FireTEAM Deductive Reasoning Flashcards

All ladder companies must carry a minimum of four ground ladders. Ladder Company 6 carries three ground ladders. What conclusion follows?

Answer: Ladder Company 6 does not meet the minimum requirement

Three is below the required minimum of four, so Ladder Company 6 is not in compliance.

If a firefighter is injured on scene, the incident commander must notify dispatch within 5 minutes. A firefighter was injured 7 minutes ago. Has the notification window passed?

Answer: Yes, the 5-minute window has passed

Seven minutes exceeds the 5-minute notification requirement, so the window has passed.

All foam systems require a water source and a foam concentrate. Water is available. Foam concentrate is unavailable. Can the foam system operate?

Answer: No, both components are required

Both water and foam concentrate are required; without concentrate, the system cannot operate.

Crew A finishes overhaul before Crew B. Crew B finishes before Crew C. Crew D finishes after Crew C. Which crew finishes last?

Answer: Crew D

The sequence is A, B, C, D — Crew D finishes after all others.

No fire watch is required if an automatic sprinkler system is fully operational. The sprinkler system has a partial failure. Is a fire watch required?

Answer: Yes, because the system is not fully operational

The exemption requires the system to be fully operational; partial failure means a fire watch is required.

Command post must be established upwind and uphill from a hazmat incident. The wind is blowing from the north. Hills are to the east. Where should command post be located?

Answer: North and to the east

Upwind means on the north side (where the wind comes from) and uphill means to the east.

If two or more units are committed to a single alarm, a chief officer must respond. Engine 2, Engine 5, and Ladder 1 are committed. Must a chief officer respond?

Answer: Yes, because two or more units are committed

Three units exceeds the two-unit threshold, so a chief officer must respond.