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Chapter 12 - Forcible Entry - Questions

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What is the quickest way to force entry through a security roll-up door?
Cut the door with a torch or saw.
Which type of glass is normally used in automobile side and rear windows?
Tempered.
Ideally, when forcible entry is used, what should fire fighters do before leaving the scene?
Take steps to secure the building.
Which type of glass is normally used in automobile windshields?
Laminated.
Which type of tool is a pick-head axe?
Cutting.
What should be done after a self-closing door is forced?
Chock the door in the open position.
Which tool is designed specifically to cut into a lock cylinder?
K Tool
Forcible entry tools are classified by type. What is one of those classifications?
Striking.
Breaching of which type of wall is most likely to result in structural collapse?
Bearing.
Which tool is part of the "irons"?
Flat-Head Axe.
Before beginning any forcible entry, which reminder phrase should fire fighters keep in mind?
Try before you pry.
Which tool is inserted between an older-style latch and the door frame to force the latch back and open the door?
Shove knife.
What is one of the two styles of wooden door frames?
Rabbet.
Which type of tool is used to apply an impact force directly on another tool or object?
Striking.
Which hazard should be of particular concern to fire fighters who are carrying long tools?
Overhead wires.
Which kind of steel has been specially treated to resist cutting by normal means?
Case-hardened.
To force an inward-opening door, which part of the Halligan bar is inserted between the stop and the jamb?
Adz.
Which tool can be used to unscrew a lock cylinder?
Vise-grips.
Which tool is specifically designed to open double doors equipped with panic bars?
J-Tool.
Which action should fire fighters perform first before forcing a door?
Look for a glass panel in or adjacent to the door.
Ideally, when forcible entry is used, what should fire fighters do before leaving the scene?
Select one:
A. Photograph and document the damage
B. Make the occupant aware of the unsecured openings
C. Take steps to secure the building
D. Bring the matter to the attention of law enforcement personnel
C. Take steps to secure the building
The Hux bar is designed primarily for __________.
Select one:
A. prying
B. cutting
C. striking
D. lifting
A. prying
To force an inward-opening door, which part of the Halligan bar is inserted between the stop and the jamb?
Select one:
A. Pick
B. Blade
C. Adz
D. Fork
C. Adz
What is one of the three types of wooden swinging doors?
Select one:
A. Tambour
B. Panel
C. Stopped
D. Gibb
B. Panel
What is one of the two styles of wooden door frames?
Select one:
A. Finger-joint
B. Rabbet
C. Ledge
D. Barn
B. Rabbet
What is the minimum acceptable level of protective equipment when conducting forcible entry during fire suppression operations?
Select one:
A. Full structural firefighting PPE
B. Gloves and eye protection
C. Helmet and eye protection
D. Helmet, coat, and gloves
A. Full structural firefighting PPE
What is the quickest way to force entry through a security roll-up door?
Select one:
A. Pry the latch bar away from the keeper
B. Cut the latch bar with a rotary saw
C. Cut the door with a torch or saw
D. Pry upward from the bottom of the door
C. Cut the door with a torch or saw
What is the term for the transparent part of a window?
Select one:
A. Glass
B. Glazing
C. Light
D. Lens
B. Glazing
What must be done prior to making forcible entry into a fire building?
Select one:
A. Utilities must be controlled
B. An "all clear" must be declared
C. Ventilation must be established
D. The fire attack team must be ready
D. The fire attack team must be ready
Which action should fire fighters perform first before forcing a door?
Select one:
A. Check for the presence of a dead-bolt
B. Gap the door
C. Sound the surrounding wall
D. Look for a glass panel in or adjacent to the door
D. Look for a glass panel in or adjacent to the door
Which kind of steel has been specially treated to resist cutting by normal means?
Select one:
A. Case-hardened
B. Tempered
C. Ductile
D. Alloy
A. Case-hardened
Which tool can be used to unscrew a lock cylinder?
Select one:
A. Vise grips
B. Chain whip
C. Strap wrench
D. Channel locks
A. Vise grips
Which tool combines an adz, a pick, and a claw?
Select one:
A. Ram bar
B. Pick-head axe
C. Clemens
D. Halligan bar
D. Halligan bar
Which tool is a small hydraulic spreader operated by a hand-powered pump?
Select one:
A. Rabbet tool
B. Ram bar
C. Power bar
D. K tool
A. Rabbet tool
Which tool is best for breaching a floor?
Select one:
A. Flat-head axe
B. Rotary saw
C. Reciprocating saw
D. Air chisel
B. Rotary saw
Which tool is designed specifically to cut into a lock cylinder?
Select one:
A. K tool
B. Hux bar
C. Pry axe
D. J tool
A. K tool
Which tool is specifically designed to open double doors equipped with panic bars?
Select one:
A. Slim Jim
B. Bar fly
C. Key tool
D. J tool
D. J tool
Which type of circular saw blade is specially designed to cut through hard surfaces or wood?
Select one:
A. Silicon oxide composite
B. Aluminum oxide composite
C. Carbide-tipped
D. Diamond
C. Carbide-tipped
Which type of door is typically used for entrance doors?
Select one:
A. Solid-core
B. Hollow-core
C. Ledge
D. Panel
A. Solid-core
Which type of window is made of overlapping sections of tempered glass in a metal frame?
Select one:
A. Casement
B. Jalousie
C. Projected
D. Jointed
B. Jalousie
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