Personal Protective Equipment

1. Eye protection is designed to

Look fashionable

Stop you from squinting

Protect the eyes from injuries both during emergency and non-emergency operations

Only worn when you feel the need

2. The function of the helmet is?

Personal appearance enhancement

To smash a window open

To use as a seat so you don’t have to sit directly on the ground

3. The hoods function is _____________ from exposure to extreme heat

Protection of ears

Protection of neck

Protection of the face

All of the above

4. If breathing apparatus is not working properly, the firefighter must

Not enter a hazardous area

Use it anyway as it will probably work

Extend the straps to assure a good fit

Give it your partner to use and get yourself another SCBA

5. Boots protect the firefighters feet from all of the following except

Smells

Firebrands

Falling objects

Puncture wounds

6. Personal Alert safety system (PASS) does all of the following except

Sound a loud pulsating shriek

Helps locate downed firefighters

Can be activated manually

Only works in a fire

7. The following are all steps ensuring the SCBA is ready for immediate use except

Check the cylinder to see that it is full

Check for last date of bench testing

Turn cylinder valve completely on; listen to ensure that the low pressure alarms sounds

Check gauges to ensure that they read within allowable variances