FLORIDA FO1 PRACTICE TEST 1 EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to the NFPA, how many levels of fire officers are there? - ANS 4
Which level of fire officer is generally associated with supervising a single fire company or
apparatus? - ANS I
What is the lowest level of fire officer that is qualified for a chief officer position? - ANS III
Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior nonchief officer in a
department? - ANS II
At the Fire Officer I level, emphasis is placed on accomplishing the departments goals and
objectives by working through _____________ to achieve the desired results. -
ANS subordinates
Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer I, what are the requirements for certification as
an instructor? - ANS NFPA Fire Instructor I
Which term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for a Fire Officer I? -
ANS Supervising Fire Officer
Historically, how did the fire service originate in the United States? - ANS As communities of
civilian volunteers
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, According to the NFPA, approximately what percentage of fire fighters in the United States are
volunteers? - ANS 69 percent
Which type of fire department uses full-time career personnel along with volunteer or paid-on-
call personnel to staff the department? - ANS Combination
Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department organizations, most
discussions divide fire fighters into which two categories? - ANS Career and volunteer
Which type of organization do private industries or nongovernmental organizations use to
provide fire protection for factories, processing plants, and large private facilities? -
ANS Brigades
In 1871, two major fires occurred that would change the way the United States viewed and
responded to fire. What was one of those fires? - ANS The Great Chicago Fire
When steam-powered fire engines were introduced in the 1800s, what was the reaction of
many volunteer fire fighters? - ANS Fire fighters were threatened by the apparatus and
resisted their use.
Which devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded telegraph signal to the
fire department dispatch center? - ANS Public call boxes
What was the first building codes originally developed to prevent? - ANS Building collapse
Which industry played a major role in the development of the first model building codes? -
ANS The insurance industry
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to the NFPA, how many levels of fire officers are there? - ANS 4
Which level of fire officer is generally associated with supervising a single fire company or
apparatus? - ANS I
What is the lowest level of fire officer that is qualified for a chief officer position? - ANS III
Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior nonchief officer in a
department? - ANS II
At the Fire Officer I level, emphasis is placed on accomplishing the departments goals and
objectives by working through _____________ to achieve the desired results. -
ANS subordinates
Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer I, what are the requirements for certification as
an instructor? - ANS NFPA Fire Instructor I
Which term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for a Fire Officer I? -
ANS Supervising Fire Officer
Historically, how did the fire service originate in the United States? - ANS As communities of
civilian volunteers
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, According to the NFPA, approximately what percentage of fire fighters in the United States are
volunteers? - ANS 69 percent
Which type of fire department uses full-time career personnel along with volunteer or paid-on-
call personnel to staff the department? - ANS Combination
Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department organizations, most
discussions divide fire fighters into which two categories? - ANS Career and volunteer
Which type of organization do private industries or nongovernmental organizations use to
provide fire protection for factories, processing plants, and large private facilities? -
ANS Brigades
In 1871, two major fires occurred that would change the way the United States viewed and
responded to fire. What was one of those fires? - ANS The Great Chicago Fire
When steam-powered fire engines were introduced in the 1800s, what was the reaction of
many volunteer fire fighters? - ANS Fire fighters were threatened by the apparatus and
resisted their use.
Which devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded telegraph signal to the
fire department dispatch center? - ANS Public call boxes
What was the first building codes originally developed to prevent? - ANS Building collapse
Which industry played a major role in the development of the first model building codes? -
ANS The insurance industry
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