FO Handbook of tactics - CH 1 - Gen Principles of Firefighting
7) When discussing the rescue and removal of occupants, firefighters must know which occupants of a building are in the greatest danger. Arrange the following from greatest danger to least danger.
1. Persons in the immediate vicinity of the fire. - 2. Persons on the floor above the fire, directly above the fire. - 3. Persons on the top floor. - 4. Persons on the fire floor remote from the location of the fire. - 5. Persons two floors below the fire.
21) A traditional cotton chair will reach peak burning in less than -
15 minutes
18) A modern polyethylene chair will produce approximately ___ of energy at peak burning rate.
1950 kilowatts.
23) A traditionally furnished room fire will flashover in -
30 minutes
17) An old-style cotton chair will produce approximately ___ of energy at peak burning rate.
370 kilowatts.
20) A modern polyethylene chair will reach peak burning in less than -
4 minutes.
22) A modernly furnished room fire will flashover in less than -
5 minutes.
19) A modern polyethylene chair will release energy ___ times that of a traditional cotton chair.
5 times
26) Modern furnishings are creating flashover ___ times faster than older furnishings, resulting in less time for firefighters to operate safely in modern structures.
5 to 6.
3) Several Captains are discussing insufficient staffing at a fire scene. Captain Taylor says, if sufficient personnel are not available, to effect both rescue and extinguishment at the same time, extinguishment must be given priority. Captain Jones says that rescue is always given priority. You are the Battalion Chief and need to decide who is correct.
A) Captain Jones.
9) Which of the following statements is true?
A) One should understand that under some circumstances, venting a stairway can draw fire and gases toward the staircase by intensifying the draft. B) Traditional cellulose-based, fueled fires will reach flashover in 30 minutes. C) Once you have sufficient water on the seat of the fire to ensure control, roof ventilation over a stairway is helpful for clearing the staircase and upper floor of heat and smoke. D) With modern fires, when ventilation openings are created, it will need to handle much large volumes of heat and smoke than the past. - All true
35) According to Norman, what are the shortcomings of the SLICE-RS acronym?
A) The strategic priorities have been altered, placing rescue further down the list of priorities suggesting that it is less important than the ones above it. B) There is no mention of the importance of exposure protection. C) There is no mention of confining the fire.
4) Victims are likely to suffer brain damage after __ minutes without oxygen.
B) Four minutes.
12) Which of the following is Norman's last rule of firefighting?
B) Let circumstances dictate procedures.
1) Which of the following is one of the most basic principles of a firefighter's responsibilities?
B) Protect life and property.
5) According to Norman's Concept #2, When you do not have sufficient personnel to perform all of the needed tasks, first perform those that -
B) Protect the greatest number of human lives.
25) Modern construction materials have cut the time of floor and roof collapse as compared to legacy construction by as much as -
C) 65%
16) Which statement is true?
Confining the fire and preventing extension is often treated at a higher priority than extinguishing the fire.
31) What does the "C" stand for in the acronym SLICE RS?
Cool the fire from the safest location
10) Lieutenant Smith says that vacant buildings should be treated with caution and defensive operations should be undertaken. Lieutenant Flanagan says when there are savable lives at stake; firefighters must take extraordinary risks to save those lives. You are their Station Captain and need to decide who is correct.
D) Both are correct.
2) Which of the following is the most basic principle of firefighting?
D) Human life takes precedence over all other concerns.
24) How long would it take for a floor or roof to collapse when houses were built with a layer of wire and plaster protecting the structural elements?
D) More than an hour.
6) Recruit Jenson says that a person in a room filled with fire is not savable. Veteran Firefighter Jameson disagrees and says that the person is a viable save. You are their Lieutenant and need to mediate this tailboard disagreement. Who is correct?
D) Recruit Jenson.
34) What does the "E" stand for in the acronym SLICE RS?
Extinguish the fire
30) What does the "I" stand for in the acronym SLICE RS?
Identify and control the flowpath
8) When should someone that is emotionally agitated and threatening to jump be rescued, even if they are not in any apparent danger?
Immediately
11) Arrange the following actions, to be taken at structure fires in order.
Locate; Confine; Extinguish
15) The fire has been knocked down in an interior stairwell by four firefighters. What is the next move?
One member should remain to protect the escape route while the other members attempt the rescue.
14) According to an old FDNY saying, "more lives are saved by __ than by any other means!"
Properly positioned and operated hoselines
32) What does the "R" stand for in the acronym SLICE RS?
Rescue
29) In 2013 the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) advocated a new acronym for conducting structural fire attack, reflecting the lessons learned about fire flow and fire loading and their impact on fire development from the UL/NIST research. Which of the following is the ISFSI acronym?
SLICE-RS.
13) There are ___ possible directions for a fire to spread.
Six; -- Left, right, ahead, back, up, down.
33) What does the "S" stand for in the acronym SLICE RS? x2
Size-up and Salvage
27) Generally, the people in the immediate vicinity to the fire are in the most danger. What would be the next highest priority?
The occupants above the fire.
28) The second-highest priority for rescue would be the occupants in the floor above the fire. What would be the third priority?
The occupants on the top floor of the building.
