Exam (elaborations) Test Bank For Firefighter Latest Edition

1) Which of the following statements is true? A) Fire fighters are extraordinary people. B) Fire fighters are ordinary people who consciously put themselves in extraordinary situations. C) Fire fighters should be able to solve every problem in which they are called to respond to. D) Volunteer fire fighters are not expected to calmly evaluate emergency and non emergency situations and work to bring them to a successful conclusion. Answer -- B Notes) No reference, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. Although firefighters are extremely motivated individuals you have to remember that they can not solve all problems that .you will encounter. The public must accept this reality and understand that not everything can be done at once. 2) Where was the first recorded major fire in the New World that occurred in 1608? A) Jamestown. B) New Amsterdam. C) New York. D) Boston. Answer -- A Notes) Page 11, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. NTQ 3) When did fire fighting tools, equipment, and fire fighting methods begin to change in North America? A) During the first quarter of the 18th Century. B) During the Industrial Revolution beginning in the last quarter of the18th Century. C) During the mid 19th Century. D) During the first quarter of the 20th Century. Answer -- B Notes) Page 11, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. 4) Who was credited for organizing the first volunteer fire department? A) George Washington. B) Sam Adams. C) Thomas Jefferson. D) Benjamin Franklin. Answer -- D Notes) Page 11, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. All Chapters Knightlite Software 2 5) In which American city was the first volunteer fire company organized? A) New York. B) Boston. C) Philadelphia. D) Charleston. Answer -- C Notes) Page 11, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. The first paid fire company was formed in Boston in 1678. 6) In 1653, which city purchased it's first fire engine, even before forming the first ever paid fire company in 1678? A) Boston. B) New York. C) Philadelphia. D) Hartford. Answer -- A Notes) Page 11, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. NTQ 7) The first fire organization in North America was formed in 1647 in which American city. A) Boston. B) Philadelphia. C) New Amsterdam. D) Hartford. Answer -- C Notes) Page 11, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition. NTQ New Amsterdam was later known as New York. 8) Fire insurance companies adopted distinctive symbols and posted them on each property that they protected. These symbols were called - A) Insurance marks. B) Fire marks. C) Maltese Crosses. D) Coat of arms. Answer -- B Notes) Reference Dropped In This Edition, Essentials Of Fire Fighting And Fire Department Operations, 6th Edition.