Vehicle Rescue Technician Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Technical Rescue - CORRECT ANSWER the knowledge, skills, and abilities to
efficiently resolve unique situations through problem solving to safely free or otherwise care
for victims
Extrication - CORRECT ANSWER The process of physically removing a trapped
victim from a vehicle or machine
Disentanglement - CORRECT ANSWER The spreading, cutting, or removal of
components of a vehicle or machine from on or around a trapped or injured victim to allow
the patient to be removed from the vehicle
NFPA 1006 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard for technical rescue personnel
qualifications that defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities of individual rescuers at the
Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels
Common Passenger Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER light or medium-duty passenger
and small commercial vehicles (vans, taxis, pickup trucks)
Commercial Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER Vehicles that transport passengers or
goods for use in commerce
Small Machinery - CORRECT ANSWER small machines that or easily disassembled
or constructed of lightweight material
Heavy Vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER large, heavy-duty, off road, construction, or
mass transit vehicles that are resistant to common extrication procedures and can pose
multiple concurrent hazards to rescuers
, NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard that defines what capabilities and
organizations must possess to operate at the Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels in
the various disciplines of technical rescue (
Incident Action Plan (IAP) - CORRECT ANSWER An oral (informal) or written
(formal) plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an
incident
Incident Command System (ICS) - CORRECT ANSWER A formalized system of
incident management that provides a standard approach and structure to managing operations,
ensuring that operations are coordinated, safe, and effective, especially when multiple
agencies are working together
Unified Command - CORRECT ANSWER Large scale incidents with multiple
agencies may utilize a unified command. Multiple agencies representatives make command
decisions together instead of a single designated incident commander
Unity of Command - CORRECT ANSWER The concept that each person working on
an emergency incident reports to only one direct supervisor (
Span of Control - CORRECT ANSWER For technical rescue incidents the span of
control is typically 3-7 people reporting to each supervisor. Lower numbers are used for more
complex or technical incidents while higher numbers can be used for less complex incidents.
Five is typically considered the optimal number
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) - CORRECT ANSWER Any incident that can
overwhelm the typically available resources. Of particular concern when dealing with high-
capacity vehicles such as school or transit busses and passenger rail cars.
Incident Commander (IC) - CORRECT ANSWER The individual with overall
responsibility for the management of all incident operations. The incident commander will
develop tactical priorities, action plans, and monitor conditions, accomplishments, and
resource needs but should not be performing rescue tasks
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Technical Rescue - CORRECT ANSWER the knowledge, skills, and abilities to
efficiently resolve unique situations through problem solving to safely free or otherwise care
for victims
Extrication - CORRECT ANSWER The process of physically removing a trapped
victim from a vehicle or machine
Disentanglement - CORRECT ANSWER The spreading, cutting, or removal of
components of a vehicle or machine from on or around a trapped or injured victim to allow
the patient to be removed from the vehicle
NFPA 1006 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard for technical rescue personnel
qualifications that defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities of individual rescuers at the
Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels
Common Passenger Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER light or medium-duty passenger
and small commercial vehicles (vans, taxis, pickup trucks)
Commercial Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER Vehicles that transport passengers or
goods for use in commerce
Small Machinery - CORRECT ANSWER small machines that or easily disassembled
or constructed of lightweight material
Heavy Vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER large, heavy-duty, off road, construction, or
mass transit vehicles that are resistant to common extrication procedures and can pose
multiple concurrent hazards to rescuers
, NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard that defines what capabilities and
organizations must possess to operate at the Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels in
the various disciplines of technical rescue (
Incident Action Plan (IAP) - CORRECT ANSWER An oral (informal) or written
(formal) plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an
incident
Incident Command System (ICS) - CORRECT ANSWER A formalized system of
incident management that provides a standard approach and structure to managing operations,
ensuring that operations are coordinated, safe, and effective, especially when multiple
agencies are working together
Unified Command - CORRECT ANSWER Large scale incidents with multiple
agencies may utilize a unified command. Multiple agencies representatives make command
decisions together instead of a single designated incident commander
Unity of Command - CORRECT ANSWER The concept that each person working on
an emergency incident reports to only one direct supervisor (
Span of Control - CORRECT ANSWER For technical rescue incidents the span of
control is typically 3-7 people reporting to each supervisor. Lower numbers are used for more
complex or technical incidents while higher numbers can be used for less complex incidents.
Five is typically considered the optimal number
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) - CORRECT ANSWER Any incident that can
overwhelm the typically available resources. Of particular concern when dealing with high-
capacity vehicles such as school or transit busses and passenger rail cars.
Incident Commander (IC) - CORRECT ANSWER The individual with overall
responsibility for the management of all incident operations. The incident commander will
develop tactical priorities, action plans, and monitor conditions, accomplishments, and
resource needs but should not be performing rescue tasks
