CH 6

Question 1

According to the NIMS, tactics involve the deployment and

Answer 1

directing of resources
pg 195

Question 2

Search of areas where victims would be in the most danger, typically above the fire and/or in rooms adjacent to the fire.

Answer 2

primary search
pg 199

Question 3

A 360-degree size-up of the structure and the _________ must take place before ventilating and making entry.

Answer 3

risk/benefit analysis
pg 202

Question 4

Controlling ventilation with positive pressure in adjoined, uninvolved areas can

Answer 4

isolate the fire to one area of an overall structure
pg 204

Question 5

Confining the fire to a floor or room is a

Answer 5

tactical objective
pg 206

Question 6

_________ refers to the tactical operation required to prevent fire spread in the structure.

Answer 6

confinement
pg 206

Question 7

Fire exiting a window or other opening with a defined neutral plane indicates the opening is supporting a

Answer 7

bidirectional flow
pg 206

Question 8

____________ objectives include locating the fire area and determining the best access point for isolating the fire.

Answer 8

confinement
pg 207

Question 9

Personnel can use __________ as a confinement tactical objective to help assist with rescue.

Answer 9

ventilation
pg 207

Question 10

Vertical ventilation can pull or change the flow path of fire away from victims inside the structure, a tactic known as

Answer 10

venting for life
pg 207

Question 11

__________ with a solid or straight stream is the most efficient use of water or foam on fuel-controlled fires.

Answer 11

direct attack
pg 209

Question 12

__________ is a fire fighting operation involving the application of extinguishing agents to reduce the buildup of heat released from a fire.

Answer 12

indirect attack
pg 210

Question 13

____________ attack is commonly defined as extinguishment through the use of direct and indirect methods.

Answer 13

combination
pg 210

Question 14

The objective of the ________ attack is to reduce temperatures on the interior to quickly improve interior conditions so that the introduction of oxygen, caused by crew entry, does not cause a ventilation-induced rapid fire development.

Answer 14

transitional
pg 210

Question 15

The primary tactical objective of _______ or _________ is to cool and control smoke temperature, flammability, and radiation.

Answer 15

surface; gas cooling
pg 212

Question 16

The _________ technique utilizes a solid or straight stream pattern when attacking the fire in a bidirectional flow path.

Answer 16

surface cooling
pg 212

Question 17

The __________ technique utilizes a fog pattern that creates small water droplets.

Answer 17

gas cooling
pg 212

Question 18

__________ is the planned, systematic, and coordinated removal of heated air, smoke, gases, or other airborne contaminants from a structure.

Answer 18

tactical ventilation
pg 214

Question 19

____________ is a combination of the fire size, its location, and the building’s construction

Answer 19

structural integrity
pg 216

Question 20

____________ can accelerate natural ventilation in structures with some remaining compartmentation.

Answer 20

PPV
pg 219

Question 21

Natural movement of heat and smoke throughout a building

Answer 21

stack effect
pg 222

Question 22

__________ is the volume between an inlet and an outlet.

Answer 22

flow path
pg 225

Question 23

Firefighters should not perform ventilation via single stairwell until they have searched and cleared the stairwell from the top floor to at least ___ floors below the fire floor.

Answer 23

5
pg 226

Question 24

A load-bearing wall that usually serves as a fire wall

Answer 24

party wall
pg 233