MOD A FIREFIGHTER BASIC OPERATIONS
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS 2023
The four basic organizational principles to operate effectively as a team member: -
ANSWER- UNITY OF COMMAND
SPAN OF CONTROL
DIVISION OF LABOR
DISCIPLINE
UNITY OF COMMAND - ANSWER- principle that a person can report to only one
supervisor.
SPAN OF CONTROL - ANSWER- number of personnel one individual can effectively
manage. 3-7 people typical
DIVISION OF LABOR - ANSWER- dividing large jobs into small jobs. (to assign
responsibility, prevent duplication of effort, make specific and clear-cut assignments)
DISCIPLINE - ANSWER- an organization's responsibility to provide the direction
needed to satisfy the goals and objectives it has identified.
ADMINISTRATION - ANSWER- responsible for the day-to-day operations of the
department. Consists of the chief and any support staff.
LINE PERSONNEL - ANSWER- responsible for fire suppression, rescue, and in some
departments: emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and any
number of technical rescue services. Consists of officer and firefighters assigned to
operational shifts or crews.
STAFF PERSONNEL - ANSWER- responsible for support operations of the department.
Differs from department to department. May include training, fire prevention, public
education, maintenance, and any other support services of the departments.
WHAT DOES THE ENGINE COMPANY DO - ANSWER- deploys hose lines for fire
attack and exposure protection.
WHAT DOES THE TRUCK (LADDER) COMPANY DO - ANSWER- performs forcible
entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and provides access to upper
levels of a structure.
WHAT DOES THE RESCUE SQUAD/COMPANY DO - ANSWER- typically is
responsible for the removal of victims from areas of danger or entrapment.
, WHAT DOES THE BRUSH COMPANY DO - ANSWER- extinguishes wild land fires and
protects structures in the urban-interface
WHAT DOES THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMPANY DO - ANSWER- responds to
and mitigates hazardous materials incidents.
WHAT DOES THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMPANY DO - ANSWER- provides
emergency medical care and support to patients.
What is the mission of the fire service? - ANSWER- To practice life safety, incident
stabilization, and property conservation.
INCIDENT COMMAND COMPONENTS - ANSWER- -Incident commander
-Safety
-Information
-Liaison
-Operation
-Planning
-Logistics
-Finance and Administration
Two types of training records that are required to be maintained by the Division of
Personnel Standards and Education: - ANSWER- -Learning objectives.
-Practical evaluations and written exams.
NFPA 1001 - ANSWER- Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
FIRE - ANSWER- a form of combustion, self-sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a
fuel that produces heat and light
COMBUSTION - ANSWER- self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or
products that cause further reactions.
HEAT - ANSWER- the form of energy that raises temperature, the energy transferred
from one body to another when the temperature of the bodies are different
IGNITION TEMPERATURE - ANSWER- the minimum temperature to which a fuel, in
air, must be heated to start self-sustained combustion without a separate ignition
source.
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT ( LFL ) - ANSWER- minimum concentration of fuel
vapor and air that will ignite. Limits below the lower flammable limit (LFL) are called
too "lean" to burn.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT ( UFL) - ANSWER- concentration above which
combustion cannot take place. Limits above the upper flammable limit (UFL) are called
too "rich" to burn
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS 2023
The four basic organizational principles to operate effectively as a team member: -
ANSWER- UNITY OF COMMAND
SPAN OF CONTROL
DIVISION OF LABOR
DISCIPLINE
UNITY OF COMMAND - ANSWER- principle that a person can report to only one
supervisor.
SPAN OF CONTROL - ANSWER- number of personnel one individual can effectively
manage. 3-7 people typical
DIVISION OF LABOR - ANSWER- dividing large jobs into small jobs. (to assign
responsibility, prevent duplication of effort, make specific and clear-cut assignments)
DISCIPLINE - ANSWER- an organization's responsibility to provide the direction
needed to satisfy the goals and objectives it has identified.
ADMINISTRATION - ANSWER- responsible for the day-to-day operations of the
department. Consists of the chief and any support staff.
LINE PERSONNEL - ANSWER- responsible for fire suppression, rescue, and in some
departments: emergency medical services, hazardous materials response, and any
number of technical rescue services. Consists of officer and firefighters assigned to
operational shifts or crews.
STAFF PERSONNEL - ANSWER- responsible for support operations of the department.
Differs from department to department. May include training, fire prevention, public
education, maintenance, and any other support services of the departments.
WHAT DOES THE ENGINE COMPANY DO - ANSWER- deploys hose lines for fire
attack and exposure protection.
WHAT DOES THE TRUCK (LADDER) COMPANY DO - ANSWER- performs forcible
entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and provides access to upper
levels of a structure.
WHAT DOES THE RESCUE SQUAD/COMPANY DO - ANSWER- typically is
responsible for the removal of victims from areas of danger or entrapment.
, WHAT DOES THE BRUSH COMPANY DO - ANSWER- extinguishes wild land fires and
protects structures in the urban-interface
WHAT DOES THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMPANY DO - ANSWER- responds to
and mitigates hazardous materials incidents.
WHAT DOES THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMPANY DO - ANSWER- provides
emergency medical care and support to patients.
What is the mission of the fire service? - ANSWER- To practice life safety, incident
stabilization, and property conservation.
INCIDENT COMMAND COMPONENTS - ANSWER- -Incident commander
-Safety
-Information
-Liaison
-Operation
-Planning
-Logistics
-Finance and Administration
Two types of training records that are required to be maintained by the Division of
Personnel Standards and Education: - ANSWER- -Learning objectives.
-Practical evaluations and written exams.
NFPA 1001 - ANSWER- Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
FIRE - ANSWER- a form of combustion, self-sustaining process of rapid oxidation of a
fuel that produces heat and light
COMBUSTION - ANSWER- self-sustaining chemical reaction yielding energy or
products that cause further reactions.
HEAT - ANSWER- the form of energy that raises temperature, the energy transferred
from one body to another when the temperature of the bodies are different
IGNITION TEMPERATURE - ANSWER- the minimum temperature to which a fuel, in
air, must be heated to start self-sustained combustion without a separate ignition
source.
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT ( LFL ) - ANSWER- minimum concentration of fuel
vapor and air that will ignite. Limits below the lower flammable limit (LFL) are called
too "lean" to burn.
UPPER FLAMMABLE LIMIT ( UFL) - ANSWER- concentration above which
combustion cannot take place. Limits above the upper flammable limit (UFL) are called
too "rich" to burn
