FireTEAM Spatial Orientation Flashcards

You are searching a room using the right-hand search method. You enter from the south wall heading north and keep your right hand on the wall. When you reach the east wall, which direction are you facing?

Answer: North

Entering from the south heading north, your right hand is on the east wall; when you reach that wall, you continue facing north along it.

A victim is found in the northwest corner of a smoke-filled room. The exit door is in the southeast corner. In which direction must the firefighter carry the victim?

Answer: Southeast

Moving from the northwest corner to the southeast corner requires traveling diagonally southeast.

An engine company arrives from the west side of a structure. The main entrance is on the east side. In which direction must the engine travel to reach the main entrance?

Answer: East

Arriving from the west and needing to reach the east entrance requires traveling eastward.

A fire is reported on the third floor. Which floor is directly below the fire?

Answer: Second floor

Floors are numbered consecutively, so the floor directly below the third floor is the second floor.

Crews are performing a 360° size-up, starting at the A-side (front/north). After completing the south side, they have passed through which sides in order?

Answer: North, East, South

A clockwise 360° size-up from the north (A-side) proceeds to east (B-side), then south (C-side).

A firefighter faces north, turns right, walks forward, then turns right again. Which direction are they now facing?

Answer: South

North + right turn = east; east + right turn = south.