HFD Training Bulletins Flashcards
According to Training Bulletin #286: Post Incident Decontamination Procedures; which procedure is not part of Step 1 in the process?
A) Use a 45 mm hose with a wide fog pattern
B) The crew member with the least amount of remaining air should be deconned first
C) Begin at the helmet, facepiece, and regulator and then front to back from the collar downward
D) Carefully remove PPE and place into a clear plastic bag
D) Carefully remove PPE and place into a clear plastic bag
According to Training Bulletin #286: Post Incident Decontamination Procedures; which of the following statements is incorrect?
A) During Step 1 – use a 45 mm hose with a straight stream and reduced flow to remove large debris
B) During Step 2 – Perform a final rinse to flush any loosened debris from the PPE
C) During Step 3 – Remove hands from jacket wristlets, clean hands with
decontamination wipes and don nitrile gloves
D) Step 6 – Remove bunker jacket, bunker pants and boots
A) During Step 1 – use a 45 mm hose with a straight stream and reduced flow to remove large debris
According to Training Bulletin #286: Post Incident Decontamination Procedures; what is the proper procedure when you are closing up the clear plastic bag?
A) Close the bag around the gear by rolling up the sides, being careful not to trap air inside, write station on tag, twist the bag closed, attach tag and seal with a zip tie, transport gear in a side compartment not in the cab
B) Close the bag around the gear by rolling up the sides, being careful not to trap air inside, write name on tag, twist the bag closed, attach name tag and seal with a zip tie, transport gear in a side compartment not in the cab
C) Close the bag around the gear by rolling up the sides, being careful not to trap air inside, write name on tag, twist the bag closed, attach name tag and seal by hand tying the bag, transport gear in a side compartment not in the cab
D) Close the bag around the gear by rolling up the sides, being careful not to trap air inside, write name on tag, twist the bag closed, attach name tag and seal with a zip tie, transport gear in the cab
B) Close the bag around the gear by rolling up the sides, being careful not to trap air inside, write name on tag, twist the bag closed, attach name tag and seal with a zip tie, transport gear in a side compartment not in the cab
According to Training Bulletin 308 – Hurst Jaws of Life™ Edraulic Inspections; which of the following is correct about ‘Cutter Inspections’?
A) A visual inspection shall be performed during every shift
B) When cleaning the cutter blades, use steel wool or fine grit sandpaper to remove debris or rust
C) Never store the tool under pressure
D) Both A and C are correct
D) Both A and C are correct
According to Training Bulletin 308 – Hurst Jaws of Life™ Edraulic Inspections; which of the following is correct about ‘Cutter Inspections’?
A) A visual inspection shall be performed weekly
B) When storing the tool, close the cutter blades with the tips slightly overlapping
C) When cleaning the cutter blades, use steel wool or fine grit sandpaper to remove debris or rust
D) Both A and C are correct
B) When storing the tool, close the cutter blades with the tips slightly overlapping
According to Training Bulletin 308 – Hurst Jaws of Life™ Edraulic Inspections; which of the following is true regarding Hurst Jaws of Life™ Edraulic tools?
A) When using the devices in potentially explosive environments, the tool is intrinsically safe, and may be used
B) Ram inspections shall be visually inspected weekly
C) When storing the spreader tool, close the spreaders completely and place back onto the apparatus
D) The responsibility for explosion prevention or for ruling out work with an Edraulic device lies with the operator of the device or with the person responsible at the place of use
D) The responsibility for explosion prevention or for ruling out work with an Edraulic device lies with the operator of the device or with the person responsible at the place of use
According to Training Bulletin 309 – Hurst Jaws of Life™ – Edraulic Inspections; which
of the following is not an inspection procedure for a cutter after use?
A) When storing the tool, close the cutter blades with the tips slightly overlapping
B) Wipe the pistons off with a clean micro fibre towel prior to retracting them
C) Never store the tool under pressure
D) Open the cutter blades completely, and remove any debris that may have fallen
into the piston and wiper seal area prior to closing the blades
B) Wipe the pistons off with a clean micro fibre towel prior to retracting them
According to Training Bulletin 309 – Drug Alert: Xylazine, what statement regarding Xylazine is incorrect?
A) Xylazine patients are seemingly unresponsive to NARCAN® or naloxone interventions
B) Xylazine is a non-narcotic analgesic drug that is used in veterinary medicine
C) Side effects of Xylazine include elevated respirations, tachycardia and
hypertension
D) Street names include: Tranq or Zombie
C) Side effects of Xylazine include elevated respirations, tachycardia and
hypertension
According to Training Bulletin 309 – Drug Alert: Xylazine, True/False: Fentanyl test strips can detect xylazine.
A) True
B) False
B) False
According to Training Bulletin 309 – Drug Alert: Xylazine, what statement regarding
Xylazine is incorrect?
A) Street names include: Tranq or Zombie
B) Side effects of Xylazine include tiredness or faintness, respiratory depression,
bradycardia, hypotension, hyperglycemia and miosis
C) Xylazine causes central nervous system depressant effects such as sedation,
muscle relaxation, analgesia and anesthesia
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
According to Training Bulletin 311 - Transitional Attacks – Offensive Strategies from the Exterior; which of the following statements about a Blitz Attack is incorrect?
