CH 20: Firefighter Rehabilitation Questions
with Verified Correct Answers
1. Firefighting operations can require the same kind of short-term physical demands as
what other profession?
Athletes
2. What impairs situational awareness, decision making, reaction time, and the ability
to perform tasks?
Fatigue
3. What is the definition of rehabilitation?
To restore someone or something to a state of useful and constructive activity
4. Which of these describes firefighters who maintain physical readiness by ensuring
proper hydration and nutrition?
Pre-habilitated
5. NFPA 1550 is the standard for what topic?
Emergency responder health and safety
6. If a firefighter cannot utilize the body's natural evaporative cooling and cannot
regulate temperature, what condition begins?
Heat stress
7. What factors determine the heat stress index?
Temperature and humidity
8. How much water can firefighters in action lose in 1 hour?
, 1 quart
9. What is the worst thing for firefighters to drink for hydration?
Coffee
10. At which percentage of body weight does the firefighter become 30% less effective?
5%
11. What should NOT be included in a balanced diet?
Simple carbohydrates
12. Firefighters can build a tolerance to stress by having good cardiovascular capacity,
well-developed muscles, and which of these?
Good flexibility
13. Under which condition should rehab be established?
At high intensity/long duration incidents
14. At which of these incidents should rehab be established?
Gas leak caused by construction crews
15. What is the "one-bottle rule"?
Firefighters must rest for 20 minutes after using up one SCBA bottle.
16. What is a difference in firefighters who wear fully encapsulated suits and those
wearing structural gear?
Encapsulating suits require rehab immediately after taking it off, whereas structural gear
requires rehab after two bottles.
with Verified Correct Answers
1. Firefighting operations can require the same kind of short-term physical demands as
what other profession?
Athletes
2. What impairs situational awareness, decision making, reaction time, and the ability
to perform tasks?
Fatigue
3. What is the definition of rehabilitation?
To restore someone or something to a state of useful and constructive activity
4. Which of these describes firefighters who maintain physical readiness by ensuring
proper hydration and nutrition?
Pre-habilitated
5. NFPA 1550 is the standard for what topic?
Emergency responder health and safety
6. If a firefighter cannot utilize the body's natural evaporative cooling and cannot
regulate temperature, what condition begins?
Heat stress
7. What factors determine the heat stress index?
Temperature and humidity
8. How much water can firefighters in action lose in 1 hour?
, 1 quart
9. What is the worst thing for firefighters to drink for hydration?
Coffee
10. At which percentage of body weight does the firefighter become 30% less effective?
5%
11. What should NOT be included in a balanced diet?
Simple carbohydrates
12. Firefighters can build a tolerance to stress by having good cardiovascular capacity,
well-developed muscles, and which of these?
Good flexibility
13. Under which condition should rehab be established?
At high intensity/long duration incidents
14. At which of these incidents should rehab be established?
Gas leak caused by construction crews
15. What is the "one-bottle rule"?
Firefighters must rest for 20 minutes after using up one SCBA bottle.
16. What is a difference in firefighters who wear fully encapsulated suits and those
wearing structural gear?
Encapsulating suits require rehab immediately after taking it off, whereas structural gear
requires rehab after two bottles.
