Vehicle Rescue Technician, NFPA 1670
(Vehicle Extrication Levels I & II: Principles
and Practice) with Answers
Question 1
The cab of a traditional cab over engine (COE) design:
Can tilt forward to expose the engine
Is secured to the frame and cannot tilt forward
Has 4 doors
Is known as a conventional design
Correct Answer
Can tilt forward to expose the engine
Question 2
If no the routes of entry into the vehicle are available, such as if the sides are blocked,
the victim can be reached through the rear via a method called:
Burrowing
Tunneling
Worm-holing
Belly Crawling
Correct Answer
Tunneling
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,Question 3
A good source for research and information on auto extrication is the internet. A lack
of information or misinformation can cause rescuers to:
Overreact
Fail to Act at All
Save More Lives
Overreact and Fail to Act At All
Correct Answer
Overreact and Fail to Act At All
Question 4
If you have a person being crushed by heavy machinery, what is your immediate
rescue priority?
Raising the machine to free the victim
Ensuring the machine is cribbed and turned off
Providing C-spine stabilization and oxygen therapy
Preparing to cut the bucket from the machine
Correct Answer
Ensuring the machine is cribbed and turned off.
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,Question 5
NFPA 1670 outlines three levels of functional capabilities for the technical rescuer;
they are awareness level, operations level, and:
Special Master Level
Master Level
Superior Level
Technician Level
Correct Answer
Technician Level
Question 6
The command post should be away from the immediate scene. T/F
Correct Answer
True
Question 7
Most vehicle manufacturers will identify the vehicle type or fuel type through a label
known as a vehicle identification badge. Badges can be found at various locations on
a vehicle body. Which of the following statements about badges is correct?
Be aware that they are usually found on the exterior right side of the trunk
compartment
Be aware that they are usually found on the driver-side rear bumper
Be aware that badge labeling is not standardized and can vary in design from one
manufacturer to another
Be aware that vehicle identification badges have to be placed on both sides of the
vehicle similar to DOT placards
Correct Answer
Be aware that badge labeling is not standardized and can vary in design from one
manufacturer to another
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, Question 8
The best tool for cutting tension rods located in the trunk of a passenger vehicle are
an industrial bolt cutter and:
Pneumatic air chisel
Hydraulic cutter
Wire cutter
Reciprocating saw
Correct Answer
Hydraulic cutter
Question 9
The NFPA defines extrication as the __________ of removing a trapped victim from a
vehicle or machinery.
Technique
Process
Intervention
Standard of Care
Correct Answer
Process
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(Vehicle Extrication Levels I & II: Principles
and Practice) with Answers
Question 1
The cab of a traditional cab over engine (COE) design:
Can tilt forward to expose the engine
Is secured to the frame and cannot tilt forward
Has 4 doors
Is known as a conventional design
Correct Answer
Can tilt forward to expose the engine
Question 2
If no the routes of entry into the vehicle are available, such as if the sides are blocked,
the victim can be reached through the rear via a method called:
Burrowing
Tunneling
Worm-holing
Belly Crawling
Correct Answer
Tunneling
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,Question 3
A good source for research and information on auto extrication is the internet. A lack
of information or misinformation can cause rescuers to:
Overreact
Fail to Act at All
Save More Lives
Overreact and Fail to Act At All
Correct Answer
Overreact and Fail to Act At All
Question 4
If you have a person being crushed by heavy machinery, what is your immediate
rescue priority?
Raising the machine to free the victim
Ensuring the machine is cribbed and turned off
Providing C-spine stabilization and oxygen therapy
Preparing to cut the bucket from the machine
Correct Answer
Ensuring the machine is cribbed and turned off.
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,Question 5
NFPA 1670 outlines three levels of functional capabilities for the technical rescuer;
they are awareness level, operations level, and:
Special Master Level
Master Level
Superior Level
Technician Level
Correct Answer
Technician Level
Question 6
The command post should be away from the immediate scene. T/F
Correct Answer
True
Question 7
Most vehicle manufacturers will identify the vehicle type or fuel type through a label
known as a vehicle identification badge. Badges can be found at various locations on
a vehicle body. Which of the following statements about badges is correct?
Be aware that they are usually found on the exterior right side of the trunk
compartment
Be aware that they are usually found on the driver-side rear bumper
Be aware that badge labeling is not standardized and can vary in design from one
manufacturer to another
Be aware that vehicle identification badges have to be placed on both sides of the
vehicle similar to DOT placards
Correct Answer
Be aware that badge labeling is not standardized and can vary in design from one
manufacturer to another
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, Question 8
The best tool for cutting tension rods located in the trunk of a passenger vehicle are
an industrial bolt cutter and:
Pneumatic air chisel
Hydraulic cutter
Wire cutter
Reciprocating saw
Correct Answer
Hydraulic cutter
Question 9
The NFPA defines extrication as the __________ of removing a trapped victim from a
vehicle or machinery.
Technique
Process
Intervention
Standard of Care
Correct Answer
Process
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