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75 Cards in this Set
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Smaller versions of the pick head and Flat head axe are?
– not used in the fire service – used in forcible entry operations – used in technical rescue operations – used in overhaul and salvage operations |
Used in Overhaul and Salvage Operations
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Which of the following tools is the flat head axe often paired with as a set and is referred to as irons? – hax bar – rambar – claw tool – halligan bar |
Halligan Bar |
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The continual advancement in security technology is?
– limiting the use of the bolt cutter as a viable injury tool – Increasing the use of the bolt cutter as a forcible entry tool – requiring bolt cutters to be replaced as use damages them – requiring operators to use bolt cutters in a more creative manner |
Limiting the Use of the Bolt Cutter As a Viable Entry Tool
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Which of the following tools is available in both power and manual versions and is used to cut security bars on windows or doors?
– kelly tool – bolt cutters – rebar cutters – circular saw |
Rebar Cutters
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Which of the following tools are also called exothermic cutting rods and are ultrahigh temperature cutting devices capable of cutting through virtually any metallic, nonmetallic, or composite material?
– cutting flares – burning bars – plasma cutters – oxyacetylene cutting torches |
Burning Bars
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Which of the following tools may be used to cut through heavy metal components but its use in the fire service is diminishing because of safety concerns?
– Cutting flares – plasma cutters – oxygasoline cutting torches – oxyacetylene cutting torches |
Oxyacetylene Cutting Torches
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Which of the following tools is an ultrahigh temperature metal cutting device and requires a power supply as well as one of several compressed gases?
– Burning bars – plasma cutters – cutting flares – oxygasoline cutting torches |
Plasma cutters
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Which of the following cutting tools uses a conventional cutting torch and a dual hose configuration and the fuel is delivered to the torch in liquid form?
– Cutting flares – plasma cutters – oxygasoline cutting torches – oxyacetylene cutting torches |
Oxygasoline Cutting Torches
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Which of the following is not a handsaw commonly used in the fire service?
– Hacksaw – frame saw – keyhole saw – carpenters hand saw |
Frame Saw
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Which of the following power saws is ideal for cutting sheet metal body panels and structural components on vehicles when equipped with a metal cutting blade?
– chainsaw – rotary saw – circular saw – reciprocating saw |
Reciprocating Saw
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Which of the following power saws is used during natural disasters to clear trees and limbs from areas?
– Chainsaw – radial arm saw – circular saw – reciprocating saw |
Chainsaw
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Which of the following power saws is often used as a ventilation tool?
– Chainsaw – rotary saw – circular saw – reciprocating saw |
Chainsaw
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Which of the following power saws is especially useful in situations where electrical power is readily available and heavier and bulkier power saws are too difficult to handle?
– Chainsaw – Rotary saw – circular saw – reciprocating saw |
Circular Saw
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Which of the following statements about the principal of the lever and fulcrum and prying tools is most accurate?
– The longer the handle, the greater the force produced – the shorter the handle, the greater the force produced – the longer the handle, the smaller the force produced – the length of the handle does not affect the force produced |
The longer the handle, The Greater the Force Produced
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Which of the following is most likely to be considered a disadvantage of manual hydraulic tools?
– Smaller – lighter – easier to carry – labor intensive |
Labor-Intensive
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Which of the following manually operated prying tools can have the tips of its forked and slightly curved head inserted between a door and the door frame and driven in by the sliding weight and that surrounds the handle?
– Ram bar – crowbar – flat bar – claw tool |
Ram Bar
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Which of the following hydraulic brined foods is designed primarily for vehicle extrication but can be used to force entry by placing it inside a door frame?
– Hydraulic ram – hydraulic hux – hydraulic Kelly tool – hydraulic frame tool |
Hydraulic Ram
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Which of the following pushing/pulling tools can be used as a prying tool?
– Clemens hook – plaster hook – roof men's hook – San Francisco hook |
Roofmen's Hook
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Where should the firefighter be positioned when using a pike pole to break a window?
