IFSTA 7 Exam Prep - Chapter 10: Structural Search and Rescue Questions and Answers

IFSTA 7 Exam Prep - Chapter 10:
Structural Search and Rescue Questions
and Answers
WhichAconditionAspecificAtoAsearchAandArescueAoperationsAshouldAbeAcommunicatedAtoA
crewAmembersAand/orAyourAsupervisor?A(433)

A.AWindAdirectionAandAspeed
B.ANamesAofAvictimsAorAoccupants
C.ABuilding'sAconstructionAclassification
D.AKnownAlocationsAofAvictimsAorAoccupantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AKnownAlocationsAofAvictimsAorAoccupants
WhichAbasicAfirefightingAskillAservesAasAanAessentialAsurvivalAskillAduringAsearchAandA
rescueAoperations?A(434)

A.AForcingAaAwindowAorAcuttingAthroughAdebris
B.AUsingAairAmonitoringAdevicesAtoAsampleAtheAatmosphere
C.AUsingAaAhoselineAtoAperformAhydraulicAventilation
D.AOperatingAaAportableAfireAextinguisherAtoAputAoutAanAincipientAfireA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AForcingAaAwindowAorAcuttingAthroughAdebris

UnderAnormalAconditions,AairAmanagementAincreasesAyourAworkAtime,AbutAifAyouAareAlostA
orAtrapped,Ait:A(434)

A.AdecreasesAtheAamountAofAtimeAyouAcanAsurviveAbeforeAescapingAorAbeingArescued.
B.AincreasesAtheAamountAofAtimeAyouAcanAsurviveAbeforeAescapingAorAbeingArescued.
C.AwillAdecreaseAyourAsurvivableAtimeAbeforeArescueAandAincreaseAyourAenergyAoutput.
D.AwillAnotAbeAeffective,AbecauseAadrenalineAandAstressAwillAdrasticallyAincreaseAyourAcons
umptionArate.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AincreasesAtheAamountAofAtimeAyouAcanAsurviveAbeforeAescapingAorAbeingArescued.
4.AToAbeAphysicallyAandAmentallyApreparedAforAsurvivalAduringAsearchAandArescueAoperati
ons,AyouAshould:A(434)
A.ApushAyourselfApastAyourAlimits.A
B.AfollowAordersAwithoutAquestion.A
C.ApracticeAemergencyAexitAtechniques.
D.AallowAtheAICAtoAlookAoutAforAyourAcrewAmembers'Asafety.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.ApracticeAemergencyAexitAtechniques.
Panic,Aclaustrophobia,AandAdisorientationAareAeffectsAof:A(434)

A.ApulmonaryAedema.A
B.AobscuredAvisionAconditions.
C.Along-termAexposureAtoAradiation.

, D.AchronicAexposureAtoAproductsAofAcombustion.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AobscuredAvisionAconditions.
WhichAsituationAwouldArequireAaAfirefighterAtoAcallAaAMAYDAY?A(435)

A.ASCBAAmalfunction
B.APortableAradioAmalfunction
C.AEncounteringAaAhazardousAmaterialsAspill
D.AFindingAunidentifiedAvictimsAorAoccupantsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ASCBAAmalfunction
ForAfirefighters,AtheAenvironmentAmayAremainAtenableAasAlongAas:A(436)

A.AtheyAareAwearingAPPEAandASCBA.
B.AtheAICAdeterminesAitAisAsafeAtoAremainAinside.
C.AtheyAareAwearingAtheAhighestAlevelsAofAPPEAandASCBAAdesignatedAforArescueAoperatio
ns.
D.AheatAlevelsAandAdurationAofAtheAinteriorAoperationsAstayAwithinAacceptableAlimitsAforAtheA
PPEAandASCBAAprovided.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.AheatAlevelsAandAdurationAofAtheAinteriorAoperationsAstayAwithinAacceptableAlimitsAforAtheA
PPEAandASCBAAprovided.
RoomsAorAclosetAareasAwhereAtheAdoorAcanAbeAclosedAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAheat,Asmo
ke,AandAtoxicAgasesAintoAthatAspaceAareAcalled:A(436)

A.AsafeAhavens.A
B.AescapeArooms.A
C.AprotectiveAunits.A
D.AfireproofAassemblies.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AsafeAhavens.
WhyAshouldAfirefightersAexitAtheAIDLHAbeforeAtheirAlow-pressureAalarmAactivates?A(436)

A.ATheAremainingAairAisAinsufficientAtoAexitAevenAifAnoAemergenciesAoccur.
B.AHearingAtheAalarmAmayAcauseApanic,AwhichAwillAspeedAupAairAconsumption.
C.ATheAremainingAairAisAanAaverage,AnotAspecificAtoAeachAfirefighter,AsoAitAmayAbeAinsuffici
entAtoAexitAfromAbothAshortAandAlongAdistances.
D.ATheAremainingAairAisAinsufficientAtoAexitAfromAdeepAinsideAaAlargeAstructureAandAdoesAno
tAtakeAintoAaccountAemergenciesAthatAmayAbeAencountered.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.ATheAremainingAairAisAinsufficientAtoAexitAfromAdeepAinsideAaAlargeAstructureAandAdoesAno
tAtakeAintoAaccountAemergenciesAthatAmayAbeAencountered.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAoneAofAtheAthreeAprinciplesAofAairAmanagement?A(437)

A.AKnowAyourApointAofAnoAreturn.A
B.AAlwaysAuseAshort,AquickAbreaths.
C.ALeaveAtheAstructureAwhenAyourAcylinderAreachesA50%Acapacity.
D.ATurnAyourASCBAAoffAonceAyouAhaveAfoundAanAareaAofAsafeAhaven.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AKnowAyourApointAof AnoAreturn.

WhenAshouldAyouAcheckAyourASCBAAgaugeAtoAseeAhowAmuchAairAyouAhaveAleft?A(437)

A.AEveryAtwoAminutes