IFSTA 7TH EDITION WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
What fire hydrant has water filled up to the nut? - Answer -Wet barrel
Keep apparatus away from trenches to avoid _____ - Answer -Secondary Collapse
Which standpipe class is only meant for use by the fire department? - Answer -Class 1
National fire incident reporting system uses ____ for run codes? - Answer -
Standardized Codes
What is interference with evidence? - Answer -Spoilation
What hose roll is compact and easy to carry? - Answer -Twin Donut Roll
How do you properly dry hose? - Answer -hang them
LPG is __ in its natural form - Answer -gas
Fire that has used all its oxygen and fuel load is in what stage? - Answer -Decay
How many feet should your ladder away when working near power lines? - Answer -10
feet
What type of rope construction is required for life safety? - Answer -Block creel
L in LUNAR - Answer -Location
N in LUNAR - Answer -Name
What are the structural supports at the rungs? - Answer -beams
What happens when a life safety rope is deemed unserviceable? - Answer -
Downgraded to utility rope
After inspecting the portable generator what is the last step? - Answer -Complete
documentation
Standard for retroreflective vest? - Answer -ANSI 207/107
Fire standard for fire gloves - Answer -NFPA 1971
Fire standard for life safety - Answer -NFPA 1500
, Which company rescues victims and downed firefighters - Answer -Rescue company
Which construction company always have a complete collapse zone? - Answer -Type V
What tool is used to shear off locks? - Answer -K tool
Master streams flow how much water - Answer -350 GPM
How do you fight a car fire - Answer -Uphill
A slab door can be - Answer -solid or hollow core
How do you face the fire truck in traffic? - Answer -Facing away from traffic
What post do you make a purchase point or relieve cut for a dash roll? - Answer -A
post
Pure propane is - Answer -odorless
Which type of sprinkler can be mounted to the side of wall - Answer -sidewall mount
if SCBA is placed away in front of you, which method would you use to don? - Answer -
Over head method
As a consequence of ____ the hottest gasses move to the top of the structure through
convection - Answer -thermal layering
no more than ___ should be tested at a time - Answer -300ft
Fire departments use what as their means of communication - Answer -radios
An officer with 8 firefighters may be outside his - Answer -span of control
if a hose shows defects during inspection - Answer -tag it and place it out of service
which load has the hose loaded on its side and then loaded back and forth - Answer -
accordian load
what load has two sections laid, then a fold, then a loop around, and has the male end
off the side - Answer -Minute Man
A home with what type of construction may have interior wall collapse due to the
exterior wall and floor being one piece - Answer -Type III
The components of an SCBA are face piece, backplate, air cylinder, and- - Answer -
regulator
ANSWERS
What fire hydrant has water filled up to the nut? - Answer -Wet barrel
Keep apparatus away from trenches to avoid _____ - Answer -Secondary Collapse
Which standpipe class is only meant for use by the fire department? - Answer -Class 1
National fire incident reporting system uses ____ for run codes? - Answer -
Standardized Codes
What is interference with evidence? - Answer -Spoilation
What hose roll is compact and easy to carry? - Answer -Twin Donut Roll
How do you properly dry hose? - Answer -hang them
LPG is __ in its natural form - Answer -gas
Fire that has used all its oxygen and fuel load is in what stage? - Answer -Decay
How many feet should your ladder away when working near power lines? - Answer -10
feet
What type of rope construction is required for life safety? - Answer -Block creel
L in LUNAR - Answer -Location
N in LUNAR - Answer -Name
What are the structural supports at the rungs? - Answer -beams
What happens when a life safety rope is deemed unserviceable? - Answer -
Downgraded to utility rope
After inspecting the portable generator what is the last step? - Answer -Complete
documentation
Standard for retroreflective vest? - Answer -ANSI 207/107
Fire standard for fire gloves - Answer -NFPA 1971
Fire standard for life safety - Answer -NFPA 1500
, Which company rescues victims and downed firefighters - Answer -Rescue company
Which construction company always have a complete collapse zone? - Answer -Type V
What tool is used to shear off locks? - Answer -K tool
Master streams flow how much water - Answer -350 GPM
How do you fight a car fire - Answer -Uphill
A slab door can be - Answer -solid or hollow core
How do you face the fire truck in traffic? - Answer -Facing away from traffic
What post do you make a purchase point or relieve cut for a dash roll? - Answer -A
post
Pure propane is - Answer -odorless
Which type of sprinkler can be mounted to the side of wall - Answer -sidewall mount
if SCBA is placed away in front of you, which method would you use to don? - Answer -
Over head method
As a consequence of ____ the hottest gasses move to the top of the structure through
convection - Answer -thermal layering
no more than ___ should be tested at a time - Answer -300ft
Fire departments use what as their means of communication - Answer -radios
An officer with 8 firefighters may be outside his - Answer -span of control
if a hose shows defects during inspection - Answer -tag it and place it out of service
which load has the hose loaded on its side and then loaded back and forth - Answer -
accordian load
what load has two sections laid, then a fold, then a loop around, and has the male end
off the side - Answer -Minute Man
A home with what type of construction may have interior wall collapse due to the
exterior wall and floor being one piece - Answer -Type III
The components of an SCBA are face piece, backplate, air cylinder, and- - Answer -
regulator
