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1. Hose is most commonly cut and coupled in pieces of ___ feet (m).

50 or 100 (15 or 30)

25 or 50 (8 or 15)

100 or 150 (30 or 45)

150 or 200 (45 or 60)

2. What NFPA standard specifies the minimum requirements for a fire department health and safety program?

NFPA 1403

NFPA 1500

NFPA 1041

NFPA 1001

3. In order to burn, liquids must be:

flowing.

vaporized.

contained.

pyrolysized.

4. Which of the following is a method to help prevent water hammer?

Use only fog nozzles.

Close nozzles, hydrants, valves and hose clamps slowly.

Close nozzles, hydrants, valves and hose clamps quickly.

Limit the number of hoselines used.

5. Which of the following is always the first and highest tactical priority in an emergency operation?

Life safety

Public relations

Incident stabilization

Property conservation

6. Which types of valves are used in pumper discharges and gated wyes?

Gate valves

Ball valves

Butterfly valves

Clapper valves

7. Which types of fittings are used to connect a smaller hoseline to the end of a larger one?

Elbows

Reducers

Adapters

Hose plugs

8. Which of the following occurs when a substance remains chemically the same but changes in size, shape, or appearance?

Non-molecular reaction

Chemical reaction

Physical change

Exothermic change

9. Which of the following statements about life-safety rope is MOST accurate?

Life-safety rope should only be used during actual incidents.

Life-safety rope can be made using a variety of construction types.

Life-safety rope that has been impact-loaded is permissible.

Life-safety rope must be block creel construction.

10. Storz couplings are sometimes referred to as ___ couplings.

sexless

male

female

threaded

11. Who can normally strike multiple alarms or order additional resources?

The telecommunicator

The company officer

The Incident Commander

The Safety Officer

12. NFPA® 1851 requires that personal protective clothing be cleaned and dried at least every ___ months in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

13. Which of the following is a systematic way of confirming the status of any unit operating at an incident?

Mayday

All-clear signal

Personnel accountability report

Evacuation signal

14. Which of the following is based upon a policy or procedure with mandatory compliance?

Request

Recommendation

Order

Directive

15. Which of the following is a fire stream produced from a fixed orifice nozzle?

Broken stream

Solid stream

Fog stream

Straight stream

16. Mildew and mold on fire hose are examples of ___ damage.

chemical

mechanical

organic

thermal

17. When applying a hose clamp, apply it at least ___ feet (m) behind the apparatus.

20 (6)

10 (3)

15 (4.5)

5 (1.5)

18. At 212ºF (100ºC) water expands approximately ___ times its original volume when converted to steam.

1200

100

1700

750

19. Which of the following refers to the minimum concentration of fuel vapor and air that supports combustion?

Lower flammable limit

Minimum flammable limit

Upper flammable limit

Neutral flammable limit

20. To be in compliance with NFPA 1500, fire departments must:

keep records of all job-related accidents, illnesses, exposures, and fatalties.

hire an outside safety consultant for a yearly review.

have the standard adopted as law.

remain accident free at least 50% of the year.

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