Fire Officer Test Questions Flashcards
(169 cards)
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What is the four step method of instruction?
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preparation, presentation, application and evaluation
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What will the Company Officer use to deliver required training?
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lesson plans
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When demonstrating a skill, the instructor should
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deliver the skill once at normal speed
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What is the first step in conflict resolution?
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classify/identify the problem
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What is the basis for preventative maintenance?
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record keeping
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When should the size-up process begin?
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pre-planning
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What is the second step in the Laymen decision making model?
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exposures
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What is the purpose of an interview?
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to collect useful and accurate information
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What are the four steps of the change process?
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denial, resistance, exploration and commitment
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To understand group dynamics, the Company Officer should look at group members..
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on an individual basis
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Define an accident
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an unplanned, uncontrolled event resulting from unsafe acts
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The decision to alert the public to evacuate is often made by the?
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Incident Commander
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Who must approve requests for after-hour inspections?
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Fire Prevention Deputy Chief
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Who has the authority to fulfill the evacuation order?
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Penal Code 409.5 provides law enforcement and health officers legal authority.
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What are the options for disciplinary action?
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transfer, written reprimand, reduction in salary, suspend, demote, dismiss.
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How many days does a candidate have to review a written examination?
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5
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Which of the options is not considered a classified employee?
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Deputy Chiefs
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Employees must file a discrimination complaint to the DFEH within?
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one year
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FMLA entitles an employee to how many weeks leave time?
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12
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How long does an employee have to submit a red packet when a job related injury/illness occurs?
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24 hours
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When is a Form 80 required to be submitted due to illness for 56 hour employees?
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more than 2 consecutive shifts
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At a high rise incident, where should the command post be located?
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minimum of 200 feet from the building
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What command channels should be utilized for in-county mutual aid incidents?
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command channel of incident owner, XSC command 20, VFire 21
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Who is authorized to request an EMS countywide alert?
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any emergency service responder
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What ICS position is responsible for the ambulance ingress/egress traffic pattern?
Transportation Unit Leader/Group Supervisor
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How many patients an be handled by an MPMP Level 1 activation?
less than 10 patients needing transport
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After working 72 hours, how many hours must an employee be off before working again?
8
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Who must approve personal items stored at fire stations 3o days or less?
The Fire Chief
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At what carbon monoxide level may SCBA be removed?
less than 35 ppm.
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According to SCCFD rules and regs, when must hearing protection be warned?
noise levels above 85 decibels
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What are the two major types of explosions?
mechanical and chemical
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How should diagrams be displayed during instruction?
one at a time to reduce confusion
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What is the best way to illustrate mechanical or spatial concepts?
a model
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What is the most common form of learning in the fire service?
psychomotor
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What is a universally available community evaluation tool?
RHAVE. Risk, Hazard and Value Evaluations.
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Describe the meaning behind the following: XSC 2301 A
xsc-area, 2- region, 3- area, 01, grouped resource number, A- kind/type
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Activation of a portable radio emergency button opens the transmitter for how long?
10 seconds
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40 hour employees are allowed to use up to how many hours of sick leave for medical appointments?
10
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Who should an employee first discuss a grievance with?
their immediate supervisor
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What percentage of fires is contained by one sprinkler head?
90 percent
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What percentage of annual fire department responses are for EMS?
70-80 percent
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What type of agreement ignores jurisdictional boundaries and sends the closest appropriate fire unit?
Automatic Aid
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Under what circumstances may a procedure with a disparate impact be utilized?
When shown to be a job related test
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What type of incident is require by law to utilize ICS?
Hazmat incidents
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What type of liability is the major issue in Tort liability cases?
negligence
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When are employers required to comply with ADA employment regulations?
when the employer has 15 or more full time employees
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What is the first step in writing any document?
determine the audience, scope and purpose
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When a member of the unit is injured, what is the first duty of the Company Officer?
to provide proper medical treatment
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What is the name of the common organizational structure in fire and emergency service?
Scalar
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RHAVE is an acronym for?
risk, hazard, and value evaluation
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People covered under equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws are referred to as?
members of a protective class
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FLSA requires that overtime be paid for hours in excess of?
53 hours
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No individual can seek damages for an injury caused by negligent firefighting is known by what rule?
public-duty rule
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High risk occupancies include?
shopping malls
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The benefit of an activity sheet provides students opportunities to?
use multiple skills while completing activities
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The wildland mutual-aid drill is scheduled for what months?
