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Life safety rope should be used to: -:- Rescue victims Natural fiber ropes are: -:- permitted to be used for utility applications Which type of rope construction is used for life safety ropes? -:- Kernmantle Which would be the best knot to use to join together two ropes of different diamet...

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Fire Academy Mid Term Questions and
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Life safety rope should be used to:


✓ -:- Rescue victims




Natural fiber ropes are:


✓ -:- permitted to be used for utility applications




Which type of rope construction is used for life safety ropes?


✓ -:- Kernmantle




Which would be the best knot to use to join together two ropes of different diameters?


✓ -:- Becket bend




What should be done in order to ensure that ropes remain in good condition?


✓ -:- Keep all ropes away from rust.




The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) prohibits using rope to hoist?
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✓ -:- pressurized SCBA cylinders.




Which type of webbing is commonly used for rescue applications?


✓ -:- Tubular webbing




Braid-on-braid rope is usually used:


✓ -:- as a utility rope.




What should be used to clean synthetic fiber ropes?


✓ -:- Lukewarm water and mild detergent




What is involved in dressing a knot?


✓ -:- Tightening the knot and removing slack




Which is the preferred knot for jointing to pieces of webbing together?


✓ -:- Water knot




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What should life safety rope be used for at a rescue incident?


✓ -:- Lifting victims and rescuers




What NFPA standard sets the requirements for life safety rope and associated equipment?


✓ -:- NFPA 1983




An overhand safety knot:


✓ -:- can be used to keep the running end of the rope from slipping

through the first knot that it tied.




What should be done if an inspection reveals that a rope has shards of glass or other foreign

objects imbedded in it?


✓ -:- Remove the rope from service and have it destroyed.




Helmets equipped with faceshields or goggle provide adequate protection from flying

particles or splashes


✓ -:- False




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NFPA 1971 requires what three components for structural firefighting personal protective

coats?


✓ -:- Outer shell, moisture barrier, and thermal barrier




"DRD" is an acronym for what structural firefighting personal protective equipment

clothing?


✓ -:- Drag rescue device




The three PASS devices settings are:


✓ -:- Off, alarm, and sensing




Off, alarm, and sensing


✓ -:- Brushing off loose debris with a broom or soft bristle brush.




Common respiratory hazards are:


✓ -:- All of these are respiratory hazards




An oxygen deficient atmosphere is defined as containing less than what percent of oxygen?

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