FIRE 101 MIDTERM TEST QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST 2025
an organization is funded. - Answers A department type is determined by how:
Pride - Answers What cultural strength in fire service is based on the feelings of self-respect and
personal worth?
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answers Which federal law affects hiring practices and
building accessibility?
Provide sand for containing spills - Answers Which of the following duties is the responsibility of
the public works division?
Paramedic - Answers Which of the following positions provides advanced emergency medical
care for critical and emergent patients?
Chain of command - Answers Which of the following fire service organizational principles is
described as a formal line of authority?
Differences of personal characteristics - Answers Which of the following is a cultural challenge
in the fire service?
To save lives, and protect property - Answers What is the mission of the fire service?
Engine company - Answers What types of company preforms fire suppression duties at
structure, vehicle, wild land, and other types of fires?
Ask your supervisor - Answers What is the first recommended step in locating information
departmental documents?
Brush Company - Answers What type of company protects structures in the wild land/urban
interface?
Direct the media to the Public Information Officer - Answers Which of the following is the BEST
action to take when approached by media while on-scene?
Standard - Answers A (an) _________ is a set of principles or procedures developed by
consensus.
1001 - Answers What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and
Firefighter II
National Fire Protection Association - Answers What organization formed in 1896 develops
code and standards to ensure fire and life safety for the public?
Battalion - Answers What part of the fire service is composed of a variety of companies located
in a response area?
, Procedure - Answers A (an) _____ is a written step-by-step plan of action.
Division of Labor - Answers Which of the following fire service organizational principles works
to prevent duplication of effort?
Code - Answers A (an) ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction.
Policy - Answers A (an) _____ is a guide to decision making in an organization.
Make it more difficult to handle. - Answers The unique characteristic of a fire apparatus can:
Reckless driving by the public - Answers Which of the following BEST describes the causes of
apparatus collisions a driver/operator is not responsible for?
Collapse zone - Answers The area that must be kept clear in case a piece of a structure
collapses during an incident is called the:
1500 - Answers Which NFPA standard specifies the minimum requirements for the department
safety and health programs?
stress and overexertion - Answers In 2010 the leading causes of fire fatalities were:
before leaving the station. - Answers When driving a fire apparatus, driver/operators should
remember safe driving begins:
Acute is short term, chronic is long lasting. - Answers Which of the following statements BEST
describes the difference between acute and chronic illness?
When loading hose and apparatus is moving forward at 5mph [8km/h] or less - Answers Which
of the following is the only exception to the rule: never stand on or in moving apparatus?
Firefighter and their families - Answers Which of the following groups does an Employee
Assistance Program offer assistance to?
To locate possible escape routes - Answers When operating at an emergency scene, why should
a firefighter scan the outside of a building before entry?
Secure all loose tools and equipment - Answers Which of the following is a common safety
measure taken when riding on a fire apparatus?
Equipment used for training - Answers Which of the following types of equipment may wear out
more quickly?
Work are needed, hazard present, weather conditions - Answers Which of the following BEST
describes all the factors taken into account when establishing on-scene control zones?
Blinding passing motorist - Answers When operation at a roadside incident, ensure that
floodlights are deployed to direct light down on the scene without:
an organization is funded. - Answers A department type is determined by how:
Pride - Answers What cultural strength in fire service is based on the feelings of self-respect and
personal worth?
Americans with Disabilities Act - Answers Which federal law affects hiring practices and
building accessibility?
Provide sand for containing spills - Answers Which of the following duties is the responsibility of
the public works division?
Paramedic - Answers Which of the following positions provides advanced emergency medical
care for critical and emergent patients?
Chain of command - Answers Which of the following fire service organizational principles is
described as a formal line of authority?
Differences of personal characteristics - Answers Which of the following is a cultural challenge
in the fire service?
To save lives, and protect property - Answers What is the mission of the fire service?
Engine company - Answers What types of company preforms fire suppression duties at
structure, vehicle, wild land, and other types of fires?
Ask your supervisor - Answers What is the first recommended step in locating information
departmental documents?
Brush Company - Answers What type of company protects structures in the wild land/urban
interface?
Direct the media to the Public Information Officer - Answers Which of the following is the BEST
action to take when approached by media while on-scene?
Standard - Answers A (an) _________ is a set of principles or procedures developed by
consensus.
1001 - Answers What NFPA standard establishes basic training criteria for Firefighter I and
Firefighter II
National Fire Protection Association - Answers What organization formed in 1896 develops
code and standards to ensure fire and life safety for the public?
Battalion - Answers What part of the fire service is composed of a variety of companies located
in a response area?
, Procedure - Answers A (an) _____ is a written step-by-step plan of action.
Division of Labor - Answers Which of the following fire service organizational principles works
to prevent duplication of effort?
Code - Answers A (an) ___ is a collection of rules enacted by law in a particular jurisdiction.
Policy - Answers A (an) _____ is a guide to decision making in an organization.
Make it more difficult to handle. - Answers The unique characteristic of a fire apparatus can:
Reckless driving by the public - Answers Which of the following BEST describes the causes of
apparatus collisions a driver/operator is not responsible for?
Collapse zone - Answers The area that must be kept clear in case a piece of a structure
collapses during an incident is called the:
1500 - Answers Which NFPA standard specifies the minimum requirements for the department
safety and health programs?
stress and overexertion - Answers In 2010 the leading causes of fire fatalities were:
before leaving the station. - Answers When driving a fire apparatus, driver/operators should
remember safe driving begins:
Acute is short term, chronic is long lasting. - Answers Which of the following statements BEST
describes the difference between acute and chronic illness?
When loading hose and apparatus is moving forward at 5mph [8km/h] or less - Answers Which
of the following is the only exception to the rule: never stand on or in moving apparatus?
Firefighter and their families - Answers Which of the following groups does an Employee
Assistance Program offer assistance to?
To locate possible escape routes - Answers When operating at an emergency scene, why should
a firefighter scan the outside of a building before entry?
Secure all loose tools and equipment - Answers Which of the following is a common safety
measure taken when riding on a fire apparatus?
Equipment used for training - Answers Which of the following types of equipment may wear out
more quickly?
Work are needed, hazard present, weather conditions - Answers Which of the following BEST
describes all the factors taken into account when establishing on-scene control zones?
Blinding passing motorist - Answers When operation at a roadside incident, ensure that
floodlights are deployed to direct light down on the scene without:
