Firefighting

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Fire Knowledge Exam Review from IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 7th ed.

• overall mission of the fire service

• type of fire departmental organizational structure

• division of labor necessary in the fire service

• types of specialized fire company 

• example of situational awareness 

• types of communications center equipment 

• channel would be assigned for fireground operations only

• Type of construction 

• construction classification 

• type roof is often found on buildings

• portion of the roof is called

• roof-mounted equipment

• type of windows

• rolling steel shutters 

• substance changes it undergoes a

• products of combustion 

• chemical asphyxiant

• hypoxia 

• convection

• sawdust 

• surface-to-mass ratio

• fires develop through four stages

• fire triangle come 

• combustion 

• flashover

• ventilation-limited compartment fire 

• fuel-limited

• PPE can provide

• eye protection 

• SCBA facepiece

• PPE designed for structural fire fighting 

• use of fire fighting helmets

• protective coat parts

• fire fighting boots must be

• safety consideration related to PPE

• routine inspections of PPE

• type of cleaning PPE

• fire classification 

• extinguishing agents

• type of extinguishers 

• utility rope can be used

• synthetic fiber rope

• inspecting kernmantle rope

• lumps in the sheath 

• clean synthetic fiber ropes

• section of an extension ladder

• placing an extension ladder 

• marking or label does NFPA 1931 require to be on all ladders

• ladders should be service tested 

• the halyard should be

• removing a ladder that is mounted on the side of an apparatus

• ladder commands

• deploying a roof ladder

• unconscious victim down a ladder

• factors affects the decision of where to force entry

• forcible entry task

• pick-head ax use

• forcible entry in an area with limited space

• rescue tools 

• door frames

• using power saws for forcible entry

• wooden tool handles should be inspected

• locking device that is often found in hotel rooms 

• sliding doors opening

• tool was developed to force entry on locks with protective collars or cone-shaped

• breaking windows during forcible entry

• shards

• air management

• closing rooms or close areas 

• bypass valve on a cylinder, sharing air, and breathing directly from the cylinder

• IDLH environment, you must

• fire encountered in a room during search and rescue operations

• ventilation used 

• overhaul

• loss control

• fresh air from ventilation is introduced into a room

• ventilation during overhaul

• wind speeds and firefighters working safely 

• ventilation tool use

• types of ventilation 

• types of hose

• types of lugs 

• prevent mildew

• hose roll 

• booster hose

• dry-barrel hydrant

• hydrant wrench

• portable water tank

• charged hoselines

• hose fitting 

• apply water to the hot gas layer in a compartment

• controls doors and windows during fire attack

• attack team 

• low neutral plane and turbulent smoke

• type of fire attack

• stop the flow of water from an activated sprinkler

• LPG fire 

• passenger vehicle fire

• overhaul operations 

• wear SCBA when necessary

• rolled salvage covers

• chutes 

• inspection of salvage covers

• heat affect masonry

• type of building material is used to protect other materials because its moisture content

• considering the potential that a building will collapse

• building’s contents affect fire growth and structural collapse

• collapse zone clearance 

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