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