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Question 1

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A joisted floor has one tremendous advantage over the truss floor system: Each joist acts as a _____________.
Answer
  • Web
  • Post
  • Column
  • Fire Stop

Question 2

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A party wall is _______ than two separate walls.
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  • Thinner
  • Thicker
  • More Solid
  • Wider

Question 3

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A space within a beam where there is neither tension nor compression is known as the?
Answer
  • Vertical plane
  • Horizontal plane
  • Intersected plane
  • Neutral plane

Question 4

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A type of collapse that leaves a single triangular void space is?
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  • Lean-to-floor collapse
  • V-shaped floor collapse
  • Cantilever floor collapse
  • Frame floor collapse

Question 5

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A(n) _______ code applies to all structures and conditions within them, including existing hazards that were created even before the adoption of the code.
Answer
  • Building
  • Mechanical
  • Fire
  • Electrical

Question 6

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All loads of a heavy timber building must be delivered to the ______?
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  • Ground
  • Bearing walls
  • Main supports
  • Wooden columns

Question 7

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All of the following are major areas of concern in ordinary construction buildings except
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  • The non-bearing wood walls as a barrier to fire extension
  • The structural stability of the masonry walls
  • Void Spaces
  • The stability of the interior beam systems

Question 8

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At about ______ degrees F, steel will begin to elongate.
Answer
  • 600
  • 800
  • 1000
  • 1300

Question 9

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Building codes regulate the size and height of structures, based on the construction classification and the __________.
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  • Occupancy type
  • Construction type
  • Building materials
  • Manufacturer recommendations

Question 10

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Cold-drawn steel will fail at what temperature?
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  • 400 degrees F
  • 600 degrees F
  • 800 degrees F
  • 1000 degrees F

Question 11

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Concrete is a mixture of portland cement, water, and ______.
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  • Aggregates
  • Cement
  • Admixtures
  • Composites

Question 12

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Concrete is inherently?
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  • Weak in compression
  • Strong in tension
  • Combustible
  • Non-Combustible

Question 13

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Concrete is tested in _______ because it virtually has no tensile strength.
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  • Tension
  • Torsion
  • Compression
  • Pressure

Question 14

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Draft stopping consists of plywood, sheet metal, or other approved material and is installed to protect against ________ fire spread.
Answer
  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Forced
  • Opposite

Question 15

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Fire fighters are reduced to just reacting to a fire rather than being prepared for its many potential hazards if they do not do what?
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  • Conduct fire inspections
  • Conduct fire prevention programs
  • Conduct safety surveys
  • Conduct pre-fire plans

Question 16

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Fire stops typically limit the _______ movement of fire through small, concealed passages.
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  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Forced
  • Opposite

Question 17

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Heavy timber construction is a descendent of true ______ construction.
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  • Refined
  • Wood
  • Mill
  • Innovative

Question 18

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In the typical downtown ordinary construction building, the side walls are the ________ walls, whereas the front and back walls are ________.
Answer
  • Bearing, non-bearing
  • All are bearing
  • Non-bearing, bearing
  • All are nonbearing

Question 19

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In which type of non-combustibel building is the entire structure engineered to act as one unit with the walls and roof structure relying on each other for stability?
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  • Masonry wall with steel bar joist
  • Rigid frame
  • Concrete tilt-up
  • Reinforced masonry

Question 20

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It is essential that you have a working knowledge of how buildings are designed, constructed, ________, altered and fall into disrepair.
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  • Renovated
  • Brought up to code
  • Restored
  • Reestablished

Question 21

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Masonry walls are no designed to resist?
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  • Concentrated loads
  • increased live loads
  • Lateral impact loads
  • Dead loads

Question 22

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Masonry walls in ordinary construction may consist of all of the following except
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  • Concrete block
  • Terra Cotta tile
  • Wood studs
  • Precast concrete

Question 23

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One of the major problems with the modification procedures in heavy timber construction is that?
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  • It may create void spaces
  • It creates unsprinklered areas
  • Steel trusses or girders may be used instead of heavy timbers
  • Any of the above

Question 24

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Reinfored concrete is a _________ material
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  • Admixture
  • Aggregate
  • Cured
  • Composite

Question 25

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Steel cable will have complete failure at _______ degrees F.
Answer
  • 800
  • 600
  • 1000
  • 1200

Question 26

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Steel heated to _________ degrees F elongates 9 inches per 100 feet of length.
Answer
  • 1000
  • 1500
  • 2000
  • 2500

Question 27

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Steel provides the _______ strength that concrete lacks.
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  • Tensile
  • Torsion
  • Compressive
  • All of the above

Question 28

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The bottom chord of a truss is said to be in _______ while the top chord is under ______.
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  • Compression, tension
  • Tension, compression
  • Torsion, compression
  • Tension, Torsion

Question 29

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The destruction of the World Trade Center is best described as an example of?
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  • Global collapse
  • Partial collapse
  • Secondary collapse
  • V-shaped floor collapse

