JBL - CHAPTER #1 / THE WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
EXAM QUIZZES WITH ACCURATE VERIFIED
ANSWERS \ RATED 100% CORRECT .
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - correct Answers -Determines what services are needed to
protect its citizens and establishes the fire service to meet that need.
chain of command - correct Answers -The formal line of authority, responsibility, and
communication within an organization.
Unity of command - correct Answers -Each employee reports directly to just one supervisor
span of control - correct Answers -the optimal number of subordinates a manager supervises or
should supervise
Division of Labor - correct Answers -The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to
make them more manageable, equalize workloads, and increase efficiency.
Division of labor: (Necessary for) = - correct Answers -- To assign responsibility
- To assign specific and clear-cut tasks
- To prevent duplication of effort
Career Departments - correct Answers -Full time career departments are continually staffed,
meaning there is always someone on duty. Emergency responders must live in the fire station
while on duty, while administrative staff typically work conventional hours.
Volunteer Departments - correct Answers -A volunteer department may be overseen by the local
government, or it may be independent and governed by an elected board of directors. Many of
these departments are not continuously staffed with firefighters. Instead, volunteer firefighters
respond to emergencies when necessary.
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, RIC - correct Answers -Rapid Intervention Crew
Engine company - correct Answers -Performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle,
wildland, and other types of fires, such as providing a water supply and advancing attack hose
lines. Additional duties may include search and rescue, extrication, ventilation, and emergency
medical care.
Truck (Ladder) company - correct Answers -Performs forcible entry, search and rescue,
ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and utilities control, and provides access to upper levels of a
structure.
Rescue company - correct Answers -Responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined
spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations
Brush company - correct Answers -Extinguishes ground cover or grass fires and protects
structures in areas close to fields and woodlands
Hazardous materials company - correct Answers -Responds to and mitigates hazardous materials
incidents
ARFF - correct Answers -Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
NFPA - correct Answers -National Fire Protection Association
ICS - correct Answers -Incident Command System
NFPA 1001 - correct Answers -Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1002 - correct Answers -Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional
Qualifications
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EXAM QUIZZES WITH ACCURATE VERIFIED
ANSWERS \ RATED 100% CORRECT .
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) - correct Answers -Determines what services are needed to
protect its citizens and establishes the fire service to meet that need.
chain of command - correct Answers -The formal line of authority, responsibility, and
communication within an organization.
Unity of command - correct Answers -Each employee reports directly to just one supervisor
span of control - correct Answers -the optimal number of subordinates a manager supervises or
should supervise
Division of Labor - correct Answers -The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to
make them more manageable, equalize workloads, and increase efficiency.
Division of labor: (Necessary for) = - correct Answers -- To assign responsibility
- To assign specific and clear-cut tasks
- To prevent duplication of effort
Career Departments - correct Answers -Full time career departments are continually staffed,
meaning there is always someone on duty. Emergency responders must live in the fire station
while on duty, while administrative staff typically work conventional hours.
Volunteer Departments - correct Answers -A volunteer department may be overseen by the local
government, or it may be independent and governed by an elected board of directors. Many of
these departments are not continuously staffed with firefighters. Instead, volunteer firefighters
respond to emergencies when necessary.
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, RIC - correct Answers -Rapid Intervention Crew
Engine company - correct Answers -Performs fire suppression duties at structure, vehicle,
wildland, and other types of fires, such as providing a water supply and advancing attack hose
lines. Additional duties may include search and rescue, extrication, ventilation, and emergency
medical care.
Truck (Ladder) company - correct Answers -Performs forcible entry, search and rescue,
ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and utilities control, and provides access to upper levels of a
structure.
Rescue company - correct Answers -Responsible for rescuing victims from fires, confined
spaces, trenches, and high-angle situations
Brush company - correct Answers -Extinguishes ground cover or grass fires and protects
structures in areas close to fields and woodlands
Hazardous materials company - correct Answers -Responds to and mitigates hazardous materials
incidents
ARFF - correct Answers -Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting
NFPA - correct Answers -National Fire Protection Association
ICS - correct Answers -Incident Command System
NFPA 1001 - correct Answers -Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1002 - correct Answers -Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional
Qualifications
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