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FIREFIGHTER 2 (CERTIFICATION EXAM) (SOLVED)
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FIREFIGHTER 2 (CERTIFICATION EXAM)(SOLVED)
Responsibilities for FF 2 - answer Prepare reports, communicate the need for assistance,
coordinate an interior attack line team, extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable
gas cylinder fire, protect evidence of fire cause and origin, access and disentangle victims from
motor vehicle accidents, assist special rescue team operations, perform a fire safety survey,
present fire safety information, maintain fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire
hoses
Emergency traffic - answer An urgent message that takes priority over all other communications
Mayday - answer Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or
needs immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal - answer Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe location. Usually a
sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) - answer Used to compile and analyze incident
reports at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001 - answer National resource typing criteria. NIMS document that lists the
proper terminology for the common resources used at large-scale emergencies.
Strategy - answer The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
Tactics - answer The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic objectives.
Tasks - answer The specific assignments that will get the job done.
, Search and rescue tools - answer Pushing tool (short like pole), prying tool (halligan tool),
striking tool (sledgehammer or flat-head axe), cutting tool (axe), portable hand light, thermal
imaging devices, life lines.
Tool staging - answer Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a designated location and
laying out commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner - answer Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other hardware such as an
anchor plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness - answer A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing and worn by a
person.
Class 2 harness - answer Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and legs and has a
design load of 600 lbs.
Class 3 harness - answer Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and thighs as well
as secures the rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue - answer Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue - answer Rescue in tanks, silos, underground electrical vaults storm
drains and other similar structures.
Water rescue - answer Throwing a rope to a person in the water and pulling them to shore, a
rope stretched across a stream or river, a boat going to get a victim.
Venting for life safety - answer Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic gasses from the structure
to give occupants a better chance to survive.
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