Question 30

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The stone arch works because all members of the arch are under_______, and little or no tensile load is placed on a material that is weak in tensile strength.
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  • Strain
  • Torsion
  • Compression
  • Tension

Question 31

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There are many ways to stabilize a wall in ordinary construction buildings, which of the following is one of these?
Answer
  • Buttresses or mass of masonry outside the wall
  • Pilastrers or colus built inside the wall
  • Wall columns built within the wall
  • Any of the above

Question 32

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Spraying water on heated steel is dangerous as it can cause the steel to shatter and fall.
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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What are two methods used fro pre-stressing?
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  • Pre-compression, post compression
  • Pre-tensioning, post-tensioning
  • Pre-releasing, post releasing
  • Pre-stressing, Post-stressing

Question 34

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What construction method describes a building where all of the concrete is properly bonded together and acts as one?
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  • Monolithic construction
  • Composite construction
  • Precast construction
  • Fire-resistive construction

Question 35

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What is known as the eternal enemy of every building?
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  • Gravity
  • Fire
  • Dead Loads
  • Shock Loads

Question 36

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What is the major difference between noncombustible construction and fire resistive construction?
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  • The level of fire resistance
  • the lack of fire suppression
  • The number of floors
  • The materials used for construction

Question 37

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When a brick is laid so that the long side is visible, it is referred to as?
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  • Stretcher course
  • Header course
  • Bond course
  • Veneer course

Question 38

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When a column is offset, the girder on which it rests becomes a __________ beam.
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  • Transfer
  • Suspended
  • Simple
  • Needle

Question 39

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When exposed to fire, plywood will begin to ________.
Answer
  • delaminate
  • corrode
  • flake
  • chip

Question 40

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When exposed to heat, steel does all of the following except:
Answer
  • Hardens
  • Elongates
  • Conducts heat
  • Ultimately fails

Question 41

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Which item would lessen the code requirements for a given building?
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  • Sprinkler system
  • Standpipe system
  • Fire alarm system
  • none of the above

Question 42

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Which type of non-combustible buildings are a cousin to the arch in that they transmit the load as one structure from the roof to the ground?
Answer
  • Rigid Frame
  • Masonry wall with steel bar joists
  • Concrete tilt up
  • Reinforced masonry

Question 43

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What type of wall is of a non-load-bearing nature and can carry no other weight than its own?
Answer
  • Curtain Wall
  • Wall-bearing
  • Wooden walled
  • Paneled Wall

Question 44

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Why does post-tensioned concrete pose a greater collapse hazard when involved in a construction fire than conventional reinforced concrete?
Answer
  • No bond between the tendons and the concrete
  • Less compressive strength
  • Lower weight to mass ratio
  • All of the above

Question 45

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Why would it be beneficial to separate pre-fire planning and the inspection function?
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  • Because inspection are essentially a policing function
  • Because of time constraints
  • Because of inadequate personnel
  • Because of training limitations

Question 46

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___________ are concrete pads, usually heavily reinforced, that transfer the loads of piers or columns to the ground.
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  • Footings
  • Caissons
  • Corrugations
  • Foundations

Question 47

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__________ are false spaces above built-in cabinets, usually in a kitchen or in the undersides of stairways and projecting eaves.
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  • soffits
  • trimmers
  • battens
  • splines

Question 48

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[blank_start]Zoning regulations[blank_end] spell out what types of buildings can be built in specific locations in a city and what they can be used for.
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  • Zoning regulations
  • Building codes
  • Fire codes
  • Construction safety regulations

Question 49

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Fire codes are usually the result of lessons learned from the past. Which one of these was the location of the deadliest nightclub fire in history?
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  • Cocoanut Grove - November 28, 1942
  • London Fire of 1666
  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire - March 25, 1911
  • The Station Club Fire - February 20, 2003

Question 50

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For maximum lifesaving coverage, the Boise Fire Department recommends installing smoke detectors in all of the folowing except
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  • Garage areas
  • Each bedroom
  • Every level of your home
  • Every living area

Question 51

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If a customer calls your station coplainging that their smoke detector regularly responds to cooking smoke or shower steam, what should you do? All of the following are correct except.
Answer
  • Refer them to fire prevention
  • If ceiling mounted, relocate the unit to a wall, if possible
  • Replace the detector with one that has a silence button feature
  • Move the detector further away to give smoke or steam a chance to dissipate before reacing the unit.

