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IFSTA 7TH Edition Chapter 10 Exam With
Verified Questions and Answers
Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated to crew
members and/or your supervisor?
A. Wind direction and speed
B. Names of victims or occupants
C. Building's construction classification
D. Known locations of victims or occupants - answer✔✔D. Known locations of victims or
occupants
2. Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and rescue
operations?
A. Forcing a window or cutting through debris
B. Using air monitoring devices to sample the atmosphere
C. Using a hoseline to perform hydraulic ventilation
D. Operating a portable fire extinguisher to put out an incipient fire - answer✔✔A. Forcing a
window or cutting through debris
Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are lost or
trapped, it:
A. decreases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
C. will decrease your survivable time before rescue and increase your energy output.
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D. will not be effective, because adrenaline and stress will drastically increase your consumption
rate. - answer✔✔B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being
rescued.
4. To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue operations, you
should:
A. push yourself past your limits.
B. follow orders without question.
C. practice emergency exit techniques.
D. allow the IC to look out for your crew members' safety. - answer✔✔C. practice emergency
exit techniques.
4. Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of:
A. pulmonary edema.
B. obscured vision conditions.
C. long-term exposure to radiation.
D. chronic exposure to products of combustion. - answer✔✔B. obscured vision conditions.
Which situation would require a firefighter to call a MAYDAY?
A. SCBA malfunction
B. Portable radio malfunction
C. Encountering a hazardous materials spill
D. Finding unidentified victims or occupants - answer✔✔A. SCBA malfunction
For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as:
A. they are wearing PPE and SCBA.
B. the IC determines it is safe to remain inside.
C. they are wearing the highest levels of PPE and SCBA designated for rescue operations.
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D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE
and SCBA provided. - answer✔✔D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay
within acceptable limits for the PPE and SCBA provided.
8. Rooms or closet areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat, smoke, and
toxic gases into that space are called:
A. safe havens.
B. escape rooms.
C. protective units.
D. fireproof assemblies. - answer✔✔A. safe havens.
Why should firefighters exit the IDLH before their low-pressure alarm activates?
A. The remaining air is insufficient to exit even if no emergencies occur.
B. Hearing the alarm may cause panic, which will speed up air consumption.
C. The remaining air is an average, not specific to each firefighter, so it may be insufficient to
exit from both short and long distances.
D. The remaining air is insufficient to exit from deep inside a large structure and does not take
into account emergencies that may be encountered. - answer✔✔D. The remaining air is
insufficient to exit from deep inside a large structure and does not take into account emergencies
that may be encountered.
Which of the following is one of the three principles of air management?
A. Know your point of no return.
B. Always use short, quick breaths.
C. Leave the structure when your cylinder reaches 50% capacity.
D. Turn your SCBA off once you have found an area of safe haven. - answer✔✔A. Know your
point of no return.
11. When should you check your SCBA gauge to see how much air you have left?
IFSTA 7TH Edition Chapter 10 Exam With
Verified Questions and Answers
Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated to crew
members and/or your supervisor?
A. Wind direction and speed
B. Names of victims or occupants
C. Building's construction classification
D. Known locations of victims or occupants - answer✔✔D. Known locations of victims or
occupants
2. Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and rescue
operations?
A. Forcing a window or cutting through debris
B. Using air monitoring devices to sample the atmosphere
C. Using a hoseline to perform hydraulic ventilation
D. Operating a portable fire extinguisher to put out an incipient fire - answer✔✔A. Forcing a
window or cutting through debris
Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are lost or
trapped, it:
A. decreases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
C. will decrease your survivable time before rescue and increase your energy output.
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D. will not be effective, because adrenaline and stress will drastically increase your consumption
rate. - answer✔✔B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being
rescued.
4. To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue operations, you
should:
A. push yourself past your limits.
B. follow orders without question.
C. practice emergency exit techniques.
D. allow the IC to look out for your crew members' safety. - answer✔✔C. practice emergency
exit techniques.
4. Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of:
A. pulmonary edema.
B. obscured vision conditions.
C. long-term exposure to radiation.
D. chronic exposure to products of combustion. - answer✔✔B. obscured vision conditions.
Which situation would require a firefighter to call a MAYDAY?
A. SCBA malfunction
B. Portable radio malfunction
C. Encountering a hazardous materials spill
D. Finding unidentified victims or occupants - answer✔✔A. SCBA malfunction
For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as:
A. they are wearing PPE and SCBA.
B. the IC determines it is safe to remain inside.
C. they are wearing the highest levels of PPE and SCBA designated for rescue operations.
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D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE
and SCBA provided. - answer✔✔D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay
within acceptable limits for the PPE and SCBA provided.
8. Rooms or closet areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat, smoke, and
toxic gases into that space are called:
A. safe havens.
B. escape rooms.
C. protective units.
D. fireproof assemblies. - answer✔✔A. safe havens.
Why should firefighters exit the IDLH before their low-pressure alarm activates?
A. The remaining air is insufficient to exit even if no emergencies occur.
B. Hearing the alarm may cause panic, which will speed up air consumption.
C. The remaining air is an average, not specific to each firefighter, so it may be insufficient to
exit from both short and long distances.
D. The remaining air is insufficient to exit from deep inside a large structure and does not take
into account emergencies that may be encountered. - answer✔✔D. The remaining air is
insufficient to exit from deep inside a large structure and does not take into account emergencies
that may be encountered.
Which of the following is one of the three principles of air management?
A. Know your point of no return.
B. Always use short, quick breaths.
C. Leave the structure when your cylinder reaches 50% capacity.
D. Turn your SCBA off once you have found an area of safe haven. - answer✔✔A. Know your
point of no return.
11. When should you check your SCBA gauge to see how much air you have left?
