Firefighter 1 & 2 Study Guide Questions
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What style of leadership does the fire department use? - Correct answer-
Paramilitary
Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a population of
________________ or more. - Correct answer-25,000
How old is the practice of having fire departments? - Correct answer-It goes back
to ancient Rome, about 2000 years ago.
What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and burning at the
same time, caused five times the loss of life and jumped 60 miles across Green
Bay, Wisconsin? - Correct answer-The Peshtigo Fire
What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for? - Correct
answer-For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to exposures.
What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate? - Correct answer-
Authority
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, Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? - Correct answer-
Charleston, South Carolina
For whom should firefighters consider that they work? - Correct answer-The tax-
paying citizens
What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor? - Correct
answer-Unity of command
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control? - Correct answer-5
To what rank do firefighters usually report? - Correct answer-Lieutenants
What is the next level up from a lieutenant in the fire service? - Correct answer-
Captain
Where in the rank structure are assistant chiefs? - Correct answer-Between
battalion chiefs and the chief of the department
What is another term for truck companies? - Correct answer-Ladder companies
What type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fires,
confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations? - Correct answer-Rescue
company
What is another term for the rank of driver/operator - Correct answer-Engineer
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and Answers Graded A+
What style of leadership does the fire department use? - Correct answer-
Paramilitary
Three out of four career firefighters work in jurisdictions with a population of
________________ or more. - Correct answer-25,000
How old is the practice of having fire departments? - Correct answer-It goes back
to ancient Rome, about 2000 years ago.
What catastrophic fire, bigger even than the Great Chicago Fire, and burning at the
same time, caused five times the loss of life and jumped 60 miles across Green
Bay, Wisconsin? - Correct answer-The Peshtigo Fire
What were the original "hooks" of "hook-and-ladder" frame used for? - Correct
answer-For pulling down burning structures to prevent extension to exposures.
What does the bugle of the insignia for the fire service indicate? - Correct answer-
Authority
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, Where was the first fire insurance company formed in America? - Correct answer-
Charleston, South Carolina
For whom should firefighters consider that they work? - Correct answer-The tax-
paying citizens
What principle says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor? - Correct
answer-Unity of command
What is generally considered the upper limit of span of control? - Correct answer-5
To what rank do firefighters usually report? - Correct answer-Lieutenants
What is the next level up from a lieutenant in the fire service? - Correct answer-
Captain
Where in the rank structure are assistant chiefs? - Correct answer-Between
battalion chiefs and the chief of the department
What is another term for truck companies? - Correct answer-Ladder companies
What type of company is usually responsible for rescuing victims from fires,
confined spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations? - Correct answer-Rescue
company
What is another term for the rank of driver/operator - Correct answer-Engineer
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