FireTEAM Deductive Reasoning Flashcards

Either the pump is malfunctioning or the hose line is kinked. The hose line is not kinked. What follows?

Answer: The pump is malfunctioning

With an either/or situation and one option eliminated, the other must be true.

Whenever visibility drops below 10 feet, crews must use a safety rope. Visibility is currently 6 feet. What must crews do?

Answer: Use a safety rope

Visibility of 6 feet is below the 10-foot threshold, triggering the mandatory use of a safety rope.

No accelerant was found at the scene. All arson fires involve an accelerant. What conclusion follows?

Answer: The fire is not an arson fire

Since all arson fires involve an accelerant and none was found, this fire cannot be arson.

Engine 3 arrives before Engine 5. Engine 5 arrives before Engine 8. Which statement is necessarily true?

Answer: Engine 3 arrives before Engine 8

If 3 is before 5 and 5 is before 8, then by transitivity 3 is before 8.

If a structure fire spreads to an adjacent building, mutual aid is automatically requested. Mutual aid was not requested. What can be deduced?

Answer: The fire did not spread to an adjacent building

If spread triggers mutual aid and mutual aid was not requested, spread did not occur.

All personnel entering an IDLH atmosphere must wear SCBA. Officer Walton entered an IDLH atmosphere without SCBA. What is correct?

Answer: Officer Walton violated the rule

The rule is universal; entering without SCBA violates it regardless of rank.

Station A covers Zone 1 and Zone 2. Station B covers Zone 2 and Zone 3. An incident occurs in Zone 2. Which stations are assigned?

Answer: Both Station A and Station B

Zone 2 falls within both stations' coverage areas, so both are assigned.