handbook ch1 pretest p12-14

What is the correct sequence of actions to be taken when a fire unit arrives at the scene of an incident?

• Extinguish

• Locate

• Size-up

• Confine

Firefighters need to know precisely where they are going before committing to operations because:

• it ensures rapid hoseline placement at the correct location

• it allows them to take a break before reaching the site.

• it helps them avoid any kind of work.

• it gives them time to plan their vacation.

What should scouting members be equipped with during a fire incident?

Explain the importance of size-up in firefighting operations.

• Size-up helps in assessing the situation and determining the necessary resources.

• Size-up is a routine check of equipment before a firefighting operation.

• Size-up involves the physical training of firefighters.

• Size-up is a post-operation analysis of the firefighting efforts.

What is the first priority in the sequence of actions for firefighting according to the text?

• Rescue operations

• Extinguishing the fire

• Preventing the spread of fire

• Size-up

SLICE-RS in firefighting stands for:

• Size-Up, Locate, Identify and control flow path, Cool, Extinguish, Rescue, Salvage

• Search, Locate, Isolate, Cool, Extinguish, Rescue, Salvage

• Size-Up, Locate, Isolate, Control, Extinguish, Rescue, Salvage

• Size-Up, Locate, Isolate, Cool, Extinguish, Rescue, Save

Which of the following is NOT a sequential action in the SLICE-RS model?

• Size up

• Locate the fire

• Rescue

• Cool the fire

Which of the following are sequential action in the SLICE-RS model?

• Size up

• Locate the fire

• Rescue

• Cool the fire and Extinguish

• Identify and control Flow Path

Which of the following are actions of opportunity in the SLICE-RS model?

• Salvage

• Locate the fire

• Rescue

• Cool the fire and Extinguish

• Identify and control Flow Path

Which of the following is NOT a sequential action in the SLICE-RS model?

• Size up

• Locate the fire

• Salvage

• Cool the fire