CPS Situational Judgment and Teamwork 2

Question 1

During an interior attack, your officer orders an immediate evacuation, but you believe you are close to locating a victim. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Evacuate immediately and report your concern outside

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Continue searching since a life may be at stake

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Radio that you are ignoring the order to keep searching

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Ask another crew to take over while you stay

Question 2

A new probationary firefighter on your crew keeps mislabeling hose couplings during drills. The best response is to:

Accepted Answer

Quietly correct and coach the probie yourself

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Report the probie to the chief for discipline

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Ignore it since drills are not real calls

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Reassign the probie away from hose duties permanently

Question 3

At a multi-vehicle accident, bystanders are crowding the scene and interfering with treatment. You should first:

Accepted Answer

Calmly direct bystanders to a safe distance and assign tasks if useful

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Begin patient care and let police handle the crowd

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Threaten the crowd with arrest

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Wait until the crowd disperses on its own

Question 4

You notice a fellow firefighter's SCBA low-air alarm sounding but they have not reacted. The best immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Alert them at once and help them exit to fresh air

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Wait to see if they notice the alarm

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Finish your own task first, then check on them

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Assume their gear is malfunctioning

Question 5

Your company is assigned ventilation while another company handles attack. The attack crew falls behind schedule. You should:

Accepted Answer

Stay on your assignment and coordinate timing through command

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Switch to fire attack to speed things up

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Ventilate immediately regardless of the attack crew's status

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Abandon your post to help drag hose

Question 6

A senior firefighter makes a sexist joke that makes a colleague visibly uncomfortable. The most appropriate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Privately tell the senior member it was inappropriate and support the colleague

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Laugh along to avoid conflict

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Post about it on social media

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Do nothing because of their seniority

Question 7

While checking equipment at shift change, you find a tool the previous crew logged as serviceable is actually damaged. You should:

Accepted Answer

Tag it out of service and report it through proper channels

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Use it anyway since it was logged as good

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Leave it for the next crew to discover

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Quietly fix it yourself without telling anyone