FIREFIGHTER 1 & 2 (PROBOARD/IFSTA)
2025/2024 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What is the mission of the fire service? - ANSWER-Save lives and protect property and
the environment from fires and other hazardous situations.
What does it mean to practice situational awareness on the fireground? - ANSWER-
Being observant about hazards and changing conditions.
What are personnel accountability systems designed to do? - ANSWER-Track
personnel in and out of the IDLH environment.
Which safety guideline will help minimize a firefighter's exposure to risk at a structural
fire scene? - ANSWER-Maintain communication with team members and Command.
Which fire service organizational principle refers to the formal line of authority,
responsibility, and communication within an organization? - ANSWER-Chain of
command
Which type of fire department is continually staffed by full-time paid firefighters who
typically live in the station? - ANSWER-Career
A/(An) _____ is meant to help reduce firefighter illnesses, injuries, and deaths by
ensuring that firefighters are healthy. - ANSWER-wellness program
Why did the National Fallen Firefighters Association develop the 16 Firefighter Life
Safety Initiatives in 2004? - ANSWER-Provide the fire service with a blueprint for
making changes.
In the most common type of fire department organizational structure,: - ANSWER-
Decisions and information are directed from the fire chief down through the intermediate
levels.
The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a: - ANSWER-company
NFPA 1500 requires all personnel operating in an immediately dangerous to life and
health (IDLH) atmosphere to: - ANSWER-be fully equipped with the appropriate PPE.
When operating at highway/roadway incident scenes, apparatus lights: - ANSWER-can
confuse motorist and make the situation more hazardous.
2025/2024 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
What is the mission of the fire service? - ANSWER-Save lives and protect property and
the environment from fires and other hazardous situations.
What does it mean to practice situational awareness on the fireground? - ANSWER-
Being observant about hazards and changing conditions.
What are personnel accountability systems designed to do? - ANSWER-Track
personnel in and out of the IDLH environment.
Which safety guideline will help minimize a firefighter's exposure to risk at a structural
fire scene? - ANSWER-Maintain communication with team members and Command.
Which fire service organizational principle refers to the formal line of authority,
responsibility, and communication within an organization? - ANSWER-Chain of
command
Which type of fire department is continually staffed by full-time paid firefighters who
typically live in the station? - ANSWER-Career
A/(An) _____ is meant to help reduce firefighter illnesses, injuries, and deaths by
ensuring that firefighters are healthy. - ANSWER-wellness program
Why did the National Fallen Firefighters Association develop the 16 Firefighter Life
Safety Initiatives in 2004? - ANSWER-Provide the fire service with a blueprint for
making changes.
In the most common type of fire department organizational structure,: - ANSWER-
Decisions and information are directed from the fire chief down through the intermediate
levels.
The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a: - ANSWER-company
NFPA 1500 requires all personnel operating in an immediately dangerous to life and
health (IDLH) atmosphere to: - ANSWER-be fully equipped with the appropriate PPE.
When operating at highway/roadway incident scenes, apparatus lights: - ANSWER-can
confuse motorist and make the situation more hazardous.