– Upwind of the window and higher than the window – upwind of the window and lower than the window – downwind of the window and higher than the window – downwind of the window and lower than the window |
Upwind Of the Window and Higher Than the Window
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When using striking tools, which of the following statements a bout eye protection is most accurate?
– The helmet face shield is significant by itself – no eye protection is required when using striking tools – eye protection is optional and depends on the users competence – safety glasses or goggles in addition to the helmet face shield must be worn |
Safety Glasses or Goggles in Addition to the Helmet Faceshield Must Be Worn
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Which of the following statements about prying tool safety is most accurate?
– It is acceptable to use a cheater – prying tools can be used as striking tools – if a job cannot be done with a particular tool, use a larger tool – it is acceptable to strike the handle of a prybar with another tool |
If a job cannot be done with a particular tool, Use a Larger Tool
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When using a rotary saw, it is important to start all cuts at?
– full revolutions per minute – 50% revolutions per minute – 75% revolutions per minute – 0 revolutions per minute |
Full Revolutions per Minute
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Power saws should not be used when working in?
– Outdoor areas – indoor areas with limited ventilation – a flammable atmosphere or near flammable liquids – areas were self-contained breathing apparatus is required |
A Flammable Atmosphere or near Flammable Liquids
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Which of the following statements about power saw safety is most accurate?
– A dull saw is more likely to cause an accident than a sharp one – a sharp saw is more likely to cause an accident than a dull one –saws should be either dull or sharp depending on the material being cut – whether a saw is dull or sharp does not affect the likelihood of an accident |
A Dull Saw Is More Likely to Cause an Accident Than a Sharp One
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When lifting heavy tools or other objects, always?
– Lift with back, not your legs – lift with your legs, not your back – lift with both your back and legs – lift with your shoulders and arms |
Lift with Your Legs, Not Your Back
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Which of the following is the best way to carry an axe?
– Carry the axe on your shoulder – carry the axe with the blade toward the body – carry the axe with the blade away from the body – carry the axe is the most comfortable position possible |
Carry the Axe With the Blade a Way from the Body
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How should pike poles and hooks be carried when outside a structure?
– With the tool head down and behind the body – with the tool head up and behind the body – with the tool head up in the air and ahead of the body – with the tool head down, close to the ground, and ahead of the body |
With the Tool Head down, Close to the Ground, and Ahead of the Body
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Never carry a running power tool more than?
– 5 feet (1.5 m) – 10 feet (3 m) – 15 feet (4.5 m) – 20 feet (6 m) |
10 feet (3 m)
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Which of the following is a guideline for the care and maintenance of wooden handles?
– Paint the handle to help protect it – varnish the handle to help protect it – soak the handle in water to effectively clean – sand the handle if necessary to eliminate splinters |
Sand the Handle If Necessary to Eliminate Splinters
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Which of the following is a guideline for the care and maintenance of forcible entry tools?
– oil unprotected metal surfaces lightly – sharpen the blade on a bench grinder – fiberglass handles should not be washed – paint unprotected metal surfaces to protect them |
Oil Unprotected Metal Surfaces Lightly
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Power tools that are damaged or excessively worn should be?
– Marked and used with caution – used only for training purposes – given to departments that have difficulty finding funding – removed from service, tagged, and sent for repair or replacement |
Removed from Service, Tagged, and Sent for Repair or Replacement
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What should firefighters always do before trying to force a door?
– Make sure that the door is locked – make sure no occupants are on the other side – see any windows in the building are open – yell for someone on the inside to open the door |
Make sure that The door is locked
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Which of the following is an easy way to recognize which way a door swings?
– Look for the hinges – ask the building occupant – look at the building plans or drawings – look at the construction material of the door itself |
Look for the Hinges
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Which of the following can result when a door or window is opened?
– Ventilation operations can be adversely affected – forcible entry tools can be irreparably damaged – the building can be made more difficult to enter – ventilation operations will always be more successful |
Ventilation Operations Can Be Adversely Affected
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Most interior doors and newer residents are?
