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1. National fire protection association (NFPA) is the stan- A. Fire fighter professional
dard for: qualification
A.fire fighter professional qualification
B.Fire apparatus driver/operator professional qualifi-
cation.
C. Fire officer professional qualifications
D. Fire service instructor professional qualifications.
2. The person ultimately responsible for the operations B. Fire chief
and administration of the fire department is the:
A. Human Resources manager
B.Fire chief
C. Incident safety officer
D. Captain
3. The act established in Ontario to ensure safe working C. Occupational health
conditions is: and safety act
A. Fire protection and prevention act.
B. Transportation of dangerous goods act.
C. Occupational health and safety act
D. Highway traffic act
4. Directions: Read the following statements and choose D. All three statements are
the correct answer from alternatives A-D below. correct
Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision
making.
Statement 2: A procedure is a detailed plan of action.
Statement 3: Standard operating procedures apply to
both emergency and non-emergency situations.
A Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false.
B. Statements 1 and 2 are false; statement 3 is true.
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C. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true.
D. All three statements are true.
5. Which is true regarding National Fire Protection Asso- B. They are consensus
ciation (NFPA) standards? documents as the mini-
A. They are regarded as law mum requirement for the
B. They are consensus documents as the minimum fire service.
requirement for the fire service
C. They are adopted at the federal level
D. They identify the maximum allowable by law
6. The term used for the facility where an emergency call A. Public safety answering
is routed is called the: point (PSAP)/Public safety
A. Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)/Public Safety communication centre.
Communications Centre.
B. Unified Command (UC).
C. Emergency Collection Point (ECP).
D. Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
7. When taking calls, complete and accurate records A. All responses
should be maintained for:
A. all responses.
В.only emergency responses.
C. only responses that may be criminally related.
D. areas of the district that generate high call volume.
8. When accepting a walk-in report, it is important for B. obtain the same infor-
the firefighter to: mation a dispatcher would
A. obtain only the location and type, then have the request
person call 9-1-1.
B. obtain the same information a dispatcher would
request.
C.have another firefighter present to verify the infor-
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mation being obtained.
D. obtain the person's background information:
name, address, phone number.
9. The primary purpose of a public fire service commu- A. accept reports of
nication system is to: emergencies and dispatch
A. accept reports of emergencies and dispatch emer- emergency units.
gency units.
B. accept reports of emergencies and generate sup-
portive data.
C. dispatch and communicate with emergency units.
D. communicate with emergency units and generate
supportive data.
10. Telecommunication Device and Teletype are C. devices to help hearing
A. location finders on so-called smart, enhanced impaired people use tele-
9-1-1. phones.
B. routers that allow calling the 9-1-1 system in anoth-
er city.
C. devices to help hearing-impaired people use tele-
phones.
D. chips that go into computers to allow them to call
9-1-1.
11. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who an- A. the fire fighter is rep-
swers the telephone in a fire department facility? resentative of the fire de-
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire partment.
department
B. To be brief1 so that the incoming phone line will be
open to receive emergency calls
C. Obtain all information, then hang up first to avoid
tying up the phone line
1. National fire protection association (NFPA) is the stan- A. Fire fighter professional
dard for: qualification
A.fire fighter professional qualification
B.Fire apparatus driver/operator professional qualifi-
cation.
C. Fire officer professional qualifications
D. Fire service instructor professional qualifications.
2. The person ultimately responsible for the operations B. Fire chief
and administration of the fire department is the:
A. Human Resources manager
B.Fire chief
C. Incident safety officer
D. Captain
3. The act established in Ontario to ensure safe working C. Occupational health
conditions is: and safety act
A. Fire protection and prevention act.
B. Transportation of dangerous goods act.
C. Occupational health and safety act
D. Highway traffic act
4. Directions: Read the following statements and choose D. All three statements are
the correct answer from alternatives A-D below. correct
Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision
making.
Statement 2: A procedure is a detailed plan of action.
Statement 3: Standard operating procedures apply to
both emergency and non-emergency situations.
A Statement 1 is true; statements 2 and 3 are false.
B. Statements 1 and 2 are false; statement 3 is true.
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C. Statement 1 is false; statements 2 and 3 are true.
D. All three statements are true.
5. Which is true regarding National Fire Protection Asso- B. They are consensus
ciation (NFPA) standards? documents as the mini-
A. They are regarded as law mum requirement for the
B. They are consensus documents as the minimum fire service.
requirement for the fire service
C. They are adopted at the federal level
D. They identify the maximum allowable by law
6. The term used for the facility where an emergency call A. Public safety answering
is routed is called the: point (PSAP)/Public safety
A. Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)/Public Safety communication centre.
Communications Centre.
B. Unified Command (UC).
C. Emergency Collection Point (ECP).
D. Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).
7. When taking calls, complete and accurate records A. All responses
should be maintained for:
A. all responses.
В.only emergency responses.
C. only responses that may be criminally related.
D. areas of the district that generate high call volume.
8. When accepting a walk-in report, it is important for B. obtain the same infor-
the firefighter to: mation a dispatcher would
A. obtain only the location and type, then have the request
person call 9-1-1.
B. obtain the same information a dispatcher would
request.
C.have another firefighter present to verify the infor-
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mation being obtained.
D. obtain the person's background information:
name, address, phone number.
9. The primary purpose of a public fire service commu- A. accept reports of
nication system is to: emergencies and dispatch
A. accept reports of emergencies and dispatch emer- emergency units.
gency units.
B. accept reports of emergencies and generate sup-
portive data.
C. dispatch and communicate with emergency units.
D. communicate with emergency units and generate
supportive data.
10. Telecommunication Device and Teletype are C. devices to help hearing
A. location finders on so-called smart, enhanced impaired people use tele-
9-1-1. phones.
B. routers that allow calling the 9-1-1 system in anoth-
er city.
C. devices to help hearing-impaired people use tele-
phones.
D. chips that go into computers to allow them to call
9-1-1.
11. What should be on the mind of a firefighter who an- A. the fire fighter is rep-
swers the telephone in a fire department facility? resentative of the fire de-
A. That the firefighter is a representative of the fire partment.
department
B. To be brief1 so that the incoming phone line will be
open to receive emergency calls
C. Obtain all information, then hang up first to avoid
tying up the phone line
