FCTC Situational Judgment Scenarios 2

Question 1

You are the first arriving firefighter at a reported structure fire.
Your officer orders you to advance a hose line to the front door.
As you approach, you notice the front door is slightly open and smoke is pushing out at ceiling level.
What is the best immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Stay low, control the door, and wait for water before opening further

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Open the door fully and enter immediately

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Back away and call for additional resources only

Answer

Remove your SCBA to communicate with the officer

Question 2

During search operations in a smoke-filled room, you become disoriented and cannot locate the door you entered through. What is the correct action?

Accepted Answer

Call a Mayday immediately and activate your PASS device

Answer

Stand up to see above the smoke layer

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Move quickly in any direction to find an exit

Answer

Continue searching for victims before calling for help

Question 3

You are operating a hose line inside a structure when you notice the smoke layer rapidly descending to floor level and the temperature increases dramatically. What fire behavior phenomenon is likely occurring and what should you do?

Accepted Answer

Flashover — immediately evacuate the room

Answer

Backdraft — close all doors and windows

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Rollover — continue advancing but stay low

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Fire whirl — shelter in place

Question 4

Your crew is ordered to perform vertical ventilation on a burning structure. When you get to the roof, you notice the surface feels spongy under your feet in one area. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Move away from that area and notify your officer immediately

Answer

Continue working in that area because spongy roofs are normal

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Test the area by jumping on it

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Send a lighter crew member to work in that area

Question 5

You arrive at a residential fire and observe a bystander at the scene who tells you their elderly neighbor is still inside. Your crew is not yet equipped for interior operations. What is the most appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Relay the information to your officer immediately and prepare for interior operations as quickly as safely possible

Answer

Immediately enter the structure without PPE to attempt rescue

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Ask the bystander to go back inside and help

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Wait until the fire is fully extinguished before attempting rescue

Question 6

During overhaul, a firefighter discovers a pile of papers and documents near the origin of the fire that appear undamaged. What is the correct action?

Accepted Answer

Leave them undisturbed and notify the fire investigator or officer

Answer

Remove and dispose of them to complete overhaul

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Read them to understand the fire cause

Answer

Move them to a dry area and resume overhaul

You are the first arriving firefighter at a reported structure fire.Your officer orders you to advance a hose line to the front door.As you approach, you notice the front door is slightly open and smoke is pushing out at ceiling level.What is the best immediate action?

You are the first arriving firefighter at a reported structure fire.
Your officer orders you to advance a hose line to the front door.
As you approach, you notice the front door is slightly open and smoke is pushing out at ceiling level.
What is the best immediate action?