CH 10 IFSTA; PRACTICE EXAM
2026/27 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
How can you help rescuers find you if you are forced to shelter in place?
Select one:
a. Do not go far from your assigned area
b. Shine a light through available windows to draw attention to your location
c. Remain in the fire compartment
d. Leave all doors open and marked to indicate your location - ANSWER-Shine a
light through available windows to draw attention to your location
If a fire is encountered in a room during search and rescue operations, rescuers
should:
Select one:
a. close the door and report the conditions.
b. mark the door with USAR-approved symbols.
c. abandon the search and immediately leave the building.
d. leave the door open to provide ventilation to the compartment. - ANSWER-close
the door and report the conditions.
An atmosphere is considered hazardous if it contains a hazardous gas in excess of
10 percent of the hazardous material's:
Select one:
a. lower explosive limit.
b. flammability threshold.
c. ignition range.
d. upper combustible limit (UCL). - ANSWER-lower explosive limit.
A MAYDAY is called when:
Select one:
a. unconscious victims are located.
b. a firefighter is in immediate danger.
c. there is a partial roof collapse.
d. hazardous materials are found in a structure. - ANSWER-a firefighter is in
immediate danger
What is the purpose of a rapid intervention crew (RIC)?
Select one:
a. Rescue injured or trapped victims
b. Rescue injured or trapped firefighters
c. Perform a primary search
d. Perform a secondary search - ANSWER-Rescue injured or trapped firefighters
Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated
to crew members and/or your supervisor?
, Select one:
a. Names of victims or occupants
b. Wind direction and speed
c. Known locations of victims or occupants
d. Building's construction classification - ANSWER-Known locations of victims or
occupants
VEIS is only intended for:
Select one:
a. larger structural searches.
b. rapid rescue of victims and the isolation of individual rooms.
c. rooms that are involved with the fire or show conditions of flashover.
d. rooms in the interior of the structure. - ANSWER-rapid rescue of victims and the
isolation of individual rooms.
When removing a firefighter with functioning SCBA from a hazardous location:
Select one:
a. remove the firefighter's facepiece and inspect it before continuing.
b. connect the firefighter's facepiece to another SCBA.
c. reconnect the firefighter's facepiece to the SCBA tank.
d. move the firefighter carefully so as not to dislodge the mask. - ANSWER-move the
firefighter carefully so as not to dislodge the mask.
Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of:
Select one:
a. obscured vision conditions.
b. chronic exposure to products of combustion.
c. pulmonary edema.
d. long-term exposure to radiation. - ANSWER-obscured vision conditions.
An advantage of marking with latch straps is that they:
Select one:
a. keep the door closed.
b. prevent the door from closing.
c. are more visible than other types of markers.
d. are more fire resistant than other types of markers. - ANSWER-prevent the door
from closing.
You should leave the hazard zone:
Select one:
a. once all victims have been rescued.
b. if a PASS alarm is activated.
c. when you reach 50% air consumption.
d. at the same time as your team. - ANSWER-at the same time as your team.
Rooms or close areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat,
smoke, and toxic gases into that space are called:
Select one:
a. fireproof assemblies.
b. safe havens.
2026/27 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
How can you help rescuers find you if you are forced to shelter in place?
Select one:
a. Do not go far from your assigned area
b. Shine a light through available windows to draw attention to your location
c. Remain in the fire compartment
d. Leave all doors open and marked to indicate your location - ANSWER-Shine a
light through available windows to draw attention to your location
If a fire is encountered in a room during search and rescue operations, rescuers
should:
Select one:
a. close the door and report the conditions.
b. mark the door with USAR-approved symbols.
c. abandon the search and immediately leave the building.
d. leave the door open to provide ventilation to the compartment. - ANSWER-close
the door and report the conditions.
An atmosphere is considered hazardous if it contains a hazardous gas in excess of
10 percent of the hazardous material's:
Select one:
a. lower explosive limit.
b. flammability threshold.
c. ignition range.
d. upper combustible limit (UCL). - ANSWER-lower explosive limit.
A MAYDAY is called when:
Select one:
a. unconscious victims are located.
b. a firefighter is in immediate danger.
c. there is a partial roof collapse.
d. hazardous materials are found in a structure. - ANSWER-a firefighter is in
immediate danger
What is the purpose of a rapid intervention crew (RIC)?
Select one:
a. Rescue injured or trapped victims
b. Rescue injured or trapped firefighters
c. Perform a primary search
d. Perform a secondary search - ANSWER-Rescue injured or trapped firefighters
Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated
to crew members and/or your supervisor?
, Select one:
a. Names of victims or occupants
b. Wind direction and speed
c. Known locations of victims or occupants
d. Building's construction classification - ANSWER-Known locations of victims or
occupants
VEIS is only intended for:
Select one:
a. larger structural searches.
b. rapid rescue of victims and the isolation of individual rooms.
c. rooms that are involved with the fire or show conditions of flashover.
d. rooms in the interior of the structure. - ANSWER-rapid rescue of victims and the
isolation of individual rooms.
When removing a firefighter with functioning SCBA from a hazardous location:
Select one:
a. remove the firefighter's facepiece and inspect it before continuing.
b. connect the firefighter's facepiece to another SCBA.
c. reconnect the firefighter's facepiece to the SCBA tank.
d. move the firefighter carefully so as not to dislodge the mask. - ANSWER-move the
firefighter carefully so as not to dislodge the mask.
Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of:
Select one:
a. obscured vision conditions.
b. chronic exposure to products of combustion.
c. pulmonary edema.
d. long-term exposure to radiation. - ANSWER-obscured vision conditions.
An advantage of marking with latch straps is that they:
Select one:
a. keep the door closed.
b. prevent the door from closing.
c. are more visible than other types of markers.
d. are more fire resistant than other types of markers. - ANSWER-prevent the door
from closing.
You should leave the hazard zone:
Select one:
a. once all victims have been rescued.
b. if a PASS alarm is activated.
c. when you reach 50% air consumption.
d. at the same time as your team. - ANSWER-at the same time as your team.
Rooms or close areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat,
smoke, and toxic gases into that space are called:
Select one:
a. fireproof assemblies.
b. safe havens.