– Panel doors – ledge doors – solid core slab doors – hollow core slab doors |
Hollow Core Slab Doors
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Which of the following doors are usually exterior doors, heavy, and do not generally have windows or other openings?
– panel doors – ledge doors – solid core slab doors – hollow core slab doors |
Solid Core Slab Doors
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Which of the following doors are also known as batten doors and are found in the warehouse, storerooms, barns, and sheds?
– panel doors – ledge doors – solid core slab doors – hollow core slab doors |
Ledge Doors
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Which of the following is often needed to force open a metal door that is set in a metal frame?
– irons – kelly tool – power tools – hand saws |
Power Tools
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Which of the following often makes sliding doors very heavy and expensive?
– Metal frame – tempered glass – reinforcements – security measures |
Tempered Glass
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Which of the following mechanisms for locking revolving doors resembles a gate hook and eye assembly?
– Drop arm type – panic proof type – metal braced type – through the door type |
Metal Braced Type
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Which of the following overhead doors is usually not too difficult to force and may be forced by prying upward at the bottom of the door with a strong prying tool?
– Roll up – tilt slab – sectional – telescoping |
Sectional
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Which of the following overhead doors is also called a sheet curtain door and is used as high-security service door?
– Roll up – tilt slab – sectional – telescoping |
Roll Up
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Which of the following overhead doors consist of a number of interlocking, inverted U-shaped metal sections?
– Roll up – tilt slab – sectional – telescoping |
Telescoping
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With overhead doors must be forced open, it is best to use a rotary saw to cut a square or rectangular opening about?
– 3 feet (.9 m) high and half the with of the door – 2 feet (.6 m) high and one quarter the width of the door – 6 feet (2 m) high and nearly the full width of the door – 10 feet (3 m) high and nearly the full with of the door |
6 Feet (2 M) High and Nearly the Full Width of the Door
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Which of the following terms refers to movable assemblies designed to cover doorway openings in rated separation walls in the event of a fire in one part of a building?
– fire doors – curtain walls – separation panels – doorway partitions |
Fire Doors
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Which of the following types of fire doors normally remain open and close only when hold-open device releases the door because a fusible link has melted or due to activation of either a local smoke detector or fire alarm system?
– self closing – manual closing – automatic closing – secondary closing |
Automatic Closing
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Which of the following locks is surface mounted and often used as an add on lock for doors that already have other types of locks?
– rim lock – padlock – bored lock – mortise lock |
Rim Lock
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The key in knob lock is a?
– rim lock – padlock – bored lock – mortise lock |
Bored Lock
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Which of the following locks is a portable or detachable locking device?
– rim lock – padlock – bored lock – mortise lock |
Padlock
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Which of the following is the responsibility of the property owner for rapid entry lockbox systems?
– Proper mounting – locking the box – inspecting the completed installation – indicating the desired location for mounting |
Proper Mounting
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Which of the following tools is often chosen by departments for forcible entry because it is versatile and requires only one person to use it effectively?
– Ram bar – Kelly tool – Hux tool – Claw tool |
Rambar
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If breaking glass to gain access into a burning building, firefighters should wear SCBA and have?
– A ladder ready to put into position – overhaul equipment ready to use – a charged hoseline in place, ready to attack – and uncharged hoseline in place, ready to activate |
A Charged Hoseline in Place, Ready to Attack
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The most common type of swinging door is one that swings at least?
– 45° to open and close – 90° to open and close – 180° to open and close – 360° to open and close |
90° to Open and Close
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Which of the following doors as a horizontal wooden or steel security bar held in place across the door by wooden or metal stirrups attached to the inside of the door?
– Doors with drop bars – double swinging doors – doors with burglar bars – tempered plate glass doors |
Doors with Drop Bars
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Which of the following doors are heavy, very expensive, difficult to break, and should be broken only as a last resort?
– Doors with drop bars – double swinging doors – doors with burglar bars – tempered plate glass doors |
Tempered Plate Glass Doors
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Which of the following is a device made of rigid, heavy gauge wire and is designed to fit through the space between double swinging doors equipped with panic hardware?
