TEEX FINAL STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Firefighter Sam is on duty in the watch room during the middle of the night when he
receives a call from someone wanting information regarding the department's
elementary school education program; Sam doesn't know the answer. What is the best
response Sam can provide? - ANSWER-Sam should take the caller's information, tell
the caller he doesn't know the answer but he will find out, and ask the caller when would
be a good time to reach him/her. p57
Which action might help overcome a physical barrier to communication while working
within a structure? - ANSWER-Turning your body 90 degrees p67
Which style of roof is supported exclusively by the structure's exterior walls? -
ANSWER-Arched p93
Which term can be defined as a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or
molecules within a fuel, which is transferred from one body to another as a result of a
temperature difference between the bodies? - ANSWER-Heat p178
What is one of the two primary types of dangerous building conditions? - ANSWER-
Circumstances that contribute to fire spread p165
The protective clothing used during ground cover fire attacks should meet the
requirements of which NFPA standard? - ANSWER-NFPA 1977 p195
What does the NFPA require of all Department of Transportation (DOT)-approved
vests? - ANSWER-They have five-point breakaway fasteners. p197
A fast-food restaurant is most likely to have which class of fire? - ANSWER-Class K (K
for kitchen)
When searching for an exit in an extremely low visibility environment, why is it important
to sweep the floor ahead of you with one hand? - ANSWER-To avoid falling through
openings ahead of you
When using FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) marking system, what does a
diagonal mark from upper right to lower left indicate? - ANSWER-A search is underway
How far ahead of an advancing fire should a trench strip be made? - ANSWER-Based
on fire growth rate
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
Firefighter Sam is on duty in the watch room during the middle of the night when he
receives a call from someone wanting information regarding the department's
elementary school education program; Sam doesn't know the answer. What is the best
response Sam can provide? - ANSWER-Sam should take the caller's information, tell
the caller he doesn't know the answer but he will find out, and ask the caller when would
be a good time to reach him/her. p57
Which action might help overcome a physical barrier to communication while working
within a structure? - ANSWER-Turning your body 90 degrees p67
Which style of roof is supported exclusively by the structure's exterior walls? -
ANSWER-Arched p93
Which term can be defined as a form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or
molecules within a fuel, which is transferred from one body to another as a result of a
temperature difference between the bodies? - ANSWER-Heat p178
What is one of the two primary types of dangerous building conditions? - ANSWER-
Circumstances that contribute to fire spread p165
The protective clothing used during ground cover fire attacks should meet the
requirements of which NFPA standard? - ANSWER-NFPA 1977 p195
What does the NFPA require of all Department of Transportation (DOT)-approved
vests? - ANSWER-They have five-point breakaway fasteners. p197
A fast-food restaurant is most likely to have which class of fire? - ANSWER-Class K (K
for kitchen)
When searching for an exit in an extremely low visibility environment, why is it important
to sweep the floor ahead of you with one hand? - ANSWER-To avoid falling through
openings ahead of you
When using FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) marking system, what does a
diagonal mark from upper right to lower left indicate? - ANSWER-A search is underway
How far ahead of an advancing fire should a trench strip be made? - ANSWER-Based
on fire growth rate
