IFSTA 7 Exam Prep - Chapter 10:
Structural Search and Rescue
Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated to crew members
and/or your supervisor? (433)
A. Wind direction and speed
B. Names of victims or occupants
C. Building's construction classification
D. Known locations of victims or occupants - Answer-D. Known locations of victims or occupants
Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and rescue operations?
(434)
A. Forcing a window or cutting through debris
B. Using air monitoring devices to sample the atmosphere
C. Using a hoseline to perform hydraulic ventilation
D. Operating a portable fire extinguisher to put out an incipient fire - Answer-A. Forcing a window or
cutting through debris
,Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are lost or trapped, it:
(434)
A. decreases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
C. will decrease your survivable time before rescue and increase your energy output.
D. will not be effective, because adrenaline and stress will drastically increase your consumption rate. -
Answer-B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
4. To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue operations, you should:
(434)
A. push yourself past your limits.
B. follow orders without question.
C. practice emergency exit techniques.
D. allow the IC to look out for your crew members' safety. - Answer-C. practice emergency exit
techniques.
Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of: (434)
A. pulmonary edema.
B. obscured vision conditions.
C. long-term exposure to radiation.
D. chronic exposure to products of combustion. - Answer-B. obscured vision conditions.
Which situation would require a firefighter to call a MAYDAY? (435)
A. SCBA malfunction
, B. Portable radio malfunction
C. Encountering a hazardous materials spill
D. Finding unidentified victims or occupants - Answer-A. SCBA malfunction
For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as: (436)
A. they are wearing PPE and SCBA.
B. the IC determines it is safe to remain inside.
C. they are wearing the highest levels of PPE and SCBA designated for rescue operations.
D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE and SCBA
provided. - Answer-D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits
for the PPE and SCBA provided.
Rooms or closet areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat, smoke, and toxic
gases into that space are called: (436)
A. safe havens.
B. escape rooms.
C. protective units.
D. fireproof assemblies. - Answer-A. safe havens.
Why should firefighters exit the IDLH before their low-pressure alarm activates? (436)
A. The remaining air is insufficient to exit even if no emergencies occur.
B. Hearing the alarm may cause panic, which will speed up air consumption.
C. The remaining air is an average, not specific to each firefighter, so it may be insufficient to exit from
both short and long distances.
Structural Search and Rescue
Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated to crew members
and/or your supervisor? (433)
A. Wind direction and speed
B. Names of victims or occupants
C. Building's construction classification
D. Known locations of victims or occupants - Answer-D. Known locations of victims or occupants
Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and rescue operations?
(434)
A. Forcing a window or cutting through debris
B. Using air monitoring devices to sample the atmosphere
C. Using a hoseline to perform hydraulic ventilation
D. Operating a portable fire extinguisher to put out an incipient fire - Answer-A. Forcing a window or
cutting through debris
,Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are lost or trapped, it:
(434)
A. decreases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
C. will decrease your survivable time before rescue and increase your energy output.
D. will not be effective, because adrenaline and stress will drastically increase your consumption rate. -
Answer-B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
4. To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue operations, you should:
(434)
A. push yourself past your limits.
B. follow orders without question.
C. practice emergency exit techniques.
D. allow the IC to look out for your crew members' safety. - Answer-C. practice emergency exit
techniques.
Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of: (434)
A. pulmonary edema.
B. obscured vision conditions.
C. long-term exposure to radiation.
D. chronic exposure to products of combustion. - Answer-B. obscured vision conditions.
Which situation would require a firefighter to call a MAYDAY? (435)
A. SCBA malfunction
, B. Portable radio malfunction
C. Encountering a hazardous materials spill
D. Finding unidentified victims or occupants - Answer-A. SCBA malfunction
For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as: (436)
A. they are wearing PPE and SCBA.
B. the IC determines it is safe to remain inside.
C. they are wearing the highest levels of PPE and SCBA designated for rescue operations.
D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE and SCBA
provided. - Answer-D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits
for the PPE and SCBA provided.
Rooms or closet areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat, smoke, and toxic
gases into that space are called: (436)
A. safe havens.
B. escape rooms.
C. protective units.
D. fireproof assemblies. - Answer-A. safe havens.
Why should firefighters exit the IDLH before their low-pressure alarm activates? (436)
A. The remaining air is insufficient to exit even if no emergencies occur.
B. Hearing the alarm may cause panic, which will speed up air consumption.
C. The remaining air is an average, not specific to each firefighter, so it may be insufficient to exit from
both short and long distances.
