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IFSTA 7TH EDITION WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of sprinkler can be mounted to the side of wall-correct-answer-
sidewall mount
if SCBA is placed away in front of you, which method would you use to don?-
correct-answer-Over head method
What are the locking mechanisms on a ladder-correct-answer-Pawls/dogs
Who organizes the plan in an incident-correct-answer-incident commander
Foam concentrate and ____ is used to combine and make a solution-correct-
answer-Water
What is attached to the pump to provide foam-correct-answer-CAFS (Compressed
Air Foam System)
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A house with _____ may have peeled away due to the inside wall burning?-
correct-answer-Veneers
Firewalls are made of what material due to its poor conductivity of heat?-correct-
answer-Masonry
As a consequence of ____ the hottest gasses move to the top of the structure
through convection-correct-answer-thermal layering
no more than ___ should be tested at a time-correct-answer-300ft
Fire departments use what as their means of communication-correct-answer-
radios
An officer with 8 firefighters may be outside his-correct-answer-span of control
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if a hose shows defects during inspection-correct-answer-tag it and place it out of
service
which load has the hose loaded on its side and then loaded back and forth-
correct-answer-accordian load
what load has two sections laid, then a fold, then a loop around, and has the male
end off the side-correct-answer-Minute Man
A home with what type of construction may have interior wall collapse due to the
exterior wall and floor being one piece-correct-answer-Type III
The components of an SCBA are face piece, backplate, air cylinder, and--correct-
answer-regulator
Which type of construction is most resistant to fire?-correct-answer-Type 1
What is the safest place for firefighters to operate in ground fires?-correct-answer-
the black
IFSTA 7TH EDITION WRITTEN EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of sprinkler can be mounted to the side of wall-correct-answer-
sidewall mount
if SCBA is placed away in front of you, which method would you use to don?-
correct-answer-Over head method
What are the locking mechanisms on a ladder-correct-answer-Pawls/dogs
Who organizes the plan in an incident-correct-answer-incident commander
Foam concentrate and ____ is used to combine and make a solution-correct-
answer-Water
What is attached to the pump to provide foam-correct-answer-CAFS (Compressed
Air Foam System)
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A house with _____ may have peeled away due to the inside wall burning?-
correct-answer-Veneers
Firewalls are made of what material due to its poor conductivity of heat?-correct-
answer-Masonry
As a consequence of ____ the hottest gasses move to the top of the structure
through convection-correct-answer-thermal layering
no more than ___ should be tested at a time-correct-answer-300ft
Fire departments use what as their means of communication-correct-answer-
radios
An officer with 8 firefighters may be outside his-correct-answer-span of control
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if a hose shows defects during inspection-correct-answer-tag it and place it out of
service
which load has the hose loaded on its side and then loaded back and forth-
correct-answer-accordian load
what load has two sections laid, then a fold, then a loop around, and has the male
end off the side-correct-answer-Minute Man
A home with what type of construction may have interior wall collapse due to the
exterior wall and floor being one piece-correct-answer-Type III
The components of an SCBA are face piece, backplate, air cylinder, and--correct-
answer-regulator
Which type of construction is most resistant to fire?-correct-answer-Type 1
What is the safest place for firefighters to operate in ground fires?-correct-answer-
the black
