Chapter 01: Orientation And History Of The Fire Service

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The position responsible for a fire company and for coordinating activities of that company among shifts

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Captain

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A valve installed to control water accessed from wooden pipes

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Fireplug

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Guiding and directing fire fighters to do what their fire department expects of them

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Discipline

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To take off

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Doff

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The position responsible for operating the fire apparatus

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Driver / operator

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A tool used to pull down burning structures

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Fire hook

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To put on

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Don

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The position often in charge of running calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within a city

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Battalion chief

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The position with the authority to stop any firefighting activity until it can be done safely and correctly

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Safety officer

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Respirator with independent air supply; air packs used by fire fighters

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SCBA

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Departments develp, follow and provide a uniform way to deal with emergency situations

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

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The preferred terminology in some fire departments for standard operating procedures

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Suggested Operating Guidelines (SOG)

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What type of people does the majority of fire department consist of?

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Mostly consist of all volunteer fire figthers

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What consists of the organizational structure of a fire department?

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Chain of command

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Who does new fighters usually report to?

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Lieutenant

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What does most experts believe that the span of control should not exceed how many people in a complex or rapidly changing environment?

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5

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In the 1700s, what does the fire mark indicate?

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Homeowner had life insurance

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Who does the overall responsibility for the administration and operations of the fire department belong to?

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Chief of the department

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What were the first water systems valves or hydrants used by fire fighters first called?

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Fireplugs

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What is referred to as the theory that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor?

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Unity of command

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What is referred to as when multiple agencies work together, a unified system that must be established?

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Incident Command System (ICS)

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What provides specific information on the actions that should be taken to accomplish a certain task?

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Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

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What were the fire regulations in North America that were established in Boston, Massachusetts?

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Banning of wood chimney and thatched roofs

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Under what leadership was the first volunteer fire company that began in 1753?

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Benjamin Franklin

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Who developed the first fire hydrant in 1817?

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George Smith, a fire fighter from NYC

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Who developed the first municipal water system?

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Romans

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In Washington, D.C., what was first introduced as the first communication tool used to send coded telegraph signals to the fire departments?

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Public call boxes

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Covering a fire to ensure a low burn

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"Banking"

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Who is responsible for dispatching units to an incident?

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911 dispatcher

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Which fire jumped the 60 mile Green Bay and continued to burn on Wisconsin's peninsula?

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Peshtigo fire

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What does the organizational structure of the fire department consist of?

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Chain of command

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Which documents are developed through agreement among people representing different organizations and interests?

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Consensus documents

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What does "info techs" serve as?

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Department computer network system

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What does NFPA stand for?

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National Fire Protection Agency

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Who said, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"?

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Benjamin Franklin

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An atmosphere supplying respirator that supplies a respirable air atmosphere to the user from a breathing air source that is independent of the ambient environment and designed to be carried by the user

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SCBA

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Covering a fire to ensure low burning

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Banked

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The process by which an organization exercises authority and performs the functions assigned to it

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Governance

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A member of EMS who can perform limited procedures that usually fall between those provided by EMT and those provided by a Paramedic

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AEMT

Advanced

Emergency

Medical

Technician

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Identifying symbol on a building informing fire fighters that the building was insured by a company that would pay them for extinguishing the fire

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Fire mark

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An obsolete amplification device that enabled a chief officer to give orders to fire fighters during an emergency. It was a precursor to bullhorn and portable radios

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Chief trumpet

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To take off an item of clothing or equipment

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Doff

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Formal statements that provide guidelines for present and future actions

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Policies

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The second rank of promotion in the fire service, between the lieutenant and the battalion chief. They are responsible for managing a fire company and for coordinating the activities of that company among the other shifts

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Captain

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Guidelines that a department sets for fire fighters to work with

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Discipline

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Usually the first level of fire chief, also called a district chief. These chiefs are often in charge of running calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within a city

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Battalion chief

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To put on a item of clothing or equipment

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Don

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A company officer who is usually responsible for a single fire company on a single shift; the first in line among company officers

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Lieutenant

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A tool used to pull down burning structures

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Fire hook

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A rank structure, spanning the fire fighter through the fire chief, for managing a fire department and fire ground operations

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Chain of command

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EMS personnel with the highest level of training in EMS

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Paramedic

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A valve installed to control water accessed from wooden pipes

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Fire plug

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Members of the fire department who protect fire fighters by controlling traffic and securing the scene from public access

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Fire police

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Define "Follow the Golden Rule"

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Treat each team member, victim, or citizen as you would like to treated. Every life is important

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What specialized skill works at military and civilian airports and has specialized training at aircraft fires, extricating victims from aircraft, and extinguishing agents?

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Aircraft / crash rescue fire fighter (ARFF)

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When multiple agencies, such as police, fire and EMS work together at an incident, what must be established as part of the incident command system?

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Unified command

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What establishes a single set of incident goals under a single leader and ensures mutual communication and cooperation?

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Unified command

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Which governance is developed by various government or government authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body?

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Regulations

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

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Policies

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Which governance provides specific information on the actions that should be taken to accomplish a certain task?

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SOP

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Which management principle is a way of organizing an incident by breaking down an overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks?

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Division of labor

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Which management principle is the concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor?

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Unity of command

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Which management principle is the number of people whom one person can supervise effectively?

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Span of control

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What part of the fire department is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, conducting search and rescue operations, and putting water on the fire?

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Engine company

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What part of the fire department is responsible for forcible entry, ventilation, roof operations, search and rescue, and ground ladder deployment?

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Truck company

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Within the chain of command, whom does the fire fighter report to?

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Lieutentant

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Whom is responsible for all decisions relating to the management of the incident and is in charge of the incident site?

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Incident commander (IC)

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Which EMS personnel has the highest level of training in EMS?

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Paramedic

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What individual has demonstrated the ability to conduct media interviews and prepares news releases and media advisories?

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Public information officer

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What does SCBA stand for?

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Self

Contained

Breathing

Apparatus

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What person is designed by the fire chief as having authority for overall management and control of the organization's training program?

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Training officer

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What item was once used to amplify the commander's voice but today it serves as a symbol of authority in the fire service?

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Chief's trumpet

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Which fire burned through the city for three days, 2000 acres and 17,000 homes were destroyed, 300 people were dead and 90,000 homeless?

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The Great Chicago Fire

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What was the name of the first fire department?

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Familia Publica named by Augustus Caesar

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Where is the training and performance qualifications for fire fighters specified?

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NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications

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What does EMS stand for?

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Emergency

Medical

Services

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If there are an equal number of fire fighters assigned to each station at your department, what is the span of control for each captain?

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