IFSTA 8 - Exam 1 - FF1 Ch 8

Life safety rope uses ____ construction while all other types of rope construction are used for utility ropes.

Kernmantle

In order to help ensure a rope maintains its condition and reaches its life expectancy, the rope should:

Be placed in a storage bag

When establishing the perimeter to control access to required control zones, responders should use

Utility rope

Utility rope that is used to hoist equipment, secure unstable objects, or cordon off an area:

May be downgraded life safety rope

When using rope or webbing to stabilize an object, responders should ensure:

Rope or webbing and anchor point are strong enough to hold the weight of the object

Which figure eight knot is used for securing objects?

Figure eight follow through

How should a natural fiber rope be cleaned?

Wiped or gently brushed

When rot is discovered on a natural fiber laid rope, the rotten rope and any surrounding rope must be:

Removed from service and cleaned and reinspected

What is one guideline for ensuring a rope remains in good condition?

Reverse the ends of the rope in rope bag periodically

What would likely cause rope to be removed from service and destroyed?

Metal shavings or wood splinters in the rope

Dressing a knot means to:

Tighten it until snug and remove all slack

When might a clove hitch be tied in a rope?

When attaching a rope to an object.

A tag line used for hoisting operations:

Can prevent tools from spinning or snagging

Which type of knot would be used as a stopper knot so rope will not pass through a recuse pulley or the grommet of a rope bag?

Figure eight

In order to create a mechanical advantage during hoisting operations, use a:

Pulley

What is one way that braided rope differs from laid rope?

Braided rope is less likely to twist during use than laid rope.

Life safety rope at a rescue incident should be used for:

Lifting victims and rescuers

Which is a characteristic of braid on braid rope?

It has a braided core that runs the length of the rope

Life safety rope is designed:

For recuse and other emergency operations only

For rope to be reused in life safety situations, it must:

Have no exposure to chemicals or materials that can deteriorate it

Which type of knot is preferred for joining two pieces of webbing or the ends of the same piece of webbing when a loop is needed?

Water-knot

Flat or tubular webbing that is used in the fire service is:

Made of the same materials used for synthetic rope

For use in the fire service, a knot must:

Be easy to tie and untie

When washing synthetic fiber ropes,

Use warm water and a mild detergent

To hoist a rotary or chain saw, tie a ____ through the closed handle, and attach the tag line through the handle

A figure eight follow through

If an initial inspection of a rope shows contamination or soiling :

Use a stiff bristled brush to remove loose surface debris and grime

A half hitch is a knot that is

Always combined with another knot or hitch

What is one of the advantages of using natural fiber rope?

It chars rather than melts when exposed to heat

What is one of the safety guidelines for hoisting tools and equipment?

Use the hand over hand method to maintain control of the rope

The figure eight bend is used primarily

On life safety rope to tie ropes of equal diameter together

In order to eliminate the danger of the working end of a rope from slipping back through a knot, tie a (an):

Overhand safety knot

Which type of webbing do firefighters prefer for rescue work?

Spiral weave tubular

What tools or equipment are prohibited from being hoisted with rope and webbing?

SCBA cylinders

Block creek construction is the only construction method suitable for:

Life safety rope

The running part of a rope is the end used for:

Hoisting or pulling

To determine if there is a damage on a kernmantle rope:

Put a slight tension on the rope while feelings for lumps, depressions, or soft spots

When inspecting synthetic laid rope:

Untwist all sides so each strand can be inspected

A rope log:

Helps determine when rope should be removed from service

Lumps on a brain-on-braid rope indicate:

Damage to the core

What would be an appropriate use for dynamic kernmantle rope?

A belay line for hoisting applications

Which part of rope is used to tie a knot?

Working end

Synthetic fiber ropes:

Have a longer life span than natural fiber ropes

To hoist a pike pole with rope, start by tying a clove hitch near the butt end of the handle, followed by a half-hitch in the middle of the handle and:

Another half hitch around the head

Which type of knot should be used to hoist a ladder?

Figure eight on a bight