CPAT Test Equipment and Gear Requirements 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What tool do candidates use during the CPAT Forcible Entry event?
- A Halligan bar
- A 10 lb sledgehammer (Correct answer)
- A hydraulic spreader
- A flathead axe
Correct answer: A 10 lb sledgehammer
Candidates use a 10 lb sledgehammer to repeatedly strike a measuring device, simulating the force required to breach a locked door.
Question 2: What equipment is used during the CPAT Ceiling Breach and Pull event?
- A Halligan bar and flathead axe
- A hydraulic rescue tool
- A pike pole (Correct answer)
- A power saw
Correct answer: A pike pole
Candidates use a pike pole to alternately push up (breach) and pull down (pull) a hinged door mechanism mounted on the ceiling apparatus.
Question 3: What type of hose is used during the CPAT Hose Drag event?
- A charged 2.5-inch supply hose
- An uncharged 1.75-inch attack line (Correct answer)
- A dry 3-inch supply hose
- A 1-inch booster hose on a reel
Correct answer: An uncharged 1.75-inch attack line
The Hose Drag event uses an uncharged 1.75-inch attack line, the most common hose used for interior firefighting operations.
Question 4: What does a candidate drag during the CPAT Rescue event to simulate victim removal?
- A 100 lb sandbag
- A 165 lb weighted mannequin (Correct answer)
- A 130 lb rescue dummy
- A 200 lb weighted sled
Correct answer: A 165 lb weighted mannequin
Candidates must drag a 165 lb mannequin a specified distance to simulate rescuing an incapacitated firefighter or victim.
Question 5: What machine simulates high-rise stair climbing during the CPAT Stair Climb event?
- A treadmill set to maximum incline
- A stepmill (stairclimbing machine) (Correct answer)
- A standard staircase in the test facility
- A Jacob's ladder climbing machine
Correct answer: A stepmill (stairclimbing machine)
Candidates use a stepmill set to a prescribed step rate to simulate climbing stairs in a multi-story building during a fire emergency.
Question 6: At what speed is the stepmill set during the CPAT Stair Climb event?
- 40 steps per minute
- 60 steps per minute (Correct answer)
- 80 steps per minute
- 100 steps per minute
Correct answer: 60 steps per minute
The stepmill is set to 60 steps per minute during the Stair Climb event to establish a consistent, standardized pace for all candidates.
Question 7: What type of ladder is used during the CPAT Ladder Raise and Extension event?
- A 24-foot aluminum extension ladder (Correct answer)
- A 35-foot wooden aerial ladder
- A 20-foot fiberglass roof ladder
- A 16-foot attic ladder
Correct answer: A 24-foot aluminum extension ladder
The CPAT Ladder Raise event uses a 24-foot aluminum extension ladder that must be raised from horizontal to vertical and then extended.
CPAT Test Equipment and Gear Requirements 2
What tool do candidates use during the CPAT Forcible Entry event?