– K tool – A tool – J tool – shove knife |
J Tool
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Which of the following is a device that was developed as a direct result of lock design changes such as collars or protective cone shaped covers to prevent the lock cylinder from being unscrewed?
– K tool – A tool – J tool – shove knife |
A Tool
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Which of the following is a wedged shape tool that will widen and break the shackles of padlocks and is inserted into the lock shackles and driven by a maul or flathead axe until the padlock shackles break?
– Bam Bam tool – hammerheaded pick – duckbilled lock breaker – hockey puck lock breaker |
Duckbilled Lock Breaker
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Which of the following tools uses a case hardened screw that is screwed into the keyway of the padlock?
– Bam Bam tool – hammerheaded pick –.duckbilled lock breaker – hockey puck lock breaker |
Bam Bam Tool
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Which of the following is often the easiest and fastest way to cut chain-link fences?
– Bolt cutters – Rotary Saw – chainsaw – circular saw |
Rotary Saw
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Which of the following types of ladders can often be used to bridge masonry and ornamental fences?
– Roof ladder – step ladder – A-frame ladder – extension ladder |
A-Frame Ladder
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Which of the following is not one of the hazards of breaking the glass of the wrong window?
– Disruption of ventilation efforts – intensification of fire growth – increasing fire load in one particular area – drawing fire to uninvolved sections of the building |
Increasing Fire Load in One Particular Area
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Which of the following types of windows is secured by one or two thumb operated locking devices located where the horizontal frame members of the top and bottom sashes meet?
– Hinged windows – projected windows – jalousie windows – double hung windows |
Double Hung Windows
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Which of the following types of Windows is opened with a small hand crank?
– Hinged windows – projected windows – jalousie windows – double hung windows |
Hinged Windows
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Which of the following types of Windows consist of small sections about 4 inches high and as long as the window width?
– Hinged windows – projected windows – jalousie windows – double hung windows |
Jalousie Windows
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Which of the following statements about Lexan Windows is most accurate?
– They are not in a stronger than safety glass – there is no clear way to identify them from other types of Windows – they can be easily broken with conventional forcible entry hand tools – they are virtually impossible to break with conventional forcible entry hand tools |
They Are Virtually Impossible to Break with Conventional Forcible Entry Hand Tools
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Which of the following statements about security bars and screens is most accurate?
– They are generally easily forced open – power saws should not be used to force entry on security bars and screens – they are difficult to force from the outside but easily opened from the inside – they can present a significant barrier to entry for rescue and firefighting |
They Can Present a Significant Barrier to Entry for Rescue and Firefighting
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Opening a hole in a wall is known as?
– Pushing – drilling – breaching – battering |
Breaching
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How can firefighters tell if interior wallboard has been reinforced?
– By visually looking at it – by asking building occupants – by identifying it during preincident planning surveys – by looking for the reinforcement stamp at the top and bottom |
By Identifying It during Preincident Planning Surveys
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Which of the following is the best tool for breaching masonry walls?
– Kelly tool – circular saw – battering ram – Rotary saw |
Rotary Saw
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Which of the following statements about breaching metal walls is most accurate?
– Power tools should not be used to breach metal walls – metal walls are not that common and rarely need breaching – conventional forcible entry tools will not work on metal walls – conventional forcible entry tools cut through the panels with relative ease |
Conventional Forcible Entry Tools Cut through the Panels with Relative Ease
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Subfloor construction is limited to either?
– Wood or tile – tile or ceramic – wood or concrete – concrete or ceramic |
Wood or Concrete
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When cutting a wooden floor carpets and rugs should be?
– Left in place – made as flat as possible – removed or rolled to one side – wetted down with an extinguishing agent |
Removed or Rolled to One Side
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Which of the following tools makes the neatest cuts in wooden flooring?
– Chainsaw – Rotary saw – circular saw – drywall saw |
Circular Saw
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Which of the following is the best tool for breaching concrete floors?
– Kelly tool – circular saw – battering ram – jackhammer |
Jackhammer
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