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New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control SCBA Confidence: Exit Location NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Practical Examination Pass Fail Company ID # Date Evaluator's Name Evaluator's Signature The firefighter, placed in the middle of a room, while wearing complete protective gear with their face piece covered, shall perform a quick perimeter search for doors and/or windows and determine which may be used for emergency exit in 60 seconds or less as outlined in NYS Firefighter Survival. Time limit for this entire station is 5 minutes, but the candidate must spend no more than 60 seconds in locating and identifying an opening as a suitable emergency exit. Timing for the station starts when the candidate is released in the center of the room; timing for finding and identifying a suitable emergency exit starts as soon as firefighter locates an exterior wall. TASK POSSIBLE POINTS POINTS AWARDED COMMENTS Firefighter searches room to find exterior wall 1 Begins rapid perimeter search to locate possible escape routes 1 Evaluator states, "You have one minute to locate an emergency exit." EVALUATOR STARTS TIMING Uses high hand sweeps of walls to help locate exit 1 Firefighter locates emergency exit (must be verbalized) 1 If this exit is not suitable for emergency exit, firefighter continues search 1 Firefighter stays low at all times and oriented once locating wall 1 Correctly wears protective gear throughout evolution 1 Once exterior wall is located, finds emergency exit in 60 seconds or less 1 Total possible points 8 Candidates must achieve a total of 6 points to pass this station and be awarded all points in the shaded, bold areas. Unacceptable performance or failure to complete any task in the shaded, bold areas constitutes a failure of the station. No partial points shall be awarded. SCBA Confidence