FIREFIGHTER 1 AND 2 FINAL STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS UPDATED &
ANSWERS PASSED ALREADY
GRADED A+
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - correct answer ✔✔b. Chief of the Department
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - correct answer ✔✔b. chief of the department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future
actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After action reports - correct answer ✔✔c. Policies
,Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for its fire
fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training - correct answer ✔✔c. discipline
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team - correct answer ✔✔a. the tax paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as ______.
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
d. functional supervision - correct answer ✔✔c. span of control
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ______ companies.
a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d.engine - correct answer ✔✔c. Ladder
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus?
,a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines - correct answer ✔✔d. Internal combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
_____.
a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service - correct answer ✔✔a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 - correct answer ✔✔b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and
high angle situations?
a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine - correct answer ✔✔a. Rescue
NFPA standards are ________.
, a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes - correct answer ✔✔c. consensus documents
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a. Division/group supervisor
b. Division chief
c. Captain
d. Battalion chief - correct answer ✔✔c. Captain
What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"?
a. Standard
b. Sequential
c. Specific
d. Special - correct answer ✔✔a. Standard
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
a. New York, New York
b. Boston, Massachusetts
c. Charleston, South Carolina
d. Chicago, Illinois - correct answer ✔✔c. Charleston, South Carolina
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1021
b. 472
GUIDE QUESTIONS UPDATED &
ANSWERS PASSED ALREADY
GRADED A+
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - correct answer ✔✔b. Chief of the Department
In a typical fire department rank structure, an assistant chief reports to the ______.
a. section chief
b. chief of the department
c. command staff
d. battalion chief - correct answer ✔✔b. chief of the department
Which of the following are developed to provide definitive guidelines for present and future
actions?
a. Regulations
b. Standard operating procedures
c. Policies
D. After action reports - correct answer ✔✔c. Policies
,Which term can be defined as the set of guidelines that a department establishes for its fire
fighters?
a. Unity of command
b. Span of control
c. Discipline
d. Training - correct answer ✔✔c. discipline
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work?
a. The tax paying citizens
b. Themselves
c. Their supervisors
d. Their team - correct answer ✔✔a. the tax paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as ______.
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
d. functional supervision - correct answer ✔✔c. span of control
Truck companies are sometimes referred to as ______ companies.
a. rapid intervention
b. rescue
c. ladder
d.engine - correct answer ✔✔c. Ladder
Which development led to the widespread use of the mechanized pumping apparatus?
,a. Private insurance companies
b. Wagon mounted steam engines
c. Jacketed hose
d. Internal combustion engines - correct answer ✔✔d. Internal combustion engines
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of
_____.
a. authority
b. courage
c. fraternity
d. service - correct answer ✔✔a. authority
Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1002
b. 1582
c. 1962
d. 904 - correct answer ✔✔b. 1582
Which type of company specializes in saving victims from fires, confined spaces, trenches, and
high angle situations?
a. Rescue
b. Rapid Intervention
c. Truck
d. Engine - correct answer ✔✔a. Rescue
NFPA standards are ________.
, a. regulatory law
b. administrative law
c. consensus documents
d. model codes - correct answer ✔✔c. consensus documents
Which rank is directly above a lieutenant in the fire service?
a. Division/group supervisor
b. Division chief
c. Captain
d. Battalion chief - correct answer ✔✔c. Captain
What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"?
a. Standard
b. Sequential
c. Specific
d. Special - correct answer ✔✔a. Standard
Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America?
a. New York, New York
b. Boston, Massachusetts
c. Charleston, South Carolina
d. Chicago, Illinois - correct answer ✔✔c. Charleston, South Carolina
Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard?
a. 1021
b. 472
