IFSTA 7 QUESTION BANK

IFSTA 7 QUESTION BANK
WhichAproductAofAcombustionAactsAasAaAchemicalAasphyxiantAbyAexcludingAoxygenAfromA
theAblood,AleadingAtoAhypoxiaAofAtheAbrainAandAtissues?
A)ACarbonAdioxideA(CO2)
B)ACarbonAmonoxideA(CO)
C)AAerosolizedAfuelAparticles
D)AHydrogenAcyanideA(HCN)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B
CombustionAcanAoccurAwithinAaArangeAofAconcentrationAofAfuelAvaporAandAair;AthisArangeAis
AreferredAtoAasAthe:

A)AvaporApressureArange.
B)AsurfaceAtoAmassArange.
C)AflammableA(explosive)Arange.
D)AoxidationA(combustion)Arange.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C
WhichAstatementAdescribesAtheAfactorAthatAMOSTAinfluencesAcompartmentAfireAdevelopm
ent?
A)AWhetherAtheAfireAisAfuel-limitedAorAventilation-limited
B)AWhetherAtheAfuelAisAcellulose-basedAorApetroleum-based
C)ARatioAofAsquareAfootageAtoAceilingAheightAofAtheAcompartment
D)AAmbientAtemperatureAandAwindAspeedAoutsideAtheAcompartmentA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A

AnAextinguishingAagent,AsuchAasAdryAchemicalAorAHalon-
replacementAagent,AterminatesAtheAcombustionAreactionAby:
A)AcuttingAoffAtheAoxygenAsupplyAtoAtheAfuel.
B)AinterferingAwithAtheAchemicalAchainAreaction.
C)AcoolingAtheAfuelAbelowAtheAignitionAtemperature.
D)AreactingAwithAtheAfuelAtoAcreateAaAfire-resistantAlayer.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B
MaterialsAthatAburnAatAnormalAoxygenAlevelsAwillAburnAmoreAintenselyAinA_____Aatmospher
es.
A)Aflaming
B)Anonflaming
C)Aoxygen-enriched
D)Aoxygen-deficientA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C
WhichAsituationAwouldAlikelyAbeAgrantedAanAexceptionAtoAtheAruleAthatAprohibitsAfillingAanAu
nshieldedAairAcylinderAwhileAaAfirefighterAisAwearingAtheASCBA?
A)ATheASCBAAwasAmanufacturedAwithinAtheApastAfiveAtoAtenAyears.
B)AAArapidAinterventionAcrewA(RIC)AisArescuingAaAtrappedAorAincapacitatedAfirefighter.
C)ATheAfirefighterAfillingAtheAemptyAcylinderAisAwearingAfullAstructuralApersonalAprotectiveAe
quipment.
D)AAAfirefighterAwithAaAhigherArankAthanAtheAfirefighterAwearingAtheASCBAAcylinderAisAavail
ableAtoAperformAtheArefill.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B
WhatAisAaAgeneralAsafetyAprecautionAtoAtakeAwhenArefillingAanASCBAAcylinder?
A)AWearAfullAstructuralAfireAfightingAPPE.

, B)AFillAtheAcylinderAasAquicklyAasApossible.
C)APerformAaAhydrostaticAtestAonAtheAcylinder.
D)ACheckAtheAhydrostaticAtestAdateAofAtheAcylinder.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D
WhichApieceAofAinformationAmustAbeAincludedAonAtheApermanentAcomplianceAlabelAinsideA
eachApieceAofAPPE?
A)AFirefighter'sAname
B)ADepartmentAname
C)ACleaningAprecautions
D)AWearingAinstructionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C
WhichAtypeAofAbreathingAairAsourceAwouldAbeAfoundAinsideAaAhigh-riseAbuilding?
A)AStationaryAfillAsystem
B)AAuto-cascadeAfillAsystem
C)AHigh-riseAspecificAcascadeAsystem
D)AFirefighterABreathingAAirAReplenishmentASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D
AnnualASCBAAinspectionsAandAmaintenanceAshouldAbeAperformedAby:
A)AaAcompanyAofficer.
B)AallAavailableAfirefighters.
C)AspeciallyAtrained,Afactory-qualifiedAtechnicians.
D)AtheAhighest-rankingAfireAdepartmentApersonnel.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C
AfterAeachAuse,AtheASCBAAfacepieceAshouldAbe:
A)Acleaned,Adried,AandAplacedAoutAofAservice.
B)AwashedAwithAwarmAwaterAandAaAmildAdisinfectant.
C)AsanitizedAusingAaAmachineAbuiltAspecificallyAforAfacepieces.
D)AsentAtoAtheAmanufacturerAforAaAcommercial-gradeAcleaning.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B
WhenAdonningAanAunmountedASCBA,AtheASCBAAunitAshouldAbe:
A)AstoredAinAanAoutsideAcompartmentAofAtheAapparatus.
B)AplacedAonAtheAgroundAwithAallAofAtheAstrapsAextended.
C)AstoredAinAaAspecializedAcompartmentAinsideAtheAapparatus.
D)AplacedAbehindAtheAfirefighterAwithAallAofAtheAstrapsAtightened.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B

ImmediatelyApriorAtoAdonningASCBA,AfirefightersAshould:
A)ArecordAinspectionsAinAtheASCBAAlog.
B)AperformAaAhydrostaticAtestAonAtheAcylinder.
C)AcheckAtoAmakeAsureAthatAtheAbypassAvalveAisAdisabled.
D)AcheckAtheAcylinderAgaugeAtoAmakeAsureAtheAcylinderAisAfull.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D
AllAPPEAdesignedAforAstructuralAfireAfightingAmustAmeetAtheArequirementsAof:
A)ANFPAA1002.
B)ANFPAA1006.
C)ANFPAA1971.
D)ANFPAA1981.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-C
HowAcanAaAfirefighterAhelpAensureAthatAtheyAwillAnotAbeAaffectedAbyAlimitationsAcausedAbyA
equipmentAthatAisAinApoorAcondition?
A)AProperAfacepieceAfitAtesting
B)ARepeatedAtrainingAwithAtheASCBAAunit