(5.1.1) Fire Fighter Qualifications - ANS>- Training and performance
requirements are specified in NFPA 1001
- Age: 18 or 21 depending on department
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
- NFPA 1582 specifies the medical requirements for a firefighter
-NFPA 1001 allows individual fire departments to choose which physical
fitness testing method to be used and to determine the level of emergency
medical training needed
(5.1.1) Common positions of fire fighters within the department -
ANS>fire apparatus operator, company officer, safety officer, training
officer, IC, fire marshal/inspector, fire education specialist, dispatcher,
apparatus maintenance, fire police, info management, public info officer,
fire protection engineer
(5.1.1)Concept of governance and how fire departments regulate policies,
procedures, etc. - ANS>Governance-process by which an organization
exercises authority and performs the functions assigned to it
Regulations- implement laws passed by government
Policies- provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions
SOP- standard operating procedures
SOG- suggested operating guidelines
, (5.1.1) Different fire department companies - ANS>Engine- secures water
source, deploys hand lines, putting water on fire
Truck- forcible entry, ventilation, search and rescue, deploy ground
ladders
Wildland/ Brush- brush and wildland fires
HAZMAT- respond and control scenes involving spilled or leaked
hazardous chemicals
EMS- medical, ambulances
(5.1.1) Basic Chain of Command in FD - ANS>1) chief of department
2) assistant chief
3) battalion chief
4) captain
5) lieutenant
6) fire fighter
(5.1.1) Connection between physical fitness and FF safety - ANS>-
excercise
- healthy diet
-can reduce effects of heart disease
-maintain healthy weight
(5.1.1) Components of a well rounded physical fitness program - ANS>-
weight training
- cardiovascular workouts