NFST NFST Situational Judgment and Decision Making 2

Question 1

You are assigned to search a smoke-filled room and become disoriented. What is the correct action?

Accepted Answer

Activate your PASS device, stay low, and follow your hose line or wall to exit

Answer

When disoriented in a smoke-filled environment, a firefighter should activate their PASS device, stay low, and use a hose line or wall as a guide to exit.

Question 2

A bystander at a fire scene begins to interfere with firefighting operations. What is the best response?

Accepted Answer

Calmly but firmly direct them to a designated safe area and request law enforcement if needed

Answer

Bystanders must be safely redirected away from operations using calm direction, with law enforcement requested if they refuse to comply.

Question 3

You are asked by a supervisor to do something you believe violates department safety policy. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Voice your concern clearly to the supervisor; if overruled, follow the chain of command to escalate

Answer

Safety concerns must be voiced directly to the supervisor, and if unresolved, escalated through the proper chain of command.

Question 4

During a structure fire, your incident commander gives an evacuation order. You believe there is still a victim inside. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Evacuate immediately and report your concern to the IC at the exit

Answer

Emergency evacuation orders must be followed immediately; report victim intelligence to the incident commander upon exiting so they can reassess tactics.

Question 5

You respond to a vehicle accident and find a patient pinned with fuel leaking from the vehicle. What is the first priority?

Accepted Answer

Control ignition sources and establish a safety perimeter before approaching

Answer

A fuel leak creates an ignition risk, so the first priority is eliminating ignition sources and establishing a safety perimeter before patient access.

NFST Test Practice Test

NFST Test Practice Test

NFST NFST Situational Judgment and Decision Making 2