Fire Academy Week 5

Front 1

All ladder rescues should be performed with at least ____ firefighters

Back 1

2

Front 2

During a fire, where is a missing child likely to be located?

Back 2

Hiding in a closet

Front 3

In which type of search pattern do firefighters turn right upon entry to a room and then left at each corner around the room?

Back 3

Counter-clockwise

Front 4

Weighing the potential danger to firefighters against the potential for saving a life is called _____

Back 4

Risk-benefit analysis

Front 5

What is a critical factor to evaluate in size-up for search and rescue?

Back 5

Victim's ability to self-evacuate

Front 6

What is a distinguishing feature of the oriented search method?

Back 6

An officer stays at the door during a room search

Front 7

What is a secondary search?

Back 7

An exhaustive search for victims after the fire is brought under control

Front 8

What is the best way to confirm everyone has safely evacuated a building?

Back 8

Conduct a thorough search

Front 9

What is the biggest drawback of the two-person seat carry?

Back 9

It is difficult to move through doors

Front 10

What is the correct procedure for VES?

Back 10

Close the door as soon as possible after making entry

Front 11

What is the first priority for a victim who is in a hazardous area and in need of medical treatment?

Back 11

Remove patient from the hazard

Front 12

When assisting a conscious victim down a ladder, how can the rescuer maintain control of the victim's descent?

Back 12

Squeeze the victim against the ladder

Front 13

When is an exception made to the two in/two out rule?

Back 13

In life threatening situations where immediate actions can save a life

Front 14

When lives can be saved, how much risk is justified in trying to save them?

Back 14

High risk

Front 15

When rescuing an unconscious child or small adult from a window, how many rescuers enter the window to assist the victim?

Back 15

1

Front 16

When using a webbing sling drag, what helps support the victim's head and neck?

Back 16

The webbing sling

Front 17

When VES is performed with two firefighters, where is the second fire fighter located?

Back 17

Just outside the window

Front 18

Where does the victims arm go in the one person walking assist?

Back 18

Around the rescuers neck

Front 19

Which carry works best for children and small adults?

Back 19

Cradle in arms

Front 20

Which emergency drag is best for fast removal from a dangerous area?

Back 20

Webbing sling

Front 21

Which lift/drag requires two rescuers?

Back 21

Extremities

Front 22

Which method is best suited for removing an unconscious victim from a dangerous location?

Back 22

Drag

Front 23

Which statement about VES is correct?

Back 23

puts the searcher between the fire and a ventilation opening

Front 24

Which statement best describes a primary search?

Back 24

Quick search for victims in immediate danger

Front 25

Which step should be performed before beginning search and rescue?

Back 25

Perform risk benefit analysis

Front 26

How many engines are in battalion 5?

Back 26

3

Front 27

Where is B5 located?

Back 27

Station 52

Front 28

Whats the address for station 53?

Back 28

8001 dodge st

Front 29

Whats the address for station 52?

Back 29

10727 pacific st

Front 30

How many med units are in B5?

Back 30

2, station 52 and 56

Front 31

Where is station 56?

Back 31

16410 pacific st

Front 32

How many truck companies are in B5?

Back 32

1, station 53

Front 33

Which of the following operations is focused on locating living victims?

Back 33

Search operations

Front 34

Which of the following is considered a specific evaluation factor during size up for search and rescue?

Back 34

Front 35

What must the search and rescue team consider in determining potential limitations?

Back 35

Front 36

When a building is known or believed to be occupied, which occupants should be rescued first?

Back 36

Front 37

Who makes search assignments and designates a fire officer to be in charge of the search effort?

Back 37

IC

Front 38

Baaed on search priorities, which area is second priority?

Back 38

Floor above fire

Front 39

Which of the following searches involves a quick attempt to locate any potential victims and to be as thorough as time permits?

Back 39

Primary search

Front 40

When firefighters must search a large open area, such as a warehouse, what tool can be used to cover the interior without losing contact with the walls?

Back 40

Search rope

Front 41

Search and rescue situations require a very special type of management. Which type of management is based on the reasonable probability of saving a life?

Back 41

Risk

Front 42

Prior to starting the search, what must a firefighter do before entering the structure?

Back 42

Activate a PASS device

Front 43

Upon arrival at a structure fire, what must firefighters do to determine whether an area is tenable?

Back 43

Front 44

Specific safety requirements for search and rescue are defined in which NFPA?

Back 44

1500

Front 45

Which simple victim carry requires no equipment and can be peformed in tight or narrow spaces such as hallways?

Back 45

Two person extremity

Front 46

Which carry involved the assistance of two fire fighters and can make moving through doors and down stairs difficult?

Back 46

Two person seat carry

Front 47

Which emergency drag involves tying victims wrists together and passing them around your neck and then dragging the victim along the floor between your knees?

Back 47

Webbing sling

Front 48

Which of the following methods for assisting a person down a ground ladder involves placing the victim with his or her back to the ladder and straddling the firefighters knee?

Back 48

Unconscious from a window

Front 49

Which of the following methods for assisting a person down a ground ladder involves three firefighters and two ladders placed side by side under the target window?

Back 49

Rescuing a large adult