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What was the correct address the captain gave? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------4411 Naoimi street How many family members were waiting for the engine to arrive? --------- CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 4 Which apparatus was first to arrive? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ---- 62 Where was the fire reported to be located by the father of the family outside the residence? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Kitchen Where did the first arriving captain advise engine 64 that the fire hydrants was located? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2 houses in front of e Which battalion arrive and assume naiomi command? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Battalion 9 What was truck 65 assignment given to by Naoimi command? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Search & Ventilation
Where was the most smoke showing upon arrival of the first engine company? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------2nd story window Pets location? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Upstairs How much oxygen was administer? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------- ---2 LPM How many firefighters were inside the house? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 5 What was the sister's past medical history? ---------CORRECT ANSWER---- -------------fast/irregular heartbeat What was the woman's medical history? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------Asthma What was the medication the lady was allergic to? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Penicillin What was the medication that the lady was prescribed for? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lisinopril
Which unit assumed IC? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------E What was the number on the firefighters helmet stabilizing the patient? ----- ----CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 22 What kind of rescue tool was used to haul the victim up? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Stokes Basket How many firefighters where securing the stokes basket in the haul up the hillside? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 4 How far did the patient fall? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 30 yards How did the patient fall? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Tripped over dog leash. Which earthquake caused to install 9" diameter walls? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Long beach earthquake Tilt up construction can be the tallest structure? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------5 stories tall
Secondary safe place for arch roof construction? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Side walls of building What type of construction is light weight? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------Bungalow Tilt up construction is bolted to what? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------ -----Sheet metal Fire protection systems with an attached garage? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Best protection Minimum requirements for apt and mobile homes for smoke detectors? ----- ----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1 outside bedroom Light weight is how much faster than conventional? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------60% faster Bricks laid on their end? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------King row Best system to put into a kitchen? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
Safety zone for falling tree? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 20 feet. How long for rehab until you go to the hospital? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------50 minutes if vitals don't improve. What do you check an MRE for? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Expiration? Not sealed? exposed? What is the first thing you do in phase 1 of Swift water rescue? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Find witness. Foot search from point of last contact down stream is known as? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Hasty search. Safety officers job is too? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Identify and mitigate hazards. Hazards of water rescue is? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Velocity, water, temp, and depth. When in shallow water you can't detect? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------Depth.
Order of operation for low hazard to high hazard swift water rescue is? ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Talk, reach, throw, row, go, helo For a water rescue, what equipmentis required with 5 feet of the water? ---- -----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Protective footwear Breath-hold divers needs? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Clear visibility to see underwater hazards order and safety? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------You, other emergency personnel, victim Order of helping victim? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Couch in, reach, throw, row, go Equipment needed when entering water? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ -----------Probe What tool is broken? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------chainsaw What was left at the incident? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 1 hall runner, 2 salvage covers.
What injury did the paramedic report? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------mid shaft femur fracture What was the victims name? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Kevin Number on firefighters helmet ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 23 Status of the patients ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1 Minor 1 immediate First arriving engine ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------truck 23 Who took care of the patient inside the car ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------Galindo How many patients ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 5 Where was command set up ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Broad and north of wilson What was the drivers name ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Stephanie
How many people were wearing seatbelts ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ ----------- 2 What was the number of the apparatus that pulled up ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 29 What additional rescources ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 1 truck 1 engine 1 ambulance hazmat How many people came down the stairs ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- --------- 2 How many people were wearing helmets ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ---------- 3 Who did ic tell to move the truck ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Engineer Clint How many feet uphill and upwind did captain tell them to move --------- CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 200 Who did the first arriving captain speak to from the facility --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Building Engineer
Class 2 Levers ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Resistance is in the middle, the effort is applied on one side of the resistance and the fulcrum on the other side .Mechanical Advantage is always greater than 1 Ex: Wheelbarrow, nutcracker, bottle opener, or the brake pedal of a car. Class 3 Levers ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Effort in the middle, the resistance is on one side of the effort and the fulcrum is located on the other side. Mechanical Advantage is always less than 1 Ex: Pair of tweezers, human mandible Lever Definitions ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lever machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinged, or fulcrum. Input Force = Effort Output Force = Load or Resistance What does "fre, 123" mean? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- Fulcrum is in the middle for Class 1 LeversResistance (output) in middle for Class 2Effort (input) in the middle for Class 3 Formula for Determining the head pressure difference between an intake and output ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1 vertical foot = 0. psi 1 psi = 2.31 vertical feet
Overall Test Overview: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1) 30- minute period to read 2 essays- 2 - hour time limit begins to answer ( questions).