Question 52

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If you only had one CO detector to give away to a family in need, where would be the best location according to NFPA 720?
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  • Outside sleeping areas
  • In the bedroom of mom and dad
  • In the infant or child's bedroom
  • In the garage next to the water heater and furnace

Question 53

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The City of Boise adopted the 2006 version of International Fire Code through which Title of the municipal code?
Answer
  • Title 7
  • Title 3
  • Title 5
  • Title 9

Question 54

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The best location for mounting a smoke detector is where?
Answer
  • Middle of the ceiling
  • On the wall in the corner next to the ceiling
  • Near the heating or cooling ducts
  • In mobile home units, install smoke detectors on outside walls

Question 55

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The poison emergency hotline number is?
Answer
  • 1-800-222-1222
  • 1-800-632-8000
  • 1-800-570-6500
  • 1-800-321-1492

Question 56

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The radioactive element used to generate alpha particles in Ionization Smoke Detectors is called?
Answer
  • Americium
  • Cadmium
  • Radium
  • Uranium

Question 57

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The two main types of smoke detectors available to the public are Photoelectric Smoke detectors and Ionization Smoke Detectors?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 58

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A particular hazard of the ________ stream, when used for interior firefighting, is that it can actually push the fire with the massive amounts of air that it introduces.
Answer
  • Fog
  • Straight
  • Smooth
  • Combination

Question 59

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When considering where to place a carbon monoxide detector, keep in mind that although carbon monoxide is roughly.
Answer
  • Same weight as air
  • Lighter than air
  • Heavier than air

Question 60

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An exterior exposure is a building that, if left unprotected could be ignited by all of the following types of heat except
Answer
  • Transient
  • Radiant
  • Conducted
  • Convected

Question 61

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Applying water directly to exposures is the ________ effective way of protecting them.
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  • Most
  • Least
  • Partially
  • Slightest

Question 62

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Choose the answer that best describes the word size-up.
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  • An evaluation of what is happening
  • Critical description used for structural fire attack only
  • Specific firefighting procedures performed by company officers to meet the strategic goals
  • Method of extinguishment

Question 63

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Important points that a firefigther should gain from initial reports from the first arriving unit are all of the above except.
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  • Map page and directions
  • Location of fire in a building and severity
  • Size and height
  • Report of trapped victims

Question 64

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In order to minimize costs and maximze profits restaurants are often _________ constructed buildings
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  • Lightweight
  • Heavyweight
  • Platform
  • Ordinary

Question 65

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Offensive strategies can be used _____________
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  • When an aggressive interior search can save lives
  • If it is determined that no savable life is present
  • If the building is unsafe due to heavy fire involvment
  • If no items are salvage due to damage and fire

Question 66

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One good tactic for suppressing a dumpster fire is to ______________
Answer
  • fill the container with water
  • let it burn itself out
  • fill it full of foam from a CAFs system
  • None of the above

Question 67

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Opening _________ after the initial fire attack must be done quickly to search for hidden fire.
Answer
  • Floors and ceilings
  • Windows and doors
  • Drywall and windows
  • Doors and Walls

Question 68

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Protecting exposures is one of many steps for a successful fire attack.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 69

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Strip malls are a modern version of the __________
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  • Taxpayer
  • Mega Malls
  • Tavern
  • Big Box stores

Question 70

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The first 50 feet of hoseline being stretched into the structure on fire is referred to as the _________.
Answer
  • Working Line
  • Kill length
  • First Stretch
  • Dead load

Question 71

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The most proven stream (and safest for firefighters) for interior fire attack is a ___________ stream
Answer
  • Straight or solid
  • Fog or combination
  • Solid or fog
  • Solid or stiff

Question 72

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The nozzle operator is responsible for _______________
Answer
  • bleeding air at the door
  • backing up the officer
  • hooking the hydrant
  • backing up the officer in a stairwell

Question 73

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The standard search-and-rescue plan uses the ________-team approach
Answer
  • two
  • one
  • three
  • four

Question 74

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Vetical ventilation is the act of opening a hole in the ________ to allow the products of combustion, smoke, and heat to leave the building.
Answer
  • Roof
  • Window
  • Sliding door
  • Wall

Question 75

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What is the best way to prevent "water hammer"?
Answer
  • Open and close nozzles slowly
  • Use spanner wrenches to tighten couplings
  • There is no best way
  • Use lower hose pressure

Question 76

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What problems could occur in the event of a "water hammer"?
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  • Damage to the hoseline and pumper
  • Pressures decreases on the attack crew's hoseline
  • If a firefighter get hit direct with this, they could be severly injured
  • The pump on the pumper may cavitate

Question 77

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Why must the nozzle team remain low upon initial entry into the door of the fire building?
Answer
  • To allow smoke and heat to vent over their heads
  • There is no need to remain low upon entry
  • So the door firefighter can see the door they are opening.
  • None of the above

Question 78

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A _________ is the development and implementation of a plan, incorporating specific goals, to bring a fire under control.
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  • Strategy
  • Tactic
  • Goal
  • Coordinated attack

Question 79

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When using common terminology for structures, divisions A, B, C and D depict different sides of a building. With side A usually being the side of the building with the main entrance that faces the street, which way is side B?
Answer
  • Clockwise from side A
  • Counterclockwise from side A
  • Right of side A
  • None of the Above
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