The Official Firefighters Quiz

give a warning to the members of Engine 22 above you that the fire has spread into the third floor area order additional help into the second floor area to alleviate the situation withdraw your crew members immediately and escape by ladder

evacuate any endangered occupants have dispatcher notify proper gas emergency crew use combustible gas indicators to determine when entry is safe

Did you see anybody running from the house or do you know how the fire started? How long have the occupants lived at this address? Is there anybody presently in the house?

check for any injuries to the occupants of cars involved in the accident immediately call for three or more apparatus to block the flow of traffic so firefighters will not be endangered stand by and direct traffic at the scene of the accident until police and ambulances arrive to treat the injured occupants

order hoselines into the occupancies on either side of the fire to limit the spread of fire stand by in a ready position, inasmuch as most occupancies have fire spread limitation controls to decrease the chance of ignition the doors between rooms should be closed as soon as possible to decrease the spread of fire

move the ankle gently to see whether you can feel any broken ends of the bone tell the firefighter not to move his foot, and put in a call for medical assistance tell the firefighter to rest a few minutes and promise to return later to see whether his condition has improved

ask your fellow firefighter to explain his actions immediately go to your supervisor and inform him of what your coworker has done, without first asking for an explanation by the coworker immediately tell the firefighter that what he has done is dishonest and goes against all professional and ethical firefighter standards

"All victims have received the necessary vital medical attention and the fire is currently under control." "No further assistance will be needed because we are handling the fire in a professional manner and all victims are getting the much needed medical attention." "The fire is in the smoldering stage and no people are currently left at the site."