- Watch 2 short videos and answer (20 questions) based on the scenarios.
- Apply mechanical reasoning (25 questions, i.e. Fluid Dynamics, levers, belt and pulleys, gears)
- Mathematical Problems (20 questions, i.e. addition, division, angles, area, volume, decimals, ratios, percentages)
- Recall and Comprehend Technical Information (35 questions, recall from first two essays, in addition to one or two more at this time) Be mindful of questions with absolutes. What are some absolutes and why watch out for them? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Examples of absolutes are "absolutely, always, forever, completely, infinite, never, only, sole, undeniable, or wholly".Absolutes or any sort of broad statements should be suspected as wrong. Recall and Comprehend Technical Information ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------------ Read one to four essays
- 35 questions total (including questions for essays in back of the test booklet)
- notes can be written on the essay packet, NOT any other testing material.
- 15 - 20 questions from these essays were handed out in the first 30 minutes. Gear Train, or commonly called "Transmission" ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Two or more gears working in a sequence, producing mechanical advantage through a gear ratio. Relationship between Speed, Torque, and Power: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Power = 2pi x Speed (w) x Torque (nm)/ 60
How many gallons with a tank of 12 ft diameter hold if it is 5 feet deep ------- --CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 4320 Engine carries lots of hose. 4" was removed ---------CORRECT ANSWER--- --------------30% left How many acres were burned ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 6.88 acres How many cubic feet of water can a captain expect the tank to hold --------- CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 1385 What is the total percentage of the body burned ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------22.. What is the minimum length of ladder to reach the roof of a 3 story house -- -------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------40ft Total chain that crew cuts ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 6 chains each Average money for dinner ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------14.
How many 2 pints will go in 5 gallon drum ---------CORRECT ANSWER------ -----------20 pints Fire increase from 2009- 2014 ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 145% 7 ft in length, 5ft wide and 3ft deep, how much water can be held in Engine 17's water tank? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------105ft squared A tank with 12' diameter holds 864 gallons per foot of depth, how many gallons will a tank with 12' diameter hold if it is 5' deep? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 4320 Engine 33 is traveling 351 miles to assist in mutual aid. They have to drive 216 miles in 4 hours, what is their average speed? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------54mph There are 6 sections of 100' wildland hose and 9 sections of 80' structural hose. 5 sections of structural hose fail, what is the total amount of structural hose that failed? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------400ft Engine carries 1,100 ft of 2 ½ inch, 900ft of 4 inch and 1000ft of 4 ½ ;if the 4 inch was removed, what percentage was removed from the total? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------30%
County responded to 18,462 calls. 44 percent of the calls were vehicle accidents. What is the total number of vehicle accidents? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------8123. You and your 3 firefighters....1 week and 4 days how many hours has your crew been there? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------264 hours What is the minimum length ladder needed to reach the roof of a 3 story house? Building story average 12ft floor to floor and the distance from the window sill is ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------40ft Total chains that crew cuts? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 6 chains each Average money for dinner? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------14. How many 2 pints will 5 gallon drum? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------ -----20 pints Fire increase from 2009-2014? ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- 145% Engine 5 has a full water tank that holds 100 gallons, engine 7 holds 1250 gallons of water andis full. With a total of three hose lines flowing, each at 125 gpm on a fully involved barn fire. Howmany 3500 gallon water tenders would be required to sustain this operation for 1.5 hours? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------9 water tenders, including engine 5 and engine 7 The Narc fentanyl, comes in 100 mcg in 2 mL pre-loads. Your patient needs 75 mcg ofmedication. How many mL will you administer via IV? ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1.5mL Engine is 50ft from front door, youneed 100ft of hose on fire floor, 15ftof hose per floor below fire. Howmany feet of hose are needed? --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------180 feet of hose Residential floors are typically 12feet high. The window sill is 4 feetabove the floor. It's standard to havetip of ladder 4ft above window sillor roof. What is the minimum ladderheight required for a 2 story rescueout the window? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------24 foot ladder If engine 1 is responding to a call 4.5miles away and has an averagespeed of 50 mph and engine 2 isresponding to the same call and hasto go 6 miles with and averagespeed of 55 mph. Who will be onscene first and by how much time? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Engine 1 by 1 minute and 9 seconds You and your crew are buying dinner, there are 7 of you, each person chips in $9. Diner costs 64.44 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Over $1. How much of the entire body was butter? ---------CORRECT ANSWER------- ----------27.
