Test Questions

Question 0

One-pound in muscle mass can increase caloric expenditure by_______ calories per day

Answer 0

30-50

Question 1

What is the line of promotion

Answer 1

Engineer
Lieutenant
Captain
Battalion chief 
Assistant chief 
Deputy chief
Chief

Question 2

The 2, 2 1/2, 3, 4 1/2 hoses can be used to to supply master stream appliances requiring ____to____ gallon per minute water flow needs

Answer 2

500 - 1000

Question 3

The __________hoses can be used to to supply master stream appliances requiring 500 to 1000 gallon per minute water flow needs

Answer 3

2
2 1/2
3
4 1/2

Question 4

More _____ inch hose is carried on the fire apparatus than any other size.

Answer 4

2 1/2

Question 5

In response to the expanding role of firefighters, some municipalities have combined fire prevention,public fire education, safety and emergency medical services into a single organization commonly referred to as a __________

Answer 5

Public safety organization

Question 6

_________ inch diameter hose is used to supply master stream appliances.

Answer 6

3

Question 7

A __________________ is a large bore, straight stream nozzle or fog nozzle, usually used on large fires where great quantities of water are required

Answer 7

Master stream appliance

Question 8

A fire apparatus aerial ladder can operate as a ladder pipe with a ____________gpm nozzle at the top of the ladder

Answer 8

1000

Question 9

Out of roundness of the coupling. Can cause the coupling to become nonfunctional

Answer 9

Egging

Question 10

________, even in weak concentrations, will cause damage to the hose jacket. However it will seldom damage the lining

Answer 10

Acids

Question 11

All firefighters should be aware of the damage caused to the hose that can be caused by closing the valve or nozzle is abruptly closed. This is know as a ___________

Answer 11

Water hammer

Question 12

Relay pumping is necessary when supplying water through a hose lay over ________feet in length or when pumping up hills

Answer 12

2000

Question 13

This type of ladder is not heat resistant

Answer 13

Resin

Question 14

Ground ladders vary in length from ____feet to _____ feet and require ____ to _____ people to maneuver.

Answer 14

10 to 65

1 to 6

Question 15

A _______ladder is very small, lightweight and maneuverable extension ladder, approximately 6 to 10 feet in length. It can extend to approximately 10 to 14 feet

Answer 15

Baby extension ladder

Question 16

How many people does it take to handle a 65 foot ladder

Answer 16

6

Question 17

How many people to handle a 10-16 foot ladder

Answer 17

1

Question 18

How many people to handle a 20-26 foot ladder

Answer 18

2

Question 19

How many people to handle a 30 -35 foot ladder

Answer 19

3

Question 20

How many people to handle a 40-50 foot ladder

Answer 20

4

Question 21

When sizing up a fire scene, it is important that the ladder length estimates are correct. To help with determination, a firefighter should allow ________feet for each story and ______feet as distance from the floor to the window sill

Answer 21

12 & 3

Question 22

How are ladders carried.

Answer 22

Parallel to the ground with one beam over the other by two or more people

Question 23

Wooden ladders should be checked carefully, ________should be checked to maintain the moisture of the ladder.

Answer 23

Varnish

Question 24

Varnish is necessary on wooden ladders for what reason

Answer 24

To maintain the moister of the wood

Question 25

Metal points at the bottom of a tormentor pole

Answer 25

Spurs

Question 26

The cartilage located at the lower end of the sternum

Answer 26

Xiphoid process

Question 27

What is the rate of compressions for one person CPR

Answer 27

100 per minute

Question 28

What is the rate of compression for 2 person CPR

Answer 28

100 per minute

Question 29

The pain from a heart attack usually last__________

Answer 29

Longer than 30 minutes

Question 30

If it is necessary to apply a tourniquet a ___________or________ should be used

Answer 30

Wide bandage Blood pressure cuff

Question 31

____________is characterized by cessation of sweating, high body temperature, and collapse. This can be fatal

Answer 31

Heat stroke

Question 32

The use of a traction splint is limited primarily to fractures of the_______

Answer 32

Femur

Question 33

Chemical burns occur when a strong acid or alkali comes in contact with the skin. In each case, the area should be_______________

Answer 33

Flushed throughly with water

Question 34

To qualify for the observer program a person must be ________ and qualify in one of the categories.

Answer 34

18 year old Be employed by an emergency health care provider,public safety entity, an intern, a city employee, or is a member of another fire service. Be a student in a paramedic-training program that the bell view fire dept has entered into contact with to provide vehicular training. Be a member of the media Be a qualified candidate of recruit firefighter or approved by the officer responsible for recruitment Be an immediate family member of BFD. Spouse, child, mother, father,sister, brother, all in-laws, step parent, step parent In law, grand parents and grand children

Question 35

An observer is allowed to ride for ______hours during 0700-2200

Answer 35

8

Question 36

Observers can ride between 0700-2200. They can select_________

Answer 36

An 8 hour period that fits their schedule

Question 37

Tele staff should receive all vacation requests by ________

Answer 37

10:00am the day prior to the shift

Question 38

Emergency leave is not granted for ________

Answer 38

Illness either of. The employee or for family this is sick leave

Question 39

Who must approve emergency leave?

