FF1 STUDY EXAMS GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When an evacuation signal is given, all units on scene must: - ✔✔give a personnel
accountability report (PAR).
✔✔To employ effective air management techniques during search and rescue,
firefighters must: - ✔✔check SCBA air levels after periods of heavy work.
✔✔When conducting search and rescue operations, firefighters should: - ✔✔close
doors to create protected areas and avoid creating additional flow paths.
✔✔What should be done when an injured victim is found during search and rescue? -
✔✔Injured victims should not be moved until they have been assessed and treated,
unless they or the firefighter are in immediate danger.
✔✔_____ consist of at least two trained members standing by in case a firefighter must
be rescued. - ✔✔Rapid intervention crews
✔✔When any evacuation signal is given, all exiting crews must: - ✔✔proceed to a
designated safe area outside the collapse zone.
✔✔Firefighters use air-monitoring devices to: - ✔✔detect oxygen levels and hazardous
substances.
✔✔Situational awareness during structural search and rescue includes: -
✔✔communicating changes in fire spread and visibility levels.
✔✔Which tool or piece of equipment does a rapid intervention crew (RIC) need to
carry? - ✔✔Spare SCBA cylinder
, ✔✔Air monitoring is performed at incidents in order to determine the: - ✔✔appropriate
PPE and equipment to use.
✔✔An advantage of using thermal imagers during search and rescue operations is: -
✔✔improved visibility in an obscured environment.
✔✔Your point of no return is based on: - ✔✔the lowest cylinder gauge reading of any
member of the team.
✔✔The AHJ should establish action levels that describe how firefighters should respond
to high- or low-level alarms while performing: - ✔✔air monitoring.
✔✔Actions such as opening a bypass valve on a cylinder, sharing air, and breathing
directly from the cylinder are: - ✔✔possible solutions to air emergencies.
✔✔What is a rescuer's role in occupant self-evacuation? - ✔✔Establishing a safe haven
away from the structure
✔✔To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue
operations, you should: - ✔✔practice emergency exit techniques.
✔✔During search and rescue operations, rescuers should NOT: - ✔✔enter a structure
where survivors are not likely to be found.
✔✔How does staying low to the floor improve survivability? - ✔✔Temperatures are
cooler and air may be less contaminated
✔✔If an exterior wall must be breached during search and rescue operations, rescue
personnel: - ✔✔must coordinate with the IC and ventilation teams before making the
opening.
✔✔Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and
rescue operations? - ✔✔Forcing a window or cutting through debris
✔✔Which type of carry or drag is commonly used for children, but is not practical for
unconscious adults? - ✔✔Cradle-in-arms lift/carry
✔✔Before entering an IDLH environment, you must: - ✔✔ensure that your SCBA is
turned on, working properly, and contains a full cylinder of air.
✔✔When you are seeking to escape and you locate a window, you should: - ✔✔ask
Command if opening the window will make interior conditions worse.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔When an evacuation signal is given, all units on scene must: - ✔✔give a personnel
accountability report (PAR).
✔✔To employ effective air management techniques during search and rescue,
firefighters must: - ✔✔check SCBA air levels after periods of heavy work.
✔✔When conducting search and rescue operations, firefighters should: - ✔✔close
doors to create protected areas and avoid creating additional flow paths.
✔✔What should be done when an injured victim is found during search and rescue? -
✔✔Injured victims should not be moved until they have been assessed and treated,
unless they or the firefighter are in immediate danger.
✔✔_____ consist of at least two trained members standing by in case a firefighter must
be rescued. - ✔✔Rapid intervention crews
✔✔When any evacuation signal is given, all exiting crews must: - ✔✔proceed to a
designated safe area outside the collapse zone.
✔✔Firefighters use air-monitoring devices to: - ✔✔detect oxygen levels and hazardous
substances.
✔✔Situational awareness during structural search and rescue includes: -
✔✔communicating changes in fire spread and visibility levels.
✔✔Which tool or piece of equipment does a rapid intervention crew (RIC) need to
carry? - ✔✔Spare SCBA cylinder
, ✔✔Air monitoring is performed at incidents in order to determine the: - ✔✔appropriate
PPE and equipment to use.
✔✔An advantage of using thermal imagers during search and rescue operations is: -
✔✔improved visibility in an obscured environment.
✔✔Your point of no return is based on: - ✔✔the lowest cylinder gauge reading of any
member of the team.
✔✔The AHJ should establish action levels that describe how firefighters should respond
to high- or low-level alarms while performing: - ✔✔air monitoring.
✔✔Actions such as opening a bypass valve on a cylinder, sharing air, and breathing
directly from the cylinder are: - ✔✔possible solutions to air emergencies.
✔✔What is a rescuer's role in occupant self-evacuation? - ✔✔Establishing a safe haven
away from the structure
✔✔To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue
operations, you should: - ✔✔practice emergency exit techniques.
✔✔During search and rescue operations, rescuers should NOT: - ✔✔enter a structure
where survivors are not likely to be found.
✔✔How does staying low to the floor improve survivability? - ✔✔Temperatures are
cooler and air may be less contaminated
✔✔If an exterior wall must be breached during search and rescue operations, rescue
personnel: - ✔✔must coordinate with the IC and ventilation teams before making the
opening.
✔✔Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and
rescue operations? - ✔✔Forcing a window or cutting through debris
✔✔Which type of carry or drag is commonly used for children, but is not practical for
unconscious adults? - ✔✔Cradle-in-arms lift/carry
✔✔Before entering an IDLH environment, you must: - ✔✔ensure that your SCBA is
turned on, working properly, and contains a full cylinder of air.
✔✔When you are seeking to escape and you locate a window, you should: - ✔✔ask
Command if opening the window will make interior conditions worse.
