IFSTA Chapter 20, 21 & 22 Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct
IFSTA Chapter 20, 21 & 22 Exam |
Questions and Verified Answers| 100%
Correct
Q: Which duty would a firefighter perform if he or she were acting as crew leader?
Select one:
a. Coordinating resources with other resources at the scene
b. Investigating the cause of the fire
c. Acting as the point of communication between the IC and the dispatch center
d. Determining whether the incident is approached with a defensive or offensive strategy
Answer:
Coordinating resources with other resources at the scene
Q: Why must ventilation crews always know the location of interior attack crews?
Select one:
a. Interior crews and ventilation crews should not be functioning at the same time.
b. Interior crews must wait for confirmation from the ventilation crew before evacuating the
building.
c. Ventilation crews can take actions that change the flow path and endanger interior crews.
d. Ventilation crews must wait until an interior crew has extinguished fire in a room before they
begin ventilating it.
Answer:
Ventilation crews can take actions that change the flow path and endanger interior crews.
Q: For which kind of electrical emergency would it be safe and appropriate to use a Class C
portable fire extinguisher?
Select one:
a. Downed electrical line
b. Cut electrical line
c. Fire in an electrical substation
d. Fire in a desktop computer
Answer:
Fire in a desktop computer
Q: Which statement describes evacuation signals?
Select one:
a. Evacuation signals can only be broadcast by the IC after he or she confirms hazards with the
Incident Safety Officer.
b. Evacuation signals are most commonly transmitted over a loud speaker at the Incident
Command Post.
c. Evacuation signals are used when the IC determines that interior crews must withdraw due to
hazardous conditions.
d. Evacuation signals are used when any one member needs to leave the structure for a period of
time longer than five minutes.
Answer:
Evacuation signals are used when the IC determines that interior crews must withdraw due to
hazardous conditions.
Q: Which is a duty of the initial Incident Commander?
Select one:
a. Begin the fire investigation
b. Act as both the Incident Commander and the Incident Safety Officer
c. Establish communications according to local SOPs
d. Start writing the tactical progress report
Answer:
Establish communications according to local SOPs
Q: Which piece of information must be communicated to crew members and dispatch when
establishing command?
Select one:
a. Who the acting Incident Commander is
b. Number of firefighters on scene
c. Who the acting Safety Officer is
d. Number of occupants in the building
Answer:
Who the acting Incident Commander is
Q: Where can a firefighter go to find information about the codes required in postincident
reports?
Select one:
a. Local SOPs and the NFIRS system
b. Fire investigator in charge of the incident
c. State fire agency training guides
d. City zoning department
Answer:
Local SOPs and the NFIRS system
Q: A difference in pressure inside and outside a compartment causes:
Select one:
a. the fire to enter the decay stage.
b. a rise in temperature.
c. air and smoke flow.
d. ventilation to be ineffective.
Answer:
air and smoke flow.
Q: What information should be included in the arrival report?
Select one:
a. First impression of hazardous conditions at the scene
b. Location of the flow path exhaust
c. Name of the fire investigator assigned to the incident
d. Names and ranks of all personnel assigned to the attack crew
Answer:
First impression of hazardous conditions at the scene
Q: Which type of fire department communication informs the Incident Commander that all
members of the crew are present?
Select one:
a. MAYDAY transmission
b. Hazard report
c. Tactical progress report (TPR)
d. Personnel accountability report (PAR)
Answer:
Personnel accountability report (PAR)
Q: Which action would put you in danger at an electrical emergency?
Select one:
a. Wearing structural fire fighting personal protective equipment
b. Jumping outside of the ground gradient
c. Remaining inside a vehicle that is in contact with a downed power line
d. Touching a vehicle that is in contact with electrical wires
Answer:
Touching a vehicle that is in contact with electrical wires
Q: Before entering the structure to conduct fire attack, the crew should:
Select one:
a. open the door as wide as possible to allow for easy entry.
b. ensure they have the required forcible entry and communication equipment.
c. check to see that they are entering an area that has already burned.
d. place positive-pressure fans at all exterior openings.
Answer:
ensure they have the required forcible entry and communication equipment.
Q: What action should you take if you are leading the attack line crew and you discover a
person in need of rescue?
Select one:
a. Continue your fire attack because the rescue crew will also find the victim
b. Split the crew up, leaving at least two firefighters with the victim
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