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The search rope is………. ft long. Distance knots will be placed every……….. ft. The final distance not will be placed at………… ft and be made up of………….knots. The Directional knot will be placed approximately ………… inches before the distance knot.

200 ft

25 ft

175ft

7 knots

18 inches

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For a 10-76 in a high-rise office buildings, Who shall be assigned to initiate the search of the attack stairway?

Fourth arriving ladder company

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Before entering a dangerous area a member under functional supervision should contact their company officer. If contact cannot be made with company officer the firefighters should contact?

C I A

(In this order)

1 Chauffeur

2 Officer IN command

3 Any other HT equipped remember

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A second alarm is given for a fire and a taxpayer when

CODE- ACE or think high/low/side

1 Fire is in the cockloft

2 Fire extends into an adjoining occupancy

3 Advanced fire in the cellar

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The application of fire and ice can only be ordered by

The chief officer

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The operating pressure for fire and ice at the nozzle is between……… with the optimal pressure being………..

The member initially operating the fire and ice line should stand back…………. and can advance to a minimum safe distance of……… and should direct the stream to fall approximately…………..

60-100psi

60-80psi

50ft

25ft

1 foot before the manhole opening

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Auc 200 Winter ops

How many stories Should a building be for the ladder to enter a block first

Higher than 3

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AUC 202

Whether or not the investigating officer orders testing they must document reasons in a report and send it via the chain of command to

The chief of department

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Auc 205

If a hydrant is still defective after receiving a repair ticket from the DEP the officer should?

Use the Hanson hydrant application to report the defect giving special instructions in the “Comments” section.

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AUC 231 Safeguarding property

Battalions carry pad locks to be used at their discretion for minor incidents.
The officer applying the lock must keep the key located where?

In a secure place on the apparatus

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Erp add 3a

Nypd and FDNY RTF leaders Will collaborate and coordinate to ensure members focus on care and removal of which patients?

Red tagged

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The water in the pressurized water extinguisher Will be expelled in…………. seconds, and the regulated extinguisher pressurization source should never be set higher than…………,,

55 seconds

125psi

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TB 2 KO Curtain

When put into operation the use of the KO curtain will cause what to happen to the temperature of the fire

What will happen with the smoke condition produced by the fire

Immediately Decreased by 50%

Increase in smoke

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If a company is KO curtain is damaged in other than fire operations the…………… Will complete a letterhead report with all details to the……………

Company commander

Chief of operations

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In order to use the Foam Eductor With a 2 1/2 inch line you will need two extra fittings which should be stored in the eductor box. Which fittings are they?

A 1 1/2” x 2 1/2 “increaser

A 2 1/2” x 1 1/2” decreaser

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Any unit that forces a NYCHA building entry door or elevator machinery room door shall notify housing via borough dispatcher that the door has been forced even if the door is able to be secured. A letterhead report will also have to be sent through the chain of command to

The chief of operations with full particulars

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When the first unit arrives at a distressed member one member of the first unit shall depress the EAB button on…….

Their own HT.

This will identify the member making the message and ensure message is transmitted at maximum wattage

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To print an updated list of all companies on scene from the MDT

Incident summary

Send

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In addition to their normally assigned tools the FAST unit shall report to ICP with what equipment?

Fast pack

Search rope

Stokes basket with long backboard

2:1 Rope

Pak- Tracker

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MMID

There are 3 ways to Determine whether or not a downed member has air. What are they?

1 Turn the purge valve

2 Break the seal

3 Look at the remote gauge

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The street coordinator manager can be a company officer or chief and is found under which section of the incident command system

Logistics

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In a scaffolding emergency due to overheated machinery you should allow the machine to cool down for how long?

15 mins

Then the worker (not you ) pushes the reset button.

Some electrical hoists can be lowered even when overheated

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If not using the safety belt in the bucket of a tower ladder while cutting A peaked roof private dwelling the LSR shall be tied to a substantial part of the bucket

What is a substantial part of the bucket?

What is not a substantial part of the bucket

Substantial
Bucket posts or waterway

Unsubstantial
Railings

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PAID 12-67

While on light duty or limited service members may engage in extra departmental employment only with the approval of?

The fire commissioner or designee

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A Rapidly rising column of smoke with particles or embers ascending to higher levels visible over the rooftop of the building is indication of ?

Fire in an open shift

In high-rise office buildings there are detectors in the HVAC systems and at each elevator landing The activation of which one of these will recall elevators?

