Fire Officer 2

Chapter 17

Knowledge Check

1. Which type of water or ice rescue is extremely dangerous because of powerful undercurrents and a hydraulic action that make escape virtually impossible?
2. The first task during size-up of a water or ice incident is to:
3. When responding to an elevator entrapment rescue,:
4. 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?
5. What should be done when responding to any situation involving electricity?
6. Which rescue tool is designed for heavy lifting and can be used for stabilization in conjunction with cribbing?
7. Which should be continually evaluated for size-up?
8. The controlled opening near the Command Post is monitored by:
9. Which type of collapse has a good chance of habitable voids but is most vulnerable to secondary collapse?
10. Which rescue tool is the least stable of jacks and is prone to fail under heavy loads?
11. At a vehicle rescue incident, if firefighters are not engaged in fire suppression or extrication, they should wear:
12. Stabilizing a rescue incident may involve:
13. Which is a task the Fire Fighter II must know in order to assist in technical rescue incidents?
14. What must a Fire Fighter II be able to do to assist at technical rescue incidents?
15. Access is limited to personnel directly supporting work performed at the site of the actual emergency in the:
16. After the scene has been stabilized, the next priority is to:
17. Which heavy-duty rescue tool is usually used to support collapsed structural members?
18. When assisting with trench rescue:
19. Firefighters should never attempt to perform rescue tasks:
20. For which type of rescue are rescuers likely to require outside expertise such as plant personnel or equipment manufacturers?
21. Which statement about tools used in rescues is correct?
22. The first priority in a structural collapse rescue is to:
23. Manual stop switches on escalators are generally located:
24. Before entering into the hot zone, personnel must:
25. Which type of collapse occurs when exterior walls collapse simultaneously, causing the roof and upper floors to collapse on top of each other?
26. Only personnel directly involved in resolving the emergency are allowed within the:
27. Which power source can be provided by rechargeable batteries or portable or vehicle-mounted generators?
28. 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?
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. Which type of collapse occurs when the floor and/or roof assemblies on both sides of a load-bearing center wall collapse?