Fire Incident Safety Officer: Test! Quiz

1. Smoke- the product of incomplete combustion, including an aggregate of solids, aerosols, and fire gases that are toxic, flammable, and volatile.

True

False

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Explanation

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2. When dealing with the container of the structure it can change what is normal for what light smoke showing or the color, big-box building may have a big fire but showing light smoke.

True

False

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Explanation

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3. When reading Smoke you can read signs of hostile fire events by colour, volume, velocity, and density. What is not one of the hostile fire events.

Floor collapse due to fire

Flashover

Backdraft

Smoke explosion

Rapid fire spread

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Explanation

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4. If Thunder that claps less than 5 seconds from the flash means you are in the lighting area.

True

False

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Explanation

157

5. _____ is defined as stored potential energy that will cause harm if suddenly released

Hazardous energy

Electrical emergency

Power line down

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Explanation

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6. What are the two triggers that will ignite Smoke?

Right Temperature

Color

The right mixture

What is burning in the structure

Outside Temperature

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Explanation

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7. If the Characteristic _______ (other descriptions may include "agitated," "boiling," or "angry" smoke), a flashover is likely to occur.

Laminar

Fast

Turbulent

Hostile

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Explanation

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8. ____ ____ Can best define as physical property whose loss will cause harm to the community.

Valued Property

Wood frame

Family dwellings

Any property

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Explanation

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9. True or false Steel retains a certain memory. Most steel cable is tightly wound onto a spool during production. When is released from its application, it returns to its reeled state: hence "Reel coil"

True

False

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Explanation

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10. Density tells you how bad things are going to be when you enter a structure.

True

False

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Explanation

121

11. What is the type of weather that has the most effect on Firefighting operations?

Humidity

Temperature

Wind

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Explanation

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12. "Read- Risk" is a three-step process to help the ISO, place in order. 1 Judge Risk 2 Analyze 3 Collect information

1, 2, 3

2, 3, 1

3, 2, 1

3, 1, 2

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Explanation

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13. Risk a life to save a known life perform in a predictable, practised manner to save ______ _____ Take no Risk to save What's lost Default to defensive when conditions deteriorate quickly.

Valued Property

Wood frame

Family dwellings

Any property

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Explanation

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14. _____ ______ is electrical energy that has established a path to ground through the earth and is energizing it

Pad-mounted transformers

Ground gradient

Static discharge

Lighting Strike

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Explanation

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15. A volume of smoke by itself tell very little about the fire, but it sets the stage for understanding the amount of fuel that is off-gassing in a given space.

True

False

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Explanation

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16. True or False 1 Ohm is the unit of measure for the resistance of electrical current, one ohm equals the resistance of 1 volt across a terminal a 1 ampere 2 Ampere (amps) is the unit of measure for the volume of current flow

Both true

Both False

1 true, 2 false

1 false, 2 true

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Explanation

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17. When hearing some state its black fire, what is the solution for attack?

Vent and cool

Go for the seat of the fire

Don't enter the building till Vertical ventilation is complete

Right the build off, and protect exposers

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18. Smoke by itself can not tell you what's going with fire condition in the building.

True

False

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Explanation

117

19. When dealing with the color of smoke it will only be one color or another. White is high moisture, Black is oils and plastics, and brown is only bare wood.

True

False

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Explanation

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20. ____ _____ Can be defined as learning from the mistakes of others.

Life Experience

General Wisdom

Vicarious Learning

Applied Learning

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Explanation

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21. When talking about power jumping, when operating a real device what is the minimum distance that you should be away from power lines?

5

10

15

20

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Explanation

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22. The principles can be incorporated into a process for a rapid application. By following three simple steps, the ISO can refine and rapidly apply the principles. Put the steps in order 1 Determine the rate of change of each attribute, as you watch smoke, each attribute may be changing before your eyes. 2 View the volume, velocity, density, and color of smoke: then compare the differences in the attributes from each opening from which smoke is emitting 3 Analyze the contributing factors to determine if they are affecting Volume, velocity, density, or colour.

1, 2, 3

2, 3, 1

2, 1, 3

1, 3, 2

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Explanation

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23. _____ _____ is the ability to accurately read potential risk and recognize factors that influence the incident outcome.

Department Values

Risk management

Situational awareness

Brunacini approach

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Explanation

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24. When working with Battery rooms what is one of the main dangers when fighting a fire in them?

AC power

DC power

Battery Acid

Toxic or flammable atmopheres

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Explanation

149

25. If Smoke is coming out of a building and it is white and moving very fast is an early-stage fire.

True

False

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Explanation

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26. Value-time Size method was designed by?

Chief Alan Brunacini

Chief Stewart Rose

NFPA

Naval Aviation School comand in Pensacola, Florida

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Explanation

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27. If smoke is coming out fast it means that the fire is deep and hot.

True

False

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Explanation

121

28. Being _____ _____ requires being able to recognize predictable dangers and taking steps to reduce risk taking by our following responders.

Risk management

Arbitrarily aggressive

Intellectually aggressive

Situational Awareness

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Explanation

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29. 1. When dealing with the weather, it will have nothing to do with the smoke that is coming out of the building. 2. Firefighters should only worry about wind-driven fires.

Both True

Both False

1 True, 2 False

1 False, 2 true

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Explanation

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