Chapter 1

Front 1

Who inspects businesses and enforces public safety laws and fire codes?

Back 1

Fire marshall

Front 2

Which type of company specializes in forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, and deployment of ground ladders?

Back 2

Truck company

Front 3

What is another term for the rank of driver/operator?

Back 3

Engineer

Front 4

Which of the following concepts dictates that each fire fighter answer to only one supervisor?

Back 4

Unity of command

Front 5

Which type of company responds to and controls scenes involving spilled or leaking hazardous chemicals?

Back 5

HAZMAT

Front 6

Which rank in the fire service is usually responsible for one fire company on a particular shift?

Back 6

Lieutenant

Front 7

What are the two levels of fire fighter certification?

Back 7

Firefighter I and II

Front 8

The number of people that one person can supervise effectively is known as?

Back 8

Span of control

Front 9

What does the B stand for in EMT-B?

Back 9

Basic

Front 10

The fire fighter who is trained in rescue, recovery, and search procedures in both water and under ice conditions is a(n):

Back 10

SCUBA dive rescue technician

Front 11

The individual who is responsible for the management of all incident operations is the:

Back 11

Incident commander

Front 12

Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA Standard?

Back 12

1582

Front 13

Which of the following ways to organize an incident involves breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks?

Back 13

Division of labor

Front 14

For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?

Back 14

The tax-paying citizens

Front 15

The fire fighter who receives specialized training in aircraft fires, extrication of victims on aircraft, and extinguishing agents is a(n):

Back 15

Aircraft rescue fire fighter

Front 16

What does the bugle on the insignia of the fire service indicate?

Back 16

Authority

Front 17

Which NFPA Standard specifies training and performance qualifications for fire fighters?

Back 17

1001

Front 18

To whom do captains report?

Back 18

Battalion chiefs

Front 19

What is another term for a truck company?

Back 19

Ladder company

Front 20

To which fire department rank do fire fighters usually report?

Back 20

Lieutenant

Front 21

What is the more general term for a lieutenant or captain in charge of a single apparatus and the fire fighters assigned to it on a given shift?

Back 21

Company officer

Front 22

Which type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations?

Back 22

Rescue company

Front 23

How old is the practice of having fire departments?

Back 23

It goes back to ancient Rome, some 2000 years ago.

Front 24

What is the minimum fire fighter level that is expected to be able to don and doff personal protective equipment properly?

Back 24

Firefighter I

Front 25

More than half the volunteer fire fighters in the United States protect small communities of _______ or less.

Back 25

2500

Front 26

What is the term for the fire fighter at a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or training in structural collapse, trench rescue, swift water rescue, confined-space rescue, etc.?

Back 26

Technical rescue technician

Front 27

Any contact with the public should be used as a(n):

Back 27

Educational opportunity

Front 28

Which officer serves as a liaison between the IC and the news media?

Back 28

Public information officer

Front 29

Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?

Back 29

Charleston, SC

Front 30

Which national organization writes U.S. codes and standards dealing with fire protection?

Back 30

NFPA

Front 31

What is developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions?

Back 31

Policies

Front 32

Which type of company includes such units as medical and ambulances or first-response vehicles, and responds to medical or trauma patients?

Back 32

EMS company

Front 33

Which is the next level up from lieutenant in the fire service?

Back 33

Captain

Front 34

The fire fighter who receives training and certification in chemical identification, leak control, and decontamination is a(n):

Back 34

Hazardous materials technician

Front 35

What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control in a complex or rapidly changing environment?

Back 35

5

Front 36

What does the O stand for in SOP?

Back 36

Operating

Front 37

What is one piece of modern equipment that uses infrared technology to enable fire fighters to find objects giving off a heat signature?

Back 37

Thermal imaging device

Front 38

Which type of fire company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, conducting search and rescue operations, and putting water on the fire?

Back 38

Engine company

Front 39

Which type of documents are the NFPA Standards?

Back 39

Consensus

Front 40

Which catastrophic fire, even bigger than the Great Chicago Fire and burning at the same time, caused seven times the loss of life of the Chicago fire and jumped sixty miles across the Green Bay?

Back 40

The Peshtigo Fire

Front 41

Where in the rank structure do assistant chiefs fall?

Back 41

Between battalion chiefs and the chief of the department

Front 42

About how many fire fighters are there in the United States, according to the NFPA?

Back 42

Over a million

Front 43

Who are the ones responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined geographic area such as a station or district?

Back 43

Battalion chiefs

Front 44

Which style of leadership does the fire department use?

Back 44

Paramilitary

Front 45

What comprises the guiding and directing of fire fighters to do what their fire department expects of them?

Back 45

Discipline

Front 46

Which of the following is a Fire Fighter II skill?

Back 46

Coordinate an interior attack line team.

Front 47

What is developed to provide specific information about the actions that should be taken to accomplish a certain task?

Back 47

Standard operating procedures

Front 48

What were the original hooks of "hook-and-ladder" fame used for

Back 48

For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to exposures.

Front 49

How would insurance companies keep track of which homes had purchased insurance in the early days in America?

Back 49

A fire mark, a type of plaque, would be placed on the house.

Front 50

Who developed the first fireplug (hydrant)?

Back 50

George Smith in New York, NY

Front 51

Which type of policy is used to allow a responder the flexibility to deviate from a set procedure, yet still be held accountable for the action?

Back 51

Suggested operating guidelines

Front 52

Three out of four career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of _____ or more.

Back 52

25,000

Front 53

What does it mean to describe certain fire fighters as "career" fire fighters?

Back 53

They are paid and full-time.

Front 54

Which type of rule is developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body?

Back 54

Regulation