Jones and Bartlett Chapter 1 Firefighter History

What does the Golden Rule mean when applied to the fire service? Treat everyone else as if they were a member of your family Which position serves as a point of contact between the incident commander and the news media? Public information officer Which style of leadership does the fire department use? Paramilitary Seventy-one percent of career fire fighter work in jurisdictions with a population of _____________ or more? 25,000 Approximately ________ percent of fire fighters in the Untied States are voulnteers? 70% The earliest known Fire department was in? Ancient Rome Which was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871? Great Chicago Fire Which Development led to the widespread use of mechanized pumping apparatus? Internal combustion engines In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of? Authority Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? Charleston, South Carolina For whom should fire fighters consider that they work? The tax-paying citizens Which basic management principle says that each fire fighter should answer to only one supervisor? Unity of command According to FEMA, span of control of personnel is between? 3 and 7 A fire fighter will most typically report directly to a person of which rank? Lieutenant Which Rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service? Captain In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports directly to the? Chief of the department Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ____________ companies. Ladder Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations? Rescue A fire fighters with specialized knowledge and training for high-angle rescue, structural collapse, trench rescue, confined-space, and similar operations is a? technical rescuer Which are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future actions? Policies To provide a uniform way to deal with emergency situations, departments develop and follow? Standard operating procedures (SOP's) In some fire departments, the preferred terminology for standard operating procedures is? Suggested operating guidelines The majority of fire departments consist of? All volunteer fire fighters The organizational structure of a fire department consists of a(n)? Chain of Command A comprehensive all-hazard approach of programs, activities, and services to reduce the loss of life and property is known as? Community Risk Reduction In the 1700's, a Fire mark indicated? The home owner had fire insurance The first water system valves or fire hydrants used by fire fighters were called? Fire plugs Which of the following is not a form of discipline? Span of control Augustus Caesar created what was probably the first fire department, called the Familia Publica, in ? 24 B.C. The type of smoke detector that is activated by smaller, invisible products of combustion is a(n). Ionization Alarm The first fire insurance company in the United States was established in 1736 by? Benjamin Franklin Colonial fire fighters had limited equipment. Most departments then had only buckets, ladders, and? Fire hooks