IFSTA 7TH Edition Chapter 10

IFSTA 7TH Edition Chapter 10 Which condition specific to search and rescue operations should be communicated to crew members and/or your supervisor?

• Wind direction and speed
• Names of victims or occupants
• Building's construction classification
• Known locations of victims or occupants - ANSWER
• Known locations of victims or occupants
• Which basic firefighting skill serves as an essential survival skill during search and rescue

operations?

• Forcing a window or cutting through debris
• Using air monitoring devices to sample the atmosphere
• Using a hoseline to perform hydraulic ventilation
• Operating a portable fire extinguisher to put out an incipient fire - ANSWER
• Forcing a window or cutting through debris

Under normal conditions, air management increases your work time, but if you are lost or

trapped, it:

• decreases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
• increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.
• will decrease your survivable time before rescue and increase your energy output.
• will not be effective, because adrenaline and stress will drastically increase your consumption

rate. - ANSWER B. increases the amount of time you can survive before escaping or being rescued.

• To be physically and mentally prepared for survival during search and rescue operations, you

should:

• push yourself past your limits.
• follow orders without question. 1 / 3

• practice emergency exit techniques.
• allow the IC to look out for your crew members' safety. - ANSWER
• practice emergency exit techniques.

4. Panic, claustrophobia, and disorientation are effects of:

• pulmonary edema.
• obscured vision conditions.
• long-term exposure to radiation.
• chronic exposure to products of combustion. - ANSWER
• obscured vision conditions.

Which situation would require a firefighter to call a MAYDAY?

• SCBA malfunction
• Portable radio malfunction
• Encountering a hazardous materials spill
• Finding unidentified victims or occupants - ANSWER
• SCBA malfunction

For firefighters, the environment may remain tenable as long as:

• they are wearing PPE and SCBA.
• the IC determines it is safe to remain inside.
• they are wearing the highest levels of PPE and SCBA designated for rescue operations.
• heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE

and SCBA provided. - ANSWER D. heat levels and duration of the interior operations stay within acceptable limits for the PPE and SCBA provided.

• Rooms or closet areas where the door can be closed to prevent the spread of heat, smoke, and

toxic gases into that space are called:

• safe havens.
• escape rooms.
• protective units.
• fireproof assemblies. - ANSWER A. safe havens. 2 / 3

Why should firefighters exit the IDLH before their low-pressure alarm activates?

• The remaining air is insufficient to exit even if no emergencies occur.
• Hearing the alarm may cause panic, which will speed up air consumption.
• The remaining air is an average, not specific to each firefighter, so it may be insufficient to

exit from both short and long distances.

• The remaining air is insufficient to exit from deep inside a large structure and does not take

into account emergencies that may be encountered. - ANSWER

• The remaining air is insufficient to exit from deep inside a large structure and does not take

into account emergencies that may be encountered.Which of the following is one of the three principles of air management?

• Know your point of no return.
• Always use short, quick breaths.
• Leave the structure when your cylinder reaches 50% capacity.
• Turn your SCBA off once you have found an area of safe haven. - ANSWER
• Know your point of no return.
• When should you check your SCBA gauge to see how much air you have left?
• Every two minutes
• When the assigned area is reached
• Every time a new area or room is reached
• Within 30 seconds of entering an IDLH atmosphere - ANSWER
• When the assigned area is reached

12. Your point of no return is based on:

• how many people need to be rescued.
• how many members are on the rescue team.
• the lowest cylinder gauge reading of any member of the team.
• the highest cylinder gauge reading of any member of the team - ANSWER
• the lowest cylinder gauge reading of any member of the team

13. You should leave the hazard zone:

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