BOF Mod A midterm Exam Newest Exam 2026
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What is the second step in processing an emergency?
Unit selection
Call receipt
Classification and prioritization
Location validation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Location Validation
What does the preferred method of communication within ICS?
204 forms
Radio
Messenger
Cell phone ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Radio
Most firefighter radio communications are made on which frequencies?
Low band
DHF band
UHF band
FCC band ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------UHF Band
,The Americans with Disabilities Act requires every call-taking position within a
PSAP to have access to which of these?
Pen and paper as a backup
TTY/TDD systems
Direct line to a supervisor
Access to a translator ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TTY/TDD systems
Which is NOT an acceptable method of signaling an emergency evacuation?
Three blasts of the airhorn
Setting off department pagers
IC announces on the radio
High-low sirens ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Setting off department
pagers
Which radio system allows for one channel in and multiple channels out?
Simplex
Duplex
Trunked
This is not possible ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Trunked
,Which intervals should be prompted by the communications center?
Size-up
Establishing command
Time marks
Dispatched units ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Time marks
GPS can be used for not only unit locations but for what else?
Hydrant locations
Gas lines
Flooding plains
All of these are correct ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------All of these are
correct
If a company officer is not available for the size-up, who should do it?
Driver/engineer
Firefighter
Next arriving officer
Battalion chief ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Firefighter
What is the solid part of smoke?
Smoke particles
Aerosol
, Carbon dioxide
Water ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Smoke Particles
A fire that involves wood, paper, and clothes is in which category?
Class 1
Type 1
Class A
Type A ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Class A
Volume, velocity, density, and which other attribute contribute to the art of
reading smoke?
Color
Clarity
Conduct
Thickness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Color
A fire occurs in a modern residential structure with an open floor plan. The fire is
likely to get larger more quickly due to the availability of air and how it can move
versus in an older or compartmentalized home. What allows this rapid growth?
Thermal radiation
Thermal column
Ceiling jet
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What is the second step in processing an emergency?
Unit selection
Call receipt
Classification and prioritization
Location validation ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Location Validation
What does the preferred method of communication within ICS?
204 forms
Radio
Messenger
Cell phone ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Radio
Most firefighter radio communications are made on which frequencies?
Low band
DHF band
UHF band
FCC band ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------UHF Band
,The Americans with Disabilities Act requires every call-taking position within a
PSAP to have access to which of these?
Pen and paper as a backup
TTY/TDD systems
Direct line to a supervisor
Access to a translator ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------TTY/TDD systems
Which is NOT an acceptable method of signaling an emergency evacuation?
Three blasts of the airhorn
Setting off department pagers
IC announces on the radio
High-low sirens ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Setting off department
pagers
Which radio system allows for one channel in and multiple channels out?
Simplex
Duplex
Trunked
This is not possible ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Trunked
,Which intervals should be prompted by the communications center?
Size-up
Establishing command
Time marks
Dispatched units ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Time marks
GPS can be used for not only unit locations but for what else?
Hydrant locations
Gas lines
Flooding plains
All of these are correct ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------All of these are
correct
If a company officer is not available for the size-up, who should do it?
Driver/engineer
Firefighter
Next arriving officer
Battalion chief ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Firefighter
What is the solid part of smoke?
Smoke particles
Aerosol
, Carbon dioxide
Water ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Smoke Particles
A fire that involves wood, paper, and clothes is in which category?
Class 1
Type 1
Class A
Type A ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Class A
Volume, velocity, density, and which other attribute contribute to the art of
reading smoke?
Color
Clarity
Conduct
Thickness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Color
A fire occurs in a modern residential structure with an open floor plan. The fire is
likely to get larger more quickly due to the availability of air and how it can move
versus in an older or compartmentalized home. What allows this rapid growth?
Thermal radiation
Thermal column
Ceiling jet
