IFSTA 6th Edition CH. 2 Firefighter
Safety and Health Key Terms Questions
& Answers 2024/2025
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER-Sharp or severe, having a rapid onset and a short
duration
Baffle - CORRECT ANSWER-Intermediate partial bulkhead that reduces the surge
effect in a partially loaded liquid tank.
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER-Long-lasting and reoccurring
Collapse Zone - CORRECT ANSWER-Area beneath a wall in which the wall is likely to
land if it loses structural integrity.
Crowd Control - CORRECT ANSWER-Limiting the access of nonemergency personnel
to the emergency scene.
Employee Assistance Program - CORRECT ANSWER-Program to help employees and
their families with work or personal problems
Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER-Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause
injury or loss; the source of a risk.
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) - CORRECT ANSWER-Description of
any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces immediate,
irreversible, debilitating effects on health.
Mitigate - CORRECT ANSWER-to make less harsh and severe, to alleviate
Safety and Health Key Terms Questions
& Answers 2024/2025
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER-Sharp or severe, having a rapid onset and a short
duration
Baffle - CORRECT ANSWER-Intermediate partial bulkhead that reduces the surge
effect in a partially loaded liquid tank.
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER-Long-lasting and reoccurring
Collapse Zone - CORRECT ANSWER-Area beneath a wall in which the wall is likely to
land if it loses structural integrity.
Crowd Control - CORRECT ANSWER-Limiting the access of nonemergency personnel
to the emergency scene.
Employee Assistance Program - CORRECT ANSWER-Program to help employees and
their families with work or personal problems
Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER-Condition, substance, or device that can directly cause
injury or loss; the source of a risk.
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) - CORRECT ANSWER-Description of
any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces immediate,
irreversible, debilitating effects on health.
Mitigate - CORRECT ANSWER-to make less harsh and severe, to alleviate
