Common Passenger Vehicle Rescue Technician Exam Questions with Correct Answers
What type of equipment might be needed when dealing with vehicle extrication incidents? -
Answers A heavy tow unit equipped with an articulating boom.
When should the possible need for this equipment first be noted and what should it be included
in? - Answers It should be included in the agency's SOPs/SOGs.
What is the purpose of the initial scene size-up and what gets put into motion as a result? -
Answers Scene size-up is the systematic and continual evaluation of information in either visual
or audible form. The IAP gets put into motion as a result.
What should be included in the size-up report? - Answers It should include information such as:
the number of vehicles involved, the type of vehicles, position of the vehicles, extent of damage,
and if known, victim status and level of entrapment.
Entrapment classifications are a simple tool used for what purpose? - Answers To keep
everyone on the same page when responding to an incident.
What should entrapment classifications be incorporated into? - Answers Departmental
response protocols or SOPs.
What is the inner survey? - Answers "Four-point" inspection of the vehicle's sides, top, and
undercarriage.
What is Plan A - Answers Primary access (Plan A) consists of the existing openings of doors,
and/or windows that provide a pathway or entry to the trapped and/or injured victim.
What is Plan B - Answers Secondary access (Plan B) consists of the openings created by
rescuers.
What is the emergency escape plan? Who establishes it and when? - Answers The emergency
escape plan is for immediate, unexpected hazards that affect the rescuers and/or victims. It is
established by the officer immediately after the inner/outer survey has been conducted.
What are the five primary phases for the development of an IAP? - Answers 1. Conduct an initial
incident scene size-up 2. Establish the incident objectives and strategy 3. Develop the plan 4.
Prepare and disseminate the plan 5. Evaluate and revise
What should be deployed due to the risk of spilled fuel? - Answers A minimum 1 3/4 inch line
should be deployed and charged.
What are most tow agencies licensed to remove once an incident has been terminated? -
Answers The vehicle.
What type of injuries are known to occur in rear end collisions? - Answers Whiplash injuries.
, What type of collisions are a common cause of fatalities? - Answers T-bone or lateral side
impact.
What types of vehicles are more prone to rollovers? - Answers Large trucks and some SUVs.
What is the most common life threatening event in a rollover? - Answers Ejection or partial
ejection of the passenger.
What is a rotational collision? - Answers Spinsss, which are conceptually similar to rollovers
What are aluminum alloyed metals - Answers A composition of various metals including pure
aluminum and its main design is to strengthen and lighten the vehicle.
What is magnesium alloy? - Answers The lightest structural metal; the potential for ignition may
be prevalent when the melting point is exceeded which can occur when using a reciprocating
saw, as the dust and fragments, combined with friction, ignite.
What is a major concern with magnesium? - Answers It's highly flammable. No use sawzall
What is body over frame construction? - Answers Design is a two part system, the body of the
vehicle is placed over a frame.
What is body over frame sometimes referred to as? - Answers Ladder frame
What is unibody construction? - Answers Basically a merged system.
What is a negative impact of unibody construction? - Answers The potential for the vehicle to be
split in half with severe collision.
What is the main difference between unibody and body over frame construction? - Answers The
unibody has the ability to absorb or redirect energy during a collision.
What is a crumple zone? - Answers Unibody construction collapses, which absorbs and diverts
the energy of the collision away from the cab.
What is a space frame constructed vehicle? - Answers A web or truss like structure used for
race cars
What type of frame does Audi use? - Answers Audi uses a modified space frame construction
What is a door-limiting device? - Answers It is designed to stop the motion of door, also known
as a swing bar
What is the Nader pin? - Answers Composed of heavy gauge HSS and is round in shape with a
cap, a latching mechanism for the door.
What is an impact beam? Where is located? - Answers A latching mechanism, found in both the
front and rear doors of a vehicle.
What type of equipment might be needed when dealing with vehicle extrication incidents? -
Answers A heavy tow unit equipped with an articulating boom.
When should the possible need for this equipment first be noted and what should it be included
in? - Answers It should be included in the agency's SOPs/SOGs.
What is the purpose of the initial scene size-up and what gets put into motion as a result? -
Answers Scene size-up is the systematic and continual evaluation of information in either visual
or audible form. The IAP gets put into motion as a result.
What should be included in the size-up report? - Answers It should include information such as:
the number of vehicles involved, the type of vehicles, position of the vehicles, extent of damage,
and if known, victim status and level of entrapment.
Entrapment classifications are a simple tool used for what purpose? - Answers To keep
everyone on the same page when responding to an incident.
What should entrapment classifications be incorporated into? - Answers Departmental
response protocols or SOPs.
What is the inner survey? - Answers "Four-point" inspection of the vehicle's sides, top, and
undercarriage.
What is Plan A - Answers Primary access (Plan A) consists of the existing openings of doors,
and/or windows that provide a pathway or entry to the trapped and/or injured victim.
What is Plan B - Answers Secondary access (Plan B) consists of the openings created by
rescuers.
What is the emergency escape plan? Who establishes it and when? - Answers The emergency
escape plan is for immediate, unexpected hazards that affect the rescuers and/or victims. It is
established by the officer immediately after the inner/outer survey has been conducted.
What are the five primary phases for the development of an IAP? - Answers 1. Conduct an initial
incident scene size-up 2. Establish the incident objectives and strategy 3. Develop the plan 4.
Prepare and disseminate the plan 5. Evaluate and revise
What should be deployed due to the risk of spilled fuel? - Answers A minimum 1 3/4 inch line
should be deployed and charged.
What are most tow agencies licensed to remove once an incident has been terminated? -
Answers The vehicle.
What type of injuries are known to occur in rear end collisions? - Answers Whiplash injuries.
, What type of collisions are a common cause of fatalities? - Answers T-bone or lateral side
impact.
What types of vehicles are more prone to rollovers? - Answers Large trucks and some SUVs.
What is the most common life threatening event in a rollover? - Answers Ejection or partial
ejection of the passenger.
What is a rotational collision? - Answers Spinsss, which are conceptually similar to rollovers
What are aluminum alloyed metals - Answers A composition of various metals including pure
aluminum and its main design is to strengthen and lighten the vehicle.
What is magnesium alloy? - Answers The lightest structural metal; the potential for ignition may
be prevalent when the melting point is exceeded which can occur when using a reciprocating
saw, as the dust and fragments, combined with friction, ignite.
What is a major concern with magnesium? - Answers It's highly flammable. No use sawzall
What is body over frame construction? - Answers Design is a two part system, the body of the
vehicle is placed over a frame.
What is body over frame sometimes referred to as? - Answers Ladder frame
What is unibody construction? - Answers Basically a merged system.
What is a negative impact of unibody construction? - Answers The potential for the vehicle to be
split in half with severe collision.
What is the main difference between unibody and body over frame construction? - Answers The
unibody has the ability to absorb or redirect energy during a collision.
What is a crumple zone? - Answers Unibody construction collapses, which absorbs and diverts
the energy of the collision away from the cab.
What is a space frame constructed vehicle? - Answers A web or truss like structure used for
race cars
What type of frame does Audi use? - Answers Audi uses a modified space frame construction
What is a door-limiting device? - Answers It is designed to stop the motion of door, also known
as a swing bar
What is the Nader pin? - Answers Composed of heavy gauge HSS and is round in shape with a
cap, a latching mechanism for the door.
What is an impact beam? Where is located? - Answers A latching mechanism, found in both the
front and rear doors of a vehicle.
