IFSTA UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Area of origin
Answer: - Fire patterns are indicators
- If origin cannot be determined, FFs delay overhaul and protect the
scene
- Document location of evidence and preserve it
- Total structure loss usually means that indicators of origin won't be
determined
●● Assistance at Tech Rescue Incidents
Answer: - Recognize hazard associated with incident
- Understand methods to mitigate hazards
- Recognize, locate, sometimes operate rescue tools
●● BLEVE
Answer: Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions
- happens in pressurized containers
- Only occurs if liquified gas is above its boiling point
- Always cool the upper half of the tank when applying water
, ●● Cave, Mine Tunnel Rescue
Answer: FF2 must
- monitor comm channels and search lines
- operate SAR systems
- assist victims once they're removed from hot zone
- Hazards could be toxic gases, 02 deficiency, cave-ins, lack of light
●● Composite/Engineered Materials
Answer: cost effect and easy to manufacture, often substituted for wood
or steel framing
- high structural strength
- corrosion resistance/resistance to chemical wear
- heat resistance
- engineered wood (wood fibers, plastics, joined by glue or resin) May
be highly combustible and rapidly deteriorate in fire. Could be plywood,
fiberboard, paneling, particle board, osb
●● Conducting a size up
Answer: A size up is the ongoing process of evaluating an emergency
scene.
- Ic integrates info gathered during size up with strategic goals
- info gathered while responding
-info from initial 360
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● Area of origin
Answer: - Fire patterns are indicators
- If origin cannot be determined, FFs delay overhaul and protect the
scene
- Document location of evidence and preserve it
- Total structure loss usually means that indicators of origin won't be
determined
●● Assistance at Tech Rescue Incidents
Answer: - Recognize hazard associated with incident
- Understand methods to mitigate hazards
- Recognize, locate, sometimes operate rescue tools
●● BLEVE
Answer: Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosions
- happens in pressurized containers
- Only occurs if liquified gas is above its boiling point
- Always cool the upper half of the tank when applying water
, ●● Cave, Mine Tunnel Rescue
Answer: FF2 must
- monitor comm channels and search lines
- operate SAR systems
- assist victims once they're removed from hot zone
- Hazards could be toxic gases, 02 deficiency, cave-ins, lack of light
●● Composite/Engineered Materials
Answer: cost effect and easy to manufacture, often substituted for wood
or steel framing
- high structural strength
- corrosion resistance/resistance to chemical wear
- heat resistance
- engineered wood (wood fibers, plastics, joined by glue or resin) May
be highly combustible and rapidly deteriorate in fire. Could be plywood,
fiberboard, paneling, particle board, osb
●● Conducting a size up
Answer: A size up is the ongoing process of evaluating an emergency
scene.
- Ic integrates info gathered during size up with strategic goals
- info gathered while responding
-info from initial 360
