NFPA 1006 - Tech Rescue UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
3 standards for professional technical rescuers - CORRECT ANSWER - -NFPA 1670
-NFPA 1006
-NFPA 1983
NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard on Operations and Training for Technical
Search and Rescue Incidents
NFPA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for
Emergency Services
NFPA 1006 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional
Qualifications
Occupational Health and Safety Act - CORRECT ANSWER - committee that make a
recommendation on matters relating to the occupational health and safety of all firefighters in the
province of Ontario
confined space hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - tunnel vision
asphyxiation
activation of equipment
limited access, falls overexertion
anxiety / frustration
lack of skills / can't complete mission
, in 70% of trench collapses - CORRECT ANSWER - a secondary collapse occurs, often
after rescuers arrive
Size-up cor Tech rescue includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - survivor accountability
ascertaining # of victims and locations
determining victims situation and elapsed time
determining rescue environment
identifying hazards
actions during incident termination - CORRECT ANSWER - remove all equipment from
rescue site
return site to responsible party
debrief
critical stress management sessions as needed
rope rescue gear is classified as - CORRECT ANSWER - software or hardware
newton - CORRECT ANSWER - amount of force required to accelerate a body with a
mass of one meter per second squared
NFPA 1983, 3 types of ropes - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) life safety
2) escape
3) throwlines
nylon rope - CORRECT ANSWER - primary fiber used in rescue rope and webbing
nylon 6 and nylon 6.6
will stretch up to 15-20%
can be pulled, bent, knotted, loaded without significant damage
UV radiation can deteriorate
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
3 standards for professional technical rescuers - CORRECT ANSWER - -NFPA 1670
-NFPA 1006
-NFPA 1983
NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard on Operations and Training for Technical
Search and Rescue Incidents
NFPA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for
Emergency Services
NFPA 1006 - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional
Qualifications
Occupational Health and Safety Act - CORRECT ANSWER - committee that make a
recommendation on matters relating to the occupational health and safety of all firefighters in the
province of Ontario
confined space hazards - CORRECT ANSWER - tunnel vision
asphyxiation
activation of equipment
limited access, falls overexertion
anxiety / frustration
lack of skills / can't complete mission
, in 70% of trench collapses - CORRECT ANSWER - a secondary collapse occurs, often
after rescuers arrive
Size-up cor Tech rescue includes: - CORRECT ANSWER - survivor accountability
ascertaining # of victims and locations
determining victims situation and elapsed time
determining rescue environment
identifying hazards
actions during incident termination - CORRECT ANSWER - remove all equipment from
rescue site
return site to responsible party
debrief
critical stress management sessions as needed
rope rescue gear is classified as - CORRECT ANSWER - software or hardware
newton - CORRECT ANSWER - amount of force required to accelerate a body with a
mass of one meter per second squared
NFPA 1983, 3 types of ropes - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) life safety
2) escape
3) throwlines
nylon rope - CORRECT ANSWER - primary fiber used in rescue rope and webbing
nylon 6 and nylon 6.6
will stretch up to 15-20%
can be pulled, bent, knotted, loaded without significant damage
UV radiation can deteriorate
