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The NFPA standard number for fire service Life Safety
Rope and System components is - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
1983
Which NFPA standard covers operations and training
for technical search and rescue incidents - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 1670
What type if knot could be used to make a litter
attendant tie-in adjustable in the low angle environment
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Prusik Hitch
Life safety ropes are manufactured using ______
construction - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Block Creel
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The kern of a kernmantle rope is its - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Core
Nylon rope, type 6.6, has a melting temperature of
about - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 480 deg. fahrenheit
An acceptable method of storing rope is in -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ a cool, dry area
Which is an element of a knot - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
bight
the ____ hitch is a friction hitch that can be used for
rappelling as a last resort - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
munter
one of the most common ways a rope's life is shortened
is through - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Abrasion
the knot configuration depicted below is called a -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ double fisherman's knot/bend
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the configuration depicted below is called a ____ and is
used to tie webbing together - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
water knot
what is used as a stopper knot - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
figure 8
a knot that is tied around an object in such a way that,
when the object is removed, it falls apart is a(n) -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ hitch
small diameter rope used to make a prusik loop is
called - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ accessory cord
the open loop is a rope formed when it is doubled back
on itself is called a - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ bight
the preferred construction method due to the strands
spiraling around the web in tubular webbing is -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ shuttle loom
rope constructed so that the fibers run the entire length
of the rope without splices is called - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ block creel
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according to NFPA 1983, the minimum tensile test
strength of a general use life safety rope should be
approximately ____ lbs of force - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
9,000
kern mantle rope is.... - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ commonly
used for rescue
what part of the rescue rope provides most of the
strength - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ kern
the recommended construction for one-inch tubular
webbing is - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ spiral stitch
a fastening made by tying rope or webbing together in
a prescribed way is a - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ knot
which type of rope is considered the standard for rescue
use - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ synthetic fiber
all knots should be loaded and: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
dressed