Fire Engineering Tests Cards (FINAL
Exam Sub year) Questions and Correct
Answers
A section of a ladder that can be extended out of a bed section to gain height and
distance is the ________________.
✓ ~~~ fly
A small _______ can allow a ladder to sit properly on un-level ground.
✓ ~~~ cut out
A fire department vehicle that is equipped with a fire pump, water tank, hose, aerial
device with a permanently mounted waterway, and a complement of portable ladders
is commonly called a __________.
✓ ~~~ quint
A raised ground ladder must be repositioned. You should _________________.
✓ ~~~ roll the ladder
A _________ should never be used on an aerial ladder.
✓ ~~~ leg lock
After raising an extension ladder, the firefighter should check that the ______ are
locked before climbing.
✓ ~~~ dogs
Always ascend and descend from the ladder facing the _____.
✓ ~~~ rungs
Before setting up ladders always check for ____________________.
✓ ~~~ overhead wires
Commercial floor to floor heights are typically _____.
✓ ~~~ 10-12 feet
Curved metal spring-loaded hooks permanently attached to the tip of the ladder are
called ________________.
✓ ~~~ roof hooks
Extension ladder slide rails should be lubricated with ________________.
✓ ~~~ paraffin
Extension ladders move in __________ increments?
✓ ~~~ 14 inch
,Firefighters must attempt to maintain a distance of at least _____feet away from
electrical power lines, when raising portable ladders.
✓ ~~~ 10
Following the _______________________ is the best way to keep a ladder in
service and ready for fire duty.
✓ ~~~ manufacturer's recommendations
If you are raising a two-section 35-foot extension ladder with a bedded length of 20
feet and you count five clicks, how far have you raised the ladder?
✓ ~~~ Approximately 6 feet
Many engine company extension and roof ladders are ______________ together
when stored on the apparatus.
✓ ~~~ nested
Mechanical locking devices located at each end of the beam on the fly section that
are spring-loaded and engage on each rung as an extension ladder is raised are
called ___________.
✓ ~~~ dogs
Pole ladders are also known as ____________ ladders
✓ ~~~ Bangor
Residential floor to floor heights are typically _____.
✓ ~~~ 8-10 feet
The most common way to secure a ladder is for the firefighter at the base to ______
the ladder.
✓ ~~~ foot
The top end of the ladder is the __________________.
✓ ~~~ tip
What is the purpose of support poles?
✓ ~~~ Raising and lowering the ladder
Which ladder, when it is closed, resembles a small extension ladder, but does not
have pulleys or a halyard?
✓ ~~~ Fresno Ladder
A safety tactic when operating on roofs is to cut ________.
✓ ~~~ an inspection hole
Before venting, it is crucial to know the size and location of the fire as well
as_________________.
a. The products burning
b. The water supply available
,c. The size of line in operation
d. The building type
✓ ~~~ d. The building type
By opening windows, doors, roof scuttles, and skylights you are performing ____.
a. Horizontal ventilation
b. Vertical ventilation
c. Natural ventilation
d. Negative pressure ventilation
✓ ~~~ C. Natural Ventilation
Compared to negative pressure, positive pressure is _____ at removing smoke.
Half as efficient
b. As efficient
c. Twice as efficient
d. Four times as efficient
✓ ~~~ C. Twice as efficient
Horizontal, vertical, and ____________ ventilation will improve visibility and reduce
the dangerous concentrations of heat, smoke, and fire gases.
a. Lateral
b. Leeward
c. Pressurized
d. Positive
✓ ~~~ C. Pressurized
In lightweight wood construction roof ventilation should_____.
a. Be done as quickly as possible
b. Be done over the fire area
c. Should never be attempted
d. Should always be completed
✓ ~~~ C. Should never be attempted
Making multiple cuts between the joists is _______ type of ventilation cut.
a. Dicing
b. Coffin
c. Louvered
d. Trench
✓ ~~~ A. Dicing
Maximum effect for hydraulic ventilation is gained from ____.
a. The door
b. 4-6 feet away
c. A few feet back
d. Holding outside room window
✓ ~~~ C. A few feet back
On metal deck roofs joists can be spaced _____ feet apart.
a. 2-4
, b. 2-8
c. 4-6
d. 4-8
✓ ~~~ b. 2-8
Positive pressure should not be used for _____.
a. Roof ventilation
b. Assisting natural ventilation
c. Fire Attack
d. Vent enter search
✓ ~~~ d. Vent enter search
Roof beams are usually supported at the _____.
a. Front
b. Middle
c. Ends
d. Sides
✓ ~~~ C. Ends
Safety and ease make this the most popular type of ventilation: _______________.
a. Vertical
b. Horizontal
c. Hydraulic
d. Mechanical
✓ ~~~ b. Horizontal
The two types of ventilation methods performed in conjunction with either vertical or
horizontal ventilation are _______________.
a. Positive and negative
b. Hydraulic and natural
c. Thermal and hydraulic
d. Mechanical and natural
✓ ~~~ d. Mechanical and natural
Trimming a window is done by _______.
a. Pulling the sash with a pike pole
b. Using your hands to remove the window
c. Using a tool to remove all the glass from frame
d. Breaking out the top panes of a window
✓ ~~~ c. Using a tool to remove all the glass from frame
Vent enter search is used remotely from the fire where ______.
a. There is no smoke showing in a room.
b. There is a suspected or known victim.
c. There is fire visible in the room.
d. There are victims hanging out the window.
✓ ~~~ b. There is a suspected or known victim.
Vent for life is usually done __________________.
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