FIREFIGHTER 2 COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔fire statistics collected by _______ show more than_________ of all fire deaths
occur where? - ✔✔NFPA
92%
Residential structures
✔✔5 common causes of residential fires - ✔✔1 overloaded extension cords
2 exposed electrical wiring
3 I proper use/storage of flammable liquids
4 poor housekeeping
5 unattended candles
✔✔known to unknown - ✔✔begin with information an audience of familiar with before
moving to unfamiliar material
✔✔simple to complex - ✔✔start with basic knowledge and move to more complex
knowledge
✔✔whole part whole - ✔✔overview followed by divided topics followed by a summary
✔✔step by step - ✔✔teach each step in correct order and have the audience practice
the same order
✔✔3 steps for conducting fire station tours - ✔✔1 confirm age and number of children
2 designate a bathroom to be used
3 inform station personnel when a tour is scheduled
✔✔why is it important to designate where a tour group should go? - ✔✔in case
firefighters have to respond
✔✔what should visitors never be allowed to do? - ✔✔roam the fire station unescorted
, ✔✔always first - ✔✔construction type on pre incienebt surveys
✔✔the purpose of survey documentation is to help firefighters accomplish what goals? -
✔✔1 become familiar with structures and their hazards
2 develop new tactics when necessary
✔✔what should you do if the owner/occupants allow you to? - ✔✔take photos to
capture details that can be drawn
✔✔what's more accurate than drawing? - ✔✔photographs
✔✔three primary categlories of evidence - ✔✔1 direct
2 circumstantial
3 physical
✔✔firefighters should recognize important _________ that will benefit who? -
✔✔evidence, the investigator
✔✔how do you become a chain of custody? - ✔✔if you handle evidence
✔✔why should you document all evidence asap? - ✔✔in case you have to testify in
court
✔✔what do you not give in regards to probable cause? - ✔✔your personal opinion
✔✔what does the fire chief have a legal responsibility to do? - ✔✔determine the fire
cause
✔✔responsible for investigating fire cause beyond company level - ✔✔fire inspector
fire investigator
fire marshal
✔✔spoliation - ✔✔evidence that is destroyed, damaged, altered or otherwise not
preserved
✔✔fixed temperature alarm initiating device (2) - ✔✔1 activate when heated to their
rated temperature
2 least prone to flase accusations
✔✔Rate of Rise detector - ✔✔reliable and not subject to flase activations
✔✔another name for a flame detector - ✔✔light detectors
✔✔true or false?
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔fire statistics collected by _______ show more than_________ of all fire deaths
occur where? - ✔✔NFPA
92%
Residential structures
✔✔5 common causes of residential fires - ✔✔1 overloaded extension cords
2 exposed electrical wiring
3 I proper use/storage of flammable liquids
4 poor housekeeping
5 unattended candles
✔✔known to unknown - ✔✔begin with information an audience of familiar with before
moving to unfamiliar material
✔✔simple to complex - ✔✔start with basic knowledge and move to more complex
knowledge
✔✔whole part whole - ✔✔overview followed by divided topics followed by a summary
✔✔step by step - ✔✔teach each step in correct order and have the audience practice
the same order
✔✔3 steps for conducting fire station tours - ✔✔1 confirm age and number of children
2 designate a bathroom to be used
3 inform station personnel when a tour is scheduled
✔✔why is it important to designate where a tour group should go? - ✔✔in case
firefighters have to respond
✔✔what should visitors never be allowed to do? - ✔✔roam the fire station unescorted
, ✔✔always first - ✔✔construction type on pre incienebt surveys
✔✔the purpose of survey documentation is to help firefighters accomplish what goals? -
✔✔1 become familiar with structures and their hazards
2 develop new tactics when necessary
✔✔what should you do if the owner/occupants allow you to? - ✔✔take photos to
capture details that can be drawn
✔✔what's more accurate than drawing? - ✔✔photographs
✔✔three primary categlories of evidence - ✔✔1 direct
2 circumstantial
3 physical
✔✔firefighters should recognize important _________ that will benefit who? -
✔✔evidence, the investigator
✔✔how do you become a chain of custody? - ✔✔if you handle evidence
✔✔why should you document all evidence asap? - ✔✔in case you have to testify in
court
✔✔what do you not give in regards to probable cause? - ✔✔your personal opinion
✔✔what does the fire chief have a legal responsibility to do? - ✔✔determine the fire
cause
✔✔responsible for investigating fire cause beyond company level - ✔✔fire inspector
fire investigator
fire marshal
✔✔spoliation - ✔✔evidence that is destroyed, damaged, altered or otherwise not
preserved
✔✔fixed temperature alarm initiating device (2) - ✔✔1 activate when heated to their
rated temperature
2 least prone to flase accusations
✔✔Rate of Rise detector - ✔✔reliable and not subject to flase activations
✔✔another name for a flame detector - ✔✔light detectors
✔✔true or false?
