Fundamentals Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.pdf

Fundamentals Exam 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
FireTserviceTmission:

1.

2.

3.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS1.TSaveTLives

2.TProperty

3.TEnvironment



AHJTstandsTforT-TCORRECTTANSWERSAuthorityTHavingTJurisdiction



InTmostTdepts,TpersonnelTareTdividedTintoTtwoTgroupsT_________T&T__________.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSLineT&TStaff




LineTpersonnelT=T-TCORRECTTANSWERSDeliverTemergencyTservicesTtoTtheTpublic.



StaffTpersonnelT=T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSProvideTadministrativeT&TlogisticalTsupportTforTFireFightersT&TEMTs.




TheTbasicTunitTofTFFingTopperationsTisTaTfireTcompany.TWhatTconstitutesTaTfireTcompanyT-
TCORRECTTANSWERS1TtruckTorTapparatus




NFPATstandardTestablishesTbasicTcriteriaTthatTdistinguishTspecificTdutiesT(andTdifferencesTbetween
TtheTduties)TbetweenTFF1TandTFF2.T-TCORRECTTANSWERSNFPAT1001




NFPATstandsTforT-TCORRECTTANSWERSNationalTFireTProtectionTAssociation

,NFPATstandardTforTmedicalTrequirements.T-TCORRECTTANSWERSNFPAT1582



NFPATstandardTforTcompetenceTofTrespondersTtoThazardousTmaterialsTrequirementsTandTweapons
TofTmassTdestructionTincidents.T-TCORRECTTANSWERSNFPAT472




WhatTareTpersonnelTtrainedTinTFF1,TtaughtTtoTdoT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSFireTsuppression,TsearchT&Trescue,Textrication,Tventilation,Tsalvage,Toverhaul,


TandTEMS




WhatTdoesTtheTFireTPreventionTDivisionTdoT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSBuildingTinspections,TcodeTenforcement,TplansTreview,TandTpublicTeducation




WhatTdoesTtheTFDTHealthTandTSafetyTOfficerT(HSO)TdoT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSActsTasTIncidentTSafetyTOfficerT(ISO),ToverseesTdept'sToccupationalTsafetyT&Th


ealthTprogramT(NFPAT1500),TandToverseesTtheTstandardTforTFDTsafetyTofficersT(NFPAT1521).



NFPATstandardTforTOccupationalTSafetyT&THealthTProgramT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSNFPAT1500T(HealthT&TSafetyTpoliciesTandTprocedures,TtrainingTandTeducation,


TfireTapparatus,TequipmentTandTdriver/operators,TprotectiveTclothingTandTequipment,TemergencyT


opperations,TfacilityTsafety,TmedicalTandTphysicalTrequirements,TmemberTassistanceTandTwellnessT
programs,TandTCriticalTIncidentTStressTManagementT(CISM)Tprogram.)



NFPATstandardTforTFDTSafetyTOfficersT-TCORRECTTANSWERSNFPAT1521



WhatTisTtheTbasicTgistTofTtheTUnityTofTCommandT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSEachTemployeeTreportsTdirectlyTtoTjustToneTsupervisor




WhatTisTspanTofTcontrolT-TCORRECTTANSWERS1TsupervisorThasTbetweenT3-
7TsubordinatesT(5T=Toptimal)

, WhereTisTpaperworkTfiledT-TCORRECTTANSWERSAdministrativeToffice



WhatTisTaTpolicyT-TCORRECTTANSWERSATguideTtoTdecision-making



WhatTisTaTprocedureT-TCORRECTTANSWERSHowTtoTsolveTaTrecurringTproblem



WhatTareTlaws,Tstatutes,TorTordinancesT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSPoliciesTasTaTresultTofTfederalTorTstateTmandates/regulations




WhatTareTordersTandTdirectivesT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSWrittenTorTverbalTdirectivesTissuedTfromTtheTtopTofTtheTchainTofTcommandTar


eTusedTtoTimplementTdeptTpoliciesT&Tprocedures



WhatTshouldTFFerTdoTifTapproachedTbyTtheTmediaT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSNeverTanswerTquestions,TneverTofferTanTopinion,TdirectTtheTmediaTtoTtheTInci


dentTCommander/rankingTofficer/PublicTInformationTOfficerT(PIO)



WhatTwasTtheTleadingTcauseTofTdeathTforTFFersT-
TCORRECTTANSWERSStressT&ToverexertionT(ie.TheartTattacksT&Tstrokes)




72,000TFFsTinjuredTinT2010.TInjuriesTsustainedTonTtheT____________TaccountedTforT32,000.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERSFire-


groundT(StrainsTandTsprainsTwereTleadingTinjuries,TfollowedTbyTcutsT&Tbruises.TStretchingTisTtheTbe
stTwayTtoTmitigateTstrainsTandTsprains)



__________TdiseasesTareTtheTleadingTcauseTofTFFTfatalitiesTaccountingTforT_______%TofTline-of-
dutyTdeaths.T-TCORRECTTANSWERS1.TCardiovascular

2.T45%