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What is the carry or drag method where the rescuers are to face each other? a. The blanket drag b. The firefighters carry c. The extremity carry d. The seat carry - ANSWER d. The seat carry Where are the second-most endangered occupants located during a fire in a multi-story building? a. On the fire floor b. On the floor below the fire c. On the floor above the fire d. On the top floor - ANSWER c. On the floor above the fire Which of these are carries and drags that can be used to remove a victim? a. The blanket drag b. The seat carry c. The firefighters carry d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above Which of these is a technique used during mask confidence and emergency procedures? a. Reduced profile b. Crawling method c. Rapid reduction method d. Shoulder drop method - ANSWER a. Reduced profile Which search method is performed by a firefighter crouching below the smoke layer or laying completely down on the floor below the smoke and utilizing a light to look around the floor area as well as any furniture for victims? a. Perimeter b. Light scan c. Lifeline d. Primary - ANSWER b. Light scan Which search technique should be used by firefighters searching large areas such as warehouses, supermarkets, or any place with confusing floor plans such as office cubicles? a. Perimeter b. Light scan c. Lifeline d. Secondary - ANSWER c. Lifeline A __________ is the development and implementation of a plan, incorporating specific goals, to bring a fire under control. Fill in the blank. a. Tactic b. Goal c. Strategy d. Coordinated attack - ANSWER c. Strategy All of the following terms are parts of a wildland fire except ________. a. Finger b. Head c. Heel d. Toe - ANSWER d. Toe An exterior exposure is a building that, if left unprotected could be ignited by all of the following types of heat except _________________. a. Radiant b. Transient c. Convected d. Conducted - ANSWER b. Transient During a basement fire utilities may provide a heavy fire load with rapid fire development. Which of the following answers depicts which utilities can be found in a basement? a. Oil tanks b. Natural gas lines c. Gas meters d. All of the above - ANSWER d. All of the above Garden apartments are often ____________________. a. Full of botanical items and can be like a maze b. Close to bodies of water thus causing a fall hazard for firefighters c. Usually close to the road which causes engine exposure problems d. Usually set back off the road or parking lot - ANSWER d. Usually set back off the road or parking lot If you find a victim during a search and a rescue at a structure fire, you should ___________________________. a. Contact EMS and have them meet you at the front door b. Communicate to operations that you found a victim c. Notify command immediately d. Pass the victim off to the rapid intervention crew - ANSWER c. Notify command immediately In regard to buildings, what is a taxpayer compared with? a. Churches b. Fire stations c. Strip malls d. Colleges - ANSWER c. Strip malls Offensive strategies can be used ___________________. a. If it is determined that no savable life is present b. When an aggressive interior search can save lives c. If the building is unsafe due to heavy fire involvement d. If no items are salvage due to damage and fire - ANSWER b. When an aggressive interior search can save lives One good tactic for suppressing a dumpster fire is to ______________________. a. Let it burn itself out b. Fill it full of foam From a CAFs system c. Fill the container with water d. None of the above - ANSWER c. Fill the container with water Your engine company pulls up first to the scene of a car fire isolated to the engine compartment. If difficulty is met when attempting to access the hood, the following methods are correct except ____________________. a. Using a piercing nozzle driven into the hood b. Directing the stream through a headlight compartment c. Bouncing the stream on the street below the engine compartment d. Using a Class C extinguisher through the vehicle's grille - ANSWER d. Using a Class C extinguisher through the vehicle's grille In which search do firefighters look for victims in every possible spot inside and outside the structure. This search is methodical and thorough in nature and is usually conducted after the fire has been controlled. a. Primary b. Secondary c. All hands d. Perimeter - ANSWER b. Secondary Tether lines attached to a search rope should not be longer than ______________. a. 20 or 25 feet b. 10 or 15 feet c. 30 or 35 feet d. 5 feet - ANSWER b. 10 or 15 feet The average search rope should be approximately ________feet long and indicator knots should be tied in ____________-foot intervals in the rope. a. 200, 20 b. 150, 10 c. 250, 15 d. 100, 5 - ANSWER a. 200, 20 The normal spacing for stud channels is __________________________. a. 12 inches b. 14 inches c. 16 inches d. 18 inches - ANSWER c. 16 inches The swim method is used for ____________________. a. Entanglements b. A firefighter falls in the water c. Advancing through a breached wall d. None of the above - ANSWER a. Entanglements Upon opening an entry door of a structure to perform search and rescue operations, firefighters notice smoke violently exiting the building as if under extreme pressure. What potential event does this indicate? a. Flashover b. Backdraft c. Rollover d. Smoke explosion - ANSWER a. Flashover

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Fire Engineering Tests Cards |LATEST
VERSION |NEW UPDATE |GUARANTEED
PASS|2025-2026 |BEST STUDYING
MATERIAL
What is the carry or drag method where the rescuers are to face each other? a.
The blanket drag
b. The firefighters carry
c. The extremity carry
d. The seat carry
- ANSWER d. The seat carry


Where are the second-most endangered occupants located during a fire in a multi-story
building?
a. On the fire floor
b. On the floor below the fire
c. On the floor above the fire
d. On the top floor
- ANSWER c. On the floor above the fire


Which of these are carries and drags that can be used to remove a victim? a.
The blanket drag
b. The seat carry
c. The firefighters carry
d. All of the above

,- ANSWER d. All of the above


Which of these is a technique used during mask confidence and emergency procedures? a.
Reduced profile
b. Crawling method
c. Rapid reduction method
d. Shoulder drop method
- ANSWER a. Reduced profile


Which search method is performed by a firefighter crouching below the smoke layer or laying
completely down on the floor below the smoke and utilizing a light to look around the floor
area as well as any furniture for victims?
a. Perimeter
b. Light scan
c. Lifeline
d. Primary
- ANSWER b. Light scan


Which search technique should be used by firefighters searching large areas such as
warehouses, supermarkets, or any place with confusing floor plans such as office cubicles?
a. Perimeter
b. Light scan
c. Lifeline
d. Secondary
- ANSWER c. Lifeline


A __________ is the development and implementation of a plan, incorporating specific goals,
to bring a fire under control. Fill in the blank.

,a. Tactic
b. Goal
c. Strategy
d. Coordinated attack
- ANSWER c. Strategy


All of the following terms are parts of a wildland fire except ________. a.
Finger

b. Head
c. Heel
d. Toe
- ANSWER d. Toe


An exterior exposure is a building that, if left unprotected could be ignited by all of the
following types of heat except _________________.
a. Radiant
b. Transient
c. Convected
d. Conducted
- ANSWER b. Transient


During a basement fire utilities may provide a heavy fire load with rapid fire development.
Which of the following answers depicts which utilities can be found in a basement? a. Oil
tanks
b. Natural gas lines
c. Gas meters
d. All of the above

, - ANSWER d. All of the above


Garden apartments are often ____________________.
a. Full of botanical items and can be like a maze
b. Close to bodies of water thus causing a fall hazard for firefighters
c. Usually close to the road which causes engine exposure problems
d. Usually set back off the road or parking lot
- ANSWER d. Usually set back off the road or parking lot


If you find a victim during a search and a rescue at a structure fire, you should
___________________________.
a. Contact EMS and have them meet you at the front door
b. Communicate to operations that you found a victim
c. Notify command immediately
d. Pass the victim off to the rapid intervention crew
- ANSWER c. Notify command immediately


In regard to buildings, what is a taxpayer compared with?
a. Churches
b. Fire stations
c. Strip malls
d. Colleges
- ANSWER c. Strip malls


Offensive strategies can be used ___________________.
a. If it is determined that no savable life is present
b. When an aggressive interior search can save lives

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