ESSENTIAL OF FIRE
FIGHTING 7TH EDITION/234
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+) LATEST 2023-2024
Acute - =Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and
short duration.
-All-Hazard Concept - =Provides a coordinated
approach to a wide variety of incidents; all
responders use a similar, coordinated approach
with a common set of authorities, protections, and
resources.
-Atypically Stressful Event - =Term used in
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
standards to describe incidents that have a
likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
-Battalion - =Fire department organizational
subdivision consisting of several fire service
companies in a designated geographic area. A
battalion is usually the first organizational level
above individual companies or stations.
-Body Substance Isolation (BSI) -
=Comprehensive method of infection control in
which every patient is assumed to be infected;
,personal protective equipment is worn to prevent
exposure to bodily fluids and blood-borne and
airborne pathogens.
-Carcinogen - =Cancer-producing substance.
-Chain of Command - =Order of rank and authority
in the fire and emergency services.
-Chronic - =Long-term and reoccurring.
-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -
=Term for several diseases that result in
obstructive problems in the airway.
-Code - =a collection of rules and regulations that
has been enacted by law in a particular
jurisdiction. Codes typically address a single
subject area; examples include a mechanical,
electrical, building, or fire code.
-Code Enforcement - =Process of enforcing a body
of law aimed at reducing fire and life-safety
hazards as well as mandating the prober
installation and maintenance of building/structure
fire and life-safety features to provide adequate
community fire prevention.
-Cold Zone - =Safe area outside of the warm zone
where equipment and personnel are not expected
,to become contaminated and special protective
clothing is not required; the incident command
post and other support functions are typically
located in this zone.
-Community Risk Reduction (CRR) - =The Fire
Department's or other agency's identification and
prioritization of risks to the community followed by
integrated application of resources to improve
public safety through minimizing the probability or
occurrence and/or the impact of unfortunate
events.
-Company - =Basic fire fighting organizational unit
consisting of firefighters and apparatus; headed by
company officer.
-Culture - =The shared assumptions, beliefs, and
values of a group or organization.
-Generator - =Portable device for generating
auxiliary electrical power; generators are powered
by gasoline or diesel engines and typically have
110- and/or 220-volt capacity outlets.
-Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) - =Device
designed to protect against electrical shock; when
grounding occurs, the device opens a circuit to
shut off the flow of electricity.
, -Ground Gradient - =Electrical field that radiates
outward from where the current enters the ground;
its intensity dissipated rapidly as distance
increases from the point of entry.
-Hazard - =Condition, substance, or device that
can directly cause injury or loss; the source of a
risk.
-Hot Zone - =Potentially hazardous area
immediately surround the incident site; requires
appropriate protective clothing and equipment and
other safety precautions for entry.
-Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH)
- =Description of any atmosphere that poses an
immediate hazard to life or produces immediate
irreversible debilitating effects on health.
-Incident Command System (ICS) - =Standardizing
approach to incident management that facilitates
interaction between cooperating agencies;
adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
-Incident Commander (IC) - =Person in chare of
the incident command system and responsible for
the management of all incident operations during a
emergency.
FIGHTING 7TH EDITION/234
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A+) LATEST 2023-2024
Acute - =Sharp or severe having a rapid onset and
short duration.
-All-Hazard Concept - =Provides a coordinated
approach to a wide variety of incidents; all
responders use a similar, coordinated approach
with a common set of authorities, protections, and
resources.
-Atypically Stressful Event - =Term used in
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
standards to describe incidents that have a
likelihood of causing critical incident stress.
-Battalion - =Fire department organizational
subdivision consisting of several fire service
companies in a designated geographic area. A
battalion is usually the first organizational level
above individual companies or stations.
-Body Substance Isolation (BSI) -
=Comprehensive method of infection control in
which every patient is assumed to be infected;
,personal protective equipment is worn to prevent
exposure to bodily fluids and blood-borne and
airborne pathogens.
-Carcinogen - =Cancer-producing substance.
-Chain of Command - =Order of rank and authority
in the fire and emergency services.
-Chronic - =Long-term and reoccurring.
-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -
=Term for several diseases that result in
obstructive problems in the airway.
-Code - =a collection of rules and regulations that
has been enacted by law in a particular
jurisdiction. Codes typically address a single
subject area; examples include a mechanical,
electrical, building, or fire code.
-Code Enforcement - =Process of enforcing a body
of law aimed at reducing fire and life-safety
hazards as well as mandating the prober
installation and maintenance of building/structure
fire and life-safety features to provide adequate
community fire prevention.
-Cold Zone - =Safe area outside of the warm zone
where equipment and personnel are not expected
,to become contaminated and special protective
clothing is not required; the incident command
post and other support functions are typically
located in this zone.
-Community Risk Reduction (CRR) - =The Fire
Department's or other agency's identification and
prioritization of risks to the community followed by
integrated application of resources to improve
public safety through minimizing the probability or
occurrence and/or the impact of unfortunate
events.
-Company - =Basic fire fighting organizational unit
consisting of firefighters and apparatus; headed by
company officer.
-Culture - =The shared assumptions, beliefs, and
values of a group or organization.
-Generator - =Portable device for generating
auxiliary electrical power; generators are powered
by gasoline or diesel engines and typically have
110- and/or 220-volt capacity outlets.
-Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) - =Device
designed to protect against electrical shock; when
grounding occurs, the device opens a circuit to
shut off the flow of electricity.
, -Ground Gradient - =Electrical field that radiates
outward from where the current enters the ground;
its intensity dissipated rapidly as distance
increases from the point of entry.
-Hazard - =Condition, substance, or device that
can directly cause injury or loss; the source of a
risk.
-Hot Zone - =Potentially hazardous area
immediately surround the incident site; requires
appropriate protective clothing and equipment and
other safety precautions for entry.
-Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH)
- =Description of any atmosphere that poses an
immediate hazard to life or produces immediate
irreversible debilitating effects on health.
-Incident Command System (ICS) - =Standardizing
approach to incident management that facilitates
interaction between cooperating agencies;
adaptable to incidents of any size or type.
-Incident Commander (IC) - =Person in chare of
the incident command system and responsible for
the management of all incident operations during a
emergency.
