Ropes and Knots
What Type of Rope is used for supporting people
Life Safety Rope
If a firefighter stays motionless wearing an SCBA, how many seconds will it take for the PASS to transmit a low alarm?
30 seconds
Oxygen, Fuel and what are needed to complete the chemical reaction in the fire triangle?
Heat
What type of construction is referred to as ordinary construction
Type III
NFPA standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1001
What type of knot can be used to join two ropes of unequal sizes?
Sheet Bend
FPA 1851 specifies that the firefighter protective ensemble or ensemble components must be retired from service no more than how many years from the date the ensemble or ensemble component was manufactured
10 Years
What is a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened
Backdraft
What is the term for the decrease in strength in wood from exposure to high temperatures from a fire?
Pyrolysis
What is the term for using a smoke ejector to pull the products of combustion out through a door or window?
Negative pressure ventilation
What type of knot is used to secure the halyard on a ladder?
Clove Hitch
Normal room air contains 21% oxygen. What percentage can people begin experiencing disorientation, an inability to control muscles, and irrational thinking?
17%
What type of extinguishers are used for a fire involving cooking oils
Class K
What kind of construction is used for almost all modern wood framed (Type V) construction?
Platform-frame
What hose appliance splits a hose into two or more separate lines?
Wye
What type of rope is made using two parts and is very strong and flexible and is relatively think and light weight?
Kernmantle
What type of respiratory system takes excelled air and passes it through a mechanism that removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen?
Closed Circuit Respirator
What is the term for spontaneous ignition of hot gasses at the upper level of a room or compartment?
Roll Over
What is the term for the weight of a building without contents as it sits itself
Dead Load
What is the minimum recommended water pressure coming from a fire hydrant?
20psi
What term describes the end of the rope used for lifting or hoisting?
The Running End
What is the NFPA standard for structural firefighting boots?
NFPA 1971
What phase of fire development is the composition of surfaces and the placement and configuration of the compartment contents are especially important?
Growth Phase
When concrete is heated, the moisture inside the concrete turns to steam and expands, creating internal pressure and causes sections of concrete to break off. What is this process called?
Spalling
Which window design has numerous pieces of adjustable glass sections that overlap when closed
Jalouise