Knowledge Test for 2025/2026
One of the most effective ways to improve fire ground operations, is
to_______ -correct answer conduct an After-Action Review (AAR)
What is the cornerstone of the effort to reduce line of duty deaths? -correct
answer The 16 life safety initiatives
Which of the following IS NOT a starting point to becoming a leader in the
fire service? -correct answer arbitrary and aggressive decision making
All too often we risk our lives needlessly for which of the following: -correct
answer to demonstrate that firefighters can be aggressive without injury
Who is responsible for the health of a firefighter? -correct answer you
A good officer understands that there are things he or she may be missing
during an emergency incident and should encourage which of the
following? -correct answer situational awareness for the entire crew and the
ability to speak up with a concern related to health and safety
Which of the following statements is NOT true related to a firefighter's
reluctance, not to contradict or stop,
What they believe to be an unsafe act? -correct answer usually only new
personnel question unsafe acts
, What are some predicable outcomes when firefighters do not wear their
masks? -correct answer sudden death, from carbon monoxide poisoning or
long term heath risks from benzene, asbestos and chloroform
Researchers and those who fund fire service grants can be confident that
the national research agenda, included all the major fire service
organizations and that it was developed using a consensus of all the
organizations that attended. -correct answer false
Firefighter life safety initiative #8 states that the fie service should "utilize
available technology wherever it can produce higher levels of health and
safety"
Which of the following does NOT improve the safety outcome as it is
related to implementing new technology? -correct answer ensure that only
new members are taught how to use new technology because they will
learn it faster
How can LODD's be prevented? -correct answer by having a policy of
implementing recommendations from near miss investigations
Initiative 10 concerning grants recommends that grant awards require proof
that the department has: -correct answer a policy on firefighter health and
safety
Whose job is it to speak up if the driver of the apparatus moves it prior to all
members being in seatbelts? -correct answer everyone on the apparatus'
job
When firefighters are caught up in a violent incident, they become:___ -
correct answer part of the problem