Chapter 17

1. Stabilizing a rescue incident may involve:

2. When assisting with trench rescue:

3. Which statement about tools used in rescues is correct?

4. Which should be continually evaluated for size-up?

5. Which power source can be provided by rechargeable batteries or portable or vehicle-mounted generators?

6. The controlled opening near the Command Post is monitored by:

7. After the scene has been stabilized, the next priority is to:

8. For which type of rescue are rescuers likely to require outside expertise such as plant personnel or equipment manufacturers?

9. When responding to an elevator entrapment rescue,:

10. Firefighters should never attempt to perform rescue tasks:

11. Which type of collapse occurs when exterior walls collapse simultaneously, causing the roof and upper floors to collapse on top of each other?

12. Which is a task the Fire Fighter II must know in order to assist in technical rescue incidents?

13. What should be done when responding to any situation involving electricity?

14. Which type of rescue has limited means of entry and exit, is not designed for continuous occupancy, and may include cisterns/wells and utility vaults?

15. Which type of water or ice rescue is extremely dangerous because of powerful undercurrents and a hydraulic action that make escape virtually impossible?

16. Which type of collapse occurs when the floor and/or roof assemblies on both sides of a load-bearing center wall collapse?

17. At a vehicle rescue incident, if firefighters are not engaged in fire suppression or extrication, they should wear:

18. Access is limited to personnel directly supporting work performed at the site of the actual emergency in the:

19. Which type of collapse has a good chance of habitable voids but is most vulnerable to secondary collapse?

20. Which rescue tool is designed for heavy lifting and can be used for stabilization in conjunction with cribbing?

21. Manual stop switches on escalators are generally located:

22. What must a Fire Fighter II be able to do to assist at technical rescue incidents?

23. The first priority in a structural collapse rescue is to:

24. Which rescue tool is the least stable of jacks and is prone to fail under heavy loads?

25. For which type of rescue would the Fire Fighter II monitor communication channels and search lines, operate SAR systems, and assist victims once they have been removed from the hot zone?

26. Which heavy-duty rescue tool is usually used to support collapsed structural members?

27. The first task during size-up of a water or ice incident is to:

28. Before entering into the hot zone, personnel must:

29. A Fire Fighter II may be assigned the task of setting up and monitoring the supplied air respirator system for rescue personnel at a:

30. Only personnel directly involved in resolving the emergency are allowed within the: