FIRE FIGHTER 1 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

FIRE FIGHTER 1 EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NFPA - CORRECT ANSWER-National Fire Protection Association NFPA 1582 - CORRECT ANSWER-Medical NFPA 1001 - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual departments to choose fitness testing chain of command - CORRECT ANSWER-Chief, assistant chief, battalion chief, captain, lieutenant, firefighter Division of labor - CORRECT ANSWER-a way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into a series of smaller tasks Unity of command - CORRECT ANSWER-the concept that each firefighter responds to only one supervisor, and each supervisor only responds to one boss, and so on span of control - CORRECT ANSWER-the amount of people one person can supervise effectively (3 - 7 ideally 5) trumpet / bugle - CORRECT ANSWER-symbol of authority firefighters are ___% volunteer - CORRECT ANSWER-73 75% firefighters work in communities of _________ or more - CORRECT ANSWER25,000 highest cause of fire fighter death - CORRECT ANSWER-heart attack OSHA - CORRECT ANSWER-Occupational Safety and Health Administration, develops and enforces government regulations of workplace safety freelancing - CORRECT ANSWER-acting independently of orders or SOPs personal accountability system - CORRECT ANSWER-a system used to track personnel and assignments 3 layers of turnout gear - CORRECT ANSWER-outer layer: constructed of, sturdy, flame resistant, water repellant material second layer: moisture barrier that helps prevent transfer of water, steam, and other fluids to the skin third layer: thermal barrier that insulates the body from external temperatures boots must be at least _____ inches tall and constructed of __________ or ____________ - CORRECT ANSWER-8, rubber, leather PASS - CORRECT ANSWER-personal alert safety system, an electronic device that sounds a loud signal when a firefighter becomes motionless component of smoke - CORRECT ANSWER-particles, vapor, gases carbon monoxide - CORRECT ANSWER-a toxic gas produced through incomplete combustion hydrogen cyanide - CORRECT ANSWER-is formed when plastic burns phosgene - CORRECT ANSWER-a gas formed from incomplete combustion of common household products open circuit breathing apparatus - CORRECT ANSWER-a compressed air cylinder provides air for the user, and exhaled air is released into the atmosphere closed circuit breathing apparatus - CORRECT ANSWER-recycles the user's exhaled air NIOSH - CORRECT ANSWER-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, creates the design, testing, and certification requirements for SCBA NFPA 1500 - CORRECT ANSWER-basic requirements for SCBA use NFPA 1404 - CORRECT ANSWER-requirements for an SCBA training program within a fire department to conserve air while using an SCBA - CORRECT ANSWER-skip breathing technique CAD - CORRECT ANSWER-computer aided dispatch PSAP - CORRECT ANSWER-public safety answering point 5 major steps in processing an emergency incident - CORRECT ANSWER-1) call receipt 2) location validation 3) classification and prioritization 4) unit selection 5) dispatch TDD / TTY - CORRECT ANSWER-telecommunications device for the deaf / teletype are devices that allow speech / hearing impaired citizens to communicate over a telephone system direct line - CORRECT ANSWER-telephone that connects two predetermined points call box - CORRECT ANSWER-connects a person directly to a telecommunicator ANI - CORRECT ANSWER-automatic number identification ALI - CORRECT ANSWER-automatic location identification run cards - CORRECT ANSWER-cards used to determine a predetermined response to an emergency FCC - CORRECT ANSWER-Federal Communications Commission Portable Radio - CORRECT ANSWER-hand-held two way radio mobile radios - CORRECT ANSWER-two way radios that are permanently mounted in vehicles base station - CORRECT ANSWER-radios permanently mounted in a building radio repeater system - CORRECT ANSWER-a radio system that automatically retransmits a radio signal on a different frequency trunking system - CORRECT ANSWER-a radio system that uses a shared bank of frequencies to make the most efficient use of radio resources mayday - CORRECT ANSWER-to indicate that a firefighter is lost, missing, or requires immediate assistance NFIRS - CORRECT ANSWER-national fire incident reporting system NIMS - CORRECT ANSWER-national incident management system FIRESCOPE - CORRECT ANSWER-FIre RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies develops solutions for large wildland fires unified command - CORRECT ANSWER-different agencies work together at one incident staging area - CORRECT ANSWER-a location close to the incident scene where units can be held and ready to be assigned if necessary