Rope and Riggings Exam Prep UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - The NFPA standard number for Fire Service Life Safety
Rope and System Components is:
Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is a trait of an effective leader during rope
rescue situations?
NFPA 1670, NFPA 1006, NFPA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - Three standards that have
an influence on rope rescue equipment, training and/or operations are:
1" tubular webbing - CORRECT ANSWER - What is commonly used for strapping
materials in securing the victim in the liter?
Personal Safety - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest priority for all rescue personnel
during rescue operation s is?
1670 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which NFPA standard covers operations and training for
technical search and rescue?
Incident management system - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard system developed to
organize all functions needed to manage and support the response to an emergency situation is
known as?
Public Information Officer - CORRECT ANSWER - What section reports directly to
command in the incident management structure?
Alter or stop operations that are considered unsafe - CORRECT ANSWER - The incident
safety officer has the ability to?
,Trouble - CORRECT ANSWER - When lowering a load, a continuous whistle blast
means?
Maintain scene security and wait for trained equipped personnel to arrive - CORRECT
ANSWER - If you determine a serious, unstable condition exists that you are not trained or
equipped to handle, you should?
Transition to the edge - CORRECT ANSWER - If you must bail out due to conditions
during a search, what must you do in addition to choosing a suitable anchor, rigging the anchor
and moving to the exit?
Investigating and determining causes of the incident - CORRECT ANSWER - Aside from
retrieving equipment, scene termination includes?
Stop - CORRECT ANSWER - What voice communication should be given by any
member of the rescue team who sees something going wrong during a low angle victim
evacuation?
Prusik Hitch - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of knot could be used to make a litter
attendant tie-in adjustable in the low angle environment?
Record the life safety history for an individual piece of life safety rope - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rescue rope logs should?
Block Creel - CORRECT ANSWER - Life safety ropes are manufactured using
____________ construction.
Core - CORRECT ANSWER - The kern of a Kernmantle rope is its:
Before being used - CORRECT ANSWER - Rope should be inspected
, 480 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nylon rope, Type 6.6, has a melting temperature of
about____?
An entry is made in the rope history log - CORRECT ANSWER - It is essential that every
time rescue rope is used and placed back in storage:
Latch,Locking nut/collar, hinge and spine - CORRECT ANSWER - Name the parts of the
carabiner
A cool dry area - CORRECT ANSWER - An acceptable method of storing rope is:
Stand on the rope to help with rigging - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is an unacceptable
way to treat a rope?
40 Kilonewtons - CORRECT ANSWER - General use carabiners shall withstand a
minimum test load of approximately 9,000 lbs, which equals approximately _________
kilonewtons?
9,000 pounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Forty kilonewtons is approximately equivalent to
_________ pounds of force.
Bight - CORRECT ANSWER - Is an element of a knot
Munter - CORRECT ANSWER - The _______ hitch is a friction hitch that can be used for
rappelling as a last resort.
Abrassion - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the most common ways a rope's life is
shortened is through?
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - The NFPA standard number for Fire Service Life Safety
Rope and System Components is:
Flexibility - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is a trait of an effective leader during rope
rescue situations?
NFPA 1670, NFPA 1006, NFPA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWER - Three standards that have
an influence on rope rescue equipment, training and/or operations are:
1" tubular webbing - CORRECT ANSWER - What is commonly used for strapping
materials in securing the victim in the liter?
Personal Safety - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest priority for all rescue personnel
during rescue operation s is?
1670 - CORRECT ANSWER - Which NFPA standard covers operations and training for
technical search and rescue?
Incident management system - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard system developed to
organize all functions needed to manage and support the response to an emergency situation is
known as?
Public Information Officer - CORRECT ANSWER - What section reports directly to
command in the incident management structure?
Alter or stop operations that are considered unsafe - CORRECT ANSWER - The incident
safety officer has the ability to?
,Trouble - CORRECT ANSWER - When lowering a load, a continuous whistle blast
means?
Maintain scene security and wait for trained equipped personnel to arrive - CORRECT
ANSWER - If you determine a serious, unstable condition exists that you are not trained or
equipped to handle, you should?
Transition to the edge - CORRECT ANSWER - If you must bail out due to conditions
during a search, what must you do in addition to choosing a suitable anchor, rigging the anchor
and moving to the exit?
Investigating and determining causes of the incident - CORRECT ANSWER - Aside from
retrieving equipment, scene termination includes?
Stop - CORRECT ANSWER - What voice communication should be given by any
member of the rescue team who sees something going wrong during a low angle victim
evacuation?
Prusik Hitch - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of knot could be used to make a litter
attendant tie-in adjustable in the low angle environment?
Record the life safety history for an individual piece of life safety rope - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rescue rope logs should?
Block Creel - CORRECT ANSWER - Life safety ropes are manufactured using
____________ construction.
Core - CORRECT ANSWER - The kern of a Kernmantle rope is its:
Before being used - CORRECT ANSWER - Rope should be inspected
, 480 - CORRECT ANSWER - Nylon rope, Type 6.6, has a melting temperature of
about____?
An entry is made in the rope history log - CORRECT ANSWER - It is essential that every
time rescue rope is used and placed back in storage:
Latch,Locking nut/collar, hinge and spine - CORRECT ANSWER - Name the parts of the
carabiner
A cool dry area - CORRECT ANSWER - An acceptable method of storing rope is:
Stand on the rope to help with rigging - CORRECT ANSWER - Which is an unacceptable
way to treat a rope?
40 Kilonewtons - CORRECT ANSWER - General use carabiners shall withstand a
minimum test load of approximately 9,000 lbs, which equals approximately _________
kilonewtons?
9,000 pounds - CORRECT ANSWER - Forty kilonewtons is approximately equivalent to
_________ pounds of force.
Bight - CORRECT ANSWER - Is an element of a knot
Munter - CORRECT ANSWER - The _______ hitch is a friction hitch that can be used for
rappelling as a last resort.
Abrassion - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the most common ways a rope's life is
shortened is through?
