PEARSON VUE ASSESSMENT TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What is the mission of the fire service? - Answer-To save lives and protect property
What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter
II? - Answer-1001
A _______ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. - Answer-
Code
Which of the following best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station ?
- Answer-Dispatching of emergency services responders
The use of ten-codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to
adopt which of the following? - Answer-(NIMS) National incident management system
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report? -
Answer-Providing periodic time transmissions
Which of the following must be considered when deciding the size of the collapse
zones? - Answer-Type of building construction and safest location of personnel
What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs? - Answer-Endothermic
Which of the following best described when SARs are used? - Answer-Confined space
rescues and technical rescue incidents
Which of the following SCBA components warns when the system is reaching 20-25%
of cylinder capacity? - Answer-End of service time indicators
When donning the SCBA, all straps on the harness assembly and facepiece should be -
Answer-Fully extended
Which type of SCBA air cylinders are testes every five years? - Answer-Steel and
aluminum
Which of the following BEST describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced ?
- Answer-During inspecting if cylinder contains less than 90% of capacity
Which of the following rope types is the only rope required to have a rope log? -
Answer-Life Safety Rope
, Which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch? - Answer-Working
Which type of knot can be used to secure a victim's hands or feet to drag the victim to
safety.
A. Bowline
B. Handcuff
C. Figure-eight
D. Becket bend - Answer-Handcuff
Once a search is complete, a firefighter should? - Answer-report promptly to the
supervisor
What are the two objectives for a structural search? - Answer-search for life; assess fire
conditions
In the acronym LUNAR, the A stands for ? - Answer-Assignment
Which of the following BEST describes the result of running a generator for a long
period of time without a load? - Answer-Will overheat and damage the generator
Which rescue tool power source is typically powered by pumps? - Answer-Hydraulic
What stabilizing tool uses a system of at least three posts wedged between the ground
and a vehicle resting on its side or top?
A.Hydraulic jack
B.Wheel chocks
C.Ratchet-lever jack
D.Buttress tension system - Answer-D. Buttress tension system
Hybrid vehicles that use color coded wiring use ________ to mark high voltage wiring -
Answer-Orange
When using a strut and buttress tension system, firefighters must ensure all parts have
a safety margin that is - Answer-In excess of the weight being secured
What type of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside down or
lying on its side? - Answer-Buttress tension system
What initial action is the next priority after stabilizing the scene? - Answer-Stabilize the
victim
What type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and /or roof assemblies on both
sides of a load bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim survival? -
Answer-A-Frame
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
What is the mission of the fire service? - Answer-To save lives and protect property
What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and Firefighter
II? - Answer-1001
A _______ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction. - Answer-
Code
Which of the following best describes the action first taken after an alert to the station ?
- Answer-Dispatching of emergency services responders
The use of ten-codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to
adopt which of the following? - Answer-(NIMS) National incident management system
What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report? -
Answer-Providing periodic time transmissions
Which of the following must be considered when deciding the size of the collapse
zones? - Answer-Type of building construction and safest location of personnel
What type of reaction absorbs energy as it occurs? - Answer-Endothermic
Which of the following best described when SARs are used? - Answer-Confined space
rescues and technical rescue incidents
Which of the following SCBA components warns when the system is reaching 20-25%
of cylinder capacity? - Answer-End of service time indicators
When donning the SCBA, all straps on the harness assembly and facepiece should be -
Answer-Fully extended
Which type of SCBA air cylinders are testes every five years? - Answer-Steel and
aluminum
Which of the following BEST describes when an SCBA cylinder needs to be replaced ?
- Answer-During inspecting if cylinder contains less than 90% of capacity
Which of the following rope types is the only rope required to have a rope log? -
Answer-Life Safety Rope
, Which part of the rope is used to tie a knot or hitch? - Answer-Working
Which type of knot can be used to secure a victim's hands or feet to drag the victim to
safety.
A. Bowline
B. Handcuff
C. Figure-eight
D. Becket bend - Answer-Handcuff
Once a search is complete, a firefighter should? - Answer-report promptly to the
supervisor
What are the two objectives for a structural search? - Answer-search for life; assess fire
conditions
In the acronym LUNAR, the A stands for ? - Answer-Assignment
Which of the following BEST describes the result of running a generator for a long
period of time without a load? - Answer-Will overheat and damage the generator
Which rescue tool power source is typically powered by pumps? - Answer-Hydraulic
What stabilizing tool uses a system of at least three posts wedged between the ground
and a vehicle resting on its side or top?
A.Hydraulic jack
B.Wheel chocks
C.Ratchet-lever jack
D.Buttress tension system - Answer-D. Buttress tension system
Hybrid vehicles that use color coded wiring use ________ to mark high voltage wiring -
Answer-Orange
When using a strut and buttress tension system, firefighters must ensure all parts have
a safety margin that is - Answer-In excess of the weight being secured
What type of extrication method is used to stabilize a vehicle that is upside down or
lying on its side? - Answer-Buttress tension system
What initial action is the next priority after stabilizing the scene? - Answer-Stabilize the
victim
What type of structural collapse occurs when the floor and /or roof assemblies on both
sides of a load bearing wall collapse, allowing a good chance of victim survival? -
Answer-A-Frame
