FireFighter 1 and 2 Final Study Guide with Complete Solutions

EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 4/564 _____. a. authority b. courage c. fraternity d. service - Answer-a. authority Medical requirements for fire fighters are specified in which NFPA standard? a. 1002 b. 1582 c. 1962 d. 904 - 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 - Answer-a. Rescue NFPA standards are ________. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 5/564 a. regulatory law b. administrative law c. consensus documents d. model codes - 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 - Answer-c. Captain What does the "S" stand for in "SOP"? a. Standard b. Sequential c. Specific d. Special - Answer-a. Standard Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? a. New York, New York b. Boston, Massachusetts EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 6/564 c. Charleston, South Carolina d. Chicago, Illinois - Answer-c. Charleston, South Carolina Training and performance qualifications for firefighters are specified in which NFPA standard? a. 1021 b. 472 c. 1001 d. 1500 - Answer-c. 1001 Which position specializes in reviewing plans for fire detection and suppression systems for functionality and code compliance? a. Fire protection engineer b. Fire prevention officer c. Fire systems specialist d. Fire marshal - Answer-a. Fire protection engineer Who developed the first fire hydrant? a. John Lofton b. Ben Franklin c. Hans Hautsch EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 7/564 d. George Smith - Answer-d. George Smith The individual responsible for the overall management of an incident is the ______. a. incident commander b. company officer c. commanding officer d. operations chief - Answer-a. incident commander The earliest known fire department was in _________. a. ancient Rome b. Germany c. Greece d. the Ottoman Empire - Answer-a. ancient Rome Which type of company is responsible for securing a water source, deploying handlines, and putting water on the fire? a. Pumper b. Initial attack c. Engine d. Truck - Answer-c. Engine EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 8/564 Three out of four career fire fighters work in jurisdictions with a population of _________ or more. a. 75,000 b. 25,000 c. 50,000 d. 100,000 - Answer-b. 25,000 A fire fighter will most typically report directly to a person of which rank? a. Battalion chief b. Lieutenant c. Unit leader d. Section chief - Answer-b. Lieutenant Organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks is an example of _____. a. span of control b. unity of command c. division of labor d. discipline - Answer-c. division of labor Which national organization writes codes and standards for fire protection? EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 9/564 a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) b. United States c. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) d. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - Answer-d. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Which of the following is the organizational structure through which a department manages its routine and emergency operations? a. Incident command system b. Division of labor c. Chain of command d. Scalar structure - Answer-c. Chain of Command Specific information on the actions to be taken to accomplish a certain task is provided by _______. a. Policies b. Rules and regulations c. Standard operating procedures d. Incident action plans - Answer-c. standard operating procedures EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 10/564 A fire fighter with specialized knowledge and training for high angle rescue, structural collapse, trench rescue, confined space, and similar operations is a _______. a. Special operations technician b. Fire Fighter II c. Search and rescue technician d. technical rescue technician - Answer-d. technical rescue technician Which basic management principle says that each fire fighter should answer to only one supervisor? a. Organizational accountability b. Division of labor c. Unity of command d. Span of control - Answer-c. Unity of command Which position servers as a liaison between the incident commander and the news media? a. Public information officer b. Liaison officer c. Agency representative d. Planning section chief - Answer-a. Public information officer Which are the two levels of NFPA fire fighter certification? EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 11/564 a. A and B b. Basic and Advanced c. Junior and Senior d. I and II - Answer-d. I and II Which of the following was one of the major U.S. fires of 1871? a. Great New Orleans fire b. Great Fire of Pittsburgh c. Great Chicago fire d. Great Boston fire - Answer-c. Great Chicago fire A fire fighter with specialized training for aircraft and airport related incidents is a(n) _______. a. technical rescue technician b. aircraft rescue fire fighter c. hazardous material technician d. aviation operations specialist - Answer-b. aircraft rescue fire fighter The goal of ______ is to ensure that all members of the agency perform a given task in a uniform way. a. The manual of operations EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024. Page 12/564 b. Policies c. Standard operating procedures d. Tactical objectives - Answer-b. Policies The upper limit of span of control in a complex, dynamic situation is generally considered to be ___ to 1. a. 5 b. 10 c. 20 d. 15 - Answer-a. 5 Who is responsible for coordinating the activities of several fire companies in a defined geographic area such as a district? a. Section chief b. Captain c. Battalion Chief d. Assistant Chief - Answer-c. Battalion Chief A fire fighter who is trained and certified in chemical id