Vehicle Rescue Technician Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Technical Rescue - CORRECT ANSWER the knowledge, skills, and abilities to
efficiently resolve unique situations
through problem solving to safely free or otherwise care for victims
Extrication - CORRECT ANSWER The process of physically removing a trapped
victim from a vehicle or machine
Disentanglement - CORRECT ANSWER The spreading, cutting, or removal of
components of a vehicle or machine from on or around a trapped or injured victim to allow
the patient to be removed from the vehicle
NFPA 1006 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard for technical rescue personnel
qualifications that defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities of individual rescuers at the
Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels
Common Passenger Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER light or medium-duty passenger
and small commercial vehicles (vans, taxis, pickup trucks)
Commercial Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER Vehicles that transport passengers or
goods for use in commerce
Small Machinery - CORRECT ANSWER small machines that or easily disassembled
or constructed of lightweight
material
Heavy Vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER large, heavy-duty, offroad, construction, or
mass transit vehicles that are resistant to common extrication procedures and can pose
multiple concurrent hazards to rescuers
,NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard that defines what capabilities and
organizations must possess to operate at the Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels in
the various disciplines of technical rescue
Authority Having Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER the party responsible for
directing or supervising the emergency services organizations actions in a defined area. The
AHJ may specify minimum training and operational standards and procedures.
Incident Action Plan (IAP) - CORRECT ANSWER An oral (informal) or written
(formal) plan containing general
objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident
Incident Command System (ICS) - CORRECT ANSWER A formalized system of
incident management that provides a standard approach and structure to managing operations,
ensuring that operations are coordinated, safe, and effective, especially when multiple
agencies are working together.
Unified Command - CORRECT ANSWER Large scale incidents with multiple
agencies may utilize a unified command. Multiple agencies representatives make command
decisions together instead of a single designated incident commander
Unity of Command - CORRECT ANSWER The concept that each person working on
an emergency incident reports to only one direct supervisor
Span of Control - CORRECT ANSWER For technical rescue incidents the span of
control is typically 3-7 people reporting to each supervisor. Lower numbers are used for more
complex or technical incidents while higher numbers can be used for less complex incidents.
Five is typically considered the optimal number
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) - CORRECT ANSWER Any incident that can
overwhelm the typically available resources. Of particular concern when dealing with high-
capacity vehicles such as school or transit busses and passenger rail cars
, Incident Commander (IC) - CORRECT ANSWER The individual with overall
responsibility for the management of all incident operations. The incident commander will
develop tactical priorities, action plans, and monitor conditions, accomplishments, and
resource needs but should not be performing rescue tasks
Command Staff - CORRECT ANSWER he Incident commander, safety officer, public
information officer, and liaison officer constitute the command staff
Public Information Officer (PIO) - CORRECT ANSWER A member of the command
staff that Interfaces with the media and the public so that there is a single point of contact for
information regarding the incident
Safety Officer - CORRECT ANSWER A member of the command staff responsible for
enforcing safety rules and developing measures for hazard mitigation and personal safety
Liaison Officer - CORRECT ANSWER The member of the command staff who is the
incident commanders point of contact for outside agencies and coordinates information and
resources between cooperating and assisting agencies
General Staff - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of the section chief of each of the
primary activity areas of operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration
Operations Section - CORRECT ANSWER The operations section is responsible for
development direction and coordination of all tactical operations in accordance with the
incident action plan including responsibility for executing rescue tactics
Divisions/Groups - CORRECT ANSWER Divisions are areas of operations based on
geographic locations (i.e. north and south) while groups are areas of operation based on
function (i.e. fire suppression and rescue)
Accountability System - CORRECT ANSWER A method used to track personnel
assignments and locations to aid in safety and resource management
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Technical Rescue - CORRECT ANSWER the knowledge, skills, and abilities to
efficiently resolve unique situations
through problem solving to safely free or otherwise care for victims
Extrication - CORRECT ANSWER The process of physically removing a trapped
victim from a vehicle or machine
Disentanglement - CORRECT ANSWER The spreading, cutting, or removal of
components of a vehicle or machine from on or around a trapped or injured victim to allow
the patient to be removed from the vehicle
NFPA 1006 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard for technical rescue personnel
qualifications that defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities of individual rescuers at the
Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels
Common Passenger Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER light or medium-duty passenger
and small commercial vehicles (vans, taxis, pickup trucks)
Commercial Vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER Vehicles that transport passengers or
goods for use in commerce
Small Machinery - CORRECT ANSWER small machines that or easily disassembled
or constructed of lightweight
material
Heavy Vehicles - CORRECT ANSWER large, heavy-duty, offroad, construction, or
mass transit vehicles that are resistant to common extrication procedures and can pose
multiple concurrent hazards to rescuers
,NFPA 1670 - CORRECT ANSWER The standard that defines what capabilities and
organizations must possess to operate at the Awareness, Operations, and Technician levels in
the various disciplines of technical rescue
Authority Having Jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER the party responsible for
directing or supervising the emergency services organizations actions in a defined area. The
AHJ may specify minimum training and operational standards and procedures.
Incident Action Plan (IAP) - CORRECT ANSWER An oral (informal) or written
(formal) plan containing general
objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident
Incident Command System (ICS) - CORRECT ANSWER A formalized system of
incident management that provides a standard approach and structure to managing operations,
ensuring that operations are coordinated, safe, and effective, especially when multiple
agencies are working together.
Unified Command - CORRECT ANSWER Large scale incidents with multiple
agencies may utilize a unified command. Multiple agencies representatives make command
decisions together instead of a single designated incident commander
Unity of Command - CORRECT ANSWER The concept that each person working on
an emergency incident reports to only one direct supervisor
Span of Control - CORRECT ANSWER For technical rescue incidents the span of
control is typically 3-7 people reporting to each supervisor. Lower numbers are used for more
complex or technical incidents while higher numbers can be used for less complex incidents.
Five is typically considered the optimal number
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) - CORRECT ANSWER Any incident that can
overwhelm the typically available resources. Of particular concern when dealing with high-
capacity vehicles such as school or transit busses and passenger rail cars
, Incident Commander (IC) - CORRECT ANSWER The individual with overall
responsibility for the management of all incident operations. The incident commander will
develop tactical priorities, action plans, and monitor conditions, accomplishments, and
resource needs but should not be performing rescue tasks
Command Staff - CORRECT ANSWER he Incident commander, safety officer, public
information officer, and liaison officer constitute the command staff
Public Information Officer (PIO) - CORRECT ANSWER A member of the command
staff that Interfaces with the media and the public so that there is a single point of contact for
information regarding the incident
Safety Officer - CORRECT ANSWER A member of the command staff responsible for
enforcing safety rules and developing measures for hazard mitigation and personal safety
Liaison Officer - CORRECT ANSWER The member of the command staff who is the
incident commanders point of contact for outside agencies and coordinates information and
resources between cooperating and assisting agencies
General Staff - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of the section chief of each of the
primary activity areas of operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration
Operations Section - CORRECT ANSWER The operations section is responsible for
development direction and coordination of all tactical operations in accordance with the
incident action plan including responsibility for executing rescue tactics
Divisions/Groups - CORRECT ANSWER Divisions are areas of operations based on
geographic locations (i.e. north and south) while groups are areas of operation based on
function (i.e. fire suppression and rescue)
Accountability System - CORRECT ANSWER A method used to track personnel
assignments and locations to aid in safety and resource management
