FireFighter 1 and 2 Study Guide NFPA 1021 - Standard
for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.. (1798
Questions with COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief Correct Answer: b. chief of the department
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for
its fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training Correct Answer: c. discipline
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief Correct Answer: b. Chief of the Department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present
and future actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After action reports Correct Answer: c. Policies
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for
its fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training Correct Answer: c. Discipline
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ______ companies.
,a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d.engine Correct Answer: c. Ladder
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team Correct Answer: a. the tax paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as
______.
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
d. functional supervision Correct Answer: c. span of control
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping
apparatus?
a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines Correct Answer: d. Internal combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
_____.
a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service Correct Answer: a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 Correct Answer: b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces,
trenches, and high angle situations?
,a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine Correct Answer: a. Rescue
NFPA standards are ________.
a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes Correct Answer: c. consensus documents
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a. Division/group supervisor
b. Division chief
c. Captain
d. Battalion chief Correct Answer: c. Captain
What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"?
a. Standard
b. Sequential
c. Specific
d. Special Correct Answer: a. Standard
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
a. New York, New York
b. Boston, Massachusetts
c. Charleston, South Carolina
d. Chicago, Illinois Correct Answer: c. Charleston, South Carolina
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which
NFPA standard?
a. 1021
b. 472
c. 1001
d. 1500 Correct Answer: c. 1001
Which position specializes in reviewing plans for fire detection and suppression
systems for functionality and code compliance?
a. Fire protection engineer
b. Fire prevention officer
, c. Fire systems specialist
d. Fire marshal Correct Answer: a. Fire protection engineer
Who developed the first fire hydrant?
a. John Lofton
b. Ben Franklin
c. Hans Hautsch
d. George Smith Correct Answer: d. George Smith
The individual responsible for the overall management of an incident is the
______.
a. incident commander
b. company officer
c. commanding officer
d. operations chief Correct Answer: a. incident commander
The earliest known fire department was in _________.
a. ancient Rome
b. Germany
c. Greece
d. the Ottoman Empire Correct Answer: a. ancient Rome
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying
handlines, and putting water on the fire?
a. Pumper
b. Initial attack
c. Engine
d. Truck Correct Answer: c. Engine
Three out of four career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of
_________ or more.
a. 75,000
b. 25,000
c. 50,000
d. 100,000 Correct Answer: b. 25,000
A fire fighter will most typically report directly to a person of which rank?
a. Battalion chief
b. Lieutenant
c. Unit leader
for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.. (1798
Questions with COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief Correct Answer: b. chief of the department
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for
its fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training Correct Answer: c. discipline
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief Correct Answer: b. Chief of the Department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present
and future actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After action reports Correct Answer: c. Policies
Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for
its fire fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training Correct Answer: c. Discipline
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ______ companies.
,a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d.engine Correct Answer: c. Ladder
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team Correct Answer: a. the tax paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as
______.
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
d. functional supervision Correct Answer: c. span of control
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping
apparatus?
a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines Correct Answer: d. Internal combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
_____.
a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service Correct Answer: a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 Correct Answer: b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces,
trenches, and high angle situations?
,a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine Correct Answer: a. Rescue
NFPA standards are ________.
a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes Correct Answer: c. consensus documents
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a. Division/group supervisor
b. Division chief
c. Captain
d. Battalion chief Correct Answer: c. Captain
What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"?
a. Standard
b. Sequential
c. Specific
d. Special Correct Answer: a. Standard
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
a. New York, New York
b. Boston, Massachusetts
c. Charleston, South Carolina
d. Chicago, Illinois Correct Answer: c. Charleston, South Carolina
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which
NFPA standard?
a. 1021
b. 472
c. 1001
d. 1500 Correct Answer: c. 1001
Which position specializes in reviewing plans for fire detection and suppression
systems for functionality and code compliance?
a. Fire protection engineer
b. Fire prevention officer
, c. Fire systems specialist
d. Fire marshal Correct Answer: a. Fire protection engineer
Who developed the first fire hydrant?
a. John Lofton
b. Ben Franklin
c. Hans Hautsch
d. George Smith Correct Answer: d. George Smith
The individual responsible for the overall management of an incident is the
______.
a. incident commander
b. company officer
c. commanding officer
d. operations chief Correct Answer: a. incident commander
The earliest known fire department was in _________.
a. ancient Rome
b. Germany
c. Greece
d. the Ottoman Empire Correct Answer: a. ancient Rome
Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying
handlines, and putting water on the fire?
a. Pumper
b. Initial attack
c. Engine
d. Truck Correct Answer: c. Engine
Three out of four career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of
_________ or more.
a. 75,000
b. 25,000
c. 50,000
d. 100,000 Correct Answer: b. 25,000
A fire fighter will most typically report directly to a person of which rank?
a. Battalion chief
b. Lieutenant
c. Unit leader
