Firefighter 1 & 2 Study Guide (Questions 1-100) with Complete Solutions

What style of leadership does the fire department use? Correct Answer-Paramilitary Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a population of ________________ or more. Correct Answer-25,000 How old is the practice of having fire departments? Correct Answer-It goes back to ancient Rome, about 2000 years ago. What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and burning at the same time, caused five times the loss of life and jumped 60 miles across Green Bay, Wisconsin? Correct Answer-The Peshtigo Fire What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for? Correct Answer-For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to exposures. What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate? Correct Answer-Authority Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? Correct Answer-Charleston, South Carolina For whom should firefighters consider that they work? Correct Answer-The tax-paying citizens What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor? Correct Answer-Unity of command What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control? Correct Answer-5 To what rank do firefighters usually report? Correct Answer-Lieutenants