NYS SCBA-IFO Pre-Test A questions with answers

NYS SCBA-IFO Pre-Test A questions with
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answers


What is the leading cause of firefighter fatalities? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔cardiovascular disease |\ |\




Which category of telecommunications system is in a central
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location, takes all emergency calls, and then routes calls to
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appropriate dispatchers? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Public Safety
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Answering Point (PSAP) |\ |\




In the fire environment, convection usually involves the transfer
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of heat through? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The movement of hot
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smoke or fire gases |\ |\ |\




Heat that is radiated to the insulating layer between PPE and
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your body. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cause heat stress to the
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insulating layer between PPE and your body |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




What will a liquid with a specific gravity of less than 1 do when
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combined with water? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Float
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In most compartment fires, the energy release in fire is directly
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proportional - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Amount of oxygen |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


available for combustion |\ |\

, whether the fire is fuel-limited or ventilation limited - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Which statement describes the factor that MOST
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influences compartment fire development? |\ |\ |\




Which type of phenomenon occurs when the fire rapidly
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transitions from the growth stage to the fully developed stage? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Flashover |\ |\




The flow path of a structure fire is comprised of two regions: the
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ambient air flow in and the..... - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hot
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exhaust flow out |\ |\




What is often the most readily available fuel source and
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significantly influences fire development in a compartment fire? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Contents within the structure
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Type II construction buildings are composed of: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Noncombustible materials that do not add to the
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fuel load
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What construction features tend to contain fires for a longer
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period of time, thus creating fuel-rich, ventilation-limited
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environments - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Energy-efficient designs |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




The most common type of factory built home that firefighters will
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encounter is a __________________ home - CORRECT ANSWERS
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