Chapter 11 Test Search And Rescue Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

CHAPTER 11 TEST SEARCH AND RESCUE UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. During search and rescue operations, which condition should be communicated to crew members
and/or supervisors? (453 - 454) [6.3.5, 6.3.9]
A. Fire's cause and area of origin
B. Structure's construction classification
C. Number of responding personnel on the scene
D. Locations of safe havens and alternate exit routes
Answer:
D

Question:
2. Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are lost or trapped,
it: (454) [6.3.1, 6.3.5]
A. increases your energy output, along with higher adrenaline levels.
B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
C. decreases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
D. makes little difference because breathing usually becomes erratic in these situations.
Answer:
B

Question:
3. To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue operations, you
should: (455) [6.3.1, 6.3.9]
A. push yourself past your limits during training.
B. work in smaller teams that can easily be monitored.
C. practice basic skills and train for the hazards you will encounter.
D. allow the Incident Commander (IC) to look out for your crew members' safety.
Answer:
C

Question:
4. In order to overcome the psychological effects of obscured vision conditions, you should: (455)
[6.3.9]
A. control your breathing.
B. use thermal imagers (TIs).
C. immediately declare a MAYDAY.
D. have your supervisor guide you with vocal commands.
Answer:
A

, Question:
5. Which situation would cause a firefighter to call for a MAYDAY? (456) [6.3.5]
A. An injured occupant
B. Rapid fire development
C. Suspected criminal incident
D. Presence of hazardous materials
Answer:
B

Question:
6. Interior fire environments that are untenable for unprotected victims: (456) [6.3.1, 6.3.5, 6.3.9]
A. will require tactical ventilation before attempting entry.
B. are considered untenable for firefighters, regardless of PPE.
C. will require air monitoring and the involvement of hazmat specialists.
D. can be tenable for firefighters equipped with full structural PPE and SCBA.
Answer:
D

Question:
7. Firefighters should identify possible safe havens within the structure in order to have a space: (457)
[6.3.5]
A. for medical evaluation and possible decontamination.
B. closed off to the spread of heat, smoke, and toxic gases.
C. closed off to occupants where firefighters can rehabilitate.
D. for incident command and the rapid intervention crew (RIC).
Answer:
B

Question:
8. In order to regulate air consumption in an IDLH, firefighters should: (457) [6.3.1, 6.3.5]
A. always know how much air they have left.
B. share their SCBA cylinder air with their team members.
C. stay in the IDLH until the low-pressure alarm activates.
D. open the bypass valve once the low-pressure alarm activates.
Answer:
A

Question:
9. Which would be a time when firefighters should check their SCBA gauges to see how much air is
left? (457) [6.3.1]
A. When getting ready to remove SCBA
B. When moving from one area to another
C. Once you are finished with the operation
D. Immediately after entering an IDLH atmosphere
Answer:
B