Elevator landing detectors

Articles of value found by members should immediately turn them over to their immediate supervisory officer then the officer in command shall turn them over to

O P A Owner Police And authorized representative * A receipt must be obtained *

The Signal from an SCBA to the pack tracker will pass through? It will not pass through?

G L O W Glass Light building material Openings Wood Will not pass through metal large metal objects concrete walls or floors brick or block construction

The 100 foot aerial ladder can go from zero to how many degrees above the horizontal

0 - 80 degrees

The 100 foot aerial ladder is how many feet wide with and without the stabilizers down

8 feet wide 18‘ 4“ with stabilizers down * Each stabilizer extends 5’2”

The control valve boxes on a large capacity ammonia refrigeration unit are opened by

1620 key

Sirens are operated in either of two settings they are The setting you should never use is called

Wail or Yelp Hi-low

If the manual shut off switch is not depressed a full 45 minutes cylinder can be depleted in approximately

4 minutes

EOSTI And fibrillar activate one cylinder has approximately what percentage of air left

25 % * The Viber alert will operate until cylinder is nearly depleted *

A reading of 3X’s (XXX) on the Altair meter under comb/ex Means that ?

You are at 100% of the lower explosive limit

If at any time gas levels reach 80% of the lower explosive limit treat the affected area as a

Potential blast zone

Tactics inside the potential blast zone should be limited to

Rapid evacuation

The only intrinsically safe powered equipment for the fire department is

Handy talkies gas detectors gas meters and flashlights issued by the fire department

The rehabilitation manager must be either a

Captain or battalion chief

If the unit is responding with less than four firefighters the unit is responding

Understaffed

A hydrant selected for in line pumping must be at least how many inches in diameter

6” Or larger

What can not be pre-connected to a folded length of 2 1/2

The in-line pressure gauge

The digital in line pressure gauge with a fully charged 9v battery Will last for how many hours of operation The low battery slow flash will be when how many minutes of battery are left The low battery fast flash will happen when how many minutes are left

5 hours of operation Slow flash 90 minutes of battery Fast flash 10 Minutes of battery

The in-line pressure gauge will go into sleep mode in how many minutes Will turn off after how many minutes To restart hold the green button for how many seconds

Sleep mode 15 minutes Turn off after 30 minutes Restart hold green button for 4-5 secs

The range of elevation for the Acron New York multivessel is from

90° above to 15° below

Nozzle pressure for the high-rise nozzle is.......... psi | Which should give you......to ......... gpm

50 psi 200-225 gpm * 70 psi for three lengths 80 psi for four lengths*

Who will have the most influence on the outcome at fire operations

The engine officer

What are the five stages of a modern fire progression

Incipient Rapid growth early oxygen limited decay Second rapid growth Second decay

Rollover happens during which phase of fire progression

During the growth stage

The fully developed the stage usually Occurs after

Usually After roll over

How many extra Lengts of 2 1/2 inch line to engine and truck companies add during winter operations

6 Lengths rolled or folded

Is the package tracker intrinsically safe

The package tracker is capable of receiving signals from an suv a alarm at a maximum range of

900 feet line of sight

When cleaning the regulator of an SCBA a studious member knows not to spray 70% isopropyl alcohol directly into the spray bar ports, How ever he will spray a minimum of how many full pumps into the regulator and allow it to sit for how long without rinsing

A minimum of six full pumps Let sit for 10 minutes without rinsing

The contamination Reduction Corredor is found in the

Contamination reduction zone or warm zone

The safe refuge area is found in the

Contamination reductions zone

Failure of a bow string trust me a car in which stages of a fire

Early stages

When failing a wood truss will.......And a steel truss will

Wood - snap Steel - stretch

Open web steel joists have no fire protection and can spend distances up to

60ft

When concrete block walls fail they tend to........ When brick walls fail they tend to

Concrete walls hinge and entire wall may remain intact and fall out flat Brick walls crumble but large sections can be projected a good distance

While sitting in the house watch the verbal alarm should only be used if the alarm is within

2 blocks

Which keys are single action Which keys are double action

4-14-84-20 8-18-19-92

Ladd 3 Upon hearing that control of the door has been accomplished or a charged hose line is advancing into the fire apartment the roof man should?

Immediately proceed to the bulkhead and perform vertical ventilation.

