You are a rookie firefighter and you know that BEST ANSWER: Thank the guys for the invite. Tell them that you appreciate it but
departmental rules state that it is inappropriate for you to you are still on probation
watch television during your probation period. The crew and can't watch any television during your probation period. Tell them that you are
has invited you in to watch a movie. new to this
Firefighter 1: "Come on in! Don't worry about it! It's a great job and want to learn as much as possible.
movie - it's a classic!" WORST ANSWER: Thank the guys for the invite. Tell them that you will come in;
Firefighter 2: "The captain is taking a nap anyway and he you're ahead on your
won't know anything!" Firefighter 1: "Come on - we hardly studying and could use a little break. You've been on a lot of runs today and a
even know you. Here's a perfect opportunity for us to get breather would
to know you better! If you aren't going to watch a movie be great.
what are you going to do?" As the rookie firefighter, how
would you respond in this situation?
A new fire cadet is doing their required duties around the BEST ANSWER: Apologize for having earphones in and not paying better attention.
firehouse, cleaning the kitchen, when an alarm comes in. Tell the officer it won't
The fire cadet has earphones in and apparently does not happen again.
hear the alarm. The officer taps them on the shoulder and WORST ANSWER: Tell the officer that you heard the alarm and he didn't need to
says, "Let's go - we have an alarm to respond to!" How tap you on the shoulder.
would you respond to the officer in this situation?
,You are a rookie firefighter with 2 months on the job. Each BEST ANSWER: Inform the senior firefighter that it is your responsibility to clean out
day you come to work, the engine and ladder companies the bathroom every day.
have different assignments that need to be completed. Once you complete that job you will come and help him with the equipment room.
There is a corresponding checklist made out by your WORST ANSWER: Go with the senior firefighter to clean out the equipment room
officer to review the day's duties. You are cleaning the and hope that someone else
bathrooms when one of the senior firefighters comes up will clean the bathrooms while you are helping him.
to you and says, "Don't worry about the bathroom. This
area was cleaned the day before. I already went through it
and everything looks good. Come help me - let's clean
out the equipment room." As the rookie firefighter, how
would you respond in this
situation?
,An engine and a ladder are responding to a car fire in an BEST ANSWER: Go directly to the car fire and extinguish it.
abandoned parking lot. The engine is the first arriving unit WORST ANSWER: Tell the officer that you need to put your protective goggles on
on the scene. The fire cadet pulls off a line from the rear and so does the officer.
of the engine to the car fire. This is his first fire; caught up
in the emotions, he leaves his protective goggles on the
truck. The officer in charge of the engine does not have
his protective goggles on either. He is directing the cadet
to get as close as possible to the car fire to extinguish the
fire. The car is rapidly becoming well involved in fire. The
officer is firm in his direction to make sure they extinguish
the fire as quickly as possible. If you are the fire cadet on
the scene that has forgotten his protective goggles, what
would your response be?
, Three firefighters are standing on the apparatus floor BEST ANSWER: State that the policy is there for a reason and you need to follow it.
around 3:00 pm; one is a senior firefighter with 22 years of WORST ANSWER: Take your fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID badge off.
service and the other two are fire cadets. The senior
firefighter says, "Well, it's about time to take this fatigue
uniform shirt, hat and ID badge off." One of the cadets
states that it is a policy that
you can't change out of your fatigue uniform shirt and hat
and take off your ID badge until 5:00 pm. The senior
firefighter states, "That's ridiculous. They are always
making up useless policies; we don't have to listen to
that." He tells the fire cadets to take off their fatigue
uniform shirts, hats and ID badges and walks away. The
two fire cadets are discussing the matter and one says,
"Maybe he's right. This is a terrible policy. I've never seen
the policy enforced or seen anyone come in the station
after 3:00 pm, so what does it matter?" He starts taking off
his fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID ba
departmental rules state that it is inappropriate for you to you are still on probation
watch television during your probation period. The crew and can't watch any television during your probation period. Tell them that you are
has invited you in to watch a movie. new to this
Firefighter 1: "Come on in! Don't worry about it! It's a great job and want to learn as much as possible.
movie - it's a classic!" WORST ANSWER: Thank the guys for the invite. Tell them that you will come in;
Firefighter 2: "The captain is taking a nap anyway and he you're ahead on your
won't know anything!" Firefighter 1: "Come on - we hardly studying and could use a little break. You've been on a lot of runs today and a
even know you. Here's a perfect opportunity for us to get breather would
to know you better! If you aren't going to watch a movie be great.
what are you going to do?" As the rookie firefighter, how
would you respond in this situation?
A new fire cadet is doing their required duties around the BEST ANSWER: Apologize for having earphones in and not paying better attention.
firehouse, cleaning the kitchen, when an alarm comes in. Tell the officer it won't
The fire cadet has earphones in and apparently does not happen again.
hear the alarm. The officer taps them on the shoulder and WORST ANSWER: Tell the officer that you heard the alarm and he didn't need to
says, "Let's go - we have an alarm to respond to!" How tap you on the shoulder.
would you respond to the officer in this situation?
,You are a rookie firefighter with 2 months on the job. Each BEST ANSWER: Inform the senior firefighter that it is your responsibility to clean out
day you come to work, the engine and ladder companies the bathroom every day.
have different assignments that need to be completed. Once you complete that job you will come and help him with the equipment room.
There is a corresponding checklist made out by your WORST ANSWER: Go with the senior firefighter to clean out the equipment room
officer to review the day's duties. You are cleaning the and hope that someone else
bathrooms when one of the senior firefighters comes up will clean the bathrooms while you are helping him.
to you and says, "Don't worry about the bathroom. This
area was cleaned the day before. I already went through it
and everything looks good. Come help me - let's clean
out the equipment room." As the rookie firefighter, how
would you respond in this
situation?
,An engine and a ladder are responding to a car fire in an BEST ANSWER: Go directly to the car fire and extinguish it.
abandoned parking lot. The engine is the first arriving unit WORST ANSWER: Tell the officer that you need to put your protective goggles on
on the scene. The fire cadet pulls off a line from the rear and so does the officer.
of the engine to the car fire. This is his first fire; caught up
in the emotions, he leaves his protective goggles on the
truck. The officer in charge of the engine does not have
his protective goggles on either. He is directing the cadet
to get as close as possible to the car fire to extinguish the
fire. The car is rapidly becoming well involved in fire. The
officer is firm in his direction to make sure they extinguish
the fire as quickly as possible. If you are the fire cadet on
the scene that has forgotten his protective goggles, what
would your response be?
, Three firefighters are standing on the apparatus floor BEST ANSWER: State that the policy is there for a reason and you need to follow it.
around 3:00 pm; one is a senior firefighter with 22 years of WORST ANSWER: Take your fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID badge off.
service and the other two are fire cadets. The senior
firefighter says, "Well, it's about time to take this fatigue
uniform shirt, hat and ID badge off." One of the cadets
states that it is a policy that
you can't change out of your fatigue uniform shirt and hat
and take off your ID badge until 5:00 pm. The senior
firefighter states, "That's ridiculous. They are always
making up useless policies; we don't have to listen to
that." He tells the fire cadets to take off their fatigue
uniform shirts, hats and ID badges and walks away. The
two fire cadets are discussing the matter and one says,
"Maybe he's right. This is a terrible policy. I've never seen
the policy enforced or seen anyone come in the station
after 3:00 pm, so what does it matter?" He starts taking off
his fatigue uniform shirt, hat and ID ba
