Firefighter 1 Test 1 Study Guide

1) NFPA 1001 is the: - Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. 2) One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is: - Performing forcible entry to fire building. 3) OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department activities such as: - Health and safety. 4) In the Incident Command System (ICS), the functional area responsible for all incident activities, including the development and implementation of strategic decisions, is: - Command. 5) What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE? – Evaporation of perspiration. 6) What is one aspect of high-rise fires that is especially draining of energy? – Walking up many flights of stairs in PPE. 7) A what permits fire fighters to gain access during an emergency? – Key box/Lock box. 8) Picture of figure eight - 9) In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts for approximately how much percent of its strength? – 75 percent. 10) Picture of clove hitch - 11) The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes: - A clove hitch and half hitches. 12) The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes: - Chain of command. 13) The street, or address side of the structure is termed: - Division A. 14) The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the mass of an equal volume of water at the same temperature is: - Specific gravity