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TECH ROPE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NFPA ____ establishes organizational requirements to operate safely and effectively at
structural collapse emergencies. Specifically, this standard identifies the requirements
for risk and hazard assessment, written procedures, safety protocols, personal
protective equipment (PPE), establishing operational response level, and resource
considerations.
a. 1983
b. 1689
c. 1670
d. 1006 -Correct Answer ✔1670
_______ refers to the tools and equipment used to support damaged buildings and
damaged structural members, thereby stabilizing the area involved and helping to avoid
further collapse.
a. Shoring
b. Trenching
c. Bracing
d. Stabilizing -Correct Answer ✔Shoring
____________ includes the use of mechanical search equipment; that is, visual,
thermal, seismic, and acoustic devices used to locate victims who are trapped within a
collapsed structure.
a. Seismic search
b. Advanced search
c. Primary search
d. Technical search -Correct Answer ✔Technical search
________ refers to actions taken by responders to remove a victim from an entrapment
at a building collapse.
a. Extrication
b. Entrapment
c. Removal
d. Rescue -Correct Answer ✔Extrication
________ is a condition in which a victim is trapped by debris, soil, or other material and
is unable to extricate himself or herself.
a. Removal
b. Entrapment
c. Rescue
d. Extrication -Correct Answer ✔Entrapment
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Common injuries and medical complications observed at building collapse events
include fractures, respiratory distress, ______, compartment syndrome, and crush
syndrome.
a. Dehydration
b. Bruises
c. Headaches
d. Burns -Correct Answer ✔Dehydration
Police, sheriffs, or other law enforcement agencies are needed at building collapse
incidents to help establish ________, perform site security, control traffic flow, and
maintain force protection for emergency responders.
a. Triage
b. Command
c. Staging Areas
d. Perimeter Control -Correct Answer ✔Perimeter Control
Large-scale structural collapse events often have a long duration. In these situations,
_______ support resources are required for sustaining long-term rescue operations.
a. Logistical
b. Resource
c. Equipment
d. Financial -Correct Answer ✔Logistical
_________ buildings are primarily constructed of wood frame. They are typically one to
four stories in height.
Light-frame
Heavy wall
Pre-cast
Heavy floor -Correct Answer ✔Light-frame
_________ buildings are primarily characterized by URM walls, tilt-up concrete walls,
steel or concrete frames with masonry infill walls, and other low-rise designs that
incorporate concrete and/or masonry walls.
Heavy floor
Light-frame
Pre-cast
Heavy wall -Correct Answer ✔Heavy wall
_________ buildings are made of a concrete frame and can range from 1 to 13 stories
in height. Some of these buildings are built with URM infill walls.
Heavy wall
Pre-cast
Light-frame
Heavy floor -Correct Answer ✔Heavy floor
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___________ buildings may be one or more stories and consist of individual building
components such as walls, floors, columns, and beams that are premade at a factory
and then assembled on site.
Heavy floor
Heavy wall
Pre-cast
Light-frame -Correct Answer ✔Pre-cast
When buildings fail and collapse, void spaces are created and victims may be located in
them. These void spaces are classified into one of five categories. Which is not one of
the five?
V-shape
hanging
lean-to
pancake -Correct Answer ✔Hanging?
_________ can be created by natural or human-made causative factors such as ground
movement from earthquakes, high wind damage from tornadoes, or terrorist bombings
that damage multiple building.
Debris hazards
Collapse hazards
Surface hazards
Approach hazards -Correct Answer ✔Approach hazards
Because there is a high potential for other building utilities to be disrupted and a chance
for a secondary collapse, responders should initially position their response vehicles at
least ___ feet away from the collapse area.
100
500
1000
250 -Correct Answer ✔100
_________ result from the presence of unstable debris piles, loose and uneven rubble,
and sharp materials at a collapse event.
Collapse hazards
Surface hazards
All hazards
Approach hazards -Correct Answer ✔Surface hazards
The _________ search method is a basic search technique that involves positioning
responders around a collapse site to serve as listeners.
hazards communications
advanced
hailing system
basic -Correct Answer ✔hailing system
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TECH ROPE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NFPA ____ establishes organizational requirements to operate safely and effectively at
structural collapse emergencies. Specifically, this standard identifies the requirements
for risk and hazard assessment, written procedures, safety protocols, personal
protective equipment (PPE), establishing operational response level, and resource
considerations.
a. 1983
b. 1689
c. 1670
d. 1006 -Correct Answer ✔1670
_______ refers to the tools and equipment used to support damaged buildings and
damaged structural members, thereby stabilizing the area involved and helping to avoid
further collapse.
a. Shoring
b. Trenching
c. Bracing
d. Stabilizing -Correct Answer ✔Shoring
____________ includes the use of mechanical search equipment; that is, visual,
thermal, seismic, and acoustic devices used to locate victims who are trapped within a
collapsed structure.
a. Seismic search
b. Advanced search
c. Primary search
d. Technical search -Correct Answer ✔Technical search
________ refers to actions taken by responders to remove a victim from an entrapment
at a building collapse.
a. Extrication
b. Entrapment
c. Removal
d. Rescue -Correct Answer ✔Extrication
________ is a condition in which a victim is trapped by debris, soil, or other material and
is unable to extricate himself or herself.
a. Removal
b. Entrapment
c. Rescue
d. Extrication -Correct Answer ✔Entrapment
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Common injuries and medical complications observed at building collapse events
include fractures, respiratory distress, ______, compartment syndrome, and crush
syndrome.
a. Dehydration
b. Bruises
c. Headaches
d. Burns -Correct Answer ✔Dehydration
Police, sheriffs, or other law enforcement agencies are needed at building collapse
incidents to help establish ________, perform site security, control traffic flow, and
maintain force protection for emergency responders.
a. Triage
b. Command
c. Staging Areas
d. Perimeter Control -Correct Answer ✔Perimeter Control
Large-scale structural collapse events often have a long duration. In these situations,
_______ support resources are required for sustaining long-term rescue operations.
a. Logistical
b. Resource
c. Equipment
d. Financial -Correct Answer ✔Logistical
_________ buildings are primarily constructed of wood frame. They are typically one to
four stories in height.
Light-frame
Heavy wall
Pre-cast
Heavy floor -Correct Answer ✔Light-frame
_________ buildings are primarily characterized by URM walls, tilt-up concrete walls,
steel or concrete frames with masonry infill walls, and other low-rise designs that
incorporate concrete and/or masonry walls.
Heavy floor
Light-frame
Pre-cast
Heavy wall -Correct Answer ✔Heavy wall
_________ buildings are made of a concrete frame and can range from 1 to 13 stories
in height. Some of these buildings are built with URM infill walls.
Heavy wall
Pre-cast
Light-frame
Heavy floor -Correct Answer ✔Heavy floor
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___________ buildings may be one or more stories and consist of individual building
components such as walls, floors, columns, and beams that are premade at a factory
and then assembled on site.
Heavy floor
Heavy wall
Pre-cast
Light-frame -Correct Answer ✔Pre-cast
When buildings fail and collapse, void spaces are created and victims may be located in
them. These void spaces are classified into one of five categories. Which is not one of
the five?
V-shape
hanging
lean-to
pancake -Correct Answer ✔Hanging?
_________ can be created by natural or human-made causative factors such as ground
movement from earthquakes, high wind damage from tornadoes, or terrorist bombings
that damage multiple building.
Debris hazards
Collapse hazards
Surface hazards
Approach hazards -Correct Answer ✔Approach hazards
Because there is a high potential for other building utilities to be disrupted and a chance
for a secondary collapse, responders should initially position their response vehicles at
least ___ feet away from the collapse area.
100
500
1000
250 -Correct Answer ✔100
_________ result from the presence of unstable debris piles, loose and uneven rubble,
and sharp materials at a collapse event.
Collapse hazards
Surface hazards
All hazards
Approach hazards -Correct Answer ✔Surface hazards
The _________ search method is a basic search technique that involves positioning
responders around a collapse site to serve as listeners.
hazards communications
advanced
hailing system
basic -Correct Answer ✔hailing system
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