MDC FIRE WRITTE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
(Blank) is increasingly being used as an alternative fuel for
vehicles and it is often stored to power
emergency electrical generators
a) hydrogen sulfide
b) ethyl mercaptan
c) propane
d) mescaline correct answers c) propane
15. (Blank) should be the highest priority, depending on the type
and size of the leak, an evacuation might
be necessary
a) Life safety
b) Property conservation
c) Incident stabilization
d) Fire extinguishment correct answers a) Life safety
31. Domestic hot water heaters should not exceed
a) 90 degrees F
b) 100 degrees F
c) 75 degrees F
d) 120 degrees F correct answers d) 120 degrees F
57. Who has the responsibility to preserve any potential
evidence found at a fire scene
a) the fire investigator
b) the incident commander
c) all fire officers and firefighters
,d) the first crew to enter the building correct answers c) all fire
officers and firefighters
71. Which action could result in decreased foaming ability for
Class A foam
a) using it with an in-line foam eductor
b) Proportioning it using the eduction method
c) mixing it in a proportion of less than 1 percent
d) premixing it and storing it for a long period of time correct
answers d) premixing it and storing it for a long period of time
83. V-shaped, U-shaped, hourglass, and inverted cone are all
examples of what?
a) points of fire origin
b) fire stream patterns
c) interior fire patterns
d) structural collapse patterns correct answers c) interior fire
patterns
92. The (blank) officer serves as the point of contact for
assisting or coordinating agencies
a) safety
b) liaison
c) planning
d) public information correct answers b) liaison
93. At a response to a gas distribution system, if the gas is
burning, fire fighters should
a) not extinguish the flame
b) apply copious amounts of water to the fire
c) approach from downwind with a charged hoseline
, d) approach with two hoselines at a diagonal to the fire correct
answers d) approach with two hoselines at a diagonal to the fire
A (blank) is a structural component that is comprised of smaller
pieces joined to form triangular
configuration
a) joist
b) truss
c) rafter
d) girder correct answers b) truss
A (blank) is an interior wall that extends from a floor to the
underside of the floor above
a) A party wall
b) Curtain wall
c) Fire barrier
d) Fire enclosure correct answers c) Fire barrier
A cribbing block may be painted at its ends to identify length
but never on its full surface because
a) it could hide defects
b) it would be damaged easily
c) the paint could react with car fluids
d) the paint could leave a mark on the car correct answers a) it
could hide defects
A solid stream from a smooth-bore nozzle directed at the base of
a fire is an example of a(n) attack
a) direct
b) indirect
c) transitional
SOLUTIONS
(Blank) is increasingly being used as an alternative fuel for
vehicles and it is often stored to power
emergency electrical generators
a) hydrogen sulfide
b) ethyl mercaptan
c) propane
d) mescaline correct answers c) propane
15. (Blank) should be the highest priority, depending on the type
and size of the leak, an evacuation might
be necessary
a) Life safety
b) Property conservation
c) Incident stabilization
d) Fire extinguishment correct answers a) Life safety
31. Domestic hot water heaters should not exceed
a) 90 degrees F
b) 100 degrees F
c) 75 degrees F
d) 120 degrees F correct answers d) 120 degrees F
57. Who has the responsibility to preserve any potential
evidence found at a fire scene
a) the fire investigator
b) the incident commander
c) all fire officers and firefighters
,d) the first crew to enter the building correct answers c) all fire
officers and firefighters
71. Which action could result in decreased foaming ability for
Class A foam
a) using it with an in-line foam eductor
b) Proportioning it using the eduction method
c) mixing it in a proportion of less than 1 percent
d) premixing it and storing it for a long period of time correct
answers d) premixing it and storing it for a long period of time
83. V-shaped, U-shaped, hourglass, and inverted cone are all
examples of what?
a) points of fire origin
b) fire stream patterns
c) interior fire patterns
d) structural collapse patterns correct answers c) interior fire
patterns
92. The (blank) officer serves as the point of contact for
assisting or coordinating agencies
a) safety
b) liaison
c) planning
d) public information correct answers b) liaison
93. At a response to a gas distribution system, if the gas is
burning, fire fighters should
a) not extinguish the flame
b) apply copious amounts of water to the fire
c) approach from downwind with a charged hoseline
, d) approach with two hoselines at a diagonal to the fire correct
answers d) approach with two hoselines at a diagonal to the fire
A (blank) is a structural component that is comprised of smaller
pieces joined to form triangular
configuration
a) joist
b) truss
c) rafter
d) girder correct answers b) truss
A (blank) is an interior wall that extends from a floor to the
underside of the floor above
a) A party wall
b) Curtain wall
c) Fire barrier
d) Fire enclosure correct answers c) Fire barrier
A cribbing block may be painted at its ends to identify length
but never on its full surface because
a) it could hide defects
b) it would be damaged easily
c) the paint could react with car fluids
d) the paint could leave a mark on the car correct answers a) it
could hide defects
A solid stream from a smooth-bore nozzle directed at the base of
a fire is an example of a(n) attack
a) direct
b) indirect
c) transitional
