IFSTA 8 - Exam 2 - FF2 Ch 1

When anticipating resource needs, which NIMS-ICS section will usually require the most resources?

Operations

Which information is typically contained in a written IAP?

Tactical worksheet and incident briefing

Until the power is turned off at a Class C fire, firefighter activities are limited to:

maintaining the perimeter and protecting exposures

Which type of communications may take place among crewmembers as they carry out their duties?

Informal

Which two NFPA standards include information about the use and requirements for thermal imagers (TIs)?

1408 and 1801

Which type of resource uses a set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel?

Strike team

After performing scene size-up, the first-arriving firefighter must:

transmit an arrival report

What type of materials can thermal imagers not "see" through?

Water, glass, or other reflective surfaces

Which hose appliance adapts a larger hoseline to a smaller hoseline?

water thief

If attempting fire control from a structure's exterior, which type of fire stream would work best?

Solid stream from a smooth bore nozzle

What action should be taken first if a victim is discovered in a structure during interior fire control?

The location of the victim should be communicated to the IC or rescue crew

When fire attack crews are assigned to interior fire suppression or operations in an IDLH environment, what other operational assignment should be assigned?

Rapid intervention crew (RIC)

In which situation would the IC likely communicate the need for a transition from a defensive strategy to an offensive strategy?

There are not enough personnel on the scene when starting out.

What is one guideline for forcing a door to begin interior fire suppression?

The door should be kept closed until the hoseline is charged and crew is ready to enter.

Firefighters should attack a fire:

with the wind at their backs.

An example of employing a defensive strategy is:

protecting exposures and containing fires already in the area

Before entering a fire area, the firefighter assigned to the nozzle should:

bleed the air from the hoseline.

One common characteristic of NIMS-ICS is that it:

uses common terminology.

When responding to fires in underground and confined spaces,:

only specially trained technical rescue units should enter those spaces.

Evacuation signals at an incident scene are:

used when the IC determines firefighters must withdraw due to hazardous conditions.

Which type of fire department communication is used whenever the IC makes changes to strategies and tactics at the scene?

Personnel accountability report

Because postincident reports are public legal documents,:

there may be legal consequences if they are incomplete or incorrect

Life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation are:

strategic goals.

Which question would the first arriving firefighter ask during initial size-up of a structure fire?

Is the fire ventilated and at what location?

What is a consideration when conducting a risk assessment?

Do not commit to interior offensive fire fighting operations in abandoned or derelict buildings.

Which type of hose appliance allows you to turn one hoseline into two or more?

Wye appliance

In a structure fire with a single open doorway, the _____ is the lower portion of the doorway.

air intake

One limitation of thermal imagers is that they cannot:

detect a fire in the next lower floor through a carpeted floor.

What is one purpose of a postincident report?

Determining trends in types of responses

the first step of the Planning "P" is to:

understand the situation.

Individual units operating at the incident provide their own _____ to the IC.

tactical progress report

Which type of strategy would have fire suppression crews extinguish a fire, conduct searches, and perform rescues in the interior of a structure?

Offensive

What special tool might be needed to force entry through a lock?

K-tool

Assigning emergency tasks to personnel or groups based on their skills is an example of:

division of labor.

When responding to electrical emergencies, responders should:

assume all wires are energized until a technician confirms otherwise.

In which situation would the IC likely communicate the need for a transition from an offensive strategy to a defensive strategy?

Conditions in a structure deteriorate rapidly and unexpectedly.

When dealing with smaller electrical fires in computer equipment, firefighters should isolate the power source first then:

extinguish the fire with Class C extinguishing agents.

When the first firefighter arrives on the scene, they should

act as the Incident Commander and establish command

In a _____, decisions and information are directed from the top of the organizational structure down through intermediate levels to the base of the structure.

scalar structure

Which incident type can be mitigated using local resources?

Type 5

In which type of aid agreement is payment made by one organization to another?

Outside aid

When should personnel inspect thermal imagers?

After each use

What should you do if you begin to feel a tingling in your legs at an electrical incident?

Place your feet close together and hop or shuffle until you are out of the danger area.

What is the first priority at an incident scene?

Life safety

Which type of nozzles are useful for performing hydraulic ventilation?

Fog nozzles

Field Level briefings occur at the

beginning of an operational shift.

Which NFPA standard establishes incident code reporting?

NFPA 901

Ventilation crews should always know the location of interior crews so that the:

ventilation crews do not change the flow path to an area where the interior crews are working.

The number of subordinates within a supervisor's control is usually:

three to seven

The most important variable when choosing an appropriate hoseline is:

flow rate.

When might firefighters choose an offensive strategy?

Benefits of fire attack outweigh the risks to firefighters

Most emergency incident operations will be managed with a(an) _____ along with a tactical worksheet.

verbal incident action plan (IAP)

Personnel can use a thermal imager to:

identify the possible location of fire, victims, or liquid levels with containers or a structure.

The purpose of the United States Fire Administration's National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) is to:

create data for analyses and assist in addressing the nation's fire problem.

What is one way to demonstrate leadership traits?

Accept input and feedback from others.

When a firefighter acting as the Incident Commander needs to transfer Command,

a face-to-face transfer is preferred.

Which type of information is typically included on a postincident report?

Names and addresses of occupant and/or owner