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FF2 Exam Prep (NATIONAL) – Q&A; IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting Exam Prep (For FF2)
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FF2 Exam Prep (NATIONAL) – Q&A; IFSTA Essentials ofFirefighting Exam Prep (For FF2)
A description of conditions as they appear can also be called a ✔️Ans -
Brief Initial Report
The arrival report should contain the ✔️Ans - Address of incident if
different from original
What contains the transfer of command? ✔️Ans - Personal accountability
report
What includes an air consumption report when given? ✔️Ans - Tactical
progress report
What is intended to warn personnel at a scene of an impending hazard?
✔️Ans - Emergency radio traffic
What would be a systematic method of confirming the status of units
operating at incident? ✔️Ans - Personal accountability report
What is a limitation of a personnel accountability report? ✔️Ans - It uses a
considerable amount of time
What is vital to fire department operations from legal, statistical, and record-
keeping standpoints? ✔️Ans - Post Incident report
Why was the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) developed?
✔️Ans - To create data for analysis
Knowing about types of roofs, roofs supports, and roof coverings can help
firefighters: ✔️Ans - Judge Roof Safety
Which of the size-up indicators is not directly related to building construction
✔️Ans - Adjacent exposures
What is defined as the maximum heat that can be produced if all combustible
material in a given area burns ✔️Ans - Fuel Load
,What BEST describes an outcome of heavy content fuel loading ✔️Ans -
Fire can overwhelm the capabilities of the fire suppression system
What is the critical temperature for steel trusses ✔️Ans - 1,000oF
(538oC)
In a bowstring truss roof what is fastened at the truss ends with U-shaped
steel heels ✔️Ans - Top and bottom chord members
Additional fuel loads and ignition sources brought by building contractors are
factors that: ✔️Ans - Cause the risk of fire to rise sharply
Preventative structural collapse potential can be identified during: ✔️Ans
- Preincident surveys
After the emergency part of an incident is over structural collapse potential is:
✔️Ans - The same as during the incident
Post suppression activities and the buildup of water from suppression
increase ______ in the decay state. ✔️Ans - Collapse Potential
What increases structural collapse potential but may not be visible during pre
incident surveys ✔️Ans - Storage
Every U.S. gallon of water used during fire suppression adds how much
pressure to floors ✔️Ans - 8.33 pounds
When a collapse is imminent, firefighters should first: ✔️Ans - Inform
command and all others in the buildings
The collapse zone is established: ✔️Ans - Adjacent to any exposed
exterior walls
Which of the following types of constriction is not as likely to collapse
✔️Ans - Type I
What type of construction will expand and twist when exposed to
temperatures above 1000oF ✔️Ans - Type II
, What part of Type III construction carries the interior load ✔️Ans - Wood,
masonry, unprotected steel
What type of construction is less likely to collapse unless affected by a large
volume of fire ✔️Ans - Type IV
What is a reason to establish a collapse zone for a Type V structure ✔️Ans
- Interior Operations cannot be justified
What BEST describes what the size of collapse zone must consider ✔️Ans -
The type of building construction and the safest location for apparatus
What is a result of starting a generator while under load ✔️Ans - Can
damage the electrical system
What can prevent overloading when testing lighting equipment ✔️Ans -
Connect each light to the generator one light at a time
What uses of rescue tools includes tools that ensure vehicle and structural
members will not move during rescue ✔️Ans - Stabilizing
Which rescue tool power source may be less powerful than the others
✔️Ans - Electric
Which rescue tool source is powered by compressed air cylinders ✔️Ans -
Pneumatic
Which hydraulic/electric tool has an opening force that is twice as powerful as
its closing force ✔️Ans - Extension Ram
What group of rescue tools are typically power saws ✔️Ans - Cutting tools
What type of jack uses a threaded stem/component system ✔️Ans -
Screw Jack
Which of the following types of jacks is prone to failure under heavy loads
✔️Ans - Ratchet-lever jack
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