IFSTA 7 CH 1 Questions & Answers
Guarantee Distinction
What is the overall mission of the fire service? - ACCURATE ANSWER-To save lives
and protect property and the environment.
How are fire departments organized? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Scalar organizational
structure based on rank.
What specialized jobs and divisions exist within the fire service? - ACCURATE
ANSWER--Fire apparatus driver/operator.
-Hazardous materials technician.
-Rescue technician.
-Airport firefighter.
-Wildland firefighter.
-Emergency medical services personnel.
What types of written regulations affect firefighters? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Policies
and Procedures.
How do fire departments interact with other organizations and agencies? - ACCURATE
ANSWER-To provide the most effective emergency operation subjective to the incident
at hand.
What is the role of a Fire Fighter I? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Working with a team of
emergency responders, assisting other team members in meeting the incident priorities
of life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation.
What fire and life safety initiatives have been created to help reduce firefighter line of
duty illnesses, injuries, and fatalities? - ACCURATE ANSWER-The NFFF's "Everybody
Goes Home".
Guarantee Distinction
What is the overall mission of the fire service? - ACCURATE ANSWER-To save lives
and protect property and the environment.
How are fire departments organized? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Scalar organizational
structure based on rank.
What specialized jobs and divisions exist within the fire service? - ACCURATE
ANSWER--Fire apparatus driver/operator.
-Hazardous materials technician.
-Rescue technician.
-Airport firefighter.
-Wildland firefighter.
-Emergency medical services personnel.
What types of written regulations affect firefighters? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Policies
and Procedures.
How do fire departments interact with other organizations and agencies? - ACCURATE
ANSWER-To provide the most effective emergency operation subjective to the incident
at hand.
What is the role of a Fire Fighter I? - ACCURATE ANSWER-Working with a team of
emergency responders, assisting other team members in meeting the incident priorities
of life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation.
What fire and life safety initiatives have been created to help reduce firefighter line of
duty illnesses, injuries, and fatalities? - ACCURATE ANSWER-The NFFF's "Everybody
Goes Home".