Ladd 3 When there is only a rear fire escape or the fire apartment is in the rear the Ovi will team up with the

Roof or another available member to perform VES.

The fire area is considered an | IDLH atmosphere When a fire progresses pass the.....

Incipient stage

No more than how many members should operate at the same time in small rooms such as in old law tenements?

1 - 2

Ladd 3 If two or more apartments are involved in fire a company should be aware of the possibility of Fire getting behind them through the ceiling space if the line in the adjacent apartment is not being advanced

As rapidly as their own line

Ladd 3 For fire on two floors of an OLT OR NLT You should call for If progress is not being made on at least one floor in a short period of time If fire is extending into an exposure If Fire is extending into two exposures

Special call extra engine and extra truck Second alarm Second alarm Third alarm

Signs of arson can be wet or stained ceilings or floors especially in areas where units are not operating, other signs may be

Plastic bottles, balloons, streamers, etc....

For fire in the cellar of an old law tenement the first line to the cellar stairs should not advance down the cellar stairs unless

The fire is minor Or There is no access to the seller at the front or rear.

At Fire‘s in Old law tenements the danger of fire extending to exposures is

Great (especially in exposures two and four)

For fire in old law tenements particular attention must be given to initial search of the

The top floor and all apartments

The most probable point for vertical extension in a new law tenement will be

Vertical steel channels and closets

MMID SAFETY TEAM ASSIGNMENTS Two Engines One 4 FF Engine One 5 FF Engine One 5 FF Truck One 4 FF Truck One Engine and One Truck on scene

Back up and control of the second engine Control and door LCC and Ov LCC and outside fire fighter Control and LCC

MMID The fast unit shall report to and stage near the ICP with in

Verbal contact | However the incident commander can have them staged elsewhere

When the fast truck arrives the officer shall announce their arrival by

Announcement over the handy talkie

If a member of the fast team is not EFAS Trained he will report to the battalion vehicle and monitor

The fast radio

MMID At a 10 66 the incident commander must assign a chief/Company officer as a street coordinator manager who will be responsible for

EE P CC Establish contact with PD and EMS Ensure access/Egress of other vehicles Positioning needed for apparatus Coordinating apparatus staging areas Coordinating EMS triage with the medical branch

The street coordinator manager and the communications unit leader are found under which section of ICS

Logistics

An elevator emergency is a situation where the following exists

Fire endangering passengers in the elevator A passenger in the elevator is injured A passenger in the elevator is in a panic

The elevator machinery room is located in one of the three following places

``` The top of the shaft Or the bottom of the shaft Or two levels above the highest floor serviced ```

Elevators: Hinge door Sliding door

Hinge door Depress roller Sliding door push up on locking arms

Comms 8 After requesting a mixer off message what can be communicated over the radio for an injured member

Name or unit

Comms 8 When transmitting the fatality of a member with the mixer off you shall not use

The members name or a unit Directly after you should make a telephone notification with the full particulars and as soon as possible to FDOC

Handy talkies are not used within how many feet of vehicles transporting explosives

150ft

In a 10 77, fire in a high-rise multiple dwelling,The first unit and CFR engine will be assigned to the fire sector when the fire is above the

6th floor

When units go 1084, the signal must be followed by a preliminary report with in

``` 5 mins (unless special called to auto grass rubbish or similar outside fire) ```

Exposure to which biological toxins may present immediate symptoms that mimic exposure to chemical agents

Ricin/Mycotoxins

Weaponized anthrax may appear to be colored

Grey or Brown

Liquid biological agents are easier to produce but more difficult to

Disseminate | because they are less stable

A biological agent will have a greater impact when released at what time of day

Dawn, dusk or night The sun’s UV rays will destroy some bio agents

Which chemical agents do not show signs for several hours

Mustard and Phosgene | Hours

What is the only chemical agent that is lighter than air

Hydrogen cyanide

Exposure to chemical agents will result in signs and symptoms showing in

Seconds to minutes

Erp Add 2 In the subway where visible persons are unresponsive members

Will not enter subway

Erp add 2 When performing hazard assessment members should not proceed in the exclusion zone any further than

The Furthest living victim

The conversion of a loft to a multi dwelling is not allowed so the occupancy shall not exceed how many separate individual units used for a living

2 Separate individual units

FFP CLASS 2 Horizontal bands or belt courses will be found above the windows of the Horizontal bands or belt courses will be found below the windows of the

Above the First second or third floors Below the windows of the top three floors

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