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When assisting with trench rescue: correct answers eliminate sources of vibration such as apparatus and heavy equipment. If the ignition is not accessible in nonelectric vehicles, shut down the electrical system by disconnecting the negative cables to the vehicle's 12-volt battery by cutting or removing: correct answers the negative cable first. Which glass is designed to spread small fracture lines throughout the plate when struck? correct answers Tempered Which type of collapse has a good chance of habitable voids but is most vulnerable to secondary collapse? correct answers Cantilever When responding to an elevator entrapment rescue,: correct answers there are no consistent sequential steps to follow. Stabilizing a rescue incident may involve: correct answers diverting or blocking traffic. Which is a guideline when using a winch? correct answers Position the winch as close as possible to the object being pulled Which type of water or ice rescue is extremely dangerous because of powerful undercurrents and a hydraulic action that make escape virtually impossible? correct answers Low-head or low-water dams Which is the MOST effective tool for removing doubly laminated glass? correct answers Saws A Fire Fighter II may be assigned the task of setting up and monitoring the supplied air respirator system for rescue personnel at a: correct answers confined-space rescue. For which vehicle frame are the vehicle's stress-bearing elements and sheet metal body parts built as one unit? correct answers Unibody Which rescue tool is used to create an anchor point above a manhole or other opening? correct answers Tripod Which tools have a square drive to attach a socket and are ideal for disassembling machinery? correct answers Pneumatic impact tools What would be used to stabilize a vehicle that is on its roof or side by creating a stabilizing triangle? correct answers Tensioned buttress systems What is the purpose of a tensioned buttress system? correct answers Stabilize vehicles resting on their sides or roofs