Firefighter 2 (Certification Exam)
Responsibilities for FF 2 - Answer -Prepare reports, communicate the need for assistance, coordinate an
interior attack line team, extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect
evidence of fire cause and origin, access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle accidents, assist
special rescue team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present fire safety information, maintain
fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire hoses
Emergency traffic - Answer -An urgent message that takes priority over all other communications
Mayday - Answer -Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or needs
immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal - Answer -Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe location. Usually a sequence of 3
blasts on an apparatus air horn.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) - Answer -Used to compile and analyze incident reports
at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001 - Answer -National resource typing criteria. NIMS document that lists the proper
terminology for the common resources used at large-scale emergencies.
Strategy - Answer -The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
, Tactics - Answer -The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic objectives.
Tasks - Answer -The specific assignments that will get the job done.
Search and rescue tools - Answer -Pushing tool (short like pole), prying tool (halligan tool), striking tool
(sledgehammer or flat-head axe), cutting tool (axe), portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life
lines.
Tool staging - Answer -Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a designated location and laying
out commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner - Answer -Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other hardware such as an anchor
plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness - Answer -A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing and worn by a person.
Class 2 harness - Answer -Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and legs and has a design load
of 600 lbs.
Class 3 harness - Answer -Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and thighs as well as
secures the rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue - Answer -Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue - Answer -Rescue in tanks, silos, underground electrical vaults storm drains and
other similar structures.
Water rescue - Answer -Throwing a rope to a person in the water and pulling them to shore, a rope
stretched across a stream or river, a boat going to get a victim.
Venting for life safety - Answer -Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic gasses from the structure to give
occupants a better chance to survive.
Responsibilities for FF 2 - Answer -Prepare reports, communicate the need for assistance, coordinate an
interior attack line team, extinguish an ignitable liquid fire, control a flammable gas cylinder fire, protect
evidence of fire cause and origin, access and disentangle victims from motor vehicle accidents, assist
special rescue team operations, perform a fire safety survey, present fire safety information, maintain
fire equipment, perform annual service tests on fire hoses
Emergency traffic - Answer -An urgent message that takes priority over all other communications
Mayday - Answer -Emergency traffic that is used for a firefighter that is downed, lost, missing or needs
immediate assistance.
Evacuation signal - Answer -Warns all personnel to pull back to a safe location. Usually a sequence of 3
blasts on an apparatus air horn.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) - Answer -Used to compile and analyze incident reports
at the local, state, and national levels.
NIMS Guide 0001 - Answer -National resource typing criteria. NIMS document that lists the proper
terminology for the common resources used at large-scale emergencies.
Strategy - Answer -The "big picture" plan of what has to be done.
, Tactics - Answer -The steps that are taken to achieve the strategic objectives.
Tasks - Answer -The specific assignments that will get the job done.
Search and rescue tools - Answer -Pushing tool (short like pole), prying tool (halligan tool), striking tool
(sledgehammer or flat-head axe), cutting tool (axe), portable hand light, thermal imaging devices, life
lines.
Tool staging - Answer -Placing a tarp or salvage cover on the ground at a designated location and laying
out commonly used tools and equipment.
Carabiner - Answer -Used to connect one rope to another rope or to other hardware such as an anchor
plate, swivel, or pulley. NFPA 1983
Harness - Answer -A piece of rescue or safety equipment made of webbing and worn by a person.
Class 2 harness - Answer -Seat harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and legs and has a design load
of 600 lbs.
Class 3 harness - Answer -Full body harness. Fastens around the rescuers waist and thighs as well as
secures the rescuers waist and shoulders.
Trench rescue - Answer -Rescue in collapsed trenches.
Confined space rescue - Answer -Rescue in tanks, silos, underground electrical vaults storm drains and
other similar structures.
Water rescue - Answer -Throwing a rope to a person in the water and pulling them to shore, a rope
stretched across a stream or river, a boat going to get a victim.
Venting for life safety - Answer -Venting to clear smoke, heat, and toxic gasses from the structure to give
occupants a better chance to survive.