A) The fire will be at an advanced stage, requiring large amounts of water to overcome the heat release rate (HRR), and such quantities of water can only be delivered by large appliances and hoselines
B) When considering the blitz attack, keep in mind the reach and amount of water needed to be effective
C) Typically, a fog pattern should be utilized rather than a straight stream
D) The blitz attack involves using either the deck gun mounted on top of the engine, a 2 ½-inch handline or a ground monitor specifically designed for a blitz type of setup and delivery
C) Typically, a fog pattern should be utilized rather than a straight stream
According to Training Bulletin 311 - Transitional Attacks – Offensive Strategies from the
Exterior; which of the following statements about a Quick Hit is incorrect?
A) It will cool the room, limit fire growth, and increases victim survivability in the
structure
B) A quick hit should use a fog pattern, pointed at a flat angle through the window
C) A quick hit is a tactic to help facilitate an aggressive interior attack
D) A quick hit is an application of water from an exterior hose line (not a master
stream device) as a straight stream to the ceiling above a fire
B) A quick hit should use a fog pattern, pointed at a flat angle through the window
According to Training Bulletin 014 – Positive Pressure Ventilation; you are ventilating
using a garage door, which tactic should you use?
A) Open the door part way and use the v-attack approach at 45° angles
B) Open the door part way and use two fans to seal the doorway with cones of air
C) Open the door fully and use the saddle stack method
D) Open the door fully and use two fans to seal the doorway with cones of air
B) Open the door part way and use two fans to seal the doorway with cones of air
According to Training Bulletin 135 - Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Confirmation Form;
which of the following statements is incorrect?
A) Each valid DNR will be imprinted with a unique seven-digit serial number in the
upper right corner
B) DNR Confirmation Forms have a specified expiry date, Company Officer shall
ensure that the date has not expired
C) A PDF file of a valid DNR saved to a phone or mobile device is to be accepted
D) The DNR Confirmation Form, when completed and signed by a medical doctor
(M.D.), Registered Nurse (R.N.), Registered Nurse in the Extended Class [R.N.
(EC)], or Registered Practical Nurse (R.P.N.) will confirm that the existing plan of
treatment documented in the patient’s health care record does not include CPR
B) DNR Confirmation Forms have a specified expiry date, Company Officer shall
ensure that the date has not expired
According to Training Bulletin 135 - Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Confirmation Form;
when would firefighters not accept a Form as valid?
A) When the DNR Confirmation Form has expired
B) When presented with a photocopied DNR Confirmation Form
C) When presented with a PDF file of a valid DNR Confirmation Form on a phone or
mobile device
D) When the DNR Confirmation Form is incomplete
D) When the DNR Confirmation Form is incomplete
T/F: According to Training Bulletin 135 - Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Confirmation Form;
if any family member revokes a DNR Confirmation Form, firefighters must initiate CPR.
A) True
B) False
B) False
T/F: According to Training Bulletin 135 - Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Confirmation Form;
if there is confusion about who the SDM (substitute decision maker) is, and one/or more
people present at the time is demanding that CPR be initiated on the patient, CPR shall
be performed.
A) True
B) False
A) True
According to the training document on Building Construction Materials and Building
Collapse located on HFDnet, steel I beams will elongate when heated and can push out
a load-bearing walls. A 50-foot (15.2m) beam may elongate by as much as ___
inches/mm when heated to about 1,000 degrees F (538 degrees C):
A) 2 inches (50.8 mm)
B) 4 inches (102 mm)
C) 8 inches (203.2 mm)
D) 11 inches (279.4 mm)
B) 4 inches (102 mm)
According to the training document on Building Construction Materials and Building
Collapse located on HFDnet, which of the following is NOT a safety precaution for
imminent building collapse:
A) Immediately evacuate personnel within the building
B) Set up a collapse zone around the building perimeter
C) Allow personnel or apparatus to operate within the collapse zone
D) Use only unmanned master streams if fire streams are necessary within the
collapse zone
C) Allow personnel or apparatus to operate within the collapse zone
The HFDNET Training Index document “Thermal Imaging Camera – General Use and
Operation 2017 identifies two modes of operation. Which of the following statements
correctly identifies the two modes of operation:
A) High Sense Mode (High temperature, lower image quality) and Low Sense
Mode (Low temperatures, higher image quality)
B) High Sense Mode (High image quality, lower temperatures) and Low Sense
Mode (Low image quality, higher temperatures)
C) High Sense Mode (High image quality, high temperatures) and Low Sense
Mode (Low image quality, low temperatures)
D) High Sense Mode (Low image quality, higher temperatures) and Low Sense
Mode (High image quality, lower temperatures)
B) High Sense Mode (High image quality, lower temperatures) and Low Sense
Mode (Low image quality, higher temperatures)
According to Training Bulletin # 270 Blitzfire Portable Ground Monitor, procedures to
reduce the risk of unlimited movement do not include:
A) Always keep the hose directly behind the monitor for approximately 10 feet
B) Always loop the hose in front of the monitor
C) Always tie off the monitor
D) Keep personnel out of the potential path of a moving/sliding monitor
B) Always loop the hose in front of the monitor
