Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue
Technician Exam Questions and Answers –
Complete Extrication & Emergency Rescue
Study Guide
Question 1
What is ROPS? What was it initially designed for?
Correct Answer
A rollover protection system, was initially designed for convertible vehicles to
protect occupants in rollover incidents by means of a deployable roll bar.
Question 2
What is a fuel cell?
Correct Answer
Electrochemical device that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity
to power a motor or generator.
Question 3
What is an AAR?
Correct Answer
After Action Report
Question 4
What are the general emergency procedures when dealing with hydrogen?
Correct Answer
Have charged hoselines ready, be sure that the ignition is turned off and the keys
are removed, manually turn off the tanks at the shutoff valve.
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,Question 5
What is a door-limiting device?
Correct Answer
It is designed to stop the motion of door, also known as a swing bar
Question 6
What is the basic and common of all glass breaking tools?
Correct Answer
A spring-loaded center punch
Question 7
What is a dash-lift technique?
Correct Answer
A technique used to lift and release a section of the dash.
Question 8
What is the purpose of the initial scene size-up and what gets put into motion as a
result?
Correct Answer
Scene size-up is the systematic and continual evaluation of information in either
visual or audible form. The IAP gets put into motion as a result.
Question 9
What is a drawback to tire deflation?
Correct Answer
The stability of the vehicle may shift.
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, Question 10
What are the five primary phases for the development of an IAP?
Correct Answer
1. Conduct an initial incident scene size-up 2. Establish the incident objectives and
strategy 3. Develop the plan 4. Prepare and disseminate the plan 5. Evaluate and
revise
Question 11
What is an advantage of using a reciprocating saw to remove a windshield?
Correct Answer
It's very fast and it leaves a straight edge.
Question 12
What is a negative impact of unibody construction?
Correct Answer
The potential for the vehicle to be split in half with severe collision.
Question 13
What are pretensioning systems designed to do and how are they activated?
Correct Answer
A seatbelt pretensioning system is designed to automatically tighten or take up
slack when a crash is detected.
Question 14
What is a multi-stage inflator?
Correct Answer
Cylinders that comprise two separate chambers of compressed gas, one chamber
has more gas than the other one, and the severity of the crash determines which
one is used
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Technician Exam Questions and Answers –
Complete Extrication & Emergency Rescue
Study Guide
Question 1
What is ROPS? What was it initially designed for?
Correct Answer
A rollover protection system, was initially designed for convertible vehicles to
protect occupants in rollover incidents by means of a deployable roll bar.
Question 2
What is a fuel cell?
Correct Answer
Electrochemical device that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity
to power a motor or generator.
Question 3
What is an AAR?
Correct Answer
After Action Report
Question 4
What are the general emergency procedures when dealing with hydrogen?
Correct Answer
Have charged hoselines ready, be sure that the ignition is turned off and the keys
are removed, manually turn off the tanks at the shutoff valve.
Page 1 of 28
,Question 5
What is a door-limiting device?
Correct Answer
It is designed to stop the motion of door, also known as a swing bar
Question 6
What is the basic and common of all glass breaking tools?
Correct Answer
A spring-loaded center punch
Question 7
What is a dash-lift technique?
Correct Answer
A technique used to lift and release a section of the dash.
Question 8
What is the purpose of the initial scene size-up and what gets put into motion as a
result?
Correct Answer
Scene size-up is the systematic and continual evaluation of information in either
visual or audible form. The IAP gets put into motion as a result.
Question 9
What is a drawback to tire deflation?
Correct Answer
The stability of the vehicle may shift.
Page 2 of 28
, Question 10
What are the five primary phases for the development of an IAP?
Correct Answer
1. Conduct an initial incident scene size-up 2. Establish the incident objectives and
strategy 3. Develop the plan 4. Prepare and disseminate the plan 5. Evaluate and
revise
Question 11
What is an advantage of using a reciprocating saw to remove a windshield?
Correct Answer
It's very fast and it leaves a straight edge.
Question 12
What is a negative impact of unibody construction?
Correct Answer
The potential for the vehicle to be split in half with severe collision.
Question 13
What are pretensioning systems designed to do and how are they activated?
Correct Answer
A seatbelt pretensioning system is designed to automatically tighten or take up
slack when a crash is detected.
Question 14
What is a multi-stage inflator?
Correct Answer
Cylinders that comprise two separate chambers of compressed gas, one chamber
has more gas than the other one, and the severity of the crash determines which
one is used
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