Firefighter 1 Test 1 Study Guide

The ability to understand others and have them understand you is known as - ANSWEREmpathy 2) Which type of medical direction do standing orders and protocols describe? - ANSWERoff line 3) An EMS provider who has extensive training in various aspects of advanced life support (ALS) is called a(n): - ANSWERparamedic 4) Give some examples of a firefighter's work hours - ANSWER24 hrs on 48 hrs off; 10 day shift for 3 or 4 days, night shift of 14 hours for 3 or 4 nights, 3 or 4 days off, repeat 5) What percentage of firefighters in the US are volunteer? - ANSWER70% 6) How many jobs were held by paid career firefighters in the US in 2002? How many of these were firefighting and prevention workers and how many were fire inspectors? - ANSWER282,000, 63,000, 14,000,