Undertake First Response To Fire Incidents – MSMWHS212 Assessment

Question 1. The “Fire Tetrahedron” has four elements, removing one or more of these elements will extinguish a fire, the 4 elements are

• Heat 
• Fuel
• Oxygen
• Chain reaction

Question 2. The four phases of combustion are

• Incipitent
• Smoldering
• Flaming
• Heat production

Question 3. Flash point is the lowest temperature at which a combustible substance will produce sufficient vapours that will ignite when an ignition source is applied. With the ignition source removed, combustion will stop.

Question 4. Four common causes of fire are:

• Careless smoking, drying clothes too close to radiant heat source
• Lighting, clothes driers, poor house keeping, poor maintenance
• Incorrect chemical storage, hot work, stovetop fires
• Electrical faults

Question 5. Select 4 methods of heat transfer could include.

Question 6. Select the correct burning materials, gasses or liquids for the following (Select 5 answers)

• A Class Combustible Solids

Question 6.1. Select the correct burning materials, gasses or liquids for the following (Select 4 answers)

B Class Flammable or Combustible liquids

Question 6.2. Select the correct burning materials, gasses or liquids for the following ( Select 5 answers)

C Class Flammable Gases

Question 6.3. Select the burning materials, gasses or liquids for the following (Select 3 answers)

D Class Combustible Metals

Question 6.4. Select the burning materials, gasses or liquids for the following (Select 3 answers)

F Class Cooking Fats & Oils

Question 7. Different methods of extinguishment are

• Cooling
• Smothering
• Starving
• Interruption of the chemical reaction

Question 8. Fire Extinguishers are colour coded, water extinguishers are all red, and the others have a red body with a coloured band. Select the correct band colours from the list below:

Question 9. State the correct technique used with fire extinguishers.

• P
• A
• S
• S

Question 10. Select five safe work practices to be adhered to when attacking a fire.

Question 11. The four step emergency action guide is:

• R- Raise the alarm, remove people from danger, rescue those at risk
• A- Alert other people, call 000
• C- Contain the fire – close doors
• E- Evacuate if required, extinguish if safe to do so