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40 Cards in this Set
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What are the three main compartments of a vehicle? |
Engine, passenger, and trunk/cargo area |
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What is the structure that divides the engine compartment from the passenger compartment called? |
Bulkhead or firewall |
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What are posts and how are they identified? |
Support the roof and form upright columns Post that go front to back with the first one identifying as A |
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What is body over frame construction? |
Load bearing frame Engine, transmission, and body components are attached to this basic frame |
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What is unibody construction? |
Combines the vehicle body and the frame into a single component folding multiple thickness of metal together Lighter weight vehicles |
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What is PIC? |
Peel, inspect, cut |
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Where are rollover protection systems commonly found? |
Convertible vehicles Deployable roll bars that are concealed until activated by sensor detection and can extend up to 20 inches |
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What is the 5”, 10”, 20” rule? |
5 for the side 10 for steering wheel 20 for passenger airbag |
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What are conventional vehicles? |
Internal combustion that burn gasoline or diesel fuel |
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What are alternative fuel vehicles? |
Uses anything other than petroleum based motor fuel to propel the vehicle |
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Why are battery electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles hazardous? |
Especially hazardous due to their powerful batteries and high-voltage electrical systems |
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What is the first priority during extrication operations in regard to the vehicle? |
Disable the vehicles electrical system |
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In an electric vehicle, brightly colored high-voltage cables are routed from a high voltage battery pack to the inverter and electric motor. What color are these cables and what should you never do? |
Orange Avoid touching or cutting these cables |
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What is the first step in the extrication process? |
Arrival and size up |
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When arriving on scene what should be done with the apparatus? |
Angle it with wheels in the correct position |
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Who is the best at handling traffic control? |
Law-enforcement |
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A charged hose line should always be advance to the vehicle. What is the minimum size hose diameter used? |
1 1/2 inch |
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If a vehicle ends up on its wheels what needs to be done? |
Stabilized with wheel chocks |
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What is cribbing? |
A way to stabilize vehicles with short lengths of sturdy lumber |
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How can the suspension system of most vehicles be stabilized? |
With step chocks |
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How do you fill in a box crib? |
With wedges Used to fill the void between the crib and the object as it is stabilized or raised |
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When using rescue lift airbags, what must be used in conjunction? |
Cribbing |
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What is the first rule of forcible entry? |
“Try before you pry” |
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How are vehicle windshields made and what are they made out of? |
Laminated glass Consist of a thin layer of flexible plastic between two sheets of glass |
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What is tempered glass? |
Glass that will break easily into small pieces when hit with a sharp/pointed object |
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What is a purchase point? |
Where the spreader of the hydraulic tool can be inserted |
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What is the goal of disentangling a victim from a vehicle? |
Remove the vehicle from the victim not cut the victim out of the vehicle |
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What is the best way to remove/cut a windshield? |
One rescuer makes a purchase point at the top center of the windshield and cuts along the top of the windshield to the nearest A post |
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What are two techniques commonly used to displace the dash? |
The dash roll The dash lift |
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What are the tools we can use to roll a dash? |
A hydraulic ram or a hydraulic spreader can be used to push the dash forward and away from the victim |
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How do we maintain the space after performing the dash roll or dash lift? |
Cribbing |
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Where do you place the mechanical highlift jack or hydraulic ram when performing the dash roll or dash lift? |
At the base of the B-post where the sill and the B-post meet |
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How do we fill in a box crib? |
Wedges |
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When a vehicle has air bags that have not deployed, what do we do? |
Disconnect the battery |
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What is the back windshield made of? |
Tempered glass |
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What is the best way to break tempered glass? |
Center punch |
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How do we open a jammed door? |
Spreader |
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What is one method of removing a windshield? |
Using an axe |
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What is one thing we are going to do when performing extrication on a vehicle with a airbag that has not deployed? |
Stay out of the blow zone and disconnect the battery |
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What does RPS stand for? |
Rollover protection system |
