REVIEW TEST Fire Technology (Pre-test)

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REVIEW TESTFire Technology(Pre-test)

• Prepared by Dr. Miller F. Peckley, CSP, CSMS,
  CST
• MFP Review and Training Services

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Instructions Choose the letter corresponding to
your answer, erase answers will be marked wrong.

• 1. What will happen if the temperature of a fuel
  is raised to its ignition temperature?
• auto-ignition (self ignition) will occur
• Oxidation will take place
• Chemical reaction takes place

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• 2. The fire tetrahedron differ from the fire
  triangle and that a fourth element has been
  added. What is the added elements?
• Combustion
• Pyrolosis
• Oxidation
• Chemical chain reaction

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• 3. What is the composition of a typical poisonous
  smoke?
• a) Contains combustion products composed of atoms
  and molecules forming the poisonous fuel,
  together with the oxidizer that support
  combustion
• b) Contains oxidizing agents that supports
  combustion.
• c) Contains the chemical chain reaction that
  takes place during combustion.
• d) Contains the proportion of vapor-to-air in
  which the mixture will ignite.

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• 4. Spontaneous ignition starts as a result of
  what action?
• a) auto-ignition
• b) combustion
• c) evaporation
• d) chemical chain reaction

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• 5. The term Flashpoint is used to expense what
  condition?
• a) Fuel evaporizing whether or not it is
  evaporizing fast enough to keep burning.
• b) The degree of heat necessary to ignite
  flammable vapors.
• c) The amount of fuel vapor that mixed with air
  to form flammable mixture.
• d) A condition whereby the surface area of fuel
  is exposed to the air.

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• 6. What are oxidizing agents and what effects do
  they have on fire?
• a) Are chemical compounds which when heated give
  oxygen and support the burning flammable
  materials.
• b) Are vapor that support combustion.
• c) Density of vapors that support the burning.
• d) The temperature of material that will give off
  ample vapors that support the burning of a
  material.

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• 7. After you are sure that the electricity has
  been turned off to a burning electric motor, how
  should the fire be fought?
• a) As a class A or B fire
• b) As a class C fire
• c) As a class D fire
• d) None of these

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• 8. At what level would you expect to find vapor
  having the density of 1.75?
• a) at all levels
• b) the lowest level
• c) the highest level
• d) ground level

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• 9. The magnitude of fire is governed by what
  factor?
• a) The surface area of fuel exposed to the air.
• b) The size of fire which is governed by its
  intensity.
• c) The degree of heat necessary to ignite
  material.
• d) All of the above.

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• 10. Fire propagation will be increased by what
  action?
• a) By means of oxidation.
• b) With the action of chemical reaction.
• c) By the transmission of heat to nearby
  materials.
• d) By the action of spontaneous heating.

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• 11. What factor makes water such an excellent
  fire-fighting agent?
• a) cooling effect
• b) heat absorption
• c) dilution
• d) smothering

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• 12. Why is carbon dioxide so effective for use on
  class C fires?
• a) knock-down effect
• b) non-conductivity
• c) cooling effect
• d) dilution

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• 13. What agent should be used in fighting
  combustible metal fires?
• a) dry chemical
• b) dry powder
• c) dry ordinary chemical
• d) G.I powder

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• 14. In what manner CO2 makes it a desirable
  extinguishing agent?
• a) Because of its number of properties.
• b) Because of its cooling effect.
• c) Because it inhibits in the chemical reaction.
• d) Because of its conductivity.

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• 15. The most effective agent used in chemical
  chain reaction?
• a) AFFF
• b) halon
• c) dry chemical
• d) dry powder

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Answers

• 1. A
• 2. D
• 3. A
• 4. A
• 5. A
• 6. A
• 7. A
• 8. B
• 9. A
• 10. C
• 11. B
• 12. B
• 13. B
• 14. A
• 15. B

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Post test

• Prepared by Dr. Miller F. Peckley, CSP, CSMS,
  CST
• MFP Review and Training Services

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• 1. The year the U.S. DOD implemented the hazard
  classification and identification system for
  international use.
• a) 1967
• b) 1987
• c) 1976
• d) 1978

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• 2. this word may be used in place of
  combustible for highway transportation of fuel
  that is not classed as a flammable liquid
• a) Gasoline
• b) Non-flammable
• c) Fuel oil
• d) Dangerous

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• 3. It restricts the spread of the fire to the
  point of origin or at least to the area involved.
• a) extinguishment
• b) confinement
• c) suppression
• d) control

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• 4. The responsibility to locate, confine and
  extinguish the fire lies in the hands of
• a) Firefighter
• b) senior firefighter
• c) nozzle man
• d) fire captain

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• 5. A very useful tool used to make quick
  connection to damage male hose connections
• a) Siamese connector
• b) Universal thread adapter
• c) Wye connector
• d) Hydrant wrench

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• 6. The lowest section of an extension ladder?
• a) heel
• b) bed ladder
• c) butt
• d) fly ladder

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• 7. A rope or cable which is used to raise the
  fly ladder of an extension ladder?
• a) pawl
• b) halyard
• c) guides
• d) stop

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• 8. A straight ladder with hooks in a movable
  socket is called
• a) top or tip ladder
• b) roof ladder
• c) hook ladder
• d) attic ladder

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• 9. How many men are required to carry extension
  ladder from 24 to 36 feet length?
• a) three persons
• b) minimum of two person
• c) four person
• d) six person

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• 10. On a two-man raise, what does the man on the
  top of the ladder do after the ladder is placed
  close to the building?
• a) raise the ladder up to the building.
• b) walk the ladder up to the building by using
  the rugs.
• c) turn the extension ladder before placing it to
  the building.
• d) divide the ladder to its desired height.

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• 11. Type of ladder that allows the user to climb
  up and down, one storey at a time?
• a) attic ladder
• b) extension ladder
• c) wall ladder
• d) pompier

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• 12. Type of ladder capable of extending up to 100
  feet.
• a) Hydraulic aerial ladder
• b) aerial ladder
• c) elevating platform
• d) 4 section extension ladder

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• 13. One of the strategies used in
  post-extinguishment procedures that prevent
  excessive damage by fire, smoke and water?
• a) overhaul
• b) salvage
• c) exposure
• d) blanketing

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• 14. Factor that can do more damage to the
  building/ facility during firefighting operation?
• a) fire
• b) water
• c) smoke
• d) heat

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• 15. Methods used to prevent excessive damage from
  water?
• a) sawdust
• b) salvage cover
• c) sand
• d) none of the above

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• 16. A method or quick way to spread the small
  salvage cover in protecting materials.
• a) accordion method
• b) one-man throw
• c) the counter payoff
• d) none of these

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• 17. The complete and detailed check of the
  structures and material after the fire?
• a) ventilation
• b) investigation
• c) inspecting
• d) overhaul

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• 18. The most important and excellent supporting
  evidence in arson?
• a) drawing and sketching
• b) photography
• c) investigators note
• d) all o these

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• 19. The uncontrollable impulse to burn anything
  without any motivation?
• a) revenge
• b) pyromania
• c) pyromaniac
• d) hatred

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• 20. It is considered the fire prevention month in
  the Philippines?
• a) summer
• b) April
• c) March
• d) May

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Answers

• 1.C 11.C
• 2.C 12.C
• 3.B 13.B
• 4.B 14.B
• 5.B 15.B
• 6.B 16.B
• 7.B 17.D
• 8.B 18.B
• 9.B 19.B
• 10. B 20.C