Answer 39

Battalion chief

Question 40

The vacation request minimum is ______ hours, this applies 24/7

Answer 40

6 hours

Question 41

All leave request must be submitted by_________

Answer 41

10:00am the previous day

Question 42

24 hour vacation requests will be accepted as early as_______

Answer 42

6 months

Question 43

Less than 24 to 6 hour vacation requests will be accepted as early as ________

Answer 43

1 month

Question 44

How many times a year can a firefighter be entered into a drawing for holidays off

Answer 44

2x a year

Question 45

A member reporting that they are sick must call tell staff before ______

Answer 45

5:30 am

Question 46

Members calling in after 5:30 am must call ______

Answer 46

Battalion 201 office

Question 47

If a member doing a time trade called in sick, leaves work due to illness, does no show up or leaves due to an emergency or for any other reason, who will be charged the time

Answer 47

The person that was scheduled.

Question 48

When possible, patients should be treated and transported in the following priority order,

Answer 48

Immediate Immediate-delayed patients upgraded to immediate Delayed Minor

Question 49

What is the purpose of the triage sector

Answer 49

To work in extraction, to determine the location, number and condition of patients

Question 50

The triage sector is responsible for

Answer 50

Assigning and supervising triage teams Ensuring that patient triage is done correctly And providing command with a triage report Provide triage slips to command

Question 51

What are the 4 sectors of triage

Answer 51

Triage Extrication Treatment Transportation

Question 52

What is the purpose of the extrication sector

Answer 52

To determine, in conjunction with the triage, the location, number,and condition of the patients and weather triage will be performed before or after patients are extricated from the impact area

Question 53

What is the purpose of the treatment sector

Answer 53

Decide weather the patient will be treated in place or in a designated treatment area

Question 54

What is the purpose of he transportation sector

Answer 54

To obtain all modes of transportation and with command determine staging areas and landing zones

Question 55

In a multi-patient incident Transportation sector may be managed by

Answer 55

Command or assigned to a designated member, depending on complexity of the incident

Question 56

In a multi-patient incident, What is the minimum amount of companies needed for the transportation sector

Answer 56

1 and they may be assigned to a different channel

Question 57

In a mass-casualty incident ________should continue as a sector and may involve __________company/companies

Answer 57

Triage Several

Question 58

In a mass-casualty incident Transportation branch has a __________assigned to the treatment area

Answer 58

Loading coordinator

Question 59

In a mass-casualty incident ________ will need a minimum of one company assigned and should operate on a separate tactical radio channel

Answer 59

Transportation branch

Question 60

What does the hot zone require

Answer 60

Scba Charged hose line Protective clothing

Question 61

The _________ will be defined as any area that required an SCBA, a charged hose line and protective clothing or in which a firefighter is at risk of becoming lost, trapped, or injured by the environment or structure.

Answer 61

Hot zone

Question 62

A personal accountability report is required when.

Answer 62

Any report of a missing or trapped firefighter Any change from offensive or defensive Any sudden hazardous event at the incident By all crews reporting all clear At every 30 minutes (test had 15) At a report of fire under control Any time command feels it is necessary

Question 63

_________becomes the initial accountability officer until passports are collected later in the incident by the sector or accountability officer who assumes accountability responsibility

Answer 63

The engineer

Question 64

Any crew who's apparatuses more than ______feet away must deliver their passports to the accountability engine and place the passports on the status board. The status board will always be located __________

Answer 64

50 Inside panel of the engineers/drivers door

Question 65

________is the most important component of heat exposure during actual interior structural firefighting

Answer 65

Thermal radiation.

Question 66

What is thermal radiation

Answer 66

Transfer heat from hot objects to the body or from the body to cold objects

Question 67

Heat can also be transferred between objects of different temperatures by ________

Answer 67

Conduction

Question 68

What does conduction require to transfer heat

Answer 68

Direct contact

Question 69

Above ______degrees air movement above _____mph can significantly increase heat transfer to the body

Answer 69

100 | 10mph

Question 70

Class II conditions occurs in a room that has been totally involved after the fire is _____________. In this case, environmental temperatures from _____to ______ and thermal radiation from _____to_____ watts/cm2 are encountered for up to _____minutes

Answer 70

Knocked down 105-293 .050 to .100 15 min

Question 71

Firefighters face particularly severe exposure during combustible/ flammable liquid fuel and chemical fires. Temperatures can reach ______degrees and thermal radiation of _______watts/cm2 can be approached

Answer 71

2000degrees | 5.0

Question 72

What is the minimum THL (total heat loss) requirement

Answer 72

205 watts per square meter

Question 73

What 3 layers of the turnout gear are referred to as a composite. However composites may include other material layers such as reinforcements

Answer 73

Outer shell Moisture barrier Thermal barrier

Question 74

Dehydration greater than ____% of body weight will adversely affect mental function of simple tasks such as serial addition and word recognition.

Answer 74

2

Question 75

_______ medication has impaired sweating

Answer 75

Antihistamines

Question 76

________medication has increased physcomotor activity, active vascular endothelium

Answer 76

Amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy

Question 77

What is the most severe of the three types of heat related injuries

Answer 77

Heat stroke they have a high probability of permanent disability or death

Question 78

Treating heat stroke patients with active cooling should be stopped once the patients rectal temperature reaches_______

Answer 78

101 degrees