May and Septmember
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The minimum GPM flow or a private water tank is ?
200 GPM
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How long does a fully charged TIC battery last?
two hours
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What equipment makes up a SCC mutual-aid Wildland Task Force?
2 Type 3's, 2 Type 4's, 1 water tender, and 1 BC
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How long advance notice is needed for more than 3 trades in a row?
1 tour to A1
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Paperwork for a Workers Comp claim must be filed within?
24 hours
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Spaulding concrete is NOT a sign of...
an accelerant
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Visitors to the fire station must leave by
2200 hours
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Occupying of beds is restricted to what hours?
2030-0730
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What CAL FIRE tac channel is to be used in the Los Altos Hills area?
TAC 2
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Who may approve borrowing station equipment?
The station Captain
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When is it necessary to take a re-entry test?
when a firefighter has been off line 6 months or longer
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Where is the grievance procedure located?
the MOA
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For a conversation to work properly, both sender and receiver must agree upon its?
purpose
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Nonverbal actions are what percent of the message?
93 percent
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the greatest distraction listening while involved in a conversation is?
the listeners inner voice
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What is the most common type of consolidation among fire departments?
functional
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Which fire department organizational group has the largest number of employees?
a division
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Which group proves to be most resistant to change?
mid-managers
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What unit of measurement measures the flow of electricity
amps
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FMLA and CFRA allow leave of absence not to exceed how many weeks in a rolling 12 month period?
12 weeks
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What group often proves most resistant to change?
a unit
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How many additional days may be granted by the Fire Chief?
2
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The analytical process to successfully conduct a fire investigation is known as
scientific method
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When acquiring structures for live fire training, the fire instructor must notify whom?
the water company
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Type of test used to certify mastery of subject?
criterion-reference
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The process which a person turns thought and mental images into words are referred to as?
encoding
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The 4 gas monitor measure what types of gas?
hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, oxygen and flammable ranges.
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What organizations supervise the 2in/2out rule?
OSHA, NFPA
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Who coordinates national activities and training for the fire service?
United States Fire Administration
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Who is responsible to carry out formal discipline?
appointing authority
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Threat Zones within Santa Clara County Fire are located where?
300 in the North, 100 in the South
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SCC Mutual Aid Overhead Support Team have been identified as (4?)
planning, logistics, safety and staging
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Personnel must submit an outside employment form to whom?
Personnel Services Manager
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Responses Auto-Aid into Santa Cruz County are emergencies that require?
the use of red lights and sirens
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Brush patrol staffing hours are from...
1300hrs to 1900hrs
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What written communications does A-staff have to approve?
messages
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If 2 or more eligible candidates have the same final score, what shall be used as a tie breaker?
when their completed applications were filed with the department.
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Probationary Firefighters will receive an evaluation at what intervals?
At the end of 3,6,9,12, and 15 months. Also 30 days prior to the end of the 18th month.
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Unless an emergency, no unauthorized person may ride on the fire engine without permission from...
The Fire Chief or Assistant Chief
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Turnouts must be cleaned?
After an exposure or every 6 months
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Benefits of instructional media include appealing to the senses AND?...
saving time
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A designee from the EMS agency may fill what roles?
Medical Group, Division, or Branch Supervisor or Agency Representative.
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Brush Patrol hours are from?
1300hrs-1900hrs
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What is the best way to dispel"Grapevine Influence"?
Provide information to prevent rumors.
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A critical element which fire departments are traditionally not efficient?
Planning
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What is the benefit of Division of Labor?
duplication of efforts
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A budget term for a one time, long term purchase?
Capital
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The advantage to multiple choice test questions?
It measures complex learning as well as various types of knowledge.
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The learning type measured from a lecture?
Cognitive
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The primary concern for a company officer at a Hazmat incident?
Their personnel's protection
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A report on condition includes?
Actions taken by the first-in unit
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Personnel must submit an outside employment form to whom?
The Personnel Services Manager
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IFSTA identifies two or more persons working together on a coordinated effort as a...
Group
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What is Span of Control?
The number of subordinates that one person can effectively manage. 3-7.
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What is Unity of Command?
Each subordinate must only have one supervisor.
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Define "Scalar"
An uninterrupted series of steps or chain of authority.
| The most common organizational structure in the fire service.
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Which theory promotes the belief that workers are inherently lazy and desire direction?
Theory X
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Which theory leads workers to a higher resistance to change?
Theory Z
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What is a benefit of Division of Labor?
It prevents duplication of efforts.
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What contributes to Mastery of Learning?
Small groups
| Life saving skills
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The term "Relevance" means?...
How the material relates to the student
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The term "Describe" means?...
Reporting of essential characteristics
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a job breakdown lists?...
The operation to be done
| The key points
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A disadvantage of manipulative tests?
very time consuming
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A hydrant with its top painted white means?...
It supplies a sprinkler system.
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MCI tag colors and their meanings?
Black-decesed
Green-minor
Yellow-delayed
Red-immediate
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A Hazmat incident with severe threat to life and property?
Level III
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What type is ordinary construction?
Type III
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The Fire Investigator checks utilities prior to entry to?...
Eliminate any ignition sources.
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Buildings considered LIGHT hazards include?...
Hospitals and Schools
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Do not use yard hydrants because?...
It steals water supplying the sprinkler system.
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Pre incident planning includes?...
A floor plan.
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A dry or wet chemical system is called?
A Special Agent System
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IFSTA recommends how many personnel for a rescue?
2-4
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Who do you rescue first at a Hazmat incident?
the easiest
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A problem with high pressure for nozzle application is it creates?...
Violent movements of air.
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The goals of the Fire District when handling a fire scene are?
Keep injuries and property damage to a minimum.
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The 3 components of a rescue are?
Locate
Protect
Remove
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What is NOT considered a "dry tactic"?
Exposures
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A Z rig provides a...
3:1 mechanical advantage
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According to NFPA 1403, fire lines for back up and exposures should produce at least...
95 GPM
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3 major components of a private water supply?
A fire main
Valves
A fire pump
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A valve which isolates a section of a sprinkler system is called a?
Control Valve
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What is a Pyrophoric fire?
Wood exposed to low heat over a long period of time.
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NFPA 921 does not specify what as a fire cause?
Arson. It is not natural. An incendiary.
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What is considered a Class II standpipe?
100' of 1 1/2" hose with a nozzle. For building occupants.
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Lateral fire line along or near a baseboard is evidence of?
An accelerant.
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Fire that is not caused by an explosive is considered?...
Arson
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A V burn pattern is generally what degree of an angle?
10-15
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What must be proven to confirm arson in a fire with 3 points of origin?
That the points are not of normal pattern.
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Why is ICS appropriate for the fire service?
It works for any emergency.
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What are the 3 Command Staff positions?
Information Officer, Liaison Officer, Safety Officer
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A report on conditions includes?
What you are going to do.
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The first priority on an emergency scene?
Crew safety
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What defines a complete report?
It gives the reader reliable, comprehensive information.
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What is said during an MPMP size up?
1. Level of alert
2. How many patients
3. Any additional resources needed
4. Staging area
5. Route of travel
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How many trades in a row are you allowed before getting approval from the Chief?
3
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How long in advance do you notify the Chief for 3+ trades?
one tour
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What are the max trades allowed per month?
4
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When will you get verbal counseling for sick leave?
after 3 shifts
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When will you get verbal counseling for sick leave?
after 4 shifts
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Who will verbalize "Emergency Traffic" over the radio?
The person who finds the hazard
The IC
County Fire dispatch
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After a Life Hazard Alert has been verbalized, what must the Captain say?
Confirm the hazard
| Give a crew PAR
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How much FMLA time can you use?
12 weeks in a rolling calendar year
| May be used for serious illness or injury
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What law protects you if you make a mistake at work?
Public Service Law
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What is the approved mustache length for SCCFD?
1/2" below the corner of the mouth
| 1/2" horizontally
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What time do you have to call Telestaff and the B/C for a sick leave day?
0630 to log off Telestaff
| 0715 for B/C
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How long in advance do you have to notify for LC233?
30 days
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What is Xigen?
Low work ethic and low energy.
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How soon can you let residents back into the fire scene?
When it is safe to do so.
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Type 1 engine specifications?
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1000 GPM pump
400 gallon water tank
1,200' 2 1/2"
400' 1 1/2"
200' 1"
20' extension ladder
500 GPM master stream
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Type 3 engine specifications?
1000' 1 1/2"
800' 1"
120 GPM pump
300 gallon water tank
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Type 1 water tender specifications?
2000 gallon water tank
| 300 GPM pump
