place when closed.
B. should never be propped open.
C. will not lock in place when closed.
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