Which is important when striving for a professional approach when speaking on the radio
First arrival companies broadcast __________ reports to incoming units
Arrival
Orion's are formed by combining
Flathead axe and halligan
A fireground management system that addresses procedures for controlling personnel, facilities, equipment, and communications and is designed to be expanded as needed is the:
Incident Command System
A PAR is a:
Personnel Accountability Report
Instead of breaking tempered glass doors, the firefighter can also
Use the through-the-lock technique
Fire axes should be carried
with the axe blade pointed away from the body and the pick-end shielded
Which belongs to the cutting group of firefighting tools
Hydraulic shears
Power saws are available in basic types, the chain saw and the __________ are mechanical.
Rotary saw
The most effective means of forcing Lexani 1/2 window is by using a
Rotary saw equipped with a carbide tipped blade
In fire departments that have access to multiple radio channels , foreground operations should
Assigned a separate dedicated channel
In the basic model of communications noise would be
Anything that interferes with a transmission
The battering ram is designed to be used by one to four freighters to breach brick block walls
Battering ram
Opening concrete block walls for access is
Breaching
When forcing entry through a locked wood check rail/ double hung window, the pry should be made at the
Center of the lower sash
Once a firefighter has broken a window, the next action should be to A.) Clear the entire window area of glass B.) Call for a charged line C.) Open a window on the windward side of the building D.) Carefully climb through the window
Clear the entire window area of glass
What blade may decompose when stored near gasoline vapors?
Composite
The standardized term used to signal the immediate need to clear the radio and transmit critical information
Emergency traffic
When trying to open windows with hurricane glass it is important to remember
Hurricane glass is 100 times as rigid as high impact glass
Which statement regarding the operation of doors is correct
If you can see the hinges, the door will swing toward you
What equipment is recommended to force entry into a window covered with heavy iron bars or grates
Oxyacetylene cutting torch
Forcible entry tools can be grouped into which category
Striking
Which tool belongs to the cutting group of tools
Torches
The primary rule of forcible entry is
Try before you pry
What should call-takers do if a call comes in that is about issues not handled by the fire department?
Try to direct the caller to the appropriate agency, even providing contact information, if available.
Which type of overhead door is used in industrial occupancy ?
Vertical
Once overhead doors have been forced, they should be:
blocked open
A flat-head axe is more suitable for __________, while a pick-head axe is more adaptable to a variety of firefighting functions.
striking
When a unit needs to transmit emergency traffic the
telecommunicator generates a distinctive alert tone
__________ glass is most commonly used to side windows in vehicles
tempered
Forcible entry
the ability to gain entry to secured areas and buildings at fires and other operations
Never lay the microphone of your radio on the seat of the apparatus because:
the microphone could be keyed accidently
Under ideal conditions the proper place to stand when breaking window glass is _______ the window
to the windward side of
When making a large opening in a wall, a __________ shape should be cut to help maintain structural integrity
triangular/inverted v
What should be initiated when the decision is made to evacuate the firefighting or rescue operation in a building?
Activate the emergency evacuation signal
Which portion of a halligan tool has three areas designed as striking surfaces
Adz
Which is the recommended use of a batter ram for two or four firefighters ?
It is held horizontally and swung against the object
The only time the _______ call is used is in a situation where there is immediate danger to lives of firefighters
Mayday
Which is one of the major lock categories
Mortise locks
A tool often used to open a ceiling is a
Pike pole
Which tool is considered to be a pulling tool
Pike pole
The tool that has two retractable blades that depress as the head is driven through an obstruction and then reopens is the:
Plaster hook
A __________ took provides a mechanical advantage in forcing locks, opening doors and forcing windows
Prying
The type of hydraulic speaking took that has a hand powered pump, a hose and set of spreading jaws is the
Rabbet tool
Which statement regarding the K tool is correct
The back of the tool is shaped like the letter K and slides over the lock cylinder.
Tempered plate glass should be shattered by striking
The lowest corner with a pick end of a fire axe
What is the proper procedure for fire personnel
Think about what is going to be said prior to transmitting
A __________ permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency
key box/lock box
Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a fire fighter should
listen to be sure the channel is not being used
The type of structures firefighters usually find sliding doors in are
residential