IFSTA 7 Block 1 Test Review, ALL
CHAPTERS QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
, IFSTA 7 Block 1 Test Review, ALL
CHAPTERS QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
_____ consist of at least two trained members standing by in case a firefighter must be
rescued.
Select one:
a. Rapid intervention crews
b. Forcible entry teams
c. Mutual aid teams
d. Secondary search crews - Answer ✓✓a. Rapid intervention crews
______________ refers to the straight line travel of radio signals between the antenna
connected to the transmitter and the antenna connected to the receiver.
a. signal transmission
b. line of sight transmission
c. direct communication
d. HF communication - Answer ✓✓c. direct communication
A _____ valve is used to control the flow of water from a fire hydrant.
Select one:
a. gate
b. ball
c. clapper
d. butterfly - Answer ✓✓a. gate
A central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the call to the fire,
emergency medical, or law enforcement dispatcher is a:
Select one:
a. emergency service specific telecommunications center.
b. public safety answering point.
c. communications center.
d. dispatch center. - Answer ✓✓b. public safety answering point.
A firefighter should never alter PPE because it may void the manufacturer's warranty
and:
Select one:
a. decrease the trade-in value.
b. end his or her employment contract.
c. increase the amount of required maintenance.
d. endanger his or her life. - Answer ✓✓d. endanger his or her life.
, A fuel's _____ is the total amount of thermal energy released when a specific amount of
that fuel burns.
Select one:
a. heat of combustion
b. force of reduction
c. chemical content
d. kinetic content - Answer ✓✓a. heat of combustion
A nozzle operator can control the _____ by cradling the hoseline under one arm and
evenly distributing his or her weight on both feet while operating the nozzle.
Select one:
a. water hammer
b. nozzle reaction
c. flow rate
d. friction loss - Answer ✓✓b. nozzle reaction
A search of the fire floor generally:
Select one:
a. starts as close to the fire as possible and works back toward the entrance.
b. requires four teams of firefighters.
c. starts at the entrance and works counterclockwise toward the fire.
d. requires more time than searches on other floors. - Answer ✓✓a. starts as close to
the fire as possible and works back toward the entrance.
A search technique intended to provide rapid search of individual rooms that can be
accessed from the exterior, usually through a window.
a. Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)
b. Cursory Search Method
c. Vent, Enter, Isolate, and Search (VEIS)
d. Wide Area Search Method - Answer ✓✓c. Vent, Enter, Isolate, and Search (VEIS)
A separate telecommunications or dispatch center that is operated by a fire department,
emergency medical service or law enforcement agency is known as a (an):
a. Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
b. Tertiary Public Safety Answering Point (TPSAP)
c. Regional Public Safety Telecommunications Center
d. Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications Center - Answer ✓✓d. Emergency
Service Specific Telecommunications Center
A spanner wrench is designed to:
Select one:
a. remove discharge caps from fire hydrant outlets.
b. fit over most standard hydrant operating nuts.
c. tighten or loosen coupling connections.
d. control the flow of water through a hoseline. - Answer ✓✓c. tighten or loosen
coupling connections.
CHAPTERS QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
, IFSTA 7 Block 1 Test Review, ALL
CHAPTERS QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
_____ consist of at least two trained members standing by in case a firefighter must be
rescued.
Select one:
a. Rapid intervention crews
b. Forcible entry teams
c. Mutual aid teams
d. Secondary search crews - Answer ✓✓a. Rapid intervention crews
______________ refers to the straight line travel of radio signals between the antenna
connected to the transmitter and the antenna connected to the receiver.
a. signal transmission
b. line of sight transmission
c. direct communication
d. HF communication - Answer ✓✓c. direct communication
A _____ valve is used to control the flow of water from a fire hydrant.
Select one:
a. gate
b. ball
c. clapper
d. butterfly - Answer ✓✓a. gate
A central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the call to the fire,
emergency medical, or law enforcement dispatcher is a:
Select one:
a. emergency service specific telecommunications center.
b. public safety answering point.
c. communications center.
d. dispatch center. - Answer ✓✓b. public safety answering point.
A firefighter should never alter PPE because it may void the manufacturer's warranty
and:
Select one:
a. decrease the trade-in value.
b. end his or her employment contract.
c. increase the amount of required maintenance.
d. endanger his or her life. - Answer ✓✓d. endanger his or her life.
, A fuel's _____ is the total amount of thermal energy released when a specific amount of
that fuel burns.
Select one:
a. heat of combustion
b. force of reduction
c. chemical content
d. kinetic content - Answer ✓✓a. heat of combustion
A nozzle operator can control the _____ by cradling the hoseline under one arm and
evenly distributing his or her weight on both feet while operating the nozzle.
Select one:
a. water hammer
b. nozzle reaction
c. flow rate
d. friction loss - Answer ✓✓b. nozzle reaction
A search of the fire floor generally:
Select one:
a. starts as close to the fire as possible and works back toward the entrance.
b. requires four teams of firefighters.
c. starts at the entrance and works counterclockwise toward the fire.
d. requires more time than searches on other floors. - Answer ✓✓a. starts as close to
the fire as possible and works back toward the entrance.
A search technique intended to provide rapid search of individual rooms that can be
accessed from the exterior, usually through a window.
a. Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC)
b. Cursory Search Method
c. Vent, Enter, Isolate, and Search (VEIS)
d. Wide Area Search Method - Answer ✓✓c. Vent, Enter, Isolate, and Search (VEIS)
A separate telecommunications or dispatch center that is operated by a fire department,
emergency medical service or law enforcement agency is known as a (an):
a. Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
b. Tertiary Public Safety Answering Point (TPSAP)
c. Regional Public Safety Telecommunications Center
d. Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications Center - Answer ✓✓d. Emergency
Service Specific Telecommunications Center
A spanner wrench is designed to:
Select one:
a. remove discharge caps from fire hydrant outlets.
b. fit over most standard hydrant operating nuts.
c. tighten or loosen coupling connections.
d. control the flow of water through a hoseline. - Answer ✓✓c. tighten or loosen
coupling connections.
