Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and
high-angle situations? - ANS Rescue
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, and
putting water on the fire? - ANS Engine
A firefighter who is trained and certified in chemical identification, leak control, and
decontamination is a(n) ________. - ANS HAZMAT Technician
Which position serves as a liaison between the incident commander and the news media? -
ANS Public Information Officer
Who is responsible for determining when removal of SCBA is permissible after a fire has been
extinguished? - ANS Safety Officer
Which part of the body should be used for a heavy lift? - ANS Legs
Who has the authority to directly and immediately stop any activity on the fire ground that he or
she judges to be unsafe? - ANS Safety Officer
At least one member of every interior firefighting team should be equipped with a __________. -
ANS Portable Radio
Which part of the structural firefighting PPE ensemble is designed to protect the neck and ears?
- ANS The protective hood
What is the purpose of a personal alert safety system (PASS)? - ANS Sound an alarm if a fire
fighter is motionless for a set period of time
Which item is an optional component of the structural firefighting ensemble? - ANS Hearing
protection
The primary function of a fire helmet's __________ is intended to provide thermal protection. -
ANS Inner liner
Which agency licenses a fire department to operate a radio system? - ANS The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
What does the "A" stand for in "PSAP"? - ANS Answering
, How has the widespread use of cellular phones affected the automatic location identification
(ALI) feature of enhanced 911 systems? - ANS ALI may be unable to provide a specific location
What is the term for a two-way radio that is permanently mounted in a vehicle? - ANS Mobile
radio
What is the correct term for the small two-way radios carried by individual fire fighters? - ANS
Portable radios
What is the function of the PTT (Push to Talk) button on a two-way radio? - ANS Cause the
radio to transmit
What should any incoming calls without voice from the caller be checked for? - ANS
TDD/TTY/text phone signal
Which of the following is a key characteristic of the incident command system? - ANS
Consolidated incident action plans
Which organization developed the first standard incident command system? - ANS FIRESCOPE
What is the ICS term for an assembly of two to five single resources gathered to accomplish a
specific task? - ANS Task force
What would be the ICS designation for each floor in a high-rise building? - ANS Division
What is the term for the process in which oxygen combines chemically with another substance
to create a new compound? - ANS Oxidation
What is a danger to consider when attacking a Class C fire? - ANS Electrical injury
What is the smallest unit of matter? - ANS Atom
Which of the following is a component of a BLEVE? - ANS A pressurized flammable liquid
vessel
Which situation is indicated if you open a door and the smoke rises and the opening clears out?
- ANS The fire is above the level of the door
What is the term for plastics that will melt under fire conditions? - ANS Thermoplastic
Which of the following is one of the four key characteristics affecting the behavior of building
materials under fire conditions? - ANS Thermal Conductivity
Which statement about masonry materials is correct? - ANS They are fire resistive
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