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Fire Fighter I State Exam
Study Guide | Practice
Questions, Skills Review &
Certification Preparation
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for fire departments
NFPA 1500 - ANSWER- safety pertaining to ff training and stuff
Communications center - ANSWER- central processing point for all
information relating to an emergency incident and all information
relating to location, status, and activities of fire department units
equipment in communications centers - ANSWER- 911 telephones,
public telephones, direct line phones to other agencies, equipment to
receive alarms, computers or hard files to locate addresses and send
units to dispatch, equipment for alerting and dispatching units, two way
radio system, recording devices, back up generators
computer aided dispatch - ANSWER- enables telecommunications to
work more effectively. tracks status of units and assists the
telecommunication in quickly dispatching units to an emergency
incident
communications center functions - ANSWER- receiving calls,
supporting operations, coordinating fire department operations, keeping
track of status of each fire department, monitoring level of coverage and
deployment of available units, notifying agencies of incidents,
maintaining records of emergencies, painting information for dispatch
purposes
5 steps for processing emergency incident - ANSWER- call receipt,
location validation, classification and priorization, unit selection,
dispatch,
three types of fire radios - ANSWER- portable radio, mobile radio, bas
station
Simplex channel - ANSWER- transmits signals and receives signals on
the same frequency
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fire marshal/inspector/investigator - ANSWER- inspects business and
enforces public safety laws and fire codes. can also help investigate
cause of fire
fire and life safety education specialist - ANSWER- educates public
about fire safety and injury prevention
911 dispatcher/telecommunicator - ANSWER- takes calls from public
and dispatches appropriate units to an emergency
Fire police - ANSWER- control traffic and secure scene from public
information management personnel - ANSWER- take care of ff
computer network system
fire protection engineer - ANSWER- reviews plans and works with
building owners to ensure that detection systems meet the applicable
codes
technical rescue technician - ANSWER- trained in special rescue
techniques for incidents involving structural collapse, trench rescue,
swift water rescue, confined space rescue, high angle rescue
unified command system - ANSWER- establishes a single set of incident
goals under a single leader and ensures mutual communication operation
governance - ANSWER- organisation exercises authority and performs
functions assigned to it
regulations - ANSWER- developed by governmental bodies to
implement a law
policies - ANSWER- developed to provide definitive guidelines for
present and future actions
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engine company - ANSWER- responsible for securing water source,
deploying landlines, conducting search and rescue, and putting water on
fire
truck company - ANSWER- responsible for forcible entry, ventilation,
roof operations, search and rescue, and ground ladder deployment
rescue company - ANSWER- responsible for rescuing victims from
fires, confined spaces, trenches, and high angle situations
Chain of command (lowest to highest) - ANSWER- firefighter,
lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, assistant or division chief, chief of
department
four basic management principles - ANSWER- discipline, division of
labor, unity of command, span of control
Advanced emergency medical technician - ANSWER- ems who can
perform limited procedures that include iv therapy, interpretation of
cardiac rhythms, defribillation, and airway intubation. falls between emt
basic and emt paramedic
assistant or division chief - ANSWER- midlevel chief who has
functional area of responsibility
banked - ANSWER- covering a fire to ensure low burning
battalion chief - ANSWER- first level of fire chief, charged of running
calls and supervising multiple stations or districts within a city
captain - ANSWER- second rank in fire service, responsible for
managing a fire company and coordinating activities
chief's trumpet - ANSWER- old device given to chiefs